The Iola register., 1902-05-09
MR.. BURTON In 1T
X ansas Senator Mixes upin the Philip
pine Debate.

Washington, May 7.--Discussion Of
the Philippine bill in the senate took
a senatorial turn today. Mr.. Nc
Comas, of Maryland, referring to the
alleged cruelties of American soldiers
in the Philippines-cruelties which he
deeply deplored-told of some of the
cruelties which had occurred on both
sides during the civil war.
These remarks drew sensational
reply from Tillman of South Carolina.
He said that IL it had been known in
the South that the reigns of govern
ment were to be given to the negroes,
the civil war would have been pro-
longed indefinitely. He insisted that,
in order to maintain their self-respect
the white people of the South had been
obliged to subdue the negro by what
ever means they could, using the shot
gun as one of the means. He frankly
described how the, negroes had been
defeated at the polls, admitting that
the whites had gotten just such ma
jorities as were necessary
Mr.. Burton sharply arraigned the
minority members for their attitude on
the Philippine situation, declaring
that they were supporting the Filipino
insurgents, while the majority sena-
tors we're standing for the American
army and the American government.
1t was, he said, the evident purpose
of Mr.. Tillman in his speech to give
color TO the statement made heretofore
that Republican administration had
inaugurated policy OF brutality un-
paralleled in history.
THE senator has got my point
exactly" interrupted Mr.. Tillman.
"The infamy rests upon the senator's
who helped to ratify the treaty OF
Paris" He said he might be called to
order for rejecting upon senator's,
but he would let the remark stand.
81 suggest" interiected Mr.. Clapp,
Of Minnesota, that you withdraw the
reflections as to senator's and let them
stand, as they apply to William j.
Bryan, alone"
Mr.. Burton declared there was NO
authenticated instance of the inten'
tional killing OF women or children by
our troops in the Philippines and then
reading extracts from speeches of Mr..
Rawlins, declared that they were
false.
Mr.. Rawlins challenged Mr.. Burton
to point out false statement he had
made. Paraphrasing the remarks OF
Mr.. Rawlins, Mr.. Burton inquired;
"When the senator asserts that we
are pursuing in the Philippines bar
barous policy,-a policy that is
blacker than that of Philip |. of Spain
the blackest, in fact, in all history
and when he says that Taft and
Chaf'ee and Wheaton and Macarthur
and Funston are carrying this policy
of barbarity into effect, what lang
uage does he expect me to use, in
characterizing the statement"
After Mr.. Burton had read the words
of Mr.. Rawlins from the record, the
Utah senator remarked: "The. sena-
tor now has quoted me correctly. And
for these statements stand respon-
sible." i'',lr''r'' is'"t. ro'..' ''.;'
.'And FOR my comments upon them"
replied Mr.. Burton, speaking slowly
and emphatically. ~ stand respon-
lsible-." "e-.'i
''tAh, !" exclaimed Mr.. Carmack, oil
Tennessee. t.. "
Notwithstanding" continued Mr..
Burton, "the comment in the corner
from the senator from Tennessee. ~.
Mr.. Burton devoted great part oi
his speech to the defense OF General
Funston, who was made recently the
subject of sarcastic arraignment by
Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee. He
ridiculed the Tennessee senator's dis
cussion of General Funston and sar'
castically suggested that it ought to
stampede the entire soldier vote into
the Democratic camp. Over against
the whitening sarcasm of the senator
from Tennessee" he said, he placed
the record of General Funston. He
then quoted extensively from letters
and documents, paying a handsome
tribute to Funston. Among other
facts developed it was shown that
Funston had participated in thirty.
eight engagements in the Philippines,
in twenty-five of which he was in com
mand of the American forces.
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