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Came Up for Discussion in the SEN
ate and HOar Talked,
SAYS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME
RELIABLE INFORMATION
About the Conduct of the painful Controversy
Which Is Now Going on in the Islands Be-
tween Americans and Filipinos.

General Otis has shocked the country by
saying that we should kcep 1000 troops In
the Philippines for a considerable time, but
instead Of that number we have 10000. and
MIR. Hoar asked how long were we going to
keep them there.
IF General Chaffee is right" he said.
'there is not a man in the Islands who IS
not couspiring against the government and
eager for his liberty, Now give MS a little
light Take the most jealous men In this
body and give us a committee that will
hear the evidence, put questions hear both
sides and let us know what Is the truth
We are engaged IN the unholv office Of
crushing ont a republic. The first great rc.
public ever established IN the Eastern hem
isphere If We had dealt with this pconle
as We dealt with Cuba. we should have had
today 4 civilized. happy. peaceful republic,
sending their youths Ia our schools study.
ing our laws, initiating our example mn
imatcd nv love and affection and gratitude
such rs no one people on earth yet felt for
another"
One ot the great events of history. he
said. was the civilization Of Japan An
other was the adoption Of tho Declaration
Of Independence. Japan has Just cole.
hratcd the fftieth anniversary Of taking
her place among free nations AZ which the
declaration had been made that everything
that Japan was she owed to the United
states. and vet in half century she had
encountered China, q superior. as an cqnal.
That came, MIR. Hoar said. from the an
ploation Of word-powcr that hc should
like 10 have his country exercise: that
came from the application of affairs Of
modern life Of the great doctrine Of the
immortal declaration
Mr. Lodge urged that the resolution he
referred to the Philippine commissl>a. Of
which he Is the chairman. and said that
If the senate saw fl 10 charge that com
mittee with the Investigation or any
question, past Or present, the com
mlttee was competent IN dcal with It
and would deal with II honorably and ets
fectivelv. II, however, the committee con
tempated by the resolution were appointed
he said the reason FOR the existence N the
Philippine committee would cease
Mr.. Hoar replied that all he wanted was
that there should he somewhere tribunal
which would take evidence on these qucs
lions ms far as practicable
Mr.. Carmack CTenul. while in entire ac-
cord with the resolution, said that these
matters should he handled hy the Philip.
pine committee. The necessity for an in
vestigation was apparent, he said because
there had been constant joint debate be-
tween the civil and military authorities
in the Philippines ever since we came into
possession Of them.
1t being evident that n number Of SEN
10
subject, 1t was agreed that the resolution
should lie on the cable for Gay.
Mr.. Mason then called mp his resolution
for reciprocity with Cuba. Reciprocity,
he said. was not free trade in homeopathic
doses. as mad once been stated, but the
legitimate child Of the doctrine Of protec-
tion. Under the Mckinley bill containing
the doctrine Of reciprocity. the nations If
the world treated Us with much consdera-
ton, but the democrats had ridiculed this
policy. The Dingley act however, fur
nshed the first opportunity to the repub-
lcan party to redeem its promise,
In conclusion. Mr.. Mason said: "There
are men whose patriotism I do not question
today who are willing to bind Cuba hand
and foot as to commerce with other nations
Of the world and by refusing reciprocity
| trade with our own country to administer
/ to the little republic commercial starvation
until she knocks at our door for adms
sion. can not and will not so vote. II
may be for the present that the farmers
making beet sugar would be injured by
| such 4 reciprocity treaty as We may make
| with Cuba, hut the same farmers win be
| benefited by the breadstuffs meat and pro
| visions for which We will ind a market II
Cuba. Time alone will demonstrate and
answer the question, hut nothing can OK
cuse us from honorable and fair trade
with the people Of Cuba"
The senate at 2:33 p. NJ. adjourned.