The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
FACTS WERE SUPPRESSED
REPUBLICANS DID NOT PERMIT THE
TRUTH TO BE BROUGHT OUT.
When They Saw that the Democrats
Were Developing Il They Shut Of
Investigation.
Especial to The Post,

Washington. August 2,--rhe attention OF
democrats has been attracted by an In
terview with Senator Lodge OF Massa.
ehusetts, chairman OF the senate commit.
tee on the Philippines, In which he stated
IN reference TO the complaints OF the com
mlttec or anti'imperlalists who held A Sos
Sion at Lake George, n. ", n few dnyS
ago that the senate committee probed into
the Philippines question very thoroughlv
senator Carmack OF Tennessee, one OF
the leading democrats OF the senate phil.
ippines committee, says that the whole
truth was not divulged 10y the committees
investigations, aud that as soon as the
republicans saw that the true state OF
affairs was TO be laid before the public
they found means to close the hearings.
Time and again toward the close OF
the last session OF congress" said MIR
Carmack today Senator Lodge and his
republican associates upon the committee
delayed the hearings They didn't want
the truth TO be revealed. and they sun
pressed the facts, | recall that an adjourn.
ment OF eight days was taken az one limo
when witness was upon the stand ~eady
to he heard. This witness and other vii.
nesses had come thousands OF miles 20 be-
heard.
AT another time the committed ad.
journed for some time, simply because Sen.
ator Beverldge of indiana wanted to 90
home TO attend state convention. 10
stop the work of the committee upon such
a ground was ridiculous. When the debate
upon the Philippines civil government bill
was closing Mr.. Lodge told US that, In view
Of the fact that the senate was to meet
each morning at II O'clock. 1t would be In.
advisable, on account OF the lack Of time,
to hold sessions OF the committee. The
hearings then practically ceased.
Just before the debate closed Senator
Culberson OF Texas asked Mr.. Lodge
whether the investigation would proceed
after the passage OF the civil government
bill. He was given a solemn assurance
that 1t would. But upon the passage OF
| the bill Senator Lodge Immediately left
the city, and we could not secure meet
ing OF the committee. We appealed again
and again. but our plendngs were uuayai
/ Ing.
1--WE could get no meeting until few
! days before hnR adjournment, when Mr.
/ Lodge called the committee together TO hea
Admiral George Dewey. Mr.. Lodge has
In his possession fine namos of n great man,
witnesses who had been In Washington 10
weeks, ana he had statements also, an
convinced, from The men who bad tiled pro
tests stating what they expected to PROV
10 the committee MIR. Lodge would no
call the committee together simply bocaus
he did not want tho facts proved he want
ed to conceal and suppress the real situu
ton.
when We began exposing the various
outmces committed In the Philippines th'
republicans began to delay and 70 procrasti
mite 1hat was the time when they begar
their policy OF suppressing the investigation
II was apparent 10 all they Killed every
minute Of time possible.
Il understand That Mr. Herbert Welsh o
this aptiimperInustic committee wrote t.
Mr. Lodge explaining the side of the cas-
sustained by those opposing the policy o
the administration. but what became IT hi
protest know not
we shall try 10 reopen the bearing
when congress recouvenes," concluded Nj
Carmack. what the republican decision
will be- however | am unable to state"