Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-04

the less We trade with those islands and the
less we have to do with them the better
Il will be for Us. The only trade that will
flourish under such conditions u that Of the
exploiters and It Is proposed to turn the
islands over to them. II Is for the bene-
At Of the carpet-baggers and not for the
benefit Of the American people that q war
Of criminal aggression is being waged in
the Philippine islands. We Of the minority
cannot support this bill or the policy Of
which II is a part.'
He next discussed briefly the subject OF
the censorship OF press dispatches in Ma
Mia. He declared that it was not a GEN.
sorship for military purposes. but had been
established by, for and in the interest Of
the republican party" Important informa-
ton had been suppressed by the censor. he
declared, and the people Of this country
had been kept In ignorance OF matters q
knowledge Of which they we're entitled.
Referring to the republican supporters Of
the Philippine policy. Mr.. Carinsek said:
you lift your hands Id holy horror at
the lynching Of a colored man in the south,
yet you are engaged in lynching $1,000, 900
people who were recently your allies and
brothers in arms, and who committed no
crime except the crime upon which this
government was founded"
Wants Dewey Investigated
with great earnestness he declared that
il the president OF the United States had
properly Characterised Aguinaldo and his
associates, as bloodthirsty Apaches, then
Admiral Dewey and those who secured
Aguinaldo's help and assistance could not
escape the charge OF deliberately violating
the laws Of civilized warfare, and he hoped
the charge against Admiral Dewey would be
investigated. ~
From the beginning" said Mr.. Carmack,
1--WE know that Aguinaldo was fighting not
for a change Of masters, but for absolute
freedom, and" he said, General Anderson
had assured Aguinaldo that the American
people never had established colonies and
that he could trust in the honor Of the
American people. These facts" he said,
constitute a binding obligation upon US
to give them their Independence" He
added: Haul down the American flag
wherever 1t waves as an emblem Of force
and Of despotism." He charged that the
United States had been holding a false and
delusive hope to the Filipinos and that we
we're killing those people, for the salvation
of their souls and building up the church
OF God out of human bones.
Deprecntes Policy of Conquest.
Mr.. Carmack maintained that by follow
ing out the policy OF conquest formulated
by the majority in power the United States
was pressing itself into all the chickering's
and ~quarrels Of the world. Under such u
policy no peace was in view for this gov.
eminent. The position Of the government
would simply be one Of armed neutrality.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Carmack's
speech, Mr.. Beveridge, a republican member
Of the Philippine commission, sharply chal-
lenged a statement by the Tennessee sena-
tor that the Philippine tariff had not been
we'll or carefully considered. AS a matter
OF fact he said the tariff scale was fixed
after months Of consideration and after
consulting every interest in the Philippines.
did the Philippine commission make an
investigation Of the Philippine tariff
scale ?" inquired Mr.. Carmack. =.
mo-" replied Mr.. Beveridge, but. the
Philippine commission has been consider
ing that scale for two years."
Mr.. Beverage declared that IL the demo-
cratic party had given to its last tariff
bill the same care which had been given
the Philippine tariff scale, this country's
prosperity would. not, have withered as it
had under the tariff It had enacted.
Why Are Forsaken.
Further along Mr.. Beverage declared that
the reason why ex-President Cleveland, ex-
President Harrison and ex-senator Ed
munds, all Of whom had not been In SYM
pathy with the Philippine policy OF the
administration, declined to follow. the demo-
cratic party, was because that party would
not accept the decisions OF the supreme
court and the verdict of the American
people as 1nall He asserted that the rea-
sons why the thoughtful people OF the
country" had not followed the democratic
party in its opposition to the proper con-
trolling of the Philippines and in other
matters of national policy was that they
feared that party would sow "the dragons
teeth, from which would spring a harvest
OF anarchy"
Another reason, he said, was that
party was sounding a note of retreat, and
never in the history Of the country had
the American people retreated from any
proposition fairly presented to them, and
they never would" ,
They will not follow YOU he declared,
shaking his finger at the democratic side,
because you are calling our soldiers MUIR
derers and charity boys and doors Of dirty
work."
TiIIman Interrupts.
AS he was proceeding to discuss some OF
the conditions in the Philippine islands
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina interrupted
with the inquiry: rs, .tTt,r
will the senator be explicit and give us
the benefit of his personal observations, OF
any Official information he has In regard ia
the dispatch from General Bell that he
proposed to q war so terrible that they
would want peace. and want It bad-is that
true, or is 1t MOTIFS ~
sit was not done while L was there" re.
piled Mr.. Beverage.
II will ask the senator whether. wher
he is making war, he would not make wal
so terrible that the enemy would wan
peace3"
Z That would depend said Mr.. TilIman
whether / was honestly engaged In a wal
that l thought was decent and respectful
or of subjugation and infamy."
a And does the senator charge" demanded
: Mr.. Beverage, shat General Bell does moi
, believe he is engaged in an honest war;"
: II know that there are plenty Of onieerl