Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-30
!, American Should Regret IT.
Says Lodge.
orrRyuENT's POSITION.
H.. No, approve the '"f'" Gus
~ according to Mr. spoonef
r.,,.r on It's wiekedne's'

- ,be philippine situation oe-
Y" - tbe senate today II revoiV-
- n the order alleged to have
'.assd by Gen. Jacob II. sm'th 10
he island Of samar a "howllns
L., and to kill all male inhap-
'I oyer the age of ten years" The
Y NV wide range and many
!, ooInts were discussed
Teller declared that so far as ne
,oneerned no time should be fiSeu
vote until it was evident 'na ?, =, .
!, course was TO be pursued py
m,iority. He said It would nor
w. Henublican senators to say ul ,,
!, ,,n ~d NOT debate the pending blli.
W., W. quarter Of a century OF
..Snee IN the senate, he had never
d snch an arralgnment OF inc pol-
y ' sn administration as had been
hS Mr. Rawllns OF Utah, me
\. srd honor OF the government
:, stake and senators on the Re-
Kan side ought, II they could 70
.mnt 10 refute or disayow the Ut
Knees made - -, IA,
~ Nr Teller said he understood
~ rsn Smith had tried to justly
o,dsr by what is known as me
~ Ewing order" during the Civil
- py this order the population Q,
y counties in Missouri were deporte'
N theIr property destroyed.
y. ' was proceeding to characterize
Il action OF the American army IN the
taIrnires as most cruel and bafDar-
rbsn ne was interrupted by MI
[.orsr n Wisconsin, with the IN
hi Does the senator not remember
br Pillow -. r., ri.
|What does the senator mean by ms
|ssrsnoe 10 Fort Pillow inquired MT
Ermack OF Tennessee. Il had III
|IrSa replied Mr.. spooner, what has
|en Considered a massacre OF coloreu
hops there ~. .o,,,o
Nr Carmack insisted, with some
,at that there was no massacre OF
oots or killing Of prisoners al fort
How. a..
M Teller was continuing his re-
ais about Gen, Smiths order when
, was interrupted by Mr.. Fairbanks.
Do not understand" said he, that
\ government approves OF Gen.
nlth's alleged order. A eourt-martial
try Gen. Smith was ordered as soon
me information concerning the mat
: reached Washington"
Mr. Teller replied that, according TO
newspaper article he had read to the
nate, the information had been IN
ashlngton many months, but he knew
thing OF the matter himself, Mr.
Tier offered an amendment to the bill
oyIdIng for a commission 10 be APP
Inted BY the president and 70 con-
4 Of not less than seven. nor more
an Is persons, to proceed TO the
lilippines and try 70 secure a lasting
ace between the United States and
e Filipinos, the United States to pay
e commissioners salaries OF $1,000 a
Jar. and all expenses.
Mr. Teller said that II II be true that
In. Smith issued the alleged order he
ght 10 be dismissed from the service.
n the records OF all the great wars
Ice the middle ages" he declared.
gu cannot find such a disgraceful and
cked an order as that Issued by Gen.
llth."
ir Lodge said nothing was known
" OF Gen Smiths order until It was
AIDED by Maj Waller as a defense
bis action In Samar. As soon as
aler had pleaded that order as his
ense, the president himself had
'ided that Gen. Smith be court
riialed. He said he did not know
ether the order Of Gen. Smith was
bal or written.
IT, Carmack OF Tennessee insisted
I the evidence Indicated that orders
very extreme character issued in
Philippines were being suppressed,
/, he believed, by the war depart
W but by the military authorities
he Philippines.
GAZING attention 20 the report OF
secretary OF Batangas province that
Y ha1 been so great a mortality in
province as TO reduce the popula-
ron 100000 to about 100000. the
,laliy being due to disease, Mr.
man inquired whether the Philip.
=, commission had investigated that
nsn informed that II had not. he
AIMED; We'll, how long are we 10
On 70 this bag OF cats7 What |
n l y II TO the American people TO |
ue thls Infamous polIcy?"
.ne running colloquy, Mr.. Culber. |
asked Mr., Lodge II he Endorsed |
' J. issued BY Gen. Bell.
y replied Mr.. Lodge. 81 do not
~ cruel methods OF warfare
slIlths order is one which every !
' ,tn. Should regret. on the sur
ting" W "'e " pe
, oaeor OF Georgia expressed the
tn" ne disease and great NOR.
~ sptns me natives OF Batangas
I've . had been caused BY the law.
'"se o' the province BY war.
Teller, In conclusion declared
o m,,a ,s.'ove.tnment could not escape
,'lu Of the world and of
ttlghtthlnking man for "thls
'V'e, wicked attempt TO compel
1 foIe 10 accept our govern
s ~se,nef they desired Il or not"
!, ,ens,e then, al 4:i5 p. M, went
med. ~ ciock