The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-28

ipDlneS and that Major He1stand was
using his official position to advance
the interests of the enterprise.
Patriotism in Philippines.
Mr.. Pettigrew contended that no Ie-
climate efforts were being made to
prepare the Philippines for civil gov
eminent, and he declared that the bar
barities practiced in the Philippines by
our forces had been eCualed only by
those Of the civilized armies" at Pc
kin. He could not comprehend how
any American senator could look upon
our acts as acts of right. He thought
the EilipinOs should be given their lib
erty and allowed to establish their
government under our guidance and
direction.
II hope" he saiI in concIusio,l, that
this administrator viii see the infamy
of its. course and turn its back upon
policy which has already covered 1t
with shame and disgrace"
AIr. turner CWash), continuing his
speech Of last night, criticised the
SpOOner amendment as a departure
from the American systematic first
departure in the history of the coun-
try. 1t vested. he COntended, in the
president of the United States all the
powers that belong TO and are exer-
Cised by the car Of Russia.
1T is an extraordinary proposition,
he declared. ITO my mind it is a mon
strous proposition which no party
ought to cOuntenaneP for q, moment
We may well tremb,5 for this country
If the proposition of the senator from
Wisconsin be adopted. Tor we VIII not
only. have a car in the Philippine is
lands but a car in the United States
before it shall pass out of existence.
If ! were a Filipino" Mr.. Turner
continued Vehementiy, Il should never
cease to resist the attempt to impose
the rule of the United States govern
ment upon myself and upon my peO-
pie, in the face of so tyrannical a
proposition as that involved in this
amendment.
Mr.. Bacon (Gs.) said: This amend
ment is the most pernicious and OBJ
jectiona Bile form of legislation which
has been proposed since 1 have had
any connection with the American con-
gress."
The Georgia senator admitted that
the amendment which had been agreed
to, placing restrictions upon the sale
of public lands and the granting Of
franchises, mad destroyed practically
the opportunity of 'plunderers and
VuItures," but he insisted that they
brought forward the proposed legisla-
ton at this time
FiIipinos Not Pacifed.
Further along Mr.. Bacon read an
Associated Press dispatch from Manila
TO show that the FilipinOs were far
from being 'paCifed," and that the
conditions were more serious in the
islands than they We're represented as
being by government officials.
Mr.. Gallinger called Mr.. Bacon's at
tention to a statement of the late Con-
sui Wildman. which cOntradicted the
dispatch quoted.
Mr., Bacon responded that, with en-
tire respect for the views of Mr.. Wild
man, he would much prefer to accept
the statement of the Associated Press
representative, who was in the islands,
than to take the word even of Mr..
Wildman, who was no nearer the Phil
ippines than HOngkong.
Mr.. HOar expressed the conviction
that a great change is going on in the
minds of the American people and o
the Republican party as TO the policy
to be pursued in the Philippines.
Our fathers did not penetrate into
a position their children cannot hold,
he said, and he was satisfied that when
the light should come they would be
found to adhere to the great declara-
ton of our independence. In view of
this change OF sentiment, he considered
it better to postpone further discussion
in order that the change might go on.
Although" he said. Il am opposed
. to the proposition contained in this
amendment to commit to five men deS-
potic power over $1,000, 600 men, yet
bear in mind that that power is now
and will be for some time in the fu-
ture exercised by one man. I do not
therefore, think it wise to bring on an
sStrs. session of congress by what
would in the end be unavailing oppO-
sition."
Mr.. Hoar presented documents signed
by native FilipinOs which, he said.
were convincing evidence that those
people were not savages. Mr.. HOar
predicted that the proposed legislation
would wipe out . last hope that the
example Of the On. I'd States is to con-
tinue to work out Is result in the
ideas Of the dOwntrodden people of the
world.
You may" he declared in cohclu-
sion. talk about the benevolent as
similation and use other honeyed
phrases, but your act is pure, simple,
undiluted unchecked despotism."
Senator'S Tillman IS. c., Lindsay
(Ky) and Culberson (Tex.) spoke
against the amendment.
Vest Amendment Rejected.
Mr. Mallory Fla.) opposed turning
upon the Filipino people a hoard of
carpet-baggers from this country.
A vote then was taken upon the
amendment of Mr.. Vest, providing that
the action Of this government or its
officials in the Philippines shall be sub
ject TO the constitution and laws of
the United States so far as they are
applicable. The amendment was re-
jected, % to A. a follows.