The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-29
SENATOR TOWNE SPEAKS
Declares the Seizure Of the Philippines
Larceny Of a Nation
Mr.. slMMoN.' CREDENTIALS PRESENTED
McComa's Motion to Refer to ths Conm'tee on
Privileges and Elections Withdrawn on
ChanClsI's Assurance thin, Rights
Waived nv r. ad;nr.
Waived by R, aiding.
(By the Associated Press.)


Washington, jan 2S.-The Senate turn
cd from the grind of appropriation bills
today to listen to a speech, which par
took of the character of an GRAFTON, from
Senator Towne, of Minnesota, in advoca-
cy of his resolution for cessation of
hostilities in the Philippines. Both the
floor and the galleries were crowded.
The rest of the day was devoted to
the Indian Appropriation Bill.
Mr. Frye, the presiding officer, laid be-
fore the Senate cablegram from the
Directors Of the Federal Party in the
Philippines addressed to the Senate and
House. praying authorization for Presi-
dent Mckinley to establish civil govern
ment in the Philippines whenever he
deems 1t opportune.
''Accessions to the Fedora Party by
thousands in all parts~cI archipelago"
says the cablegramf attitude of hitherto
irreconcilablesprcs and the general pub
lie opiniOn snow that labors of party to
bring ne<ce will soon be crowned with
NHNssss. Until now political parties have
attempted formation ON plans more or
less questioning American sovereignty.
Our platform makes main plank sover-
eighty of United States with liberty to
each citizen to pursue peacefully his
political ideas. Hour of peace has sound
ed. On our platform are grouped many
Filipinos Of hitherto irreconcliable ideas,
but some more obstinate decline to join,
for though willing to accept sovereignty
of United States. the prospect of indefinite
continuance of military government makes
them distrust purposes of the United
ate and delays their submission
SIR. TONNES GRAFTON.
Mr.. Towne then spoke. The charge that
hruuaido bld sold his country to the
saaut3r3 fcr bribe, he declared, wan
gfatg.top n its calumny, when we con-
slaer h4 re official publications of our
owu Coz 81 nent contradict and destroy
lt
fhe senai Or declared that 1--WE were
in siisuce vs. it'll the Filipinos, an alliance
Ought IS Ourselves, availed Of BY us
ser our oNn advantage, and family, to
oaF oYerle ting shame repudiated by us
WhgQ wa if'A "a it no longer necessary and
when lust u empire had so blunted our
moral liabilities that we could mount
irons an of perfidy to the grand lar
ceuy &c a nation
"ft IS not easy to fix with accuracy
tle Inc when the design was formed
TO take forcible possession of the Philip
pine Islands" said Mr.. TowDc.
Upon the arrival of General Merritt
at Manila, a distinct change of tone was
observable between the United States
officials and the Filipinos the altered
attitude being so marked as to force the
conclusion that part of General Merritt 5
pre-arranged task was to manoeuvre out
OF an awkward friendliness with Aguinal-
inn fNfs q
convenient development of some secret
policy with which he had come fresh
freighted from Washington"
Any doubt of the pre- arrangement of
the plan was banished in Mr.. Towncs
orinion. by the President himself.
McKINLEY'S BREACH OF FAITH.
..Either the third article of the protc-
col with Spain does not mean what it
says, or the President Of the United
States in causing the issuance on De-
cember 21st, 1898. Of his famous 'beney-
client assimilation proclamation broke the
plIghtcd faith of this GoverIament.
IF VIC are bent on slaughter said he,
'let IL be in open guise. If we lust for the
peoples land let us not gloze our enter
prise with false and sinister pretense.
Rather let us boldly raise the scmbre flag
of international piracy whistle scruple
down the wind. and then close in upon
our feeble victim to the cry of loot and
glory
Mr.. Towne maintained that the United
States was under the obligation of circum-
stances, IL not. indeed, of actual promise,
TO grant independence to the Fllipinos,
who, he contended, were able to govern
themselves.
AS the result of two years of wasting
war, we occupy about one five hundreds