The Washington times., 1902-05-07
Mr.. TURNER ASKSA
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
tcoa,inucd from Second pasc.)

providence OF God. nave rlSntS OF tnetr
own: and II Is cruel and impracticable to
attempt to constrain them to an order OF
things which they cannot understand and
cannot accept. IL the Filipinos are to be
, put in that category. IL they love US not.
and IL they are determined to be not part
OF us. IT is not only cruel. but IL Ia the
height of impracticable folly for US to at
tempt to constrain their will to our own
DESIRES"
Filipino Side of Controversy.
In the course of - argument against
hasty action on the bill. Mr.. Turner said
I'VE have never heard the Filipino side
of the controversy. Why should we not
hear 1t today before VIC act in this mat
ter? We have never. in fact, heard the
American side involving the truth as to
conditions now prevailing in the Philip
pine Islands. except from our returned
officers. The testimony Of few soldiers.
three general officers. and one distinguish
ed civilian Is the sum and substance OF
the work Of the committee"
Mr.. Beveridgc broke in with a remark
that the slow progress made in committee
was due to the course of the Democrats
members of X.
Mr. Turner retorted with the remark
that the extracts from the testimony read
ny Mr.. Beveridge showed that he occupied
much of the time in constant Interrupt
tions. and this retort was indorsed by Mr.
Carmack. who characterized Mr.. Bev-
eridge's course in the committee as ''pes-
tiferous" fLaughter.l
Mr.. Turner denounced the orders OF Gen.
eral Chafee. General Bell. and General
Smith. Referring to General Smiths or
der. Mr.. Turner said:
THE French revolution shocked the
world paralyzed mankind, and left behind
1t. to be added to the scourges Of God
the names Of Robespierre. Marat. aud
Danton. But 1t remained for an American
soldier. in the twentieth century-the rep
resentative of the highest type OF civili-
zation-in a quarrel having not a single
element OF religious difference to raise
his name to a height of bloody infamy
which places 1t above even any of the
names OF those scourges OF mankind 10
whom I have referred. This monster in
human form devoted. in cold blood. an en-
tire province to extermination-the males
over ten years to slaughter and the fe-
males and tender infants to starvation"
Referring mockingly to the pretensions
of clergymen and statesmen. Mr.. Turner
said:
"Oh. you ungrateful Fflipinos. Why will
you not accept the religion of our puipits.
and the calico shirts offered you by our
statesmen? Why do you compel us to
kill and slay. and lift you up to the stand
ard of America?
I'VE ara SLED with so holy zeal for
your welfare-the mandate of the AL
mighty lies upon US so heavily-that we
try to raise you to our standard, whether
-fch
doing so. 1t becomes necessary to wipe
you out from the face of the earth. and
to kill and burn and devastate-
I'VE love you as a father loves his chill
iren We yearn for your welfare with
the bowels OF compassion. But. in the
meantime. let the slaughter and the burn
ing go on until this good God. whose viii
we are executing, may snuff incense from
your running blood and may have burnt
,fering from the smoking and shoulder
ng ruins Of your simple homes
Shot Down in Trenches.
Before concluding his speech, Mr.. Turn
r read letter received by Rev. DIR.
Walker. Of Boston. from his son, serving
a the army in the Philippine Islands. re-
atiug how a large number of Filipinos
Tho were held as prisoners of war were
ent out in squads every morning. made
, dig trenches, and stand in the trench
5 until they were all shot down.
Mr.. Lodge said that the matter would be
lquired into by the committee.
In conclusion. Mr. Turner. addressing the
,mmittee. said:
Give us light. You cannot efface re-
possibility, but you can make partial
onement. And the first step IN the di-
ction Is to turn on light. in order that
'e country may see the consequences Of
,ur folly. and be able to retrace its steps
consonance with what honor and dig
ty and statesmanship may require"
Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass-), the author of
e resolution under which the Philippine
vestigation is being conducted. COM
entcd upon the fact that not single
lipino had been heard although many
them were spoken of by American gen.
ais as able, intelligent, and patriotic
en-.