The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-12
URGE NEW DAY OF
INAUGURATION
Senators Pass Resolution For
Change From March 4.
FIGHT OVER PHILIPPINES
PLATT, HoAR AND TELLER IN a
WAR OF WORDS.
FIGHT OVER PHILIPPINES

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
today passed a joint resolution sub
hitting a constitutional amendment
changing the time of presidential in
auguratiOns and the termination and
commencement of congresses from the
4th of March TO the last Thursday in
April
a stirring debate on the general
Philippine question was precipitated
late today, the principal participants
being Mr. Plat of Connecticut and
SIR. Hoar of Massachusetts. Mr.. Teller
of Colorado had concluded for the day
his argument against the enactment Of
the pending Philippine tariff bill. In
response to some statements he made,
Mr.. Platt directed the sena ties atten-
ton to the situation in the islands,
maintaining that great progress was
! being made by the government in sub
DUNG the instruction Mr.. Hoar ridi-
culed the statements of Mr.. Platt. and
in facetious vein adverted TO the
efforts Of the American government to
control the Filipino people.
The remarks of the Massachusetts
senator aroused Mr.. Plat. who made
a speech. in the course Of which he re-
ferred to Mr.. Hoar in sharp terms In
reply, Mr. HOar delivered a criticism
Of the action of the Philippine commits
sion.
Declaration is Tabooed.
During the course of Mr.. Teller
speech, Mr.. HOar suggested that an
order was said to have been issued by
the Philippine commission prohibiting
the reading of the Declaration of IN
dependence at a Fourth of July cele-
bration in Manila, and he inquired if
that were not inconsistent with the
statements of the majority.
Promising to discuss that and other
points later, Mr.. Teller yielded the
floor for the day.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut. replying TO
some statements made by Mr.. Teller,
pointed out that the American army
in the Philippines had been reduced
from 10000 10 less than 10000. He
I thought it very strange that the Amer
lean force could be reduced thus if all
the FiiipinOs were struggling against
American control.
Mr. Hoar Of Massachusetts. in reply
to Mr.. Platt. referred to the declara-
tons of the Filipinos which the latter
had read as "a sweet mOrsep' Wrested
from a conquered people by a great
army. He had no knowledge of the
methods by which these declarations
udQ DESl ODLdlutQ- Out GlSCldlmeQ any
reflection upon the American authori-
ties or the American army. without
investigation. Mr.. Hoar ridiculed the
elections TO which Mr.. Platt referred,
declaring that under the Sedition laws
enacted by the Philippine commission
it was a penitentiaTy Offense for any
body in the islands TO advocate a pO-
litical opinion or political policy He
referred in a facetious vein to the
7 schools established in the islands by
the American authorities. asserting
/ that in not one of them could the Dec
4 laration of Independence be read. and
I no patriotic speech delivered in safety.
Plat is Angered.
( MIR. Hoar's remarks called forth a
/ vigorous utterance from MIR. Platt, who
said that his respect for the long and
I distinguished career Of the senator
I from Massachusetts would prevent him
/ from replying as he would reply to
I some others. He believed, he said, that
I the American people would regret TO
] note the "sneers' of the senator from
I Massachusetts, at the efforts of the
government to educate the children Of
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