Arizona republican., 1902-01-29

Z WneIe Wltnln the United states.
| Mr. Teller declared that the outrages
and tortures committed in the Philip
pines by the Spaniards had been in
creased since the advent of the Ameri-
cans into the islands, as was also the
case when the Anglo-Saxon succeeded
the lanSuid Latin in any such under
| taking. He asserted the war was as
rife today in the Philippines as it had
been since our forces opened fire on the
/ Filipinos.
| He was satisfied, he said, that if the
senator from Massachusetts (AIr.
Lodge would call before the Philip
pines committee men who knew the
facts. he would find in the Philippines
a condition Of absolute insurrection and
war. There was not a square mile of
territory in the islands, he said. out
side of Manila. where an American
could walk without the protection of
bayonets. The civil branch of this gov
ernment. he declared. insisted that
there was no war in the Philippines.
while the military authorities were
calling for more troops.
1T is incumbent upon this adminis-
tration." said MIR. Teller. Ito tell us
when it is going to bring about peace
and order in the islands. If this admin
istration has not got any policy except
to drift. we ought to know it,
Mr.. Teller further along referred to
what he declared was the establish
ment in the Philippines of reconcentra-
tion camps and to a repetition in the
Philippines of the horrors introduced
in Cuba by Weyier. He said a private
letter from an army officer in the Phil
ippines had been received in Washing
ton in which the army officer was
quoted as saying in respect to the es-
adjustment of concentration camps:
If this thing is to continue 1 will have
to apologize to Weyler''
Another officer was quoted as add
! ing: THE time has come when 1 am
ready to apologize to him now
MIR. Teller. in response to volley of
questions. replied that he did not know
the name of the writer of the letter and
would not mention it if he did know
il. AS he was proceeding to discuss the
censorship press dispatches sent
from Manila, he was interrupted by
Mr.. Foraker. who quoted from an in
terview with President Taft of the
Philippine commission under yester-
days date, stating that there was no
censorship of the press dispatches now.
Further along Judge Taft. with refer
ence to the alleged establishment of
concentration camps. explained that
only an insurrectionary Gordon has
been established with view of crush
ing out what remained of the rebellion.
Mr.. Foraker said if there was anything
more barbaric than another it was the
establishment of the concentra ton
camps in Cuba by General Weyler. and
for any senator to say this government
established anything of the kind in the
Philippines was for him to make a
most serious charge.
Mr.. Teller was insisting he had good
authority for the statement that the
press dispa tcfles were censored in Ma
Mia when he was interrupted by Mr..
Beveridge Gndianal. who said il had
been stated by authority on the floor
of the senate that press dispatches
were not censored in Manila. He was
prepared to make the same statement
from a personal observation in the
Philippines. He was well acquainted,
he said. with the Associated Press cor
respondent at Manila, and he knew
from him that the censorship has been
suspended
Manifesting much irritation. Mr.. TEL
Ter declared that he would let the
senate consider the ''impertinency'' Of
Mr.. Beveridge in interrupting him for
a question and then proceeding to lee
ture him. He said there had been some
rules of decency and courtesy which
had been recognized in the senate for
twnty-five years. This is the first
time in my experience" said he, that
a senator has gained the floor to ask
question and then charged the senator
who yielded to him with being a liar"
Mr.. Beveridge promptly disclaimed
any intention of discourtesy toward
Mr.. Teller. but insisted and would now
and al all other times correct misstate-
ments when they were persisted in by
other senators.
Well / consider that the senator
was very, very discourtcous,' said Mr..
Teller.
Soon after Mr.. Teller referring to the
associated press dispatch from Manila
quoting General Wheaton as criticising
some utterances of DIR. Schurman in
his Boston speech, said: There is not
a senator on that side If the chamber"
did not know that the statements in
that dispatch were true
Insanity half a dozen republican
senators, including Messrs. Lodge.
Hawley and Platt sprang to their feet,
entering protests against the Colorado
statements. THAT is not
true. and / will not permit it to go I'M
declared Lodge.
Then l will change it," said Mr.. |
Teller. %and say that there is not a
senator on>that side who ought not to
nave KNOW II ildl the IA NhoI
dispach were tTSc.
Mr.. Foraker interrupted Mr.. Teller to
inquire if he had anS information ad-
ditional to that which be had yester- |
day upon the accuracy ofShe dispatch. |
II said l had satisfactory evidence. !
evidence satisfactory to my \lnind."
said Mr. Teller. that the statements
in that dispatch were correct. ~ |
Then the sena tor has no further in 7
than he had yesterday per-
sisted Foraker.
mo. ! had the same information yes
terday." responded Teller.
Without further interruption Mr.. Tel
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