The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-10
A PLAIN CASE OF SUPPRESSION.

Washington, June 6(SfoF CorrestoHdeHce 1.-The yer,
Unusual proceedings in the when Cubersor
and two three Of the administration senator's engaged
interesting cooquy regarding papers relating
tiles in the Philippines, brought in sharp relief poin
that the democrats have been making since the Philip
pines matter first taken up e. that the department
and the administration in general has pesistenty suppressed
information of interest in connection with the charges
cruelty in the islands The admnsationists have all aone
sought to make appear that they quite willing fur
nsh all such information in their hands and on
have played their trick killfuy their
ons to be accepted by many persons acquainted
with the real facts in the But the referred
to Senator Culberson succeeded in showing beyond the
shadow Of doubt that information which really belongs
the public has been jealousy guarded by the administration
simply because 1t of to reflect seriously
on the conduct of affairs in the Philippines.
The Posts Washington dispatches have already told
the events leading the interesting cooquy
Senators Cuberson and Beyerdge Tuesdayhow the
ouon introduced by the Texan the purpose OF causing
the war department to furnish the papers relating the
charge Of Private Weir Of the Fourth cavalry against Lieu
tenant Arnold and Sergeant Edwards that regiment wa.
pesstenty opposed by the administration senators and was
finally referred the Philippines committee thus eecually
killing it. Senator Lodge and his followers
after this action OF the republican members of the sen
ate hey were under the impression of course that mas
much as the papers in question part of the archives
OF the department they could possibly fall into the
hands Of the democrats aud thus be given people
Therefore the action OF Senator Cuberson in calmly asking
to have the read by the clerk
the adminstraonts and Lodge Beverdge and one
others instantly on the defensive The whole
thing unexpected that the attention of every
IN the chamber was attracted to the proceedings and the
galleries the most intense interest was manifested
In co,,r,e,oi,o ~. .,.. c., C,, Ut,
enton to the fact that he had introduced rc.o,io oa.
for the and that the resolution gone over from
day to day for three four days the objections
ber Of the minority who had stated that they desired to
certain whether martial of Lieutenant Arnold
and Sergeant Edwards had been ordered
During that period" said Senator Cuberson q" asked
aloI ron iaSsachusettS MT Lodge who stated that
been ordered lie answered that he unable to state be-
og 10 he Id, dd not know nd susseed that had o
when the court martial ordered would be given the next
'"Subscoucr,ly NJ ps;1. ~ ., 1T = NJ 49,,
eratof from Massachuset M odpe, resc on a ~ inc
erate letter from the secretary of war stating without
giving the date OF the order that court martial had been
ordered the OF Sergeant Edwards but none in the
case OF Lieutenant Arnold, the charges that officer
being STILL as understood it, under investigation The reso-
luton then referred by committee on the
Philippines.
son the part Of the secretary war or the chairman OF
the committee on the Philippines withhold permanently
which suggest that there is disposition Somewhere 70
charges and in my judgment enough in the record
to least that martial was ordered in ths
In all the circumstance as thew have come into
have read ly the secretary COW Of the cbar5 @
PrTqte Andrew X. Weir and copy the report Of Car.
read is a copy OF the charges"
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,a
'e' so"e pairing between senator Cu'6erson and Sen
aor Lodge who wanted to know whether the papers
from the war department the CHARGE in question zero
read az folt,,s. " i WIZ
,baayan 6a3ns2s Province. Luzon, ?. L. April 1901
NY ne" Uncle on arc a tree American citizen, and
a"'A you ave entitled TO know how Our
or nave s?m9mnE to INFORM YOU about 1t is the terrible
TV'2 W"uccu upon IlIpno prisoners 10y American sol
de's n hcSe islands First want TO know il the constit
2n Oh e united states and international law does pro-
nu'L torture
we soldiers are reprcsontatyes OF civilized nation
9 40 h'sG islands to cNlize so-cacd lot of savagcs
"'sv people are not nearly so uuclvll1ed supposed
oa probably have read about some OF our being put
1'uh ny horTpG torture nut what expect when
do equally as bad to our prisoners?
mas any court the right to force prisoner confess
no matter now many crimes the prisoner supposed
committed when say force mean TO force by torture
me army OF the ntcI states in the Philippines repre-
StuilnE the law United