The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
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ne. IT OuEnl 10 DC maze 10 TSal tnht
the information should be transmitted TO
the senate II not Incompatible with the
presidents interests as candidate To-
re- election
The fact is. this whole business is.
bound up in the presidents desire again
to be a candidate OF his party for presi-
dent"
Mr. Pettigrew then devoted some time
TO discussion OF the censorship of dis
patches from the Philippines. He declared
that important and significant facts had
been stricken from news dispatches from
Manila and from official reports because
they were regarded by the powers that
be" as undesirable that they should roach
the American people. As an instance 81
this work. SAID he, the Snlu treaty was
not published until after the election IN
Ohio"
lie discussed At length the PROCLAMATION
issued by the president, declaring that 1t
Mss in such shape that General Otis rot-
commended that It should be changed In
order not to provoke hostiiities on the
part OF the Philippines. Subsequently, he
said IL WAS altered materially. and as al
tered. was published to the lfilipinos. As
originally drawn Il was, 70 his mind. a
Nat declaration OF war. aud when Agui
naldo and his leaders camn into possession
OF the original they 80 Regarded H. The
whole wretched b,IsincssF Declared MI.
Fettgrew. vehenicnty. was ono Of con
cealment and duplicitY inttnded to DC
ceive not only the pcop.e OF the United
States but also the Islanders Themselves.
In substantlation OF his charge that The
dispatches from the Philippines were cen
sored in the interest Of the administration
Mr.. Pettigrew quoted from a lottur written
by Mr. Robert N. Collins the Associated
Press representative at Manila. In this
letter MIR. Collins related the substance
OF an interview upon the subject Of cen
soring dispatches which he had had with
General Otis. Mir. Pettigrew read the
statements OF MIR. Collins, IN which he
had said that 1t was the evident desire
Of the officials to prevent certain infor-
nation from reaching the people OF this
United States, When he tColllnsl had
filed dispatch containing information
which he thought was proper to send to
the United States he had been Adorned
by the censor that he had been instructed
To cut out anything that might hurt tho
administration. Subsequently when he
had desired 10 send story relating to the
use OF silver in the Philippines the censor
had told Mr.. Collins that his instructions
were to allow nothing to pass him which
would be helpful TO William j. Bryan in
the United States. Upon this point Mr..
Pettigrew became particularly SARCASTIC
and again adverted TO what he termed the
presidents desire TO succeed himself as
president, even though essential informa-
ton had TO be suppressed to accomplish
that end"
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that the presi-
dent himself really began the war in the
Philippines and was responsible for 1t.
III, said he. "the administration had had
a spark of honor in dealing with the Fill
pinos II would have told General Merritt
TO lay the whole truth of the Intentions Of
the government before Aguinaldo and his
associates Had this been done Mr. Petit
grew believed that half the trouble might
have been averted. That we had fired the
first shot which had precipitsted hostili-
ties. nobody denied. Even after the rgni-
ing had begun. he said. an effort was made
by Aguinaldo to secure suspension OF
hostilites, but he had been told by Gem
eral Otis that now the lighting had begun
1t must continue to the grim end.
Of" said Mr.. Pettigrew, Il were Fill
Pine. would fight until was gray
against the unholy aggression OF the
United States, II this country Is wrong,
this country could take no grander posi-
tion before the nations Of the world than
to admit that II is wrong. We have
reached the turning point. We must de-
eide whether we are 10 pursue COURSE
OF rapacity and aggression on the British
principle or TO pursue a course OF justice
ana rlRnl. NO udiiOH lbhH tdu
such a course as the imperialists have
marked out for us-a course Of wrong
and treachery to friends-and hope 10
stand well before the nations OF the
world"
Mr. Pettigrew was cut off by the expira-
tion OF the morning hour
The currency bill was then taken w.
and Mr. Stewart addressed the senate.
opening with an attack on the republican
party for proposing measure 80 utterly
contradictory TO the s.. Louis platform.
He entered upon general discussion OF
the fiscal conditions OF the world and at
tackled the advocates of the gold standsri
for denying that either the supply or the
demand for gold has any effect In est.
mating the quantity Of any particular COM
modify which given amount Of gold viii
buy.
Referring TO the reply OF Secretary Gage
TO the senate. he said The secretary Of
the treasury Is not so absolutely iguorsut
of noHey science as his contention that the
value OF gold never changes would seem 10
Indicate In his reply 70 the resolution
OF the rwp houses Of congress respestssy
his transactions with certain New Yorh
hsnkr he gi7,rs for reason for depcsitlns
shs rronev Of the goyernmcDt In National
hsnks that u IS necessary 70 do So 10 avoi1
courrscfinE the circulation. aud that u
keen n In the sressury would disturb the
bnkinezs of the country. 1t seems a nttis