Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-25
RAWLlNs ON THE FIRING LINE
Continues His Animstes speeches on
Philippine Bill. DenounciaH
ChaHee in bitter Terms.

WASHINGTON. April 24-Just before the
senate adjourned today Mr.. Rswlins OF
Utah concluded his speech in opposition to
the Philippine government bill. As on
previous days he devoted much Of his time
today to consideration Of the testimony
taken before the Philippine committee. He
analyzed the testimony in connection with
orders issued by the War department and
by general officers in the Philippines He
particularly severe in his denuncia-
tion Of General Chaffee for the orders he
had issued in carrying out the policy Of
the government. He declared in con-
clusion that the United States would reap
a whirlwind Of misfortunes and disaster
as a result Of its policy in the Philippine
islands
The senate passed several unobjected- to
measures Of minor Importance and a large
number Of private pension bills.
A bill was reported from the judiciary
committee and passed providing that GER
tain clerical defects in naturalization cases
in territorial courts that have gone out Of
existence may be remedied Oh proper hear
ing.
Bills then were passed as follows: Fix
ing the fees Of jurors and witnesses in
the United States courts in Wyoming; to
provide for the purchase OF site and the
erection Of n public building thereon in
the city Of Washington to be used for a
hall Of records and indicating an appro-
priation of 81 600 900 for the purpose au-
thorizing an increase Of pension in cases
involving total deafness; authorizing cities
and towns OF Indian Territory Of 1000
population or more to issue bonds and
borrow money for the construction OF water
works. the building Of schoolhouses etc. /;
making the provisions Of the act Of con-
gress approved February 2S, 1891, relating
to public lands applicable to the state OF
Utah; authorizing The appointment Of a
commission TO distribute $500 600 OF the
funds of the Choctaw and Chickssaw ma
tions OF Indians among INDECENT members
OF those nations. Also thirty-siX private
pension bills.
At ? O'Clock the Philippine government
bill was taken up and Mr.. Rawlins con-
tinued his speech in opposition to il. He
quoted from the testimony Of General Mac
Arthur before the committee on Philip
pines in accounting for the disproportion
of the killed and wounded among the Fill
pinos. General MacArthurs explanation
was 1T arises from the fact that our
soldiers are trained in target practice. In
Otner WoTos' lney KNOW now 10 snooJ. Inc
Filipino soldiers do not know how 10 shoot.
The explanation made by General Mac
Arthur was not satisfactory, in the opinion
Of Mr.. Rawlins. The senator's explanation
was this:
Our troops were directed not to encum-
Der themselves with prisoners and not TO
burden themselves with the wounded. The
Fiipinos were swept from the face Of the
earth. This was in execution OF the pro-
gram to make OF the Visayan district a
bowling wilderness and to exterminRte all
the people over the age Of 10 years"
At length Mr.. RRwlins quoted the orders
issued by general officers in the Philip
pines. He was interrupted by Mr.. Car
mack OF Tennessee. who tlfeetea pArtiou-
lar attention to this phrase in one OF Gen
eral ChAffees orders: Il do not urge in
human conduct
1T strikes me-" suggested Mr.. Carmack,
that General Chaffee should have said
I forbid inhuman conduct
Mr.. Rawlins sharply criticised General
Chaffee ard denounced him as a bastard
villain who has brought dishonor upon the
American name and the American people.