Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-23
PHILIPPINE
BILL DENOUNCED
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Senator Rawlius Calls it an I'm
warranted Imposition,
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COMMISSIONS GREAT POWER
Time Seems 90 Have Come when, Ae-
cordinG 10 Some, Il IN sedltlon 10
Think and treason TO Talk.

'"'"iAiet pii 1plH go OIIldl us
cussion Of the bill temporarily to pro-
vide government for the Philippine
Islands was begun in the senate today,
Mr. Rawlins Of Utah, the leading nil
nority member Of the Philippine COM
mittee, opening the debate.
lie denounced the bill as an unwar-
ranted imposition on the Filipnos, de-
claring that It would establish one OF
the toulest oligarchies la the history
Of the world. He maintained that the
Philippine commission was given too
great power by the bin and asserted
That under its provisions the Islands
would be exploited for private gain.
We seem to have arrived al that
point In our history" said he, where
there are those who ahect to believe
that i is sedition to think and treason
TO tax. For Gods sake let us keep
quiet until the war Is over. exclaims
a perpatetic hero and graduate from
the Philippines, who vans to make
Tree speech treason and to cart us away
TO the gallows although he might give
me senator from Massachusetts the
Denent OF clergyman on account OF
ms sympathy for superheated con-
SCIENCE all, If we are TO believe him,
WIN the approval OF the president of
the United states. Congress has no
longer power to declare war. An Otis or
Chaffee Is prepared to attend to this
any day in the week.
"A few days ago message came TO
that Multfar ha 10 81 IL
reotos, had surrendered The next
day II was announced that Gen. Chat |
fee had declared a new war and had |
dispatched an army to wage 1t against |
two millions Of people in the island |
of Mindanao. But mum is to lie the |
word so long as there Is any disturb
ance within our borders or In any one
of the more than thousand islands |
beyond the seas.
These are the facts which cry out
for utterance. There are ten millions
OF suffering people across the water,
silent, unheard, but whose very souls
cry out against wrongs cruel, unspeak-
able, beyond the ken OF mortal language
to describe. There are more than TO-
100000 on this side Of the water want
Ing TO know the truth, heretofore stiaed
and suppressed,
This bill strikes its roots into and
derives its support from that excres-
cence upon the army appropriation bin
OF 1901, known as the Spooner amend
ment The qualification OF the abso-
lutte power therein conferred. adopted
at the instance Of the senator from |
Massachusetts,, by this bill is ellmln-
ated.
"All property rights in the islands
and the fate Of their inhabitants are
turned over to the control and disposi-
tion of the commission, without any
Of Importance.
The commission may declare war I
and make peace raise armies and pro-
vide naYies regulate commerce with
all sorts of determinations between
Islands and ports; levy taxes without
limit and without uniformity. II may
coin money and regulate tht value
thereof; and may establish religion
and punish those who do not conform
to It's tenets. II may destroy free
speech and punish as an act OF sedl- I
lion the publication Of truth in regard I
10 their administration. Il can estab.
ish an lnqulsltlon, devise and Apply '
methods OF torture. compelling persons c
o be witnesses against themselves and e
disclose information which the COM {
mission may desire to extort. e
1T is useless to say that this power s
viii not be abused. Attention will he o
invited to some instances in the his n
DRY Of our relations with the Islands p
howing the extent to which our repre- 8
entatives have gone In acts Of perfldy, &
INJUSTICE, oppression and cruelty" L
During Mr. Rawins' speech two ef-
orts were made 10 maintain a quorum.
finally Mr.. Money Of Mississippi NOV
d that the senate adjourn. only five L
republican senators being present
ihen the motion was made The vote
n the motion was IL to 2S-less than
quorum. The roll then was called d.
nd a quorum secured CT
Mr. Money, in withdrawing his mo- 4,
lon, said he had no disposition to de- ~
~ consideration Of the measure, but CT
e believed the senate ought to give IT
roper consideration to measure er
hich involved the life, liberty and CT
appness Of 10, 600 Of people and he W
ould insist upon such consideration. oil
docs the senator think" inquired an
IT. Scott CIV. Na..) that any senator he
4 this floor win be influenced by any
'gument that may be made on this III
lestlon2" hi
Mr. Rawllns replied tartly that he III
sver INDUCED the thought that the tn
nator from West Virginia Scott In
ould be Influenced by any argument sp
at might be made upon any yues- We
On. An oligarchy as foul as any ever lin
tabllshed was about 10 be fastened an
ION the Filipinos by the pending bin.
'et," said he while this measure Is err
lder consideration senators stink an
way. declaring that no argument that ma
n be made can have any effect upon
en-"
Mr. Hoar requested Mr. Rawlins 20 -,
thdraw the expression, stink away"
ging that no unworthy motives ought ire
be imputed TO any senator an
Mr.. Rawlns said he would change 20
2 expression TO walk away" or go the
'ay" II viii most willingly with OF
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