, 1900-02-01
PETT|GREW SCORED
MANY SENATORS TAKE A HAND
IN CALLING DOWN THE
SOUTH DAKOTAN,
Wants a Statement by Agui-
naldo Printed at Public Expense
Sewell of New Jersey Brands Him
as a Traitor to His Country-A
Very Warm Time in the Senate.

made a partial report of the confer
ence committee on the urgent defcien-
cy bill. 1t was adopted and a further
conference was requested. 81
Mr.. Pettigrew wished a statement
made by Aguinaldo printed as a docu-
ment.
He said that il it was not allowed he
would read the statement and thereby
get it in the Record. Mr.. Hawley of
Connecticut said he would object to
the reading as reasonable.
ut is giving aid and comfort to the
enemy, and that is what the senator
from South Dakota is doing all the
time" said Mr.. Hawley.
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that the de-
parrments were holding back informa-
ton.
Mr.. Lodge Of Massachusetts, objected
to the Aguinaldo statement because,
he said, it was a mass of falsehoods.
He resented the statement that infor-
nation was being held back.
Mr.. Lodge also read a statement from
Admiral Dewey denying the statement
of Aguinaldo and saying that he had
never received him with military hon
ors nor saluted the Filipino flag, nor
promised the Filipinos independence in
any way whatever.
Mr.. Spooner thought it was about
time to draw the line upon this con-
slant and daily suit of A~guinaldo
against the United States. He said
that no statement of a man in arms
against the United States should be
placed on the records of the senate.
1t would, he said, be construed as en-
couragement to those who were in
arms against the flag and the United
States.
Mr., Spooner made a touching allu-
sion to General Lawton and read from
a letter sof the dead general, who dep
recated the utterances of the anti-im-
perialists in America on account of
their effect in the Philippines.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire
said that 1t was time the kind of argu-
ment of the South Dakota senator
should cease in the senate. He said
it was a question whether we should
believe the charges of Aguinaldo or
the statements Of Admiral Dewey.
MI. Jones of Arkansas said he
thought all the truth should be known.
He thought a great mistake was made
in refusing to pass the resolutions Of
inquiry. He also thought there should
be no objections to printing documents.
II they were true they ought to be
known; II false, their untruthfulness
would be shown. There had been a
rigid censorship Of everything coming
from Manila, said Mr.. Jones. He
charged that the republicans feared to
have the truth regarding the Philip
pines known.
Mr.. Sewell of New Jersey said he
was not in favor OF the Philippine ac-
quisition, but no matter what his per-
sonal opinions were, he supported the
flag when It was attacked. He depre-
Gated beyond measure the action Of
the senator from South Dakota (Petti-
grew and under the circumstances he
was a traitor to his country in sup
porting the arch traitor of the United
States, who had sold himself to Spain
and betrayed his own country. He
characterized the proceedings as mon
strous.
Mr.. Teller Of Colorado said he donbt-
ed If there was much profit in continue
ing this kind OF discussion. He did
not agree with Mr.. Sewell. Any sena-
tor had the right, on his own RESPONSE
bility, even in times of war, differ with
and criticise the administration. Mr..
Teller said the people of England were
divided as to the Boer war, and that
members Of the parliament would crit
icise the government. He doubted II
any member would rise up and call
the member criticising the government
a traitor. Mr.. Teller said il We had
withdrawn from the Philippines Agui-
naldo would not have been the ruler,
but some European flag would be flying
there. The islands were valuable, and
by some arrangement the European
nations would have effected an agree
ment by which they would have held
them.
Mr.. Hawley said that Aguinaldo had
been exhibited before the world as an
embezzler and a scoundrel. He said
that the document that Mr.. Pettisrew
wanted to print gave aid and comfort
to the enemy. He referred to Aguinal-
do as a friend Of the senator from South
Dakota.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he yielded to no
man his fidelity to his country. He
said by a reversal of our policy in the
Philippines the honor of the country
could be retained. He defended Agui-
naldo from the charges made against
him and read from the documents Of
the peace conference showing that
American generals spoke highly of
AguinAldo. Eme !
when Mr.. Fetttsrew concluded, Mr..
1 Perry of Arkansas smoke against the