The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-31

When the conference report on the
Army Reorganization bill came up in the
Senate today Mr.. Pettigrew made q long
speech against the measure and the pol
Icy of the Administration in the Philip
pines He scored the President and the
in league with falsehoods TO fool the
American voter.
Nj Hawley had called for vote on
the conference report on the bill at the
close of the morning business. when Mr..
PettigTew arose and said that he had
voted against the bill and was sorry he
could not defeat it.
i was surprised" said he. that the
minority seemed to be satisfied with the
remarkable report made by the Commit
tee on Military Affairs. It seems to be
necessary to our peace and civilization
that we have large standing army
I have been unable TO find the need for
the increase in the army I have asked
for it time and again by resolution, and
it has been denied to the American peO-
pie. Today there are loads of information
il the State Department which if dis
closed would bring everlasting disgrace
on this Administration This policy of
concealment has been worked success
fully for the first time in our history.
The President deceived the voters in the
last campaign by placing in his message
what was said to be the instructions to
the Peace Commission at Paris. This was
all false and made to order He did not
dare print the real instructions.
The Taft Commission is being used s
a shield for the Administration and every
now and then comes forth with 9 mass Of
faIsehoods dictated by the President.
When we asked why a big army was
needed they gave US report On the army
can5een question, and this is all they viii
give Us.
y deny that the FiIipinos are rebels.
This Administration says that the Con-
stituticn does not exteed TO them and we
are precIuded from obtaining Sovereignty
over any people without their consent
We have failed to conquer these people
and we find the whole population in arms
against Us despite the fact that Bryan
was defeated
Mr. Pettigrew then stated that the re-
port Of General Macarthur had been sup
pressed
For political purposes the Administra-
ton Is keeping from the people the real
facts" said he.
II the facts were known there would
be no army bill passed. hope the Fill
pinoz viii be successful in their struggle
for liberty. I am in sympathy with every
nation fighting for liberty I am opposed
TO this measure and especially TO the clause
which provides that Filipinos shall be en-
listed 10 fight their countrymen. The only
people We can secure are the barbarous
tribes and our experience with 200 Of
them in our army last year ought 70 be
sufficient Secretary Root IN his report
SAYS that they murder and mutiIate, and
burn and rob The Administration recon-
mends enlIsting a native army. This
is the way in which We are gradually imi-
tating the Infamous policy Of Great Bri-
tain.
Now We want -, 900 more savages to
murder the Christians in the archipela-
20. 7 see that the Taft Commission has
made it a crime for any Filipino to re-
fuse 70 accept an Office. If you cant get
the civilized FiEpInos TO take Office under
Us. how cen you expect them to enlist in
the army. We can only get savages-
Senator Pettigrew read a letter from a
citizen Of one Of the Philippine provinces
showing that the American Army had
been protecting outrages in that territory
Continuing Mr. Pettigrew said that Great
Britain had enlisted savages against this
nation in the war Of the Revolution, and
when Pitt protested on the floor of Parlia-
ment he was told that they must use ev-
cry means which God had placed in their
hands
I suppose that is the excuse today"
said he The Republican party is using
every means that God has placed in its
hands to exterminate the Filipinos-"
Mr.. Gallinger asked II Mr. Pettigrew be
lived that the American Army was com
hitting atrocities in the Philippines.
Mr.. Pettigrew answered that if Mr.
GaIIinger would read the Record" in the
morning he would find his question ans
wered
Mr.. Teller cited cases Of cruelty Prac-
ticed by American troops on Jhe E.jipI-
nos
Mr. Pettigrew spoke until , O'Clock,
when the ship Subsidy bill came up.
Mr. Hawley moved that the Subsidy
bill be laid aside, but Senator Petugrew
objected
Mir. Frye then stated that he considered
the Army bin of great importance and
would yield to it. He then moved that
the Army bill be considered. The ayes
were deemed to be in the majority.
Il am glad that l have at last found cut
that the Army bill is the most important
legislation before this body" said Mr.
Pettigrew. as he was recognized by the
Chair Yesterday it seemed that the
Subsidy steal was the most important ard
that it was better that we should pay
campaign debts by passing bounty Job.
than by doing anything else. I am glad
that the country now knows that the ship
owners will have to wait a while before
the Subsidy corn Will be dribbled from the
Treasury cribs TO the mouths Of the hun
CRY corpora tons"
Mr. Pettigrew then resumed his seat,
Hmvemeyer on for Europe.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31--President H. o.