The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-07
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Senator HOar Thus Describes the Requirements Of
the SeditiOn Laws of the Philippines.
n Calls Them Damnabe Doctrine and FOrake, Says They
Would Apply to TIman

distinction. Feb. 6-The Sc
dHi0n laws in force in the Phil
" ippine islands were laid before
-. anare. They had been sent to the
--,t, bv the secretary OF war in re-
-..rq to a resolution offered by Mr.
r,-lrs of Utah several days ago. The
-s we're read in full by the clerk.
Al the conclusion of the reading Mr.
r,rster sent to the clerks desk and
IA read sections 1891 to 533S inclusive
u iba revised statutes of the United
SAFES. dealing with the same Of
w- Hoar then spoke briefly upon
3D., sedition laws enacted by the Phil
anime commission. saying he was sOr-
W that the commission had by its ac-
o7 adopted the only harsh and cruel
divisions that were to be found in
,bs statutes Of the United States. Tn
lsr this cruel provision in The Philip
,irss mother M wing knowledge Of
reason Of her son must inform the au-
,sorities upon him: the son must in
bm upou the mother: the brother
man Ire brother: the daughters upon
81 father aud so on. He said the laws
If tbe United states were applied only
"a citizens Of this country, citizens by
ather nativity or adoption.
Says They Are Cruel.
r, .hc case of this application Of
arse acts in The Philippines. ne SAID.
thew were being put into execution by
alien authority -esponsible only to an
alien government or command.
N-. Patterson interrupted Nh. Hoar
% sav that orc of the members of
me Philippine commission ought to be
relieved from any odium attaching to
he enactment Of the Philippine sedi-
ton laws.
Governor Taft. he said. had informed
the Philippines committee that he WIS
o. when these acts were enacted by
The commission and that had he been
present thore probably would have
heon some modification Of the acts.
Il ann quite ready said Mr. Aoar,
"to believe what the senator has said
Of so able and humane a man as Gov
crnor Taft"
MIR. Foraker said he never had heard
the Philippines acts read until now.
He was surprised. however. that the
senator from Massachusetts. Mr.. Hoar,
should be mentally and morally dis
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heard When Mr.. Hoar had desired to
know he added whether il were pos
St6e that the United States had en-
acted such provisions. ne had sent for
me United States statutes and hao
had read the acts upon treason and
cfenses against The country.
Not only are the provisions tht
same" he declared. AS those contained
IN the Philippines acts, but the word
ing I'm both is practically identical. The
Philippines commission adopted tn
language of the revised statutes. add
Ing such matters as would make tn
provisions applicable TO the Philippine
stands"
Tillman Calls Them "Damnable."
Mr. THlman interrupted Mr.. F0rake
20 denoU zee the seditiOn laws enacted
by the Philippines commission "a
'damuabic doctrine"
1T might be i'm order said Mr.. For
aker. warmly. Ito inquire of the senate
from Sout Carolina on which side o
the struggle in the Philippines are hi
Smpathies2"
Ny sympathies are with the Fih
p.uos' shouted Mr.. Tillman, pound
ing his desk emphatically.
Undoubtedly they are, retorted Nj
Foraker. and such a fiat-footed an