New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-02
DEFENDING AGUINALDO
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S STILL CALLING
FOR HIM AS A WITNESS.
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Washington. May 1.-The Democratic fight TO
commit the Senate 10 some action reversing the
decision Of the Philippines Committee to take no
extraordinary measures to summon Major Gar
dener as a witness conditions In the Philippines
to be fzzling out The Patterson resoIu-
ton, requesting the Secretary Of War 10 telegraph
for this Indispensable experts reNlrn ahead of
his regiment, came up this afternoon. but dis
cussed for less than hour, when 1t went over to
make way for the Sundry civil Appropriation bill
1t will probably itself consigned to the dead
wood calendar after two more days.
Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee continued his
marks of yesterday. lie said he could no good
reason for the majority's refusal 20 summon Agui-
naldo. Mabini and other Filipnos 10 appear as
witpesses before the committee. General Funston
had said that Aguinaldo had confessed TO him that
he had had Luna assassinated because Luna was
becoming popular. Governor Taft had testified
that General Funston had said AguinaIdo had
Luna killed lest Luna should kill him.
Mr.. Foraker wanted TO know what the killing of
Luna by another Filipino had to do with the Sen
ate's action the pending bill
Mr.. Carmack said It had been the purpose of the
majority of the Philippine Committee to show that
Agulnaldo a thief. bribe taker and murderer
and he urged that In common fairness. AguinaIdo
ought to be heard in his own defence.
Mr.. Tillman insisted that ''decency demands that
Aguinaldo be brought here to testify in his own
defence"
Mr.. Dubois said it seemed strange that after the
committee had decided not to summon AEuinaldo
as a witness General Macarthur for the first time
had testified to-day that Aguinaldo was man Of
high character.
Mr. Culberson had read letter from the Score
tary of War In which he gave the expenditures
In his last annual report and in which he said that
II mas not been customary for the War Depart
ment 10 arrange accounts of expenditures with
reference to the place where the ultimate service
depending upon them is rendered. No separate
account has ever been kept of expenditures of the
army according TO the different localities in which
troops might be stationed for carrying military
operations. 1t Is therefore mpracticable answer
your questions without diverting u large number
of clerks from the current work of the department
which can be kept up only by their unremtting
efforts"
Mr. Carmack declared that this letter was simply
a part Of the policy of suppression and falsica-
ton" which had been followed ever since the be-
ginning Of the Philippine business He had read
a letter sent to the general manager of The AssO-
ciated Press by Robert NJ Collins. its Manila cor
respondent, and declared that the letter demon
strated that the news in the Philippines was sup
pressed not military necessity but to protect
the interests of the Republican party.
Mr.. Burton, OF Kansas, replied to of the
remarks of Mr.. Carmack concerning General Fun
ston's statement of the killing OF Luna and de-
clared that the Tennessee Senator's remarks simply
showed that he was controlled by feeling and not
by discriminating Judgment.
The Philippines bill then laid aside for the
day.