Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-28
FEARFUL T0WNE
SINGS HIS SWAN SONG ON THE
FILIPINOS.
HIS TERM OF OFFICE is OVER.
But the Senate Let Him Say His Say
A Good Running Mate for
Pettigrew.

Washington. Ian. 2S.--In an opening
eadress on thu Philippine question today,
Mir. ToWne referred to the petition pre-
sented to thu senate ii few days ago by
zoos Fflipnos fer d cessation of hostili-
ties ana foi IL granting of independence
te the people of the Philippines. He
maintained it would prove a quicken
ing appeal to the ancient spirit of tie
republic, or its ro lection must dedicate
the Twentieth century to a reaction
piejudieial, if not fatal, to free institu-
lions"
While discussing the events which led
the United States forces to the Philip
pines. Mr.. ToWne referred With particu-
l;rity TO the charge that Aguinado had
sold his country to the Spaniards for a
bride. He declared the accusation was
sratuitous in calumny when we consid-
er that the official publications of our
own government contradict and destroy
IT."
The senator declared that eve We're
il alliance with the Filipinos an alliance
sought by ourselves. awaited of by us for
our own advantage and finally to our
everlasting shame in the estimation OF
honorable men. repudiated by us when
We found it no longer necessary and
when lust of empire had 50 blunted our
moral sensibilities that we could mount
from an act of pertidy to the grand lar
ceny of a nation"
Referring to Admiral DeWey's denial
that he had ever treated the insurgents
as allies, MI. ToWne said, sarcastically:
Every honest sailors terminology has
suffered from recent contact With the
nice determinations OF administration
diplomacy
Discussing the acquisition of the Phil
irpines. Senator Iowne said
NO man, no PARTY, no nation can es-
cape accountability for actions by at
n)butlng their origin to any other source
than human motives and human iuds-
ment. The policy of the administration
towards the Filipinos must be justified
if justified at ALL in the forum of the
reason and the conscience of mankind =
Mr.. ToWne declared that upon the ar
rival of General Merritt at Manila "a
distinct change of tone was observa bic y
between the United States officials and
the FilipinoS, the altered attitude being
so marked as 10 force the conclusion
that part of General Merritt's pre-ar-
ranged task was to vancouver out of an
awkward friendliness with Aguinal lido.
and thus to reach a footing for the con-
icy with which he had come fresh
freighted from Washington"
If there was doubt OF the pre- ARA ge-
nent of the plan, it was banished, in
Mir. TONNES opinion by the president
himself. The third article of the proto-
col with Spain read:
The United States will occupy and
hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila
pending the conclusion of treaty OF
peace which will determine the control
disposition and government of the Phil
ippines. Yet despite that definite prop,
osition the senator urged that the pres.
ident of the United States issued on De,
Cember Il, 1898, his famous 'bencyolen,
assimilation proclamation. Thus" hi
continued the dilemma is this: Either
that the article of the protocol does no,
mean what is says or the president ot