Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-28
his MAIDEN EFFORT
Senator Towne. Of Minnesota,
Speaks on His Filipino Res.
olution Today.
His First and Probably Final
Set Speech in the
Senate.
Attacks the Administration and
Impusns Motives Of Philip
pine Policy.

Washington, Jan. 2swhen the sem
{ ate convened today the president pro
tenn Frye, called attention to cable
Z gram from Manila, signed by the direc-
tors of the federal party, calling atten-
& ton to accessions to the party of thou
sands of hitherto irreconcilables from
all parts of the archipelago and ex-
| pressing the opinion that the labor of
the party to bring about peace would
soon be crowned with success, and
praying congress to authorize Mckinley
q 70 establish civil government Whenever
ne believes it opportune. After the dis
posal OF routine business Towne, of
minnesota, was recognized for a speech
i Wnichs was to be his maiden effort and
vaieolctory. he spoke on his resolution
OF last Friday for immediate cessation
OF hostilities in the Philippines. The
3 galleries were we'll filled and The sen
ators gave Towne close attention. He
spoke in part as follows:
n opening his address Towne re-
4 ferred to the petition presented TO the
senate a few days ago by 1000 Fiiipinos
ior cessation of hostilities and for
granting independence to the people of
the Philippines He maintained that 1t
"ould prove a quickening appeal to
the ancient spirit of the republic or its
rejection must Dedicate the twentieth
century to a reaction prejudic!al, if not
fatal, to free institutions. While dis
cusssing the events which led the United
states forces to the Philippines, Towne
referred with particuiarity to the
charge that Aguinaldo had sold his
country to the Spaniard.s for a bribe.
He declared the accusation was
. gratuitous in its calunlny, when we
consldEr that the official publications
4 OF our own government contradict and
destroy it, The senator declared:
We We're in alliance with the Fill
pinos, an alliance sought by ourselves.
availedl of by the United States for your
!. Own advantage, and finally, to our
= everlasting shame: in the estimation o1
honorable men, repudiasedl is this Emit.
4 eG States when we found i, no longe,
necessary and when the lust of empire
:; had so blunted our moral sensibilities
|. that We could mount from an act o,
perfidy to grand larceny of nation. j
, Referring to Dewey's denial that he
had ever treated the insurgents as
allise. Towne said sarcastically: II
fear the honest sailors terminology has
suffered from recent contact with the
nice Determinations OF administration
diplomacy. In his discussion of the
acquisition OF the Philippines Towne
contendec that 1t was pre- arranged
plan on the part OF this government,
and in his opinion any doubt on this
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Towre maintained that the United
STATES was under the opiigation OF cir
eumstances. II not, indeed, of actual
promise TO grant independence to the
4 flllplnos' and that among nations the
! former was quite as binding as the lat
a Ter he argued atslengih in support of
II mig contention that the t'ilipinos We're
perfectly capable OF governing them
selves pointing out that so per cent of
me popuiation OF Luzon can read and
a write. ana hoidlng the government es-
4 stapished by Aguinaldo is strong, sym
metrical and progressive. even in the
H ditllcult ana disturbing conditions which
n surround IL. he declared Filipino
most any emergency of the administra
/ tion in even the most advanced govern
ment and would have dignifled and or
namenfed the early struggles for ma
i tionality of any people known to his
4 tory Towne held it better to trade
4 liberty to the Filipinos for security to