La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01

The senate committee ON foreign re-
lations authorized favorable report on
the bill reforming the consular service.
The bill requires civil service exam
ination OF applicants for consular
places.
President Roosevelt and party left
shortly before midnight Monday for
New York to witness the launching OF
the yacht Meteor. built for the En-
peror Of Germany. Accompanying the
President were Mrs.. Roosevelt. Miss
Alice Roosevelt, who is to christen the
yacht: Secretary Root. Miss Root. Sec
retary Hitchcock. Commander and
Mrs. Cowles. Senator'S Lodge and
6pooner and Representative Lttauer.
Governor Taft continued his state
ment before the House insnlar COM
mittee Tuesday. dwelling on the good
and had characteristics OF the FIJI
pinos- He denied reports that they
were cowardly and related an instance
in which = few Filipino scouts along
with United States troops saved the
day. As to their treachery, he said
this wns due largely to their being DE-
tween two frea.
Mr.. Nelson tAiinn.) followed with
legal argument dealing with various
phases Of the Philippines question. In
beginning he took Mr. Patterson sharp
~ 10 task for injecting sectarianism
into the discussion. holding that II was
unwarranted and inexcusable. 1t had
remained for Mr.. PATTERSON, too, he
said. to declare that the sending Of
American teachers to the Philippines
to teach the Filipino youth the English
language was an act Of tyranny and
despotism- The foreign born people OF
the Northwest, he said, might as well
insist that II was tyranny and despot-
ism to be afforded the opportunity of
sending their children to the public
school
The sixth National Congress Of Moth
ers began its sessions here Tuesday. A
large number Of the delegates are In the
city. The program for the afternoon
Included the address Of the president.
Mrs. Theodore w. Birney, greetings
from sister organizations and reports
OF officers, committees and delegates.
Despite the unfavorable weather, a
large audience greeted Mrs. Theodore
w. Birney. the president. when she
called the congress to order. In her
annual address. Mrs. Birney said that
what Is most needed to eject improve
ment along any OF the many lines
Wntte ~ tSscItlut 10 ~ otCAAAhhAS
agitation, whereby public opinion Is
enlightened as to existing conditions,
and the methods for bettering them.
In the course of his examination
Tuesday before the Senate committee
on the Philippines. General Hughes,
who was provost marshal general In
Manila during the American military
rule there, explained the establishment
OF hospital in that city for lewd wO-
men. He said that he alone had been
responsible for this act, which had
been SO freely criticised In the United
States. and that he did not regret his
net. III the evil had not been
checked" said he. fully two regi-
ments would have been disabled by
the time Of the outbreak In the follow
ing February" General Hughes also
told Of the condition OF the civil pris-
oners turned over by the Spanish au-
thOrities when Manila was surren-
dered. There were 1000 Of these, and
many OF them were cruelty irOned.
The irons were Immediately taken on
the prisoners, and there was q pile Of
half a cord of iron.
General Smith, In command OF the
troops on the island of Samar, cables
that Lieutenant Strebler's scouts have
cupluItu LuEuaill, t0c uOtOrluuS lcducK
Of the Samar rebels. and brought him
to Laguan. The officials of the War De
partment regard the capture Of LUX
ban as the most important military
event since Aguinaldo's capture. He
was run down on the island OF San1ar.
The place OF his confinement is tiny
island In a bay on the north coast OF
Samar. Lukban Is one of the TAost en-
ergetic and feroci0us OF rebels. He 10
a half-breed. mixture Of Cuinese ana
Filipino stock, and he has been an ir-
reconcilable foe from the first. He had.
various Businesses in the mountains OF
Samar from which he would descend
upon the coast towns, and his reign
OF terror was 80 complete that the en-
tire population of the island paid trtt-
ute TO him rs the price OF freedom
from attack.
An extended speech on the pending
Philippine tariff bill was delivered In
the Senate FRIDAY by Mr.. Morgan Of
Alabama. Speaking Of the claims
which had been made that there was
no lawful government In the Fhiup-
pines. Mr.. Morgan. With earnestness.
said there il government there. ana
he was glad to say. very B0od Hov.
eminent. suitable TO the character q
these people and the circumstances y
which We found them. It would Sd
vance the esteem Of the Fnipin0s for
the United States II they ccuid nave Z
delegate IN congress, ~ IN the case OF
Hawaii said III. Aorrnn. This -
thought, would b no violation ef the
consfitutlon. Referring TO the Work OF
the PhtIjppine Cummlssi0m, thetr Per
sonality and their ability. Re paid
tribute to the 1Ate President MCKINLEY.
who, he sald, was The happieet man u
the world In nsakins Selections o men
Tor respoasthl1o position, Wlso always
conld - rolted upen 70 ~ fhe E1snt
thing It ne right dme and r. ne rssns
xftsr eight hours of trmuituous g.
hate lroadaY II Geoafe pened fhe
philir13ine faf18 biI1 " i xote 0f ~ ~
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