The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03

Washington, May 31.-Hissing in the
senate is so unusual that when it oc-
| CURED in the course of the Philippine
| debate today il created a sensation.
| Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin. was
| speaking and referred. incidentally, to
the story that 1000 Filipinos had been
put to death by American troops in
trenches which they were compelled to
| dig. Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,
| said the story mad been denied by the
| father of the soldier who had started
| it, and that the war department had
| cabled to General Chaffee to ascertain
| the facts.
Senator Carr ack. of Tennessee. inter-
| rupted to say that no doubt the SOL
dier would deny the story. as all SOL
| diers in the Philippines had been Re-
| quired to do. HIS remark was greeted
with Kisses from the galleries. the de-
monstration OF disapprobation calling
| out a sharp rapping of the gavel from
| the chair
Senator Spoor.er occupied nearly five
hours of today's session in concluding
his speech begun on Thursday. His
eloquence and earnestness attracted
| the attention If all senators and Of
| hundreds of occupants of the crowded
galleries. He did not believe in the ad-
mission of the Philippines to the union
as states. but N the conduct of the
islands nothing savoring OF imperial
ism had been suggested except for
| party purpose
| Il have not been in favor of perma-
| nent dominion over the Philippines"
| said Senator Spooner. but I don't
mean by that that have been in favor
| Of the United States running away like
a coward or abandoning a people who
have coma under our protection or sur
rendering them to tyranny anarchy
| and chaos"
Senaotr SpooDer declared that there
was little or no similarity between the
conditions in Cuba and those in the
Philippines.
Those senator's" he insisted. who
cannot soc the difference between the
L
| of mental strab: :SmuS.''
Senator Spoorer referred to the last
presidential campaign and the candida
cy of w. J. Bryan and to the asser-
tions of the Filipino leaders that the
success of the democracy meant the in
dependency of the Philippines and then,
after saying that the American people
had passed upon the Philippine question
at the polls added: you cannot
charge upon the ratification of the
treaty, nor upon the sending of our ar
my to the Philippines all the bloodshed
or all cruelties that came to that army
Referring to General Smiths order
for the killing of all inhabitants of Sa-
mar above 10 years of age, Senator
Spooner quoted the wittyism that th=
pilgrims. on lar ding first fell upon their
knees and then upon the Indians. He
read a statute of Massachusetts,, of 1722
offering reward of s100 for every ma le
Indian scalp. II years old and upward
a Of $50 for the scalp of those killed
in battle.
Senator Hoar interrupted to say that
the Puritans had bought and paid fol
every foot of land acquired from the
Indians and that the statute of 1922 was
cruel and barbarous. do you approve
of it" he demanded, when at the be
ginning of the twentieth century you
make it precedent"
'I think" said Senator Spooner, "tha
our fathers bought the lands of the In.
dians in Massachusetts, and then pro
ceeded to buy their scalps."
II will agree" retorted Senator Hoar
that this policy which the senator de
fends in the Philippines is we'll support
ed by all the wicked preeedents which
can be found in the lives of good men,
Naughter.)
Senators" declared. Senator Spoon
er, who denounce our policy in tn
Philippines in general language on :
parte testimony ought not to forge
that our forebears (brave men in war
also found it necessary to resort ir
war to what in time Of peace no maj
on earth would approve"
Does the sentaor approve Of that or
! der" demanded Senator Eoar "in wa
or in peace?"
IF it were necessary" suggested Sen
ator Spooner. "to make the order ii
Massachusetts, so that the Pilgrim
. might protect his home from destruction
his wife from debauchery and his chill
dren from cruelty would have don
| what he had done. What does the sen
ator say7'
cit never was necessary to do it.
Senator Hoar declared. 1T was oas