Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-06
FILIPINO SELF-RULE
In a Measure Provided For In
Amendment to the Philip
pine Ills.
ROOT, TAFT, LODGE AND COOPER
Agreed Upon lt-Provides for Philip,
pine Assembly, Resident Commits
sloners to United States and Other
Features, After Instruction Ceases,

Washington, March 6.-Senator
Lodge yesterday introduced an amend
ment to the Philippine bill pending
before the committee on the Philip
pines. The amendment has been
incorporated in the House bill and
was agreed on after a conference be-
tween Secretary Root, Gov. Taft, SEN
ator Lodge and Chairman Cooper OF
the House insular committee.
II provides that whenever 1t is GER
titled to the President that the ex-
listing insurrection in the Philippines
shall have ceased and peace is estab.
lished, a general election shall be call
ed for the choice of delegates to q
popular assembly to be known as the
Philippine assembly. The legislative
power conferred on the Philippine
commission in all that part of the
archipelago not inhabited by the Nc
ros OF other non. Christian tribes then
shall cease and be vested in legis-
lature consisting of two houses-thc
Philippine commission and the Phil
ippine assembly.
Three resident commissioners to
the United States are to be elected.
Taft on Chinese Problem.
Gov. Taft was before the Senate
Committee on immigration and gave
his views oh the subject of Chinese
immigration to the Philippine islands.
He said, in part, the general convie-
ton Of the commission was that the
Chinese ought not to be allowed 10
enter the islands. He said there was
10000 Chinese in Manila and in his
judgment not more than 10000 10
the whole archipelago.
Gov. Taft said the Filipino-Chinese
half-breeds should not be kept out of
the United States. because they are
Filipinos pure and simple"
Gov. Taft was questioned further
concerning slavery in the Philippines,
by members of the House Insular
Committee Yesterday. He said, in
part thai the number of slaves who
had been manumited was compare.
lively small. The commission had
undertaken no legislation as to sla-
very and the action taken by the
military had been, first, to release
Christian slaves, and, second, to pre-
vent slave raiding parties from cap
turing slaves. Besides this there was
the constant moral influence being
exerted towards the eradication Of
the system.
Gen. Hughes was before the Senate
Committee on the Philippines. His
testimony was in part:
In response to further questioning
by Patterson, Gen Hughes said he
certainly would construe General
Otis remark. referred to in his re.
port Of September 10, 1898, that he
would use force to compel the insur-
gent troops TO retire to the line des-
ignated by General Merritt, as mean
ing that he would use United States
military forces.
Senator Paterson was pressing Gen
eral Hughes as to the motive Of
General Otis for requiring the insur-
gents to retire to the line designated.
when Senator Beverage, McComas
and Lodge objected, saying it was I'M
fair to the witness to ask the ques-
ton
General Hughes said. however that
Aguinaldo complied with the order.
except as to one small outlying dis
trict, and that at that time there
was no indication of enmity on the
part of the Filipinos.
Senator Patterson after reading
from the report of General Otis in
which he bad stated that with the
navy on one side and the insurgents
on the other. the Spaniards had been
bottled up in Manila, remarked that
this statement did not coincide with
that of General Hughes.
Why not?" sharply asked the Gen
eral
6everidee Vigorously Objected.
Mr.. Beverage vigorously objected
to this line of questioning. tending
he said to put Gen Hughes in the at
titude of criticising an officer.
General Hughes showing some i'm
patience said, There Is no difference
between us. No civilized man would
have left Manila to the insurrectos."
Senator Lodge addressing Senator
Patterson with some degree of irri-
liability said
You must not ask General Hughes
to criticise his superior officer, his
reports or anything else
General Hughes: General Otis is
strong enough to stand criticism