The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-06

like cargoes have passed through peso,.
maniacs and broken In mental heaien ~
result OF service IN the Philippine islaneS-
"Mr President. every one ot me-
maniacs. every one OF the many HAe
freiehts OF horror that come back 70 W
from the Philippine Islands Was onee an
American boy. the delight Of some Ameri-
can home. fairer and nobler IN his young
promise as We like 10 think. than aiy
/ other the round world over. An ait res
/ Idart IL was not Saorp.uNo that we paic ~
\ The price OF sovereignty. 1t was the SOUS
OF these boys OF ours that entered INTO tue
cost. .or
81 do not wish 10 dwell at length or the
circumstances which ATTENDED the capture
OF Aguinaldo. But as they have been cap,
! oratalN defended In this body, and II y salo
that the officer who captured him nae
good record before. ard especially as ne has
been decorated by promotion by the al
vice and consent OF the senate, cannot. et
II pass In silence. -. 80, /
officer disguised the men under his com
mand in the dress Of Filipino so'oiers'
1 wrote or caused TO be written, torgeu re-
ter TO Agulnaldo. purportlns TO come rom
! one OF his officers. stating that ne Was apoue
10 bring him some prisoners ne had cap
I ,ured and IN that way got access 10 AEuih-
| aldos headquarters. As he approachta nc
ssnt message 10 Aguinaldo that he arc MS
friends were hungry: accepted inc lovu ~
his hands. and when In his presence 'hte"
down ard seized him. shot some OK me so'
dfers who were about AguirAlcp anu
brought him back a prisoner INTO our t4nes.
That IS the transaction which II 80 hiShly
applauded in imperastic quarters
~ do not believe that the senate kne"
what II was doing when ~ coNseh'fe " 49,"
Funston > promotion.
mir President. we have two suioes LOT
the conduct Of military officers ~ sueh CIT
cumstanCes. They apply not only - tn.s
act ~ GEN Funston, but they Apply 70 most
OF the conduct OF our military o1hes's %
which complaint has been made. oNe o.
these Is Instructors for the government Ok
armies of the United States in the Held. pre-
pared by Dr. Francis iieher and pfofhe'-
gated by order OF Abraham Lincoln
THE other is the CONVENTION az ne
Hague. agreed upon by the representatives
Of This government with the others on me
aath dan of July 1899. and ratified hy'tne
senate or the 18th OF March, ly-
Infamy of Funston's Act.
$50 Mr. President. the act Of Gen. Fur.
stor-rot Gen. Funston himself " ne lieu
under orders Of his supe rior-put ,ne ~ %
. Gen Funston IS stamped WITH inteApil N
I fanny bv Abraham Lincoln's articles ci war,
~ which the secretary Of war Appeals, arc
: the concurrent action OF - NATIONS az N'e
: unanimous action OF the senate thls VIM.
B "Mr President. In this attempt 70 tofoe
4 your sovereignty by this process OF btrev-
: olant assimilation we have been brought 20
he urexampled dishonor OF cisrfsarelns
r our own rules for the cqreuct q atnl,s ~
d the field ard 10 disregard me rules 10 Miien
l. our national faith has just been pleoss9 -
J substantially all the CIVILIZED powers OF 'ne
i earth. -
proved by his superior officer was n Won.
0 ton rot only OF ne law OF war. pui o. ,h 49,,
law OF hospitality which governs aAAe
' everywhere the civilized Christian or pagan
4 wherever the light of chiyalry has pens-
e tratea. lie went 10 AgEirai1o uraeF tNs
n pretFrse that he was ahlrEcrtc, ana
: Avuira ALDO f.d him. Was Lot that an acl
I aFnarGsy9 ii violated the holy rite Of hos
pitaiity which even the oriental ra'.oAs
IS hold sacred.
" The Water Cure.
, .Nr President, the story 81 what has been
~ called the water torture has been ~ part.
y. told BY other senators. have no inc4iha IN
+ n rspeat Tie story. cannot hep belle YVES
,hat nor A twentieth part OF = has yet Deei
,otd I get letters IN large numbers from OF
= ! neers ~ the friends OF officers. who reps ~
y, what they ten me. all testifyirg to n y
~ crueltes Ard yet the oriceT' or the Of
NJ GERS friends or kindred. who sehc tht at 1et
4, tiers 10 me send them under strict 4nJuLe'
ton OF secrecy. Other senators tell me thss
have a like experience. These brave ON
: GERS who would 80 TO the cannon nou' !
for honor who never iiinchin battle miner
before what they deem the CERTAIN fu't "
their prospects in life II they give the eNi
at derce which they think would be cistaste
ful TO their superors. j do not uLceftak
a. NJ Judge OF this matter. Other senator's cal
he Judge As well as l can. The American peo
We pie can DO Il better.
I'D M President II Is said that these hof
ty, mrs which never would have come 70 IN
IA public knowledge had not the seEate OF
nd dered this Investigation. were uHkno"h !
len our authorities at home. nope ara pe
at lleye they were unknown 70 the war C PARK
If mont know they were unknown 70 IRE ;
OF ident Roosevelt and know they were ur
nd known to President Mckinley B'- ! car
pie rot think that the recent declaration Q
yili that honorable gentleman. the secretary 2
o.. war made on a memo rable occasion, ina
STA tho war on our part been conducted Wit
10 unsxampltd humanity, Will be accepted p
Of his courtrymer.
tn "Let us not be diverted from the true Il
ar sue We are not taking OF retaliation. W
are not talking Of the ordinary bruialitl'
uc- OF war We are not talking about or IL
rec curing into acts Of vengeance commute
az in the heat Of battle. We are taking abo'
yell torture. torture-cold -booded. de.iberat
ter calculated torture. torture 70 tNtoFt iLio
ose nation.
nto III II denied that these things have bee
sed dorce Is II denied that although YOU a.
,ei- still on the threshold Of this inquiry az
have only called such witnesses e. you hai
the pen to md 1890 miles away from the seer
dan that these things have been proved 90 u
few satisfaction Of the majority q me comma
for tee. and that no man hasyet Deer lniisis
our although they were going oH conA'acfaD
nth more than year agog
Itch Choice Of the Hour.
ave -, ,... ......s,,,. ,,,ctod ia, 80 ~ 2.
~ a 4, ,,e c,,,st.t IN ia co,,r.rv
W column 10 American liberty which ale
~ might rival IN height the be au'iful and :
last ~ ~ ~. 49, 10 ~, c,u,trv y
ny fancy each generation bringing It's
scription. which should recite rs owr 60
tribntion to the great structure of Will
ard the column snoud pc nu' 'he = n.uo..
ave have i place in that honorable compar
nen- Must we engrave that column. y
repealed the declaration OF Independent
and We changed the Monroe doctrine from
doctrine OF eternal Righteousness ard j.
have tice resting on the consent OF the govern,