Evening journal., 1902-05-07

islands and TO make money In a le-
/ gitimate way. / am aware, after many
Years of experience, of the hostility
of the Democratic party to any man
who has made money or to any man
making money. and it was that one of
their principles that was-I think the
only one-carried cut with complete
success during their last tenure of
power"
In passing Mr.. Lodge threw some
light on the difficulties which led to
the fight with the Moros. He declared:
"The Moros seized and put to death
some American soldiers. Indemnity
was demanded and delivery of themur
ldercrs. The President warned our gen
erals there to avoid a general war IL it
could possibly be done The Moros. as
| understand, declined, and engaged in
continued hostilities. The news OF
events there is in the newspapers to-
day."
He thus enumerates certain things
that have already been accomplished.
What we have done in the islands
so far in three years is to establish
schools. to establish courts where
there can be quick justice instead of
long denial. to establish the writ of
habens corpus, to erect civil govern
ments through all the paci6ed provin-
ces. and in this bill we propose to re-
store TO the Filipinos the friars lands
and TO give them title to those portions
of the public land which they now
occupy All these things are great
and benehcient measures, measures
which we ought to have. no matter
what our opinion may be as to the
ultimate disposition of the islands,"
The senator goes on to show the
necessity for a government with power
to prepare the way for one more
stable which may come later. He
declares:
1T would not be right for us to say
that until a census was taken and all
the arrangements, which may occupy
many months possibly some years, are
completed for the establishment OF a
representative government-that dur
ing all that time no city shall borrow
money; the friars' lands shall not be
returned; no railroad shall be built;
no streets lighted; no electric roads
put in that we should hold the islands
back. when we have there commits
sion perfectly suited to deal with all
those matters"
The senator expressed his sentiments
a n Of 4 t.at..u
garding the alleged cruelties of our
soldiers in the following words
Now Mr. President, to pass from
these facinating historical studies to
the facts OF today, the army is accused
of atrocities in the Philippine Islands,
Some cases, far too many, have been
proved of cruetios TO native prisoners
and to hostile natives, and more, /
fear. will be proved. To me 1t is q
source of bitter. bitter regret that any
American. whether he be a soldier or
other, should ever have tortured any
one OF that any order should have
been issued which on its face and with
out knowledge Of the conditions seems,
as | said the other day in the Senate
sentatives Of great States OF this great
Union. are not here to indulge IN
rrothy denunciation, but to get at the
truth. to punish the guilty when they
are proved guilty. and thereby in
strict justice to clear our honor and
good name and keep the fame Of our
army without spot or blemish."
In the following paragraph Mr..
Lodge continues his defence of the
army:
Mr.. President. have occupied
more time than l intended. ] did not
get up here TO defend in the remotest
way any cruelties practiced upon help
less prisoners. regret them, as /
have said over and over again, as Bit
terly as any one can; but as / have
listened to this debate. l confess have
felt shocked beyond measure at theI
attacks made upon the American army.
Il is not y Republican army; 1t is not
Democrat army; it is the army of
the United States. Their honor is our
honor Il they have done wrong, let
us punish them; do not let us cOndoneI
q Single proven oUonSCt 40 Iol let
single man proved guilty escape; but
let us. oh. let us be just, at least, to
our owni Let us remember. when We
Judge. we living here in sheltered
homes far from the sounds and trials
OF war-let us remember not only
their sufferings, but their temptations,
their provocations. their trials When
we condemn Waller for shooting
treacherous guides, who lured ten of
his men into death by starvation;
when we think of that little band of
his that struggled through the wilder
ness Of Samar. where no Spaniard had
ever gone. and came out on the other
side delirious with suffering so that
he was reported. when he first reached
Mania. to be out of his mind-let us
remember the circumstances ere we
condemn!
"Think of these five or six hundred
p posts. scattered all over these islands
p with little squads Of fifteen or twenty
mon. under the command very Otter
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