Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-15

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lcountrymcn. We want to know who
promised the Filipinos independence,
| he insisted.
Some charge that Dewey did and
! Dewey says they lie and the matter
was allowed to stop there. Was il
| worth while for u.s. he continued, TO
be considering these great questions
which involve the pTcpriety and good
! faith and integrity of our dealings
| with these unfortunate people in the
| matter of their liberty when we We're
| in the dark
He said he wanted To know some
| thing about the character of the Fill
pinos; he wanted Governor Taft 10
come before a Senate committee where
| he could be asked questions. He said
| he had received some terrible stories
| from brave soldiers and officers of high
! rank about the way the war in the
| Philippines is conducted.
Il do not know of anyone more able to
give q statement of the truth as to the
| differences between Gov Taft and Gen.
Chaffee. get some dreadful stories from
| brave soldiers and officers of high rank
about the manner in which the war is
conducted l have heard of an inveaii-
cation now going on in regard 10 one
transaction which ii true has covered
with a foul blot the flag which we al.
| love and honor I think there should lie
a place where any senator who makes
such a suggestion In his official respon-
sibili;y can go and say. ! want tv,c
witnesses on that subject brought here.
and then We shall know.
He said he had been tainted by news
papers for three or four years with a
statement attributed to Gen. Lawton t.
the effect that if certain people at home
would hold their tongues there would nor
be any difficulty. with the is ands. But
what the general is understood to have
said. he said. was that We should stop
| this accused war; it is time for diploma
! cy. time for mutual understanding.
| There is no one Hoar declared who
| can tell whether Gen. Lawton said that
or whether it is a forgery. or whether he
| said the other or it is a forgery.
| Gen. Otis shocked the country by say
| ing we should keep 10000 troops in the
Philippines for a considerable time. blu.
| instead of that number We have 10000
there. and how long are we going to keep
them there?' Hoar asked. III Gen. Chat
| fee is right he said there Is not man
| in these islands who is not conspiring
| against the government and eager for
his liberty. Now, give us a little light.
Take the most jealous men In this body
and give us a committee that would hear
evidence. put questions. hear both sides
and let us know what is the truth We
are engaged in the unholy Office of crush
ing out republic. the first great repub
lie ever established in the Eastern hem
isphere. If we had dealt with this pco-
pie as we dealt with Cuba We should
have had today a civilized and happy.
peaceful republic. sending their youths to
our schools and studying our laws. imi-
/ t1f inc MI a Ed
affection and such attitude such as no one
people on earth ever YET fclt for anoth-
err"
One Of the great events Of history. ~
said, was the civilization OF Japan An
other was the adoption of the declaration
of independence Japan has just cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of her hav-
ing taken her place among free nations.
At this anniversary the declaration was
made that everything that Japan is she
owes to the United States. and yet within
half century she had encountered China
as superior and Russia as an equal
Hoar said that that came from the ap
plication of q weird power which he
should like to have his country exercise;
that came from the application of the
great doctrine OF the immortal declara-
ton to the affairs of modern life.
Lodge urged ttat the resolution be re-
ferred 10 the Philippine committee of
which he is chairman. He said that II
the Senate saw fit to charge that COM
mittee with the investigation of any ques
ton. past or present. the committee was
competent to deal with II and would dea
with il honestly and effectively. But il
the committee contemplate ted by the res
oiutien should be appointed, the reason
for the existence Of the Philippine com
nittee would cease.
Hoar replied thai all he wanted WAS
that there should he tribunal some
where to which 10 take evidence on these
questions as far as practicable.
Carmack. Tenn said that while he was
in entire accord with the resolution he
thought that these matters should be
handled by the Philippine committee. The
necessity for an Investigation was appar
ent. he said. because there had been a
constant joint debate between the civil
and military authorities Il, the Philip
pines ever since we came into posses sion
1t being evident that member Of sem
ators We're desircus OF boins heard on
the subject. it was agreed that the reso-
luton should he on the table for 8 day.
Mason then called up his resolution for
reciprocity with Cuba. Reciprocity. he
said. was not free trade in homeopathic
climate child OF the doctrine of protec-
ton. Cnder the Mchinley bill contain
ing the doctrine of reciprocity, the ma
tons of the world treated us with much
Consideration, but the Democrats had r.u-
iculed this policy. But the Dingley act
furnished the Republican party with the
first opportunity to redeem its promise.
Reciprocity would not help large manu-
facturers and injure small ones, he con-
tended. If both are in the same business
In conclusion. Mason made a ple8. for
Cuba. ending with the words ut aeay
be for the present that the farmers mtk-
ing beet sugar would be injured by s,fh
a reciprocal treaty as We may make VIM
Cuba but the same farmers VIII De heIk
Gifted by the breadstuffs. msas and prof.
visions for which we wiiI find a mark,f
in Cuba. Time alone viii dcmonstrat{
and answer the question. bat nothing
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