Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-16
Discussion Of Question Inyades
House of Representatives
WLAURIN ASSAILS POLICY.
speaks In Opposition 10 Pending Cow
eminent Bill Ou,rages In Island
A Natural Outgrowth.

washington, May lO-lne nous' W
day was plunged into a neyer-tring de-
bate on Philippine affairs. Thus far
the subject Of alleged atrocities in the
Islands has engaged the attention OF
the senate alone, and only occasionally
echoes have been heard in the house.
But today the reports Of cruelty and
outrage We're rehearsed in the house
with vehemence and bitterness.
The naval bill was the order Of the
day, but It received but scant atten-
ton after the allegations of Philippine
outrages were presented
A speech by Mr. Vandiver OF Mis-
souri,, reciting instances Of alleged out
RACES, brought on the discussion. Per-
sonalities and recrlminatlons were
freely passed about, Mr. Vandiyer was
supported In his criticisms by Mr..
Wheeler Of Kentucky, while vehement
detenses of the American soldiers were
made by MIR. Hepburn of Iowa, Mr.,
Grow Of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hin of Con-
necticut, Mr.. w. Smith OF Michigan,
A.
course of his remarks, Mr.. Hin said
Il came into the hall while the gen
tleman from Missouri was portraying
the outrages that had been perpetrated
by the American soldiers upon the Fill
plnos, and ! regretted very much to
hear It. | had hoped that there would
be monopoly Of that kind Of talk else
where, and that we should not have In
- hntlga af Ia Len,
Ing and slandering Of the American
army, while in the performance Of it's
duty"
Mr. Hill detailed a visit he paid to
Gen. Smiths headquarters in the Phil
ippines, and added;
II found the department Of Gen. ia
cob II. smith In peace and quietness,
and yet while that condition existed,
this incident actually occurred. A COM
pany Of Tagalos, Fiipinos-the Filipino
army II you choose to call it-descended
on village of peaceable FilipinOs who
chose TO carry on their regular bust
ness pursuits in peace and quietness,
and destroyed that village numbering
| men, women and children, and # the
| gentleman from Missouri (Mr Van
| diver) desires a specimen Of barbarity.
al Fillpinos and Americans.
They took men out and tied them 10
| t-hills, six or eight or ten feet high
and six feet in diameter. filled with
ants that are absolutely raVenous and
eat up everything they come in contact
with. They tied these men 10 ant hills.
and allowed them to be eaten to death
| by ants, They buried them i'm the
| ground n Ia tbafp ,,oir. ,..l -tn....- 4
| them to be picked to death by the birds
! and eaten by the ants
They took the loyal Fllipinos and
loyal Americans and cut them open in
| the abdomen, taking out a portion Of
the bowels and mailing II to tree and
| driving them around the tree with
bolos, while they disemboweled' them.
and yet you gentlemen stand here and
| condemn American soldiers for stand
ing by the men who are loyal to the
| american nag and who are suffering
| such outrages as these
Mr. Vandyer-For the very Same
| hlnu OF oarparlty which you are now
charging against the Filipinos
Mr.. Hill-Tak about your wa TOR
cures Fight your political battles de.
| cenuy' DO not attempt TO do Il by
siahuerlhg American soldiers I'm the
performance Of their duty
| General debate on the naval bnl
Chased at = o'clock, and when the house
adjourned the measure was being read
for amendment.
MLAURIN AssAILs POLICY.
Washington, May 15.-An extended
speech by Mr.. McLaurin OF Mlssissippi
In opposition to the pending Philippines
government bin, was feature OF To-
days session of the senate. The Mis-
sissippi senator vigorously assailed the
administration policy in the Philip
pines. He deprecated the outrages per.
petrated In the islands, whether they
We're committed by the Filipinos or BY
the Americans. They were. In his judg-
ment, the natural outgrowth OF the
governments policy, for which, he
maintained, the Republican party was
responsible, He urged the abandon
ment Of the policy IN the interest OF
humanity and Justice, He declared that
the minority was not discussing tho
pending measure to obtain political
capital, as all the political material
which the Democrats desired had beer
made for them 10y the Republicans in
this Congress
Among the things which Mr. McLau-
rim declared the Republican party
would have 10 answer for nj the con.
gressional elections next fan were The
voracitv n the beef trust. made pos.
sible by Republican legislation; the an.
preparation Of millions OF dollars n