Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21
GOVERNMENT
OF PHILIPPINES.
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u.,. Discusses at Length the Bill
Providing for It,
ralAR LANDS QUESTION
,... of virginia Declares They
vould Find Their way Into
Hands Of Corporation"

,ras resumed, ana MI Sohes Va
I,olo resumed his speech. He argued
'so, under the provisions Of the bill
me frlar lands which the government
Wished 10 purchase would md theis
r.c into the hands Of corporations. lie
Aeclared that, in his opinion. 1t would
~ better for the Filipino people TO live
under The present hybrid rule than to
have imposed upon them the civil gov
.,nment by the pending measure which
would enable that civil government TO
Slsnose of all the valuable franchises
IN these Islands, 10 strip the forests OF
their timber and to sell the agricultural
lands 10 corporations and syndlcates.
Mr ZONES devoted considerable time 70
The question of the ability Of the Fill
lpIno people Tor self-government. He
nuotad Professor Schurman, president
n me FIRST Filipino commission, TO the
sfeet that the Filplnos desired inde-
nendsnce. were entitled TO II, were
capable Of governing themselves and
were entitled to government
eDoes the gentleman think Buenca-
mIno capable OF self-governmentg
asked Mr. Crumpacker.
~ think IL Buencamlno's moral char
aeter were as strong as his intellectual
power he would be a very great man."
replied Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones referred TO the statement
issued by Secy. Root yesterday,
giving $40, e00,0O0 as the total cost to
ne United States of our control Of the
Philippines. He said that In making up
The account he had no doubt the Sec
rectary of war, "the rankest partisan Of
Them ALL" had excluded every possible
item in order TO reduce the amount to
minimum. But even the astute Sec
rotary Of war, he said. had furnished
no estimate OF the blood our possess
sion of the Islands had cost. lie
thought fully 10000 Filiplnos had per-
shed directly or indirectly as result
OF the war waged against them, and
that 10000 American lives had been
lost or wrecked MIR. Jones took up
The charges made against Gen.
Smith and Mai. Waller for cruelty In
&mar
why Is It" he asked, addressing
ne other side Of the chamber. that
you crltclse and court-martial Schlcy,
but you will not touch hair on the
head Of those who have confessed 10
participating In these dlabolical out
RACES? Why criticise a naval officer
and refuse to hear criticism OF an off,
Ger In the army"
ut Is the lndiscrlminate criticism Of
the army that We protest against" In
teriecied Mr.. Steel OF Indiana.
There has been no such lndiscrim-
mate criticism" answered Mr.. VIII
lams OF Illinois. 1T has been a re-
cltal Of specific cases"
II 3 not the soldiers who should
Be held up TO execrauon," declared MIR
Jones, but those who ordered such
ontrages and those towards who seek
10 smother them"
NJ Jones was warmly congratulated
by hs party colleagues as he closed his
speech
Mr. Hamilton OF Michigan. also q
member OF the insular committee, fol-
lowed WIN q set speech In support OF
me ldll After referring to the Demo-
cratic denunclation Of Mr.. McKlnley's
lmperlallstlc policy" Mr.. Hamilton
sad Now that he Is dead | venture
,he prediction that 1t will not be long
pelore gentlemen on the other side win
nave appropriated his memory to their
own ust, and viii have his picture.
among their own stage properties, and
WIN De quoting utterances as applies
oi goo and silver even as they are
quoting the utteranees Of Abraham
=, verify, the successors and assigns Of
nose Who stoned the prophets now.
pu,h incense to their memory and gar
nhh me sepulchers OF the righteous.
we seldom do men Justice until they
h'e aead' and then We make up for the
mean lies We tell OF them while they
gre lNlng by the good lies we tell of
,nenl after they are dead. At the end
~ ,he campaign Of 1900 the old popu.
.sue banner, marked imperialism and
70 70 ], partly obliterated, which had
peeh carried by procession OF dlscon-
Whts with outriders of necromancers.
soolnSayers, sword swallowers, SER
Ientne dancers and experts In curb
SWINE discussion, was dumped I'm the
scrap heap Of Intellectual political ex-
Isninent, but Is being flshed out and
Ieuufnlshed now for further political
plause) N'N''''" up
we are trying to do what no other
nauon tried TO do before. We are try.
ing 10 give detached and uu,level-
NV people local self government I'M
wv me tutelage and protection OF a
~ Worlu power. We are giving
tt ,n more than a formal protectorate.
Ne are trying to protect them from
m,enhselVes within and from invasion
nimout that they may grow In peace
and prosperity"
mr. Hepburn. chairman Of the inter-
sus'e ana foreign commerce committee.
asNea unanimous consent TO non con-
w ~ the senate amendment to the
.stnhlan canal bill, nd agree to the |
'vnierenoe asked for the senate.
,mr bprton OF Ohio advised none Of |
,ne friends OF the Spooner amendment
81 regard this" he said, "as mere
I.rihal action have the assurance |
:, .ne gentleman from Iowa that every |
poper enort viii be made TO bring the |
matter back to the house at the earlI- |
-. possible moment. when those who |
concur" ''PPo'' inotioh 10
mr. Hepburn's request was agreed |
NJ, me speaker appointed Messrs. |
,eppurn 81 Iowa Fletcher OF Minneso. |
anu Davey Of Louisiana confarees
.n we part OF 'he house. Mr.. patter-
. .,,.. wen onnosed the phlilnnlne bIll ans |
'v.r.r r, he minority substitute.
,Nel may the American neonie
,,se saw he ohefore The sten 10
seh which reverses an our ,heotIeo
~, soyfrnment and brings us Ia the |
srn,, Eord methods Of colonization ana |
~. Nr Kahn N California concluded ,hs
eh,.. on The afternoon IN speeoh
,., sn was listened TO with close AZ |
~ n',ln by memters IN both siaos ~
,. -. non'e u was largely norsona,
alfe ~ HE 'rin 70 the phiilnnine-
~. Fe.r Tie told ~ a personal inter.
a., VIZ Agulnaldo. ~ which Tho ias.
~, H'riied 'hs' no promises Of in
nlfIlence bod been made 10 him by
,osssa ana whitman He concluded as
u ,ssre e one Instance IN our nation.
~ ,3fN when tho Motley Of scuttia
o. "a fr Overwhelmingly repuaIatod
,~e naHs was nevertheless ninn,ef
~, ihen Democratic aaninlstra,,on
'sttf 10 the nft~ a.. go. - 49, |