The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-05-02
THE SENATOR SAYS ALL THE
FACTS ARE WANTED AND WILL
BE OBTAINED BY THE GOV.
ERNMENT.
BUT IN FACE OF THAT STATE
MENT HE OPPOSES SUMMONING
MAJOR GARDENER TO TELL
ABOUT DEAD FlLlPINOS.

Washington. May 1.-The republI-
cans of the senate are beginning TO
weaken under the fire of the minority
and it has been determined that, to
some extent at least, the men on the
majority side will take part in the
Philippines debate. 1t has been the
policy of Senator Lodge and his as
sociates to refrain from DEBATING the
pending legislation, and they have
gone to the extent of announcing That
they would let the democrats 10 all
the speaking. Not only this, but they
have persistently absented themselves
from the chamber during the speeches
of the democrats, their aim being to
impress the public with tne idea that
no interest whatsoever is being taken
in the matter.
The way the democrats have been
exposing the conditions in the Phil
ippines as revealed by the courtmar-
tials of Waller and Smith, in the re-
port of Major Gardener and in the IA
nous orders OF General j. Franklin
Bell has stirred the republicans to
the necessity of meeting the charges
and of taking some step calculated to
meet the popular demand for a thor
ough and searching investigation.
Senator Lodge indicated IN short
speech he made today that the re-
publican senators are seriously con
siderng sending a subcommittee to
the Philippines.
Lodge Talks of Investigation.
In explaining why the committee
had seen tit to decline to send for
Major Gardener and also for Aguinal-
do and other leading Filipinos, Sena-
tor Lodge contended that il would
be more reasonable to send a commit
tee out there than to send for a num-
ber of witnesses to come from the
islands. With characteristic protes-
tation of virtue he declared that no
body would suspect the republicans of
the committee of endeayoring to sup
press anything. This created smile
even on the republican side.
The discussion of the Philippines
question was decidedly lively today
Senator Clay took part in it, arguing
that Major Gardener should certainly
lbe summoned at once. He quoted
liberally from Major Gardeners IA
nous report to show that he was GER
tainly a very materiaf witness and
ought to be sent for to testify fully
concerning the conduct Of the war in
the Pniippines. IF we have notsbeen
cruel" said the senator, ''let us cfear
ourselves of the charge that has been
made against the army. All we want
| is the truth" He strongly argued that
any person VINO can possibly throw
any light upon the conditions in the
Philippine islands, should be sum-
moned before the committee.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Patter-
sou, of Colorado, directing the secre-
tary of war to order, by cable, Major
Gardener, now in the Philippines, to
come Immediately to Washington to
appear az witness before the Phil
ippine committee, recipitated a warm
discussion. The debate continued for
about two hours, considerable feeling
being manifested on both sides of the
chamber
Charge of Suppression Made.
The charge was made by the mi
nority that the majority of the com
mittee was endeavoring to suppress
facts and information This was de-
MED by the chairman of the commit
tee, Mr. Lodge, who said that any
such action would be inconceivably
stupid. The resolution finally went
over until tomorrow