Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-21
General Chaffee Eulogized.

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W. NJ Peraridgo called attention IN
the fact that Mr. Racon's and Mr. Rawlins'
est;,oa+as 20 O., C,baffoe Giffarod IN NO
trial resnects Mr. RawIfns intarrunted TO
saw that he had no nersonal acnuaintance
with Cen Chaffae
.sThat is nerfectlv evident" interiected
Mr. Snooner After resenting this interiec-
tion Mr. RawIins said he had drawn his in
ferences of Gen Chaffee from the generals
orders PersOnaIlv he yyould he Glad If the
inferences were not warranted
While a coIIoouy was in nrogress concern
ing the word ..reconce Mr. Snooner
indicated that II did not mean in the
Philipnines what is meant unAer Snanish
rule in Cuba
me senator from Wisconsin, suggested
word as he has the policy if represents
Well" retorted Mr.. Spooner, the sena-
tor from Tennessee is wittier than he is
We;+t,' "" eIof,lj;x Nv Do ,.,o,,os
the floor with the fIndarstandinq that he
would continue To-Day
Mr. Foraker,s Re;o;nder
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Ekened the concentration camps In the
Philippines to those in Cuba tablished
under General Weyler. He made comnar ri
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suns VI 'ile o"i,rps ~ sno" lii"' suon was
not the case Inc establishment Oh THESE
camps. Mr.. Foraker said was not an act
of brutality as had been charged, but an
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of protecting the people from the rowing
bands of bandtti.
Mr. Foraker declared his purpose to ac-
cept the word of General Bell and General
Wheaton and other United States officers
concerning these camps rather than that
of a man whose name was not given The
American people he thought also would
accent the word of the officers named who
were men of high character and standing
Since April 16 the people in the camps
Mr. Foraker EXPLAINED had been allowed
to leave . 1t is a Islander upon the Ameri-
can army to liken the concentration camps
IN IN the Philippines to those established by
NIL hoal > nehlarhs.
Discussing the question which had arisen
between Mr.. Bacon and Mr. Foraker, Mr..
Hoar said everybody knew, and it was
useless to try to disguise the fact that 1t
was difficult to get army officers to testify
as TO matters which reflected upOn the adj
,oi,ic+ra+ior of n NOV ,rbo, u-.ra bravo
" GO, S,
nIsii' pul ,I:.S llllcheu rom iiiahills sucli
clltlClsHl. IlleS "eLe 'tpt 10 leai llldt theil
PioiliotioiI, loi wiiicH my were constantly
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, Dpes tmS senator !lIiih, lhquti.u WI
rordher' tIIft II Is uiillc'ht 10 sel AIieil-
c'Ii al ny oii1ei9 " 'eii INC 'iu'h III oiiiciii
report -
90 not question the Veraclty OF these
men, at an replieu .he Massachuselts
senator. ne ulu not thihh II lai, however,
INA. we snoulu accept as conclusive the
tEiushce Oh persons uiluer investigation.
he declared that the guerrllia warfare IN
the Phllipplnes naturally followed the at
tempt OF the Umted states TO impose It's
authority upon the fhlpihos. he pro-
tested asaihst ConceItfatioh camps ana
tne outrdgeS "nlcn hau peeh perpetrateo
upon the flllplnos ana the attempt to crush
tlilplno lndependence, concluding as FOL
lows: BarDarllles on the one side or on
the other are the legitimate fruit or the
tree you planted "hen you ratlhed the
Spanish treaty.
Mr. Clann,s Sneacb
MI Clapp lMlnn) delivered forceful
speech in support of the pending measure.
He said that the initial inquiry In the con-
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'i'el 'ioii VI inc Di', "'' INC my
ed states shouio "HhuIa" us forces from
the Philippines or should remain in the is
lands No considerable number Of Ameri-