Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-12
Profoundly Impressed by His Edjct
but Little by His Judgment
LIVELY TIME IN SENATE,
Debate Between Mnssachusetts senior
Senator and piatt Of Connecticut
over Philippine Matters,


Washington, Feb. liza stirring de-
bate on the general Philippine pues-
ton was precipiJated IN the senate
late today the principal participants
| being Mr. Plat Of Connecticut and
Mr. lioar Of Massachusetts Mr. Tel
Ter Of Colorado had concluded for the
day his argument against the enact
ment Of the pending Philippine tariff
bill, In response to some statements he
made, Mr. Plat directed the senate's
attention to the situation in the ISL
ands, In which he viewed IT, main
tanning that great progress was being
made by the government in subdulng
the Instruction
Nh. Hoar rldiculed the statements
OF Mr. Plat, and In faCetious vein
adyerted TO the efforts Of the American
government to control the Filipino peo'
pie,
The remarks Of the Massachusetts
senator aroused Mr. Platt, who made
4 notable speech, In the course of
which he referred TO Mr. Hoar In pretty
sharp terms.
IN reply Mr. Hoar delivered an in
csive criticism To- the action OF the
Philippine commission
Early In the day the senate passed
JOINT resolution submitting a con-
stitutlOnal amendment changing the
time Of presidential lnauguratlons and
the termination ana commencement of
v FafVYt.g 4 Ia. Ia IL.
the last Thursday Of April
PLATT MAKES REPLY.
Mr. Plat Of Connecticut. in replying
70 some statements made by Mr. Tel
ler pointed ont that the American ar
my IN the Philippines had been re-
duced from 10000 TO less than 10000
He thought II very strange that the
American force could be reduced thus
II all the Filipinos We're struggling
against American control,
I'VE ought to consider facts" he
urged, I'VE ought 60 take things as
they are, and not things az they may
be coniured up We are getting along
reasonably well on those islands Peace
viii come to them and a government
will be established there, In which the
Fllpinos themselves will have largo
part and which viii prove to be a
blessing to them"
MIR, HOAR ANSWERS.
Mr., Hoar Of Massachusetts, in reply
TO Mr. Plat. referred to the declara-
tions of Fllipinos, which the latter
had read as "a sweet morse' wrested
from conquered people by great
army He had no knowledge of the
methods by which these declaration
had been obtained, but disclaimed any
reflections upon the American authori
ties or the American army. without in
Yestigadon,
ELECTIONS RIDICULED.
Mr.. Hoar rldiculed the elections To
which Mr. Plat referred, declaring
that under the sedition laws enacted
by the Philippine commission II was
penitentlary offense for anybody IN the
islands TO advocate political opinion
or political policy. lie referred In a
facetous vein to the schools estab-
lished in the Islands by the American
authorities asserting that IN not one
of them could the Declaration Of lnde-
pendence be read and no patriotic
speech delivered in safety
PLATT GETS WARM.
Mr.. Hoar's remarks called forth
vigorous utterance from Mr., Plat
who said that his respect for the long
and distinguished career Of the sena-
tor from Massachusetts, would prevent
him from replying az he would reply
to some others. He believed, he said,
that the American people would re-
greet to note the 'sneers" Of the sena-
tor from Massachusetts at the efforts
of the government TO educate the chill
dren Of the Philippine islands
JUNTA PETITIONS.
Speaking OF the petitions for inde-
penderce presented to Congress year
ago, to which Mr. Hoar had referred,
Mr.. Plat said they were paraded here
now as they had been at the time OF
their presentation as positive proof that
all the Filipino people wanted was
Independence and freedom from Ameri-
can control He intimated that they
had been prepared by the Filipino
junta, either IN Hongkong or in Bos-
ton" and asserted that they bore on
their face evidence OF being machine
made"