Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21

FaIAR LANDS QUESTION
H.. Of virginia Declares They
You'd Find Their Way Into
Hands Of Corporation"

,.aa resumed ana MT 'ohVS Va '"
I,rlo resumed his speech. He argued
,hn, under the provisions OF the Dill
me frIar lands which the government
wished 10 purchase would ind theis
w,c into the hands Of corporations. lie
Aoclared that, in his opinion. IT would
~ better for the Filipino people TO live
uuder The present hybrid rule than to
have imposed upon them the civil gov
ernment by the pending measure which
would enable that civil government TO
dIspose of all the valuable franchises
IN these Islands, 10 strip the forests OF
their timber and to sell the agricultural
lands 10 corporations and syndiCates.
Mr ZONES devoted considerable time TO
The question OF the ability Of the Eli
ipIno people Tor government. He
nuotad Professor Schurman, president
N me FIRST Filipino commission TO the
effect that the Fillplnos desired inde-
nndence, we're entitled TO II, were
eapable Of governing themselves and
we're entitled TO self-goyernment'
Does the gentleman think Buenca-
mIno capable OF government? y
asked Mr. Crumpacker
u think IL Buencamno's moral char
acter were as strong as his intellectual
power he would be a very great man.
replied Mr.. Jones.
Mr, Jones referred TO the statement
issued by Secy. Root yesterday,
giving $40, e00,000 as the total cost to
ne United States OF our control Of the
Philippines. He said that In making up
The account he had no doubt the sec
rectary of war, "the rankest partisan OF
Them al," had excluded every possible
item In order to reduce the amount TO
minimum. But even the astute Sec
rotary Of war, he said had furnished
no estimate Of the blood our possess
son of the Islands had cost. lie
thought fully 10000 Filpinos had per-
ished directly or indirectly as result
OF the war waged against them, and
that 1000 American lives had been
lost or wrecked MIR, Jones took up
The charges made against Gen.
Smith and Maj. Waller for cruelty In
samar
why Is IT," he asked, addressing
ne other side Of the chamber that
you crltclse and court-martial Schlcy,
but you viii not touch hair on the
head Of those who have confessed TO
participating In these dlabolical out
RACES? Why criticise naval officer
and refuse to hear criticism OF an off,
Ger In the army"
ut Is the lndiscrlminate criticism Of
the army that We protest against" In
terjected Mr. Steel OF Indiana.
There has been no such lndiscrim-
mate criticism" answered Mr.. VIII
lams OF Illinois. ut has been a re-
cltal Of specific cases"
~ Is not the soldiers who should
be held up to execration." declared MIR.
Jones but those who ordered such
outfages and those towards who seek
10 smother them
MI, Jones was warmly congratulated
py hs party colleagues as he closed his
speech
mr. Hamilton OF Michigan. also o
member Of the insular committee. fol-
lowed With set speech IN support of
The hll After referring to the Demo.
cratic dcnunclation OF Mr., McKlnley's
'imperallstlc policy" MIR. Hamilton
kald' Now that he Is dead, | venture
the prediction that 1t viii moi be long
peIoTe gentlemen on the other side will
nave appropriated his memory to their
own u.s., and VIII have his picture.
among 'heir own stage properties, and
WV W quoting utterances as applies
VI 700 and silver, even as they are
yuVllns the utterances Of Abraham
=, Verify, the successors and assigns Of
,aose VINO stoned the prophets now,
pa,h incense to their memory and gar.
nnh ne sepulchers OF the righteous.
we seldom do men Justice until they
hle aead, and then We make up for the
nedii lles We tell OF them while they
are lYlng by the good lies we tell of
uienl after they are dead At the end
I" " ,ne campaign Of 1900. the old popu.
ssue banner marked imperialism and
70 70 ], partly obliterated, which had
peeh carried by procession Of dlscon-
Wh,s with outriders of neoromancers.
seoNlayers, sword swallowers. SER
I.nuhe dancers and experts In curb
sYhe discussion, was dumped I'm the
tcrap heap Of Intellectual political OK.
IeIlment. but Is being flshed out and
.souinlshed now for further political
, use minus 10 10 l." (Republican ap-
plause.) "P
ne concluded as follows:
we are trying to do what no other |
nauon tried 10 do before. We are try. |
ing 10 give a detached and unieyel- |
oped people local self government un-
ger The tutelage and protection OF a |
great world power We are giving |
mem more than a formal protectorate' |
we are trying to protect them from |
themselves within ana from Invasion
Without that tba,, 49,, -, A.. w
and prosperity"
AT Hepburn. chairman Of the inter-
s.a'e ana foreign commerce committee.
asked unanimous consent TO non. CON
W. ~ the senate amendment to the |
isthnlan canal bill, nd agree to the
'Vulefence asked for the senate.
MT bprlon OF Ohio advised none Of
y, we friends OF the spooner amendment
~ regard this" he said. "as mere
,.r,nal action. I have the assurance
=, the gentleman from Iowa that every
pvper enort viii be made 10 bring the
ms'ler back to the house at the earli-
az a.. possible moment when those who
e ee',u, 70 70 do so can support a motion 10
% hepburn's request was agreed.
I
W. Inc speaker APPOINTED Messrs
), neppurn 81 Iowa Fletcher OF MInneso-
~ sup Davey Of Louisiana confarees
.n we part Of 'he house. Mr.. patter-
.vn 'ntn onnosed the phIllnnlne iii ana
GATED ,'nd he minority substitute.
,Nf may the American neonie
,sl saw he before the stem Is
a, which reverses sll our theotIea
s,s government and brings us. Ia m
o,u word methods Of colonization ana
,o M Kahn N California concluded M
rht,e on the afternoon IN a sneect
sat- was listened 10 with close AZ.
g.. nv r'emters on both sidos ~
w. nonse. u was largely norsona,
,,,. lle " HE trim 70 the phliInnine-
~, Fesf lie told NJ personal inter.
q, WIZ Agrlraldo. q, which Tho ia,.
49,. a,I'h'ee 'hs' no promises Of in
'lence bod been made 10 him ~
toss ana Whitman. He concluded as
81 ,s,m y one Instance IN our nation.
,..1,22fIN when tho Motley OF scut,ia
MA Flr overwhelmingly repualated
Ma ls was nevertheless nfe,n,Af
10, ihen Democratic administration
'''ef to the fifty-four forty or feht'