Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-26
LyNCH|NC UP
GaIIinger Proposed an
Investigation,
Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, Completed Its Work,
Full Complement Of Hands Resume
Work at Augusta,
ALL DEAD OR FLED.

Washington May 2S.-In the senate
today, Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, offered resolution instructing
the judiciary committee to investigate
lynchings in the United States with
The view of aScertaining remedy.
Mr.. Gallinger said lynchings are not
confined to the south. Horrible cases
have occurred in the north and white
men as well as black were victims.
During the past ten years 2,65S lynch
ings have occurred in the United
States. If the strong arm of the law
could prevent such occurrences he
deemed it right to do so. He read the
Associated Press account of the lynch
ing of a negro in Texas few days ago
and said history did not furnish more
tiendish instance of mob wrath. The
whole wretched business, he said, was
disgrace to American manhood He
apprehended it would be said the fed
eral government is powerless and the
states had exclusive jurisdiction. If so,
the people desired to know it,
Mr.. Culberson, of Texas. presented
and had read an account of lynching
in Kansas, saying he wanted it shown
the crime of lynchIng is not confined
to the state of Texas or any section
He hoped New Hampshires senator
would not single out ms state when he
wanted to bring such matters before
the senate. After remarks by Mr.. Hoar
upon the constitutional feature, the
matter went over. The Philippine bill
was taken up and Mr.. Patterson, of
Colorado, made speech in opposition
to it.
Mr.. Patterson read extracts from a
report of ministers meeting recently
held in Boston. in the course of which
addresses were made and the minis
ters had stated the American flag has
been disgraced in the Philippines by
the COMMISSIONING of tragedies and hor-
rors in the islands, although no special
attack was made upon the president
and secretary of war. Mr.. Patterson
referred to the editorials from the Den
yer News which Mr.. Foraker read in
the course of his speech. These edi-
torials strongly urged the retention of
the Philippine islands and advocated
the governments policy as to the ISL
ands.
Mr.. Patterson said he was RESPONSE
ble for the utterances of the Denver
News then and now. He said he knew
hundreds of thousands of American
people who held views similar to those
expressed in the Denver News edi-
torials and subsequently had changed
those views. Just prior to the ratifica-
tion of the Paris treaty he changed his
opinion and since that time had advo-
Gated strenuously the independence of
the Filipino people. Mr. Patterson de-
clared after the capture of Manila, "A
censored press, deliberately guided by
the powers in Washington, had misrep-
resented the situation in the Philippine
islands,"
He read extracts from the editorial
columns of the Denver News since the
time referred to, declaring the most
"sublimely grand and national deed"
which the United States could perform
would be to extend independence to
the Filipinos. He urged Mr.. Foraker
had not "been frank and candid in his
quotations from the Denver News. Mr..
Foraker resented the imputation OF
lack of fairness. Mr.. Patterson insist
ed that Mr.. Foraker had omitted edi-
torials which presented the question
in its true light. Mr.. Foraker said he
presented only such editorials from
the democratic newspapers as dealt
ably and interestingly with the Ques-
tion and. of course, had no intention of
rejecting upon the senator from Colo
rado.
Mr.. Patterson declared additional
light has been thrown upon the subject
and editorials have appeared in his
paper which presented a different
phase to the matter. These had not
been read. In justice he read them him
self, declaring they are the reflex of
censored telegraphic dispatches from
the Philippines.