The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-28
I'OHUB FOR THE FIIIPIGOO
The Minnesota Senator Makes a
Plea for Their independence.
Received an Ovation before His
Ss'ccch-The Administration Ar
=asi&ned for Its PoIicy o. Loot and
GIory'' ia the PhIIippines-A Strong
Array Of Documentary Evidence.

Mr.. Towne, who came very near being
Ar. Bryan's running mate on the Demo-
cratic ticket last fall, today made his first
and last speech in the Sen
ate unless he is at some fu-
ture day reelected to that body. His
theme was independence for the Fiiipi-
mes and denunciation of the imperiaIistic
attitude Of the Administration.
He received an ovation the galleries
being packed 10 the doors. while the floor
of the Chamber was crowded by members
Of the House who remained throughout
the speech. Every Senator remained in
his seat and listened with the deepest
attention.
Mr.. Towne used his powers Of oratory
to the best advantage and attracted aUten-
ton from even the Republican side He
presented a forcibIe and logical array of
facts and scored the party in power for
its greed and policy of loot and glory
He spoke for more than two hours.
Al the close of morning business. Mr..
Towne asked that his resolution offered
on Friday. be called up and read,
The resolution was read and declares
that justice the public welfare, and The
national honor demand that hostilities in
the Philippines cease and that the United
States guarantee the natives freedom and
independence"
Mr. Towne began by referring TO the Pc
tition from large number Of Filipinos,
which had been received by Mr. Teller,
asking for al opportunity 10 state their
! case He said that the prayer OF this
people should be granted, and that, even
! though II were not, il would remain IN
I the archives of the Senate for coming
! generations TO wonder at
! Whatever the future has IN store said
! Mr. TOwne THAT document viii become
/ historic"
| Mr. Towne brought forth any official
! records 10 prove that there Was an Ameri-
/ can alliance with the Fiiiplnos "SoCght BY
! ourselves. availed Of By Us for OF own
/ aGyan-age, and finally 20 our everlasting
shame IN the estimation Of honorable meG
Tepu5iaJed by Us when We found II no
E longer necessary, aid when lust o. en-
/ pire had 50 blUnted our moral sensible
ties thar we could mount from an act OF
peTELy to the grand larceny Of a nation"
The Fiipilgs held al OF Luzcl except
Manila and Cay.te- Yet .he President in
. his proclamation Of December y, ISqS,
/ declared that The couques- Of the Philip
pine Islands had been sTe, ed, that the
. sll1lL--A tBa+-4 ---I4CllL % 49, OH-tFQ states
/ is to De extended With all possible des-
patch 10 tie whole CT n, .ceded territory,
I and that all persons refusing TO submit 10
! this assumption OF power are 10 be
{ brought beneath il with frmness If need
. be
Had ne not in effect declared war
! against the supporters Of the Filipino Re
public Nor can il be claimed that he
was .suppressing The instruction Taere
hal been no act OF Instruction nor could
! there be a rebellion by those that owed
US no allegiance.
They owed Us no allegiance when the
/ war began They have never assumed
any since To call them traitors because
{ Of q transaction in which they had no part
. and which took effect long after they rad
! begun to shed their blood IN honorable
! war. is conduct unworthy Of a just and
/ chiyaIrous nation. Fight them II you
! viii. burn, XIII. and destroy. Write large
/ the p-ecepts Of Christian charity IN their
| blood and ours upon the tropic sands
and let ia@ flames TO which we feed heir
/ homes Haal as new beacOus Of CiviliZa-
! ton across the eIpdnse OF SUMMER seas.
/ but spare them. in mercy's mime, the
/ imputed infamy Of treason Il We are
! bent upon slaughter let il be IN open
| guise. II we lust for these peoples land
! let US not glaze over our enterprise with
/ false and sinister pretence. Rather Ies
/ US boldly raise the sombre flag OF in
| ternatiOnai piracy, whistle scrUple down
| the wind. and thea close in upon our
/ feeble victim 70 the cry Of Loot and
| Glory
Mr.. Towne declared that as q result Of
/ TWO years Of wasting war we occupy about
| one ye-hundredth part Of the archipelago
| No district is really paciied." SAID he
| We mold the ground our troops stand OF,
! practically nothing more. There is no
! evidence that any strong native prO-Ameri-
| can element has any existence whatever
| The Filipiuos are answering the cry Of ex-
| termination or surrender with another cry
| which has come echoing down through all
| our history: Liberty or death
| The retention Of the Philippines would
| commit Us 10 the whole programme of en-
pire. 4 bad appetite grows by what it
feeds on No nation in history has resist
| Cd ii and 10 every nation that has yielded
to it It has brought disaster.
Already We feel the virus in our veins
! The President felt il and itched for Luz
ION. The fever grew and the whole Taga-
| log and Visayan groups Of islands were
sacrificed. The temperature mounted
| higher and the Sultan Of Sulu was alb
/ sOrbed. The disease is ferceIy contagious
and the whole Republican organism. at
first uusympa tEetic to the bacillus iYnrc-
rails. is now at last fairly raging with
deliTium. The other day Is having tran
SDiFSU lldJ II some uEdccOuntd bic manner
a miscellaneous assortment Of islands on
the outer fringe OF the delectable JoIo
collection had escaped the drag net at
Paris. the majority Of even this staid and
| self-p0ssessed body bestirTed itself with
anxious vOracity and swept them in
The speaker offered document after Zoe
ument to prove his contentious ana was
never disputed.
The Republic is at the graYest crisis
in its history" said he. and the people
should understand what is being done.
Either we have no right in the Philip
! pines outside Manila or the President has
broken the sacred troth OF this Republic
The FiIipinOs were lighting Spain to rid
themselves Of oppressors and we knew
this. We we're the aggressors and fired
the first shot We substituted our oppres-
sion for that OF Spain. We treated the vic
tory over Spain as a victory over the Fill
plnos also. We took the islands to shoot
ali who did not agree with US and this
was a declaration Of war against the Fill
pinos
How can this De instruction or re-
bellion when these people owed Us no al
legiance2 When We took Manila the Fill
pines were not rebels The blood money
for the islands had not yet been paid
They owed US no allegiance when the
| war began. We call them traitors be
cause they had no hand in the transac-
ton
Fight them If you viii. kill, burn, de-
stroy, but not add to this the infamy
OF charge OF treason"
He then gave the history of the firing