Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
ADDRESS BY LODGE.
The Senator Defends the Admins
tration's Policy in Philippines.
SUyDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.


IN Black In the House.
Washington, May Gin vindication
Of the Americans policy in the Phil
ippines, Senator Lodge, of Massachu-
setts, chairman of the Philippine
committee, addressed the senate yes
terday. Long before he began to
speak the galleries were thronged
with people and the attendance on
the floor of the senate was unusu-
ally large. Mrs. Cowles, the presi-
dents sister, was an interested au-
ditor. His review Of the situation
in the islands and Of the utterances
of the minority in criticism of the
conditions there was notably inter-
esting, forceful and effective. He
spoke with deep earnestness and at
times became eloquent.
Senator Lodge warmly resented
the imputations cast on the presi-
dent, the secretary Of war and the
army for the alleged cruelties and
atrocities said to have been prac-
ticed in the Philippines. He said
every effort had been employed by
the officials in authority to prevent
such cruelties as had been referred
to and measures had been taken to
punish those guilty Of them. Such
things, however, were incidents Of
every war and could not be prevent
ed absolutely. He had no defense to
make Of many Of the cases Of torture
which has been cited, but the men Of
the American army had been pro-
yoked almost beyond human endur-
ance. He recited scores Of instances
Of cruelties and tortures practiced
by the Filipino insurgents on Amer
lean prisoners. Men had had their
ears cut off; had been disemboweled;
had been driven into streams and,
while drowning, shot to death; had
been tied to trees and stoned to
death by women and children, and
buried alive. Others had been shot
and boloed treacherously while sue
coring the wounded. In the face Of
these horrible atrocities some of the
American troops had been guilty OF
administering the water cure" but
the instances of this kind were iso-
lated and no part of the general
policy in the Philippines. He warm
" defended Gen. Chatfee for his con-
duct of military affairs in the islands
and paid brilliant tribute to his
heroism and patriotism. As he con-
cluded his defense Of the American
army and the American administra.
ton drew cordial applause from the
galleries.
In brief reply Senator Rawlins,
of Utah, declared that the charges
which had been made were not
against Gen. Chaffee or the army,
hut against the senator from Massa-
chusetts (Mr. LODGE and others who
were responsible for the present
Philippine policy.
Both the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill and the bill for the pur-
chase Of the Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton we're passed.
1nc amendment to the sundry civil
bill postponing the St. Louis exposi-
ton until May /, 1904, was adopted
by the senate.
The death Of Representative Otey,
of Virginia, was announced and a
committee was appointed to attend
the funeral. As an additional mark
of respect the senate then, at 1858 p
M, adjourned.
Two desks were draped in black
and covered with flowers when the
house met. One was the old place
occupied by Mr. Amos ]. Cummings,
of New York, and the other was that
Of Mr.. Peter j. Otey, OF Virginia,
whose death occurred at Lynchburg
on the 4th. An urgency resolution
making additional appropriation OF
$4,000 for the expenses incident to
the dedication Of the statue OF Mar
shal de Rochambeau was adopted
Mr.. Jones, of Virginia, then an
nounced the death of Mr. Otey and
offered the customary resolutions OF
regret. Then as further mark OF
reonoct the house adjourned.