Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-28
IH[ SENATE GDNCURS
Accepts House Amendments to
OIeomarfarine Bill. Which
Passes the Measure.
VIII Now Go to the President for
Signature and Become
Law,
Curtis Of Kansas Makes q Warm
Reply to Gen. Funston's
Critics.

washington. April 2S.-The senate
to-day concurred in the house amend
iments to tho oleomargarlne bill, which
passes the measure and sends 1t to the
president
This was district Of Columbia day in
the house under the rules, but the reg
rlar order was postponed until Mon
day next, In order that the house might
proceed with consideration Of the agri-
cultural bills. The naval apppropria-
ton bill was reported and the house
then resumed consideration Of the ag-
ricultural bill.
Curtis, of Kansas, made brief but
fervent defense Of General Funston
against the criticism to which he had
been subjected.
s.The people OF Kansas" he began.
rare proud of the brave and daring rec
ord OF the gallant Funston. He has
been criticised here for an act which,
for daring of conception and execution.
ranks with the greatest feats of arms
-he captured the new George Wash
sngton, Aguinaldo.
'If another had accomplished what
Funston did," he said, "the democrats
would have made him their candidate
for president He called attention to
the fact that his promotion had been
recommended by Wheaton and Mac
Arthur. both soldiers who knew more
OF the rulesh Of war than all the politi-
clans in this country combined. and his
commission was signed by the greatest
president we ever had. the soldier and
martyr, William Mckinley.
He said that public sentiment in the
United States favored the cause of the
Beers and insisted that neither secret
" nor openly should our government
extend aid to the British.
sibley, Of Pennsylvania, followed
with bitter denunciation Of Gen. Ja-
cob Smith. He said he had always fa-
vored the course Of the administration
and had believed In expansion, but
when 1t came to the order such as was
issued by Smith, humanity seemed to
have marched backward. I have heard
OF ''Tlmor. the Tartar and Of the Sara
cen Scourge, but thank God, it took
eighteen centuries after Calvery to pro-
duce General Smith"
He declared Smith should be dis
charged In disgrace.
..He admits he issued the order to
make Samar a bowling wilderness"
said Sibley," and to kill all over ten
years Of age. Such man should not
be permitted to stay in the army until
the sun goes down. He Is disgrace,
not only to himself but to every man
who wears the uniform of his country.
No man can justify such orders, no
matter how adroit may be the plea
OF his lawyers and defenders. He adj
naits he issued the orders and I hope
there is enough courage, patriotism and
Christianity at the other end OF the
Rvrnuc TO seem him stripped of his un-
itorm within forty-eight hours.
Sibley was vigorously applauded by
the democrats and some republicans.
Williams, of Mississippi, heartily en-
dorsed Sibley's onslaught upon Smith,
whom he described as a brute in uni
FORM"
"But am little afraid" he contin-
ned, that he does not strike oil in the
right quarter. 1t is the system which
should be struck, not the maA who un-
consciously carries out the spirit of the
system. Wherever there Is conquest
against weak and inferior colored
people. deeds Of brutality naturally oc-
cur. The chief danger is not injury Il,
q weak race, but that temptation to
tyranny will react upon the strong race
and make brutes Of its soldiers. For
that reason, such wars should be
avoided
Feeley, Of Illinois, submitted some re-
marks in support Of the contention that
the laws of neutrality were being vio-
lated by this government In allowing
the shipment Of mules and horses to
South Africa for use by the British in
the war against the Boer republics.
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