The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-06
REPUBLICANDEFENSE
The Mouthpiece Of the Administration
Outlined the Scheme.
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.
General Denial to tlIe Charges Made
by the Democrats.
GUILTY ARE TO BE SHIELDED.
Atrocities to Be Denounced and Fair
Promises Made.
A SPLENDID CHANCE FOR DEMOCRATS
To Make Excellent Campaign Material,
but the Radical Majority Viii Enact
the Bill Into Law
Atrocities to Be Denounced and Fair
Promises Made.
A SPLENDID CHANCE FOR DEMOCRATS
Especial to The pos,0

Washington. May 5.-Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts,. chairman OF the committee
on the Philippines, today made the hrst
speech of any magnitude which has yet
been made by the pro-admlnlstratlon forces
in the senate during the consideration of
the Philippines government bill A. was
foreshadowed in these dispatches last week,
he merely handled his subject In n general
way. leaving the matter of detail to the
other republican senators who are to follow
him. Mr.. Lodge had spoken only few
minutes before the line OF defense TO be
followed by the administrationlsts was
made apparent. The atrocities practiced in
the islands are to have all sorts OF anath-
emas hurled at them, and promises that the
guilty ones shall be punished are to be
freely made. The high officers who are
more or less responsible FOR the manner In
which the campaign has been conducted are
TO be excused In every possible way, and an
attempt will be made to demonstrate that
the president and the war department were
unaware of the character OF the warfare
being carried on by our troops. 1t viii be
denied that the republicans are pursuing
their present course in the hope Of making
of general denial to the charges made by
the democrats will be entered. 1t is conf.
IDENTIFY believed on the minority side that
the speeches which viii be made by the
republicans as a result OF the recent change
| of tactics, will give tine democrats a chance
to bring out points which could got other
wise have been brought out and as a result
those who are leading the minority fight
| are feeling very well satisfied. The fight
| will be a hard one. and while there Is 1T
/ tie room for hope that the bill viii not
eventually be enacted into law, there is rea.
son to believe that the democrats will have
( an opportunity TO make some excellent cam.
palgn MATERIAL and that this opportunity
Will be improved to the utmost.
The opponents of the BILL Mr, Lodge said
had charged that it opened the way to ex
ploiters, syndicates and carpetbaggeSs. lie
was aware OF the general hostility OF tSc
democratic party to any man who has made
money or is making money.
Mr.. Lodge discussing the testimony Of
Governor Taft, declared that lie was on,
of the most candid falr-minded men wh'
had made great sacrifices to go TO the PM
ipplnes. lie had labored there dislnter
estedly aud although in impaired health
proposed to go back to the islands, IL
paid a high tribute also to Acting Gov
ernor Luke Wright and declared that II h
and Governor Taft were not to be trusted
no American could be trusted.
The attack of the minority, however, hat
not been confined to the Philippine commits
sion. Democratic senator's had made al
attack ON the American army because /
was charged crueties had been committee
upon the TiHpinos. The army has been vic
torious and In the Philippines 1t now meet
the same abuse the Union army met ate
Appomattox Chaffee, like Grant is calei
butcher. The senator from Utah hat
grossly exaggerated the situation in tn
Philippines 1t was a source OF bitter re
greet to him LODGE that any America,
officer or enlisted man should have tor
tured any Filipino or that any order ha,
been issued that, on its face seemed revolt
ing.
But" he said. there must be som
reason for these alleged cruelties"
He then told of three American soldier
who were captured by the Filipinos. The
were stripped naked aud told that II the
would cry Tong live the Filipino republic
they might run away into the bush as the
We're One Of the men stood there make
amidst the hostile band and cried Ion
live America" The tilipinos led him t
a tree and the women and children stone
him TO death. TIE other two lost thei
hearts and cried long live the Fllipin
republic" but they were cut to pieces vt
bolos
After that, said he, It is no wonder tn
comrades of these men went into battl
with cries Of vengeance
Mr.. Lodge said It had been charged b
MIR. Rawlins that General Chaffee had r,
ceiyed Lis education "in sayagery'' !
China. Against those cruel words he sal
he cited General Chaffee's official record
II WAS General Chanee. the senator sale
who In conference Of generals had d.
clared his purpose to march at once upo
Pekiu 10 save the legations. Tho Japanes
genera. expressed the hope that he might b
permitted 10 accompany the American lea'
or. The march was made, ana chaffee ha
won lasting fame.
In the Philippines, he said, General Cha
fee had conducted warfare In the mos