New-York tribune., 1902-04-29
.SIBLEY DENOUNCES SMITH.
SPEECH OF A REPUBLICAN, EAfAN-
STOSIST CREATES A SENSATION
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington. April 2S-Representattve S!bley' or
Pennsylvania created something of sensation In
the House to-day in the general debate on the
Agricultural Appropriation bin by denouncing Cen
era Jacob II. Smith for the orders he issued In the
Samar campaign. Mr.. sibley's speech was en-
Enthusiastically appauded by the Democrats ana
was received with some evidences OF approval on
the Republican side. The speech was considered
the remarkable IN that 1t came from Repuo-
lican who left the Democratic party on the issues
raised by the Spanish war and who since has been
an ardent expansonist Mr. Williams. of Missis-
sippi indorsed what Mr. Sibey said
Mr. Sibley said he had been an expansonlst and
defended the policy of the administration in the
acquisition Of Philippines. Duty and honor, he
said. justified position there. The commercial
welfare of the nation demanded that we should con-
troll that archipelago. which stands as the gateway
to the Oriental word. He continued
When have heard the statements made that we
were cruel in the conduct OF that war nave nave
thought perhaps the partisan was speaking. Bu'
eight hours that a general wearing the uniform
Of the army of the United states. who stands
conciate a province, but TO leave 1t bowling
wilderness and to kin all above ten years OF & age.
marched backward for eighteen centuries and that
HsTs again have faad Of
the saracea scou1ge put thank NIX Coo 1ha
centuries to produce Smith 1 have read Of III the
Can any man whose blood pounds in his pulses,
any man who has read his Bible or who has been
the preparation Of such cruelties upon another
man who wears the guise and the image OF his
Creator? And yet we hear this man attempting TO
Justify acts by which men are pumped so full OF
water nearly TO drown them. and then brought
back to life by humping them over the stomach
with the butts of muskes. That is not civilization
that Is not Christiani7ing the world. am thankful
that these are sporadic cases
Against that, a who belongs. hope. not
alone to the Republican ranks but TO the wsoe
brotherhood OF man the wide world round, want
the members Of this House. on this side OF the
all such measures. CApplauseD friend Of mine
said few minutes ago "Oh. you had better walt
and hear his defence" I hope the President Of the
United States will have the courage upon what
the man admits: to discharge him dishonorabl
He admits that he issued the order to leave the
province bowling waste and n wilderness. and 10
KIN all above ten years OF age. the innocent With
the guilty. That man never ought to be permitted
TO stay in the service Of the United States until
the goes down. He IS a disgrace not alone 70
the party, but TO every man who ever wore the
uniform OF the United States, and ne is blot and
a disgrace present civilization. Wait and
hear what his just!fiCato may be- That man does
not live who Justify such orders (Appause.
/ not how adroitly his lawyers may frame
their plea how subtle be their reasoning. the
fact admitted by his mouth that he issued
such orders s sufficient for the hope that there is
the courage and the patriotism and the humanity
and the Christianity at the other end Of the
that VIII let him the federal uniform
twenty-four hours hence,