Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-29
BUNCOMBE SPEECHES.


BUNCOMBE SPEECHES.
Their Responsibility For Continued
Trouble In the Philippines.
The following Is from the Congress-
ional Records report Of the discussion
Of the urgency deficiency bill in the
house last Thursday, the particular
subject being the proposition to make
an appropriation for the erection OF
barracks for the American soldiers In
Manila:
Mr.. Kahn, of California. Mr.. Chair
man, I venture the assertion that II
gentlemen on the other side Of this
chamber had been able to see the
camps in the city Of Manila during
the time that I was there, there would
not have been a single vote on either
side of the house against the PROPOSE
ton which was submitted on yester-
day by the chairman Of the committee
on appropriations.
There are three camps In the city OF
Manila, one, as stated by the gentle
man from Tennessee. near the Lunet-
ia. This camp lies on a low tract OF
land, within about 200 yards Of the Bay
of Manila. In the rainy season, with
in ten minutes after one Of these tro-
pical transforms has started, the en-
tire camp Is one sheet Of water. The
floors Of the tents are flooded. 1t Is
crime to ask soldiers wearing the blue
to remain in quarters such as those.
There Is another camp in a nipa hut,
or rather in a nipa cockpit, a build
ing that was formerly used by the Fill
pinos for the favorite national game.
It is entirely inadequate to the pur-
poses for which 1t Is used. 1t Is an out
rage to shelter soldiers there. There
are gentlemen on that side Of the house
who would not put a pet dog which
they loved in such quarters.
There is another barracks in the su-
burb of Malate, which is probably the
best of the three. 1t is an old Spanish
barracks. It Is antiquated. 1t Is pro-
bably capable Of housing one battalion
of our troops. I say, Mr.. Chairman,
that this money is absolutely necessa-
nv at this time in order that the work
of properly housing and sheltering the
soldiers who are in the islands may be
begun at once.
The gentleman from North Carolina
[Mr. Poul has just stated that the SOL
diers should be brought home at once.
I commend to him and to the gentle
men of that side of the house the con-
duct of the regiment from Tennessee
which had already been placed on
board the transport to come home. and
when the news was brought to them
that the Filipino insurrectos were fir
ing upon their country's flag they
begged to be allowed to go back on
shore and defeat the enemies Of their
country, which they did in a magnifi-
cent manner. [Applause.]
I desire also to call the attention or
gentlemen to the fact that statements
such as these are working an injury
to the soldiers who are fighting for the
American flag. General Smith. who
went there as colonel Of the First CAL
ifornia regiment, who subsequently
was made governor of the island OF
Negros and who is now a justice OF
the supreme court Of the Philippines
Democrat, If you please; Col. Robert
Lee Bullard, Of Alabama, Democrat,
If YOU please, both told me that in the
regions which were held by their COM
mands the greatest injury to their SOL
diers had been inflicted by reason OF
the fact that speeches made upon the
floor of the house Of representatives
and in the senate of the United States
had been translated into the Spanish
language and had been there circula-
ted among the natives, and 1 hold IN
nv hand now a speech of Mr.. LentZ. OF
Ohio, translated into the Spanish Ian
euage and circulated among the ignor-
ant natives there, who are only too
ready to believe any of the statemenss
that are made against the Americans
MIR. Shattus. They are the only ones
who would believe him.
Mr.. Finley. Will the gentleman from
California permit a question?
Mr.. Kahn. Certainly.
Mr.. Finley. 1 should like TO ASK III
the opinion of the gentleman from
California, have the speeches made by
Democrats or the speeches made by