The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-10

made by using harsh methods or unusual
hours.
Mr.. Lodge retorted that he would not be
deferred from doing his duty b. threats.
Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas and Mr.. Bacon
said there should be no undue haste.
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado. then spoke In op-
position TO the bill. He characterized as
vicious and uncalled for the provision In
the bin requiring that all laws 70 be en-
acted by the Philippine commission shaH
be by authority OF the United states.
There was a degree OF lOOseness, he SAID,
in the provision which designated the in
habitants of the islands as citizens OF the
Philippine Islands. because II gave them
no legal status. If they are citizens OF
the government Of the Philippine islands,
he wanted 10 know what kind OF a
government il was. "IS it a govern
ment of the United States, is it
a territory or is it a province? ne asked.
lie contended that IL there is a government
states; II not there is no government there
at all. He denied that the minority had
traduced the American army. There had
been statements against American soldiers
but not the army. The very policy, SAID
Mr.. Teller. "of this government in dealing
with these people is calculated TO make a
months ago, he said, he had submitted un-
questioned evidence of the practice OF the
water cure but he was told that no such
thing existed.
The members on the Republican side,
with the exception of Mr.. Galifnger, mad
vanished from the chamber. Noticing this,
Mr.. Teller remarked. II want TO say TO the
few Republicans in sight that you cannot
escape the charge of misconduct In the
Philippines by saying we are abusing the
American army"
Mr.. Gallinger, replying. said that, as he
for the moment constituted the rev Re
publicans,' he would call Mr.. Tellers at
tention to the fact that on Dee. 20, 1898, the
senator from Colorado had declared that
the United States should not surrender the
islands TO anybody. This caused consid-
cradle Laughter in the galleries.
Mr.. Teller said that at that time TO have
given up the islands would have been to
turn them back to Spain, or else they would
have been seized by Germany.
Mr.. Beverage inquired whether Mr.. Tel
Ter stood by the statement in his speech
at that time that our flag in the philippines
would not come down.
Mr.. Teller replied that he meant that the
world was to be notified that the Islands
would be protected by the American gov
m He meant that the flag should
remain there until a suitable government
of their own could be established.
Doe the senator say now, inquired
Mr.. Beveridge, that we cannot disconnect
ourselves entirely from these stands
Il do not think we can" replied Mr.. Tel
Ter. Il do not think we ever can discon-
meet ourselves from Cuba. We have not
been able for lightly years TO d~lSconnect
ourselves from the South American gov
ernments, over every one of which we have
exercised a prOtectorate under the Monroe
doctrine. And when the senator from In
diana tells me that the Filipinos are inca
Aab40 VI III ~ ~ nv - 49, $1,000 N@8N 49,
the facts deny that statement. Admiral
Dewey has declared they are as capable OF
self-gOvernment as are the people OF South
America or of Cuba"
Mr.. Gallinger read a statement by Mr..
SimOnay, a postal official in Samar, as
sorting that the Filipinos were utterly in
capable of self-government and that every
Filipino would accept a bride.
Mr.. Hoar inquired how it was that the
Philippine Commission, the American and
Philippine Commission, proposed to com
init to these people a government in which
they should have a large share II no trust
was to be placed in them.
Discussing a solution of the trouble in
the Philippines, Mr.. Teller said: If we
can hold the islands with honor and de-
cency to the FilipinOs, even though 1t be
to some disadvantage to ourselves, L am In
favor of doing so; but L am not In TaVOr
of holding them under the present dishon-
orable conditions, particularly as we do not
care to tell the FilipinoS what their ultl-
mate condition is TO be. If ever a people
were justified in resisting "A foreign power
those people are justified in resisting US.
Shaking mis- finger at the Republican side
the Colorado senator said: You have got
to face this proposition. Give these people
a. free government or declare they shall
never have one. If we listen to the voice
of kindness and mercy. and not to that of
avarice and greed, We will answer the
appeal made to us for self-government and
freedom