Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
IAN APPEAL FROM
THE PHILIPPINES
Federal Party Urges Congress tt
Empower Mckinley to Establish
a Civil Government.
SENATOR 1owNE HAS HIS SAY
Minnesotan's Only speech in tho Senate
Devoted to an Attack on Adminis,ra-
tion's Philippine Policy-Urgrs
Cessation of uostilitics.

Washington, Jan. 2o.-Whcn the sem
ate convened today Presiding Officer
Frye called attention to the following
cablegram:
Manila, Jan. S0.-President ofSenate
and Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, Washington: Accessions to
federal party by thousands in ali parts
of archipelago Attitude OF hitherto
lrreconcilable press and general public
opinion show labols of party TO bring
peace will soon be crowned With sue
cess. Until now political parties have
attempted formation ON plans more or
less questioning American sovereignty.
Our platform makes main plank of
sovereignty OF United States, with lib
erty to each citizen 10 pursue peace
fully his political ideas. The hour of
are grouped many Filiplnos OF hither-
to irleconcilable ideas, but some OF the
more obstinate decline to join Who are
lhouSht willing To accept sovereignty
oil the United States. Prospects of an
indefinite military continuance of mill
ltary movement makes them dlstrust
delays their submission. Adjournment
OF the present congress without giving
Inc president authority To establish Il
purely civil government with the usual
powers, and the postponctnent for at
least a year of such government until
new congress will certainly con-
lirm this distrust. The directory OF
the federal party belieSes comforting
such authority on tile president would
INSPIRE confidence, hasten acceptance
of sovereignty, union and the coming
of peace. Inc directory therefore
prays that both houses OF congress
authorize President Mckinley To es-
tablish civil government Whenever
he believes it oppoituMe.'
The telegram WAS signed by the di-
rectoly OF the federal party.
Senator Jones oil Arkansas presented
the credentials of his colleague, Berry,
for the term beginning next March.
After The disposal OF routine business
Senator Towne OF Minnesota Was rec
| ogrized for u speech, which was to be
his maiden effort and his valedictory.
lie spoke on his resolution of last
Friday for AN immediate cessation of
hostlities in the Philippines. The
galleries We're well filed and the SEM
ators also gave him close attention.
ToWlle spoke in fun and resonant
tones, With mere of the grace of ora
tory than are usually heard in the
I ,N-., "a. -.
''iaeelcal uep;tes Oh '''e senate
Senator Towno's As's.1'sss.
In opening his address Iowne re-
| ferrcd to the petition presented to the
senate a few days ago by 1000 Fill
pines for q cessation of i}ostilities and
| Tor a granting of i,lotpenoenee To HE
people of the philippil,es. He MAIN
| tanned it would prove !, 'ouickenin;s
! appeal TO the spirit of the republic,
4 OF. Il rejection mu.st dedicate the TWEEN
| tieth century 10 q reaction I,rejudioi;,l.
\ IL not fatal. to free institutions.
/ While discussing the events which
! led the United States forces to the
| Philippines. Tow:le referred with par
/ ticularity to the charse that Aguj,l:.l-
1 co had sold his country to tie SPAN
iards for a ,,rihe. lie declared tll,. ;lc-
| cusation was .';sratuitous in it's calt,ln-
| n.y. What NO e0rsi;:er otfi0ial puDi-
| cations of our own government contra
| diet and destroy it, the senator de-
| clared I'VE were in alliance With the