The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-29

Millers' Association: Kansas miilers.
account OF foreign Determinations. with
the best wheat In the world al their door.
are not producing over one-third OF their
full capacity. Unless your committee or
foreign relations can give us RELIEF, through
reciprocal concessions, placing our millers
on an equal basis with foreign mills. many
OF our mills viii shut down indefinitely
and some Of them will be forced 10 the
wall In our distress we look TO our sen
ators for relief" The telegram was re-
Ierred 10 the committee on foreign rela-
tions
Mr.. Simmons. OF North Carolina. ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition 10 the
fhhppine government bill He urged that
the philippines ought 70 be turned over to
the inhabitants OF the Islands. He de-
nouhced the "cruelties and barbsrities" al
ieged 10 nave been committed on the f1l-
ipinos by the American army and said that
ne felt like calling upon the great. brave
and human man now IN the White House
10 probe these things 10 the bottom and at
least TO make them odious. He referred 10
the treatment Of Cuba by the United States
tt' saio ne nag no disposition 10 discuss
the motives or the Republican party In pur-
suing one line Of policy toward Cuba and
an opposite policy toward the Philippines.
he believed such discussion would be I'M
prontaole. In his judgment there no
justification in morals, in public policy
In the condition OF the two peoples for the
differentiation In their treatment There
was no reason IN his mind why independ-
ence should be granted to the Cubans and
denied 10 the FilipinOs.
MI. summons discussed the stories of the
water cure" of the burning Of towns and
of Recommendation. He declared there was
no doubt as 10 the truthfulness of the
charges against the American army Of
cruelty inhumanity and barbarity. In fact
said he. il was now organized cruelty and
barbarity and not merely isolated instances
of torture. He referred 10 the order issued
by General Smith 10 make the island OF
Samar a bowling wilderness and TO slay
all male Inhabitants over ten years of age.
mo order recorded in all history" he de-
clared, "paralleled that order, except that OF
Herod the King. when he comman ded that
all the male children who were in Bethle-
| hem and In all the coasts thereof from two
years and under should be slain in order
| that he might the more securely compass
| the death OF Him OF whom IL was said He
came TO be the King OF the Jews. the Christ
and Savior Of mankind. / feel, he con-
| tinued. like calling upon the great. brave
and humane man now in the White House
| 10 probe these things TO the bottom and at
least 10 make them Odious.
Mr. Simmons confessed 10 a feeling Of
alarm for his own section OF the country
over the prospect of the admission 20 the
| United States OF the agricultural products
or the islands, for. with the cheap labor
| there, those products could be produced in
the philippines more cheaply than in this
country. In conclusion Mr.. Simmons pro-
tested against the holding of the Philip
/ pine Islands as a possession Of the United
| states, declaring that IL retained the islands
/ could bring 20 this country only disaster
and misfortune. The Philippine bill was
/ laid aside and consideration OF the sundry
| civil appropriation bill begun.