The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-16
ATTACKED BY MR.. ALLEN.
Nebraska Senator FIerceIy ArruiGEs
the Army BIZ.

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the Army BIZ.
Mr. Pettigrew was on guard in the Sen
ate today for the opponents of the Army
Reorganization bill. while Mr. Allen oCCu-
pied the time with long speech against
the measure. The latter refused to LEI
a vote be taken tomorrow, and the out
look is that the bill cannot be disposed
of before Monday
Mr. HawIey called up the bill at 1880.
Ar. Allen was Immediately recognized.
Mr.. Teller was given the floor and
moved that the following section be
stricken from the bill:
That when in the opinion Of the Pres
ident the interests OF the service viii be
benefited thereby. he Is empowered TO
place upon the retired list, by executive
order any officer who has been suspended
from duty, either by sentence Of court
martial or by virtue of an executive or
der in mitigation of such sentence. for
q period extending to or within one year
Of the time Of his compulsory retirement
for age
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Carter then asked unanimous con
sent that vote be taken on the bill at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
Mr. Allen objected and proceeded to tab
against the measure He said that the
bill was wrong in everything and should
never become Law
I can see no necessity whatever for the
passage OF this bill said he why
should the wa- on the FiiipinUs be con
tinued2 The Philippine Islands must be
as much a part Of the United States as the
District Of Columbia, or they are not part
Of the Union. There can be no middle
ground. When the treaty Was ratified il
was promised that the Filipinos would be
aided 10 set up a government Of their own
as in Cuba.
Since then the whole policy Of the Ad-
ministra tiCn has changed and We are try
ing 70 keep them from enjoying the same
Government we have
There Is a namby- PANTY style On the
Republican side of styling every Senator
who says word for the Filipinos as a
traitor.
Now. there can be no traitors in peo-
pie who owe no allegiance 10 this Gov
eminent They are foreigners and may
he Insurgents. but not rebels
Il am opposed 10 putting an instrument
into the hands Of the President to strike
these people down. This is the sole pur-
pose of the bill"
Let US give these FiIipinos their free
dom. as was promised BIZ the President
long ago. Let US establish a proteetorate
over the archipelago but let the people
90 free. We have even denied their pzti-
tion and those who wished the petition
received were denounced If the FLIP nos
are citizens of this country they have a
right to petition-if not, they need not
petition
Let US examine some of the men who
are under this bill TO provida the material
fol the army Of the future Look al the
West Point graduates who absorb Mill
tary education like a sponge. and com
pare them with the volunteer officers who
have worked into the regular army Look
at Miles and COrbin and Funston and 9th
erS and compare them with the results
obtained from the aristoeraey of West
Point The American Army should come
from the stiff joints of the American IL
borer.
Look at his inyesu cation that is go
ing on now This thing called haziug
Why. the prize fighter is gentleman
the buil-baiter is a gentleman. when com
pared with the cadets at West Point
This haziug takes place within the
knowledge Of the officers of that insriu-
ton"