The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-13
FORAKER READS
DENVER PAPER
Refers SarCastically to News
Editorials and Owner s Speech.
SAYS ARMY IS MOST HUMANE
OHIO SENATOR ON THE PHILIP
PINE SITUATION.
SAYS ARMY is MOST HUMANE

W. AsHINGToN. May Fan i'm
w portant contribution to thes dis
cussion of the Philippine govern
ment bill was made in the senate today
by Mr.. Foraker of Ohio. He main
tanned that the United states could not
leave the islands until order had been
restored and until a stable government
had been established. He declared that
this government could not come away
from the islands under the present or
the next administration, even though
the latter be Democratic, because the
American people never would consent
to poltroonery.
Mr. Foraker read some editorials
/ from the Denver News, Of which MIR.
Patterson (Colorado) is the proprietor.
The editorials maintained that the
! United States must retain control of
/ the Philippines and put down the in
surrection among the Filipinos.
With keen sarcasm the Ohio senator
| declared that the editorial did not read
/ as did Mr.. Patterson's speeches read
( now. Mr. Foraker held that the policy
| adopted in the Philippines was one of
/ the kindest and gentiest possible, and
]
| tons of President Mckinley. He de-
| c'ared that the minority had attacked
] the army, from the commanding gen
eral to the humblest private, all be-
cause the army had resented outrageS,
without parallel in cruelty, committed
| by the Filipinos. The American army
/ had shown, he said, humanity unsur-
/ passed in history. The American peO-
/ PIE always had stood by their army,
and they always would,
| The senate coneurred in the house
amendment to the bill making an ap-
/ preparation of 100000 for the relief Of
| the people of the French West Indies.
/ The bill providing for the construction
\ Of a union railroad station IN WASH
( ington was under discussion and il was
agreed that a vote should be taken
upon it on Thursday.
/ Mr. Foraker discussed at length the
/ substitute offered by the minority Of
tie Philippine committee, showing that
| il was not such a one as would meet
/ the necessities the situation Con-
/ tInuing, he said:
LAS the president said a few days ago
in this city, our flag viii stay put
Might Have Prevented War.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts interrupt
ed to inquire If. when all our treaty
| obligations had been fulhlled and a
| government had been established IN
the Philippines. We would recognize
the right Of the F'nipinos TO independ-
enee.
4 believe" said, he. that the afir-
nation of that duty would have pre-
vented this war. ] ask the senator,
shall we disclaim any right or desire to
hold the Filipinos IN subjugation?"
Mr.. Foraker said the questions were
not embarrassing. IN his judgment 1t
| would be most imDolltic for congress
now to declare absolutely what the
government would do at some future
time.
Mr.. Foraker referred. to a speech de-
iiversa by Mr. 9rhhn last week. The
South Carolina senator interrupted to
say that while he was quoted correctly,
the spirit Of his remarks was misinter-
oreted.
In a laughing response, Mr.. Foraker
said; cJ 3
I'VE all recognize the ability of the
senator from South Carolina and his
felicity Of expression. but hardly any
body approves of his discretion"
tLaughter) Ass f
The people of South Carolina sug-
gested Mr.. Tillman, seem TO approve
Of it."
SIR. Foraker. speaking of the com
mercial interests in the Philippines,
said before the Spanish war, in times
OF peace. we maintained a squadron 10
protect our interests in the east. When
war began II was wise that Dewey
went TO Manila. and wise for him to
stay there in further protection of our
commercial interests in the Orient.
Wants to Embalm Them.
Mr. Foraker read editorials from
Democratic papers. supporting the pol
( icy of President Mckinley in 1S9S-99
and declaring. when the war with the
; Filipinos began, it was necessary tc
/ suppress the instruction.
. Referring to the editorials in the
I, Denver News, Of which Senator Pat
tersOn is proprietor, Mr.. Foraker said
with keen sarcasm:
These editorials do not read exactly
as the senator's sneeches do now, bu
the time viii come when the senator
viii take greater pride and pleasure il
4 reading the editorials than in readins
e his speeches" Q4aughter.)
Mr.. Foraker said he was reading a
: great. length editorials from the Denve
S News because they were the ablest h
had fond, either in Democratic or Re
publican papers QaUghter), and he de
sired 10 embalm them for all time il
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