The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-07

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Ia debate on the Philippine measure
" today. Mr.. Beveridge Of Indiana.
u-.7,bsr af the Philippine commits
e.. addressed the senate to correct. as
s..sif an unintentioual misstatement
-. hi, Mr.. Rawlius Of Utah concern
49, tbs application Of the water cure
- raiofros who had burned Sergeant
o.us-7e t7 death. He read from the
,ss+lm0ry t1 show that Mr.. RaWlins
.+stament was not accurate.
Mr. Hoar inquired If 1t was a fact
proved by testimony that American
l-r5iars had tortured Filipinos until
tFey had confessed to the commission
of crime
.t.t tho water cure had been admins
800 fr the dreadful O'Herne case. By .
tLr Confession OF the FHipiuOs to whom F.
,b. y.4tar cure had been given. IL was .
r-..-.E that O,Herno had been burned f.
d, death over slow FIRE. and that his .
t.fr subsequently had been cut to F.
r-- confession Of the Fnipinos in
Guided the location Of O'Herne's re-
aWss this murder proved by any
nbs- testimony than that given in
tbs testimony Of the tortured Fill |
ir.rosg inquired dr. Hoar.
"v0f that T know Of. replied Mr..
rarsr.dee but that evidence was con- /
elusive"
Soldiers Inclined to be Kind.
Mr. Beys-idge and Mr.. Patterson be- /
came involved in a spirited colloquy
aver the treatment OF the FilipinOs by
ia. American soldiers. which was inter- |
ruufad bv Mr. CarmaCk of Tennessee, /
saying.
en- tine Philippines was uniformly kind
wherever 10 was permitted 10 be so. I'm
cases where Nc was otherwise they were
driven to the Cruelties by their superior
officers.
Nr. Beveridge said he was glad at
this late date to hear an apology for
attacks made upon the American sol /
fsrs and inquired if Mr.. Carmack
could mention more than q single in
stance where ara officer had ordered the
administration of torture TO a Filipino. I
Mr. Carmack replied that he had not I
referred to- any special orders, but that
td. general orders 0f Generals Bell and
thafee indicated that In the opinion Of
f.HrF HIIIIHIr NIlf ahIIINN tNctAA NtNNN'o
we're treating the Fiiipinos too kindly
Nr. Bevpridge ridiculed this answer
o. Mr Carmack. declaring that when
b. asked him a direct question he re-
farfd in a diaphanous way to the or
dsrs of Bell and Chaffee.
Says That He Was Accurate
Mr. RawIins Of Utah coutended that
every statement he had made in his
discussion Of this question was essen /
TALLY accurate He discussed the
O'Herne case and said that the i'm
preston he had gotten from the tesu- [
muuy was that the FilipinOs had been |
induced 90 make the confession sug /
regte1 90 them by the administration I
of the water cure. He resented Mr.. /
Beveridges imputatiOn that the minor
ity was 3rraigniug the American sol 1
diev Mr.. Bawlin5 said outrages i'm the
Philippines were due. not to the sol
ders themselves. but the highest mill
tary authorities i'm the islands. The
responsibility for them. indeed. was to
De placed properly 40 the door of the
administration officials here I'm Wash /
inston.
"Unul recently" said he, Il had
thought that those things were spOrad-
is and isolated. but I have been forced /
OBJ the belief that they are but a part
ot the general plan of campaign"
Mr. Bawlins said one victim was tied
down by American troops, and sugar
was placed upon his head 70 attract
The v0raciOus ants common in those
Islands. and forced to give informa-
ton.
War Has Gone Too Far.
Mr.. Beveridge read at some length
from the testimony taken before the
Philippine commission to show many
acts of unusual kindness 10 Filipino
prisoners by Americans
Mr.. Turner of Washington smoke
upon the bill He declared il unwise
unpatriotic. cruel and inhuman to at
Tempt TO make the Philippines a per-
ma1eut part of the territory Of the
United states. He then criticised the
refusal of the senate committee on the
f1.ippues TO summon AguiualdO. Ma
'hi Major Gardener and others. He
would feel constrained. he said. If the
present methods of the Philippine COM
n.llee are continued. to declare that
DC does not want the truth. but that il
q. determined 90 strangle the truth.
"s our armies, under the compuIsi0n
superior authority. are strangliag
liberty t0 the Philippines.
DIT any senator said Mr.. Turner
Eaa conceived at the time the treaty
yum spain was pending that 1t would
I-dd us into war with the FiIipinos.
.'l.4 That treaty have received
single yoteg"
AE Turner referred to the order Of
GENERAL Jacob II. Smith. and said that
remained for the American soldier.
que highest type OF civilization. i'm a
N.a..n. not having the single el<,ment
I.NSi'gs differences. prosecuted upon
t.T humanitarian grounds. 90
S. OBS name 90 the height Of bloody
ut. He characterized General
.'. 's "a monster i'm human FORM
..4 devoted an entire province to
l-''I.ess determination.
DO response to an inquiry bv M Dol
LFer Hs Jl whether any women or cbii-
0il been put 60 death under that
. Nr- Turner replied that evil
., showed that twenty men had
' laN#n out and shot.
Admits Men Were Shot.
tg5. h1.I.ver declared that the men
-A '..0 shot. not under the order 80
smith. but upon other grounds
Turner said that Major Waller
I'd. -lted theprder Of General smith
..'i.tli1n for his execution Of the
o,.s. guides, and had been acquitted
. plea. He asserted that il would
Die, despite the fairy tale of
f--! which constantly is being dinne6
g..... l'. ears, FOR the United States 10
r-,--- l'- islands without the constant
NEE there of great army.
r.,.l urner referred TO a special dis
f1- which appeared I'm the Washing
f9st today. under date line of
l-,. ~ S,ass.. and which, on the author
~. ~. i'er. W.. H. Walker. told of the
luton luton Of 1000 Filipino prisoners by
,,..- pa. -aiion Of American troops. he
49, mere was not sufficient food for
on ,t ReV. Dr. Walker told the story