The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-07
PHILIPPINE TALK
HAS BEGUN

Washington, May 6.--For almost
four hours today a fierce discussion o
the Philippine situation reigned IN the
senate. Ii was started by Mr. Bcver
idge of Indiana. who made some shari
structures ON the members OF the up
position because. as he said they Der
sisted in telling in their speeches only
one side Of the story.
Mr.. Carmack and Mr. Rawlin
warmly resented any imputation OF un
fairness Mr.. Rawlins declared tha
no partisan motives had actuated the
opponents Of the present Philippine
policy but that they were moved on
by patriotism and love OF country
Mr. Turner OF Washington, deliverc'
a scathing criticism OF the method
practiced by the military authorities j.
the Philippines, dwelling PARTICULAR
upon the alleged order OF Genera
Smith whom he denounced as a mon
ster in human form.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts. briei'
defended the action OF the Philippin
committee. saying that already It ha
furnished much valuable iniormatio'
BEVERIDGE TALKED.
Mr.. Beveridge OF Indiana, a membt
OF the Philippine committee, address
the senate to correct, as he said
unintentonal misstatement made
Mr.. Rawlins OF Utah, concerning ~
pinos who had burned Sergeant {
Herne to death. He read from the te
application of the water cure to
timony to show that Mr. Rawlih
statement was not accurate.
Mr.. Hoar inquired II 1t was "a
proved by testimony that Ameri,
soldiers had tortured Filipinos un,
they had confessed to the commissio
OF crimel
Mr.. Beveridge said il had been pro
ed that the water cure had been ;
ministered in the dreadful O'Heri
case. By the confession OF the FIJI
pinos TO whom the water cure
been given. il was learned that
Herne had been burned TO death o'
a slow fire and that his body subsC
quenily had been hacked TO pieces.
The confession of the Filipinos
cluded the location OF O'Herne's
mains
WAS this murder proved by an
er testimony than that given
testimony OF the tortured Fihpi
inquired Mr. Hoar.
Not that | know OF, replied Mr.
Beyeridge, but thai evidence was con
elusive
!. A WRANCLE.
Mr.. Beveridge and Mr.. Patterson be.
came involved in a spirited colloquy
over the treatment OF the Filipinos by
the American soldiers, which was in
terrupted by Mr.. Carmack OF Tennes
see saying:
The conduct OF American soldiers
IN the Philippines was uniformly kind
whenever II was permitted TO be so
In cases where It was otherwise they
were driven TO cruelty by their ~
perior officers
Mr.. Beveridge said be was glad Il
that late day to hear an apology for at.
tacks made upon the American soldiers
and inquired il Mr.. Carmack would
mention more than a single instance
where an officer had ordered the ad
mlsistration OF torture 10 a Filipino
Mr.. Carmack replied that he had uct
referred TO any special orders OF Gen
erals Bel and Chaffee indicated that
m the opinion of those officers the
American troops were treating the Eli
ipiPos too kindly.
Mr.. Bevendgc ridculed this answer
of Mr. Carmack, declaring that wnen
he asked hrn a direct question he ie-
ierred IN a diaphanous way to the or
ders OF Bell and Chaffee.
Mr Rawlins OF Utah contended that
every statement he had made in his
discussion OF this question was essen
tally accnrate Discussed the OHerne
case, and said that the impression he
had gotten from the testimony was that
the Filipinos had been induced TO make
the confession suggested to them by
the administration OF the water cure
He resented Mr. Beveridge's imputa-
tion that the minority was arraignng
the American soldier
Mr.. Rawlins said ouirages in tn,
Philippines were due. not to the sol
diers themselves but 10 the highest
military authorization in the islands
The responsibility for them, indeed
was to be placed properly at the door
OF the administration officials here IT
Washington.
Until recently said he. Il haC
thought that those things were spur