The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
FIRST Fell on their Knees, Then ON the
Indians,
THE SLNATE HOLDS A NIGH StSSlON
H9ar and Spooner Have a Hot Passage o.
Words Over the Philippine Question
Remark by Carmack Greeted
With Kisses.
With Kisses.
(By the Associated Press.)

Inc senate 10 80 hluSud 'h"' WYNN -
occurred in the course of the Philippine
debate today it created a sensation. Mr..
Spooner. of Wisconsin,, was speaking and
referred, incidentally, to the story that
2 thousand Filipinos had been put TO
death by American troops in trenches
which they were compelled to dig. Mr.. !
Lodge, of Massachusetts, said the story
had been denied by the father OF the SOL
der who had started it. and that the
War Department had cabled to General
Chaffee 10 ascertain the facts. Mr.. Car
mack. of Tennessee. interrupted TO say
that no doubt the soldier would deny the
story az oil soldiers in the Philippines
had been required TO do. His remark
was greeted with Kisses from the CALLER
les. the demonstration Of Misrepresentation
calling out 2 sharp rapping of the gavel
from the chair.
Mr.. Spooner occupied nearly five hours
of today's session in concluding his
speech begun on Thursday. His eloquence
and earnastnesS attracted the attention
of all Senators and of hundreds or occu-
pants of the crowded galleries. He did
not believe in the admission of the phil
irpines to the Union as States, but in
me " III ltlih 'NAiii ~
ing of Imperialism had been suggested
except Tor party purposes.
Il have not been in favor of perma-
nent dominion over the Philippines said
MIR. Spooner. but | do not mean by that
that I nave been in favor of the United
States running away like a coward or
abandoning a people who have come I'M
der our protection or surrendering them
to tyranny, anarchy and chaos
Mr.. Spooner declared that there was
little or no similarity between the condi-
tons N Cuba and those in the Philip
zines.
Those Senator's he insisted. who
cannot see the difference between the
Philippines and Cuba have some sort os
mental strabismus.'
SHARP REPLIES TO FiOAR.
Later Mr.. Hoar inquired if the inhabi-
tants of the Philippines were not a peo-
pie where there were millions of men,
acting togethe}. Who raised an army,
selected a general. turned Spain out of
all territory except only the city of Ma
Mia and who had agreed upon a consti-
tuition, Republican in form.
They would be a people" replied Mr..
Sreoner, IF that were true
1T is true said Mr.. Hoar.
II deny it." insisted Mr.. Spooner. I
deny that there is any more than super
fetal truth in it,"
He referred tc the Filipino army as q
collection Of miscellaneous persons who
now constituted ba n3e of bandits and cut
threats.
Mr.. Spooner said tna+ Aguinaldo was
"a government of Proclamation, of con-
fiscations, and demonstrations, and The
evidence all shows it."
referring to General Smiths order,
fer the killing of all inhabitants of Sa-
mar above ten years of age, Mr.. Spooner
quoted the witticism that the Pilgrims,
on landing first fell upon their knees and
then upon the Indians. He read from
a statute of Massachusetts, of 1922, of
feling a reward of 100 pounds sterling
for every male Indian scalp, twelve
years and upward, and of fifty pounds
for the scalp of those killed in battle.
Mr.. Hoar Interrupted to say that the
Puritans had bought and paid for every
foot Of land acquired from the Indians
and that the statute of 1722 was 'cruel
AMI barbarous.'
DO YOU approve cf it." he demanded,
"Wner at the beginning Of the twentieth
century YOU make it a precedent?"
4 think" said Mr.. Spoonor, that our
fathers bought the lands OF the Indians
in Massachusetts and then proceeded tc
buy their scalps."
HOAR HITS BACK.
4 will agree" retorted MIR. Hoar, that
this policy which the Senator defends in
the Philippines is we'll supported ny al
the wicked precedcnts which can be
fcurd in the lives of good men," ,l-augh-
ter).
Senators declared Mr.. Spooner. "who
denounce our policy in the PHILIPPINES in
general language, on eX parte testimony
ought not to forget that our forbears,
tDraVe men in war; also found it neces-
Safy 10 resort in war to what in time OF
peace no man on earth would approve. >
Does the Senator approve of that or
der? demanded Mr.. Hoar, lin war or in
peace"
II 1t were necessary suggested Mr.
Spooner, Ito make the order in MaSsa-
Cnusetts so that the pilgrim might pro-
tcct his home from destruction, his wife
from debauchery and his children from
cruelty, | would have done what he had
done. What does the Senator say?'
ut never was necessary to do it." Mr.
Hoar declared. 1T was a base and
wicked order, and when the Senator talks
of forbears ! am happy to say that the
man Of that generation who bore my name
incurred oblOquy and indignities through
resisting things then as | do now" CAD
plause).
Mr.. Spooner said to Mr.. Hoar that i
he did not believe his party was RICH
and could not act with them he would
vote for the other party.
This ELECTED quite a long reply from
Mr.. Hoar who said he did not believe
the Democratic party was right in theil