The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
OF THE Administration DE-
N0UNGED
SENATOR CARMACK SPEAKS
On the Philippine BilI-He Closes
ner of Conducting the War-Gen-
eral Smiths Admission of His "kiIi
and Burn Order-SenatOr Pritch-
ard Speaks i'm Favor of the APP
palachian National Park-Chinese
Exclusion Bill Sent Back to Con-
ference.


mack. Of Tennessee. in the senate to
day completed his speech On the Philip
pine government bill, which he began
yesterday. He continued his exceeding
ly caustic criticism of the administrI-
tion's policy and the ultimate end TO
which it would lead, concluding by ex-
pressing the hope that the administra-
tion would turn from "the bloody gos-
DeiNof the strenuous life" to the paths
of peace.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, chairman
Of the committee on contingent expens-
es. reported favorably the resolution Of
the committee on relations with Cuba,
providing for an investigation by that
committee Of the alleged control of the
Cuban sugar crop and sugar lands in
Cuba. The resolution was adopted.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, pre-
sented a conference report on the Chi
nese exclusion bill, asking that the
senate disagree to the report and insis.
upon a further conference. He explain
ed that the only point of difference he
tween the conferees of the senate and
those of the house was that the house
conferees asked the senate conferees
to eliminate from the substitute passed
by the senate that portion which pro-
vides that the present Chinese exclusion
law be extended through the life of the
present treaty and remain in force un-
till another treaty shall have been nego-
tiated
Senator Platt's motion that the SEN
agree to another conference was agreed
to. Senator'S Platt. of Connecticut, Dill
lingham, of Vermont, and Clay, of
Georgia. were named as conferees on
the part of the senate.
At the conclusion of routine business
Senator Pritichard, of North Carolina,
addressed the senate in support of the
| bill for the purchase of a national
| forest reserve in the southern Appa-
lachian mountains.
Senator Carmack resumed his speech
on the Philippine government bill. He
read Professor Schurman's criticism of
the bill to show that Professor SchuT-
| ernment should be administered for
the Filipinos. By the terms of The
pending bill. he said, the islands we're
for the Filipinos, as the pasture was
for the sheep-they lived and browsed
there in order to raise wool for oth=rs
to wear and mutton for others TO eat
IF the carpet bag government you
| he cried. ''is not a thousand times tet-
ter than that which you established in
your own country after the civil war
Lord God have mercy upon the people
Of those islands"
Senator Carmack referred to the ca
Smith had acknowledge he had given
orders to make Samar a bowling will
derness and to kill all over 10 years OF
age, as horrible beyond the description
| OF words. The programme, he said
was to practice unheard Of barbarieties
in the slaughter of the inhabitants and
to have the torch complete the work o1
| slaughter.
When the land Is without q nome
| and the country without a people .he
word 'pacified' will be written upon The
| tombstone Of the province of Samar."
From the very outbreak of histilit;e;
in the Philippines, he declared, there
had been a systematic concealment OF
| the truth which was now coming out
| 1t was now known, he said, that 100,-
600 people had perished in a single pro.
vince containing 300, 900 inhabitants ant
| yet the people Of the United State:
knew nothing of it until recently. The
civil government established by thi.
bill. he predicted. would result in every
recurring insurrection to be put dowT
by our blood and treasure. What for.
In order that a few rapscallions an6
carpet-baggers might have unlimited Ii.
cense to thieve and plunder.
In the course of his remarks he caIaj
attention to a report that an American
corporation which proposed to rasst
| rubber trees in Mindanao had arranged
with the dattos for slave labor and h,
had read an amendment he proposed t.
offer prohibiting the grant of any fran.
chise to persons or corporations wh:of
proposed to employ slave labor. Hs
asked Senator Lodge if the amendment
would be agreeable to him.
| II cannot speak for the committee.
replied Senator Lodge. For myself i
| is perfectly agreeable to me-"
He also gave notice OF ancthe,
amendment he would offer to prohibi
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