The age-herald., 1902-05-08

AA4AN LII IHe Gn1llpplne Dlll Tn the " Senate took a sensational turn again today Mir. McComas of Maryland, referring to the alleged cruelties of Am erican soldiers in the Philippines-cruel- ties which he deeply deplored-told of some of the cruelties which had occurred on both sides during the civil war. Neither side, he said. was to be held re- sponslble for those regrettable occurances as neither side approved them. In this connection he suggested that Senators from South Carolina and Mississippi, where there Is less popular liberty than in any others" were shouting loud est for constitutional liberty in the Phil ippines.
 These remarks drew a sensational reply from MT. Tillman of South Carolina, who declared that 1t was no longer possi- ble to sheer away the responsibilities for the infamies committed by the Am ericans 1 in the Philippines. He said that if it had been known in the South that the reins of government were to be given to the negroes, the civil war would have been prolonged indefinitely. He insisted
 
 respect. the white people of the South had been obliged to subdue the negro, by whatever means they could, using the shotgun as one of the means. He frank ly described how the negroes had been defeated at the polls. admitting that the whites had gotten just such majorities as were necessary.
 1.y f. face in the sand" he shouted. i've put his body there too"
 No Negro Domination.
 He declared that the people of the South would never submit to negro domi- nation and he hoped Republican senators would turn from their game of deviltry in the Philippines" and assist the South to rid itself of the threat of negro domi- nation.
 While MT. Tillman was speaking many of the Dem ocratic senators left the chamber, his audience on the floor being largely on the Republican side.
 MT. Burton of Kansas vigorously arr raigned Mir Ttllman for his utterances. He asserted that the senator who could defend slavery government by the shot gun could not be expected to think well of Senators who were trying to carry good government to the Fnipinos. He was astonished that senator in one breath should make an appeal for unsul- lied government in the Philippines and in the next breath boast of crimes almost unparalleled in histor~. MT. Burton warmly defeated the governments policy in the Philippines and became involved in heated coloquy with MT. Rawlins of Utah, because he had denounced some of Mir Rawlins statements as false. He paio a brilliant tribute to General Fun ston as one of the great heroes of the army.
 Consideration of the Philippine govern ment bill was resumed and MT. McComas of Maryland addressed the Senate in support of the measure.
 Civil War History. Discussing the alleged cruelties, said to be practised by American troops In the Philippines, MT. McComas adverted to many such instances during the civil war-instances furnished by the Union and Confederate forces He referred to Sherman's march to the sea, lighted by the burning of bridges and hamlets," and the horrors of Andersonville and Libby prisons. He urged as to these prisons that the Confederate soldiers as body were not to be charged with the acts of few. He spoke, he said. In defense of the soldiers of both the north and south. The army in the Philippines, he contend ed. was no more justly to be charged with approving of isolated instances of cruelty than were the armies of the north and south during the civil war. He paid a tribute to the humanity of the Amerl- can troops in the Philippines and cited many instances of tenderness and mercy
 MT. McComas said the policy of the mi- nority was one of scuttle and that they would steal away from the islands and leave them to anarchism and imperial ism.
 Elections in the South.
 Referring to elections in the south. MT