The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-07
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W are now tracing II down at last. First
it was the American soldier. He is ex-
onorated, thank you. Then 1t was the OFF,
GERS under whose command they did those
things. / remember the senator's words
well. When l asked him, and he was one
of the most alert and attentive members
of our committee, whether there was a sin
gle instance, except one, In which it APP
peared that al officer had ordered one Of
these water cures, he referred in a diapha-
nous way TO the general orders of Chaffee
and Bell. Let US get the responsibility
fixed. We heard an apology yesterday,
though long delayed. by Mr.. Rawlins as
TO General Chaffee and his record and con-
duct. He was exonorated. That is exon
Grafton No. L. We hear to-day an exon
grafton of American soldiers from the SEN
ator from Tennessee. That is a most proper
exonoration No. 2. Then L asked him when
he charged that these atrocities were trace
able to the orders OF our officers whether
there had been a single bit of testimony
to that effect by any except one witness,
and he said No. That is exonoration
No. 8. Perhaps l can dispose of this at
tack upon the American army to-day.
Il had no intention to go into this por-
ton of the debate. only intending to call
the attention of the minority senators to a
few misstatements they had made, but /
have heard attack after attack; / nave
heard references to witness after witness
whenever il would reflect upon the Amer
lean soldiers or the officers or the gen.
erals. and all, though the records are full
of testimony to the contrary and as TO
the kindly care by our soldiers of the Fill
pinos, this testimony shows the Fflipinos
had the same rations as our American SOL
diers; that they had the same medicine
as our American soldiers; that they had
the same nurses; yet l have not heard one
word of that from the Democratic side
of the chamber"
senator Patterson said that when the
water cure was being administered there
were always officers in the immediate vi
rfnif- sfAn night commencing PQFlV in
the evening and running until broad day
light in the morning, the officer In COM
mand of the troop was sitting in the shade
of a tree within less than a hundred
yeards from where the cure was being ad-
ministered." said Mr.. Patterson.
Senator Beveridge Great heavens, Mr..
President, sitting in the shade of a tree
at night. Laughter We have ii at last,
L am glad TO say.
APPLAUSE FOR BEvERIDGE.
After Senator Beveridge had finished the
galleries emptied and Senator Rawlins pro-
ceeded to make a few remarks. The Re-
publican senators were very much pleased
with the manner in which the junior sena-
tor from Indiana handled himself during
the sharp debate. and c-omplimented him.
Mr.. Rawlins contended that every state
ment he had made in his discussion of this
question was essentially accurate. He dis
cussed the O'Herne case. and said that
the impression he had got from the tes-
timony was that the Ftlipinos had been in
duced 10 make the confession suggested
TO them by the administration OF the water
cure. He resented Mr.. Beveridge's impu-
tation that the minority was arraigning
the American soldiers. Mr.. Rawlins said
outrages in the Philippines were due, not
to the soldiers themselves. but 10 the high
est mlitaries In the islands. The respon-
sIbility for them, indeed, was 10 be placed
properly at the door OF the administration
here in Washington. Until recently" said