The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-10
REASONABLE.
An Appeal From FiIipinOs so
Characterized by HaWley.
1t Is Laid Before the Senate by
Senator Teller.
1T HAS 1000 SIGNERS
Graves Liberty and Tndepend-
ence For Island People.
Declares War Will Never End
Until Both Are Granted.

Washington, Jan. 1O.-On the desk Of
Mr. Gallinger IN H.) at the opening Of
today's session of the senate lay a bunch
Of beautiful roses, sent by friends as a
testimonial of his efforts to secure the
abolition Of the canteen in the army.
Mr. Vest and Mr.. Rawlins announced
that they had been detained unavoid-
ably from the senate yesterday when
the vote upon the canteen question was
taken. They would have voted had
they been present to sustain The action
of the senate committee-that is. against
the abolition of the canteen-
Mr.. Teller presented a memorial from
zoos Filipino and peaceable 1nhaolt-
ants of Manila. The memorial was IN
the form Of an appeal to the congress
of the United States and as Mr. Teller
stated was signed personally by the
leading people of Manila and that sec
tion-lawyers, bankers and professional
men, representing the best element OF
that community" 1t reviewed the cir
cumstances leading up to the present
struggle of the FilipinOs for lndepen-
dence. It paid a high tribute TO the
work of Aguinaldo and his coadjutorS
in their endeavor to obtain liberty and
independence for the people OF the Phil
ippines
reference was made to some of the
principal events of the present revolu-
tiOn against American authority. the
petition urging that the American
troops had failed to make a serious inn
preston upon the revolutionary party
1t pointed out that Aguinaldo had de-
clared he might lose the hope of victory
but he would not lose the hope Of dying
for the liberty and independence of his
people. 1t points out that the reyolu-
tiOn has the support of practically all
the people Of the Philippines and de-
clares that though 100 revolutions be
destroyed, 1000 viii rise up to support
the fight for independence.
All Of the islands Of the archipelago,
revolution and they viii not yield until
the last drop of Filipino blood has been
shed.
The Filipino nation, the memorial con
tinues. bearing in mind the history Of
America and its humanitarian doctrines,
asks the government of the United
struggling to be free-sUruggling against
greater odds and greater wrong than
those which inspired the fathers Of the
republic.
ington, of Jefferson. of Lincoln, in name
Of justice and in the name of God eter-
The appeal declares that an autonomy
similar to that enjoyed by Canada or
Filipinos, who desire fun liberty and in
dependence and they urge the government
When the reading of the appeal had
been concluded Mr. Teller asked that 1t
be printed as document .e-.
diers.''
Washington. Jan. 10--The desk of Rep
TeSentatiEe Clark of New Hampshire. who
died last night at his home, was shrouded
in black and covered with flowers when
the house met today
BY unanimous consent the bill to revise
and codify the postal laws Of the United
States was made a special order after the
disposal of the river and harbOr bill.
me 1olioWlng GAYS We're set aside Tor
paying tribute: Saturday, February ?, at
minnesota; saturday. February g. at
o'clock. TO the late Representative Wise of
Senator Gear of Iowa; February 16. at 4
o'clock to the late Representative HOef-
fecker of Delaware.
The house then went into committee or
the whole and resumed the consideration
of the river. and harbor bill
Mr.. Shackleford (AIOl protested gafnst
the action of the committee in abolishing
the Missouri river commission.
Mr.. GrosvenOr (O.) replied briefly to the
remarks of some of the western members
in favor of appropriations in the river
and harbor bill for the reclamation Of
arid lands. He appreciated the glamour
of the prospect of watering the arid re-
gions of the country, but he denied the
scheme Of irrigation and he questioned its
Mr.. Jones Cvn.) made an earnest plea
Tor an appropriation for the inner har-
Mr. Hepburn Qa.l then took the floor
ously assailed various features Of the
bill He was in favor of promoting inter-
state commerce by every sort of legiti-
mate Improvement What ne comnlafned
of were the enormous sums appropriated
for purely local and state improvements.
IL understand n said Mr.. Hepburn. that
some gentlemen here are getting their
backs up because a gentleman is propos-
ing TO exploit the manner in which the
states of members of the committee are
taken care of in this bill. What are you
complaining OFF, he asked. addressing
the members of the committee, '.the noto-
riety Of the act or the act itself?''
fN9ie5 ~ 4 starl, ma MI W. a smith
personalities were banded back and forth
Many Of Mr. Hepburnss criticisms were
aimed at the undue amounts which the
state Of Michigan received and this fact
aroused the resentment of the Michigan
mem bers.