The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-21

Nv house met today. consideration
of the Philippine government bill
Was resumed, and Mr.. Jones Of Vir-
c.n.a resumed his speech. He argued
that under the provisions of the bin
The friar lands which the government
wished to purchase would find their
way into the hands of corporations. He
declared that. in his opinion. it would
De- better for the Filipino people 90 live
under the present hybrid rule than TO
have imposed upon them the civil gov
eminent hy the pending measure which
would enable that civil government TO
dispose OF all the valuable franchises
iu these islands 20 strip the forests o.
their timber and to sell the agricultural
lands tO corporations and syndicatcs.
Nr Jones devoted considerable time To-
tHa question Of the ability ~ the Fill
ir.u0 people for self-gOvernment He
quoted Professor SChurnan. president
of the FIRST Filipino commission 60 the
effect that the Fihpinos desired inds-
poUjence were entitled TO &C. were
capable of governing themselves and
were entitled TO government
Does the gentleman think Buenca-
miao capable Of self government"
asked Mr. Crumpacker
'I think If BuenCaminO's moral char
acter were as strong as his intellectual
power he would be "a very great man, ="
replied Mr.. Jones.
Root a Rank Partisan.
Mr.. Jones referred 60 the statement
issued by Secretary Root yesterday.
giving $4,000 1000 as the total cost to
the United States Of our control of the
Philippines. He said that i'm making up
the account he had no doubt the sec
rotary of war. "the rankest partisan of
them ail." had excluded every possible
item in order to reduce the amount TO
q minimum. But even the astute sec
rotary of war he said. had furnished
no estimate OF the blood our posses
sion Of the islands had cost He
thought fully 100000 Filipinos had per
sned directly or indirectly as a result
f the war waged against them, and
that 10000 American lives had been
lost or wrecked. Mr. Jones took I'D
ihe charges made against General
Smith and Major Waller for cruelty in
oaud.
why is &c." he asked addressing
the other side of the chamber. thai
you criticise and court martial Schley,
but sou viii not touch a hair on the
head OF those who have confessed &c
participating I'm these diabolical out
ages? why criticise a naval officer
and refuse to hear criticism Of an Off
Ger iu The army?
"It rs the indiscriminate criticism of
the army that we protest against in
t7ripcted Mr.. Steel of Indiana
m8te criticism answered Mr.. VIII
Jams az Illinois. 1T has been a re-
it3I of specific cases"
"It is not the soldiers who should
1e help mp To- eXecration," declared Mr..
Jones. but those who ordered such
oBuages and those towards who seek
to smother them
Nr. Jones was warmly congratulated
hy DIS party colleagues as he closed his
speech.
Makes Sympathy Talk.
ar. Hamilton of Michigan. also Il
member of the insular committee. fol-
lowed with a set speech I'm support of
The biIl After referring to the Demo-
cratic denunciation of Mr. McEinley's
'imneriaIstic policy" Mr. Hamilton
said. Now that he is dead. I venture
tl' prediction that it will not be long
before gentlemen on the other side viii
haEa appropriated his memory 20 their
own use. and will have his picture
1m'ug their own stage properties. and
VIII DO quoting utteTsnCes as apples
'l sold and silver even as they are
quoting The utterances of Abraham
Lincoln.
Verify. the Successors and assigns Of
those who stoned the prophets now
bHrn incense so their memory and gar
l.-I The sepulchers of the righteous.
We seldom do men justice until they
'I" dead. and then we make UP for the
mean lies we ten of them while they
a'. living hy the good lies we tell Of
lI"m after they are dead AT the end
.Ea campaign of 1900. the old popu-
.s.- banner. marked Imperialism and
D" .' L partly obliterated which had
H carried by a procession Of discon-
tents with outriders of neCrOmancerS.
+...1-al ors sword Swall0wers. SER
'..H. dancers and experts I'm curb
'.""n discussion. was dumped In the
heap of Intellectual political eX-
Hn. but is being fished out and
I..-rH.Shed now for further political
U.s.. minus Is to l." Republican ap-
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Should Teach Filipinos.
PIN. concluded as follows:
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