Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-29
57TH CONGRESS.
SibIey Pa, Denounces Gen.
Smiths Samar Orders.
Hopes President Will Strip Him Of
Uniform Within "a Hours.
Senate Finally Disposes of OIeo and
Chinese Bills.

Washington, April 28.-Representa.
| tive Sibley, Pa, created something o1
| a sensation in the House, today, during
the general debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill, by severely denounc-
| ing Gen. Jacob II. Smith for the orders
| he issued in the Samar campaign. He
declared that Gen. Smith was a dis
grace to the uniform he wore and ex-
pressed the hope that the President
would strip him of his uniform within
| "A hours. Sibley's speech was enthusi.
lastically applauded by the Democrats
| and was received with some evidences
| of approval on the Republican side
| The speech was considered the more
remarkable in that it came from a Re-
| publican who left the Democratic party
on the issues raised by the Spanish wal
and who has since been an ardent ex-
pansionist. Williams, Dem, Mass, en-
dorsed what Sibley had said. Upon the
conclusion of the debate slow progress
was made with the bill, only 25 of the
49 pages being disposed of.
This was District of Columbia day in
the House under the rules, but the
day next, in order that the House might
proceed with the consideration Of tire
agricultural bill. The naval appropria-
ton bill was reported and the House
then resumed consideration of the aSii-
cultural appropriation bill
Curtis, Kan, made a brief but a
feVent defence of Gen. Funston against
the criticism to which he had been sub
jected.
1.-The people of Kansas" he began.
''are proud of the brave and daring
record of gallant Fred Funston. Cap
plause on the Republican side. He has
been criticised here for an act which for
daring of conception and execution
ranks with the greatest features of
arms-he captured the new George
Washington, Aguinaldo.'
eff another had accomplished what
Gen Funston did," he said, 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis would have made him their can
didate for President" He called at
tention to the fact that his promotion
had been recommended by Gen. Whea-
ton and Gen. Macarthur, both soldiers
of the Civil War, soldiers who knew
more of war and the rules of war than
all the politicians in this country com
bined. And his commission" he
added, was signed by the greatest
President we have ever had-the soldier
statesman and martyr, William McKin-
ley," (Applause).
Feeley, Ulls) submitted some remarks
in support of the contention that the
laws of neutrality were being violated
by this government in allowing the
Shipment of mules and horses to South
Africa for use by the British in the war
against the Boer Republicans.
Sibiey, Rep, Pa, said he had been an
eXpansionist and defended the policy of
the administration in the acquisition of
the Philippines. Duty and honor he
then continues:
when L have heard the statements;
made that we We're cruel in the conduct
of that war / have thought perhaps the
partisan was speaking But when |
have read that general wearing the
uniform of the army Of the United
States issues orders not to conciliate a
province. but to leave it a bowling
wilderness and to kill all above 10 years
of age, then it seems to me that hui
manity must have marched backward
for is centuries and that Herod again
appears.
Il have read Of Timour, the Tartar
| have read of Achilles, but / thank
God that since the tragic scene ON Call
vary, 1t has taken is centuries to pro-
duce Smith. | have read of the water
cure. believe that was exaggerated
Can any man whose blood bounds in
his pulses, any man who has read his
Bible, or who has been reared at the
knee of Christian woman, justify the
preparation of such cruelties upon an
other man who wears the guise and
the image of his Creator? And yet we
near this man attempting to Justify
acts by which men are pumped so fun
of water nearly to drown them. and
then brought back to life by thumpinr
them over the stomach with the butts
of muskets. That is not civilization
that is not Christianizing the world.
Il am thankful that these are spor-
adic cases Against that as man
who belongs, not alone to the Republic
can ranks, but to the whole brother
mood OF man the wide world round, /
want the members of this House, on
TINS size OF the chamber and that, to
voice their protest against all such
measures. (Applause).
Il hope the President Of the United
States will have the courage, upon what
the man admits, to discharge him dishon-
orably from the service he has disgraced
tapplause). He admits that he issued the
order to leave the province bowling
waste and a wilderness. and to kin all
above ID years Of age, the innocent with
the guilty.
THAT man never ought to be permitted
to stay in the service of the United States
until the sun goes down. He is a dis.
grace not alone to the party, but to ey
cry man who ever wore the uniform of
the United States, and he is blot and A
disgrace to our present civilization.
wait and hear what his Justification
mn Ia hot II