Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-30
TILLMAN REFUSES
TO Be GAGGED.
Lively Time in Senate on Philippine
Question,
GEN. WHEAT0N'S CRITICISM,
Referred to prof schurman Only
Gen, Greedy writes Letter Saying
There ~ No Press Censorship.

Washington, Jan 90 For an hour to-
day the Senate had under discussion
the question whether censorship of
press Dispatches exists In Manila.
While no such turbulent scenes as
yesterdays were enacted the debate for
a time was very spirited. The secretary
OF war was quoted as saying that no
press censorship now existed IN the
Philippines and a letter from Gen
Greedy, chief signal officer Of the
army, was presented by Mr. Beyeridgo
of Indiana making the statement Off
clally that there was no censorship Of
press dispatches and that the press Is
entirely free II was oontended by the
opposition that a press censorship did
exist in the Philippines and that copies
of every news dispatch filed with the
cable company was filed with the mile
tary authorities. That II was maintain
ed constituted Virtual censorship.
Addressing the Senate Mr. Money
took issue with the statement Of the
senator from Massachusetts, CHR.
Hoar) a few days ago to the effect
that the state Of Massachusetts had
furnished more troops IN the war of the
revolution than all the section south
OF what was known as the Mason and
Dixon line
Mr. HOar explained that in what
ever he may have said upon the sub
ject referred to by Mr.. Money he had
no purpose of instltuting a comparison
between any sections OF the country.
Mr.. Lodge insisted that consideration
OF the Philippine measure should be
proceeded with, and declined to yield
the floor for Mr. Bacon to continue
revolutionary discussion. His disin-
clinatlon irritated Mr.. Tillman, who
said
You can't gag us IN your effort TO
force this Philippine bill How does the
senator get his own permission TO be
so inVidOus and 80 hngraciOus2"
Mr. Lodge dlsclaimed any intention OF
being ungracious. Mr. Lodge was
about to proceed when he was inter
rupted by Mr. Hoar, who said
"rhe most emphatic argument
against this whole Philippine bust
/ ness
= Is the healthy discussion of the pa
triotic impulses Of our ancestors ="
| interpreted Mr. Tillman taking the
idea, perhaps, II not the words, out
OF the Massachusetts, senator's
mouth
Continuing, Mr.. Lodge said that a
careful examination Of the Associated
Press dispatch showed that Gen.
Wheaton had not criticised the Senate
but had confined his comment to the
utteraness Of MIR schuman. whom he
had perfect right to eriticise IN Mr.
Lodges opinion
Mr. Gallinger read an extract from
an Associated Press dispatch from Ma
Mia, published today, saying that Gen
| Wheaton's vigorous criticisms referred
entirely to Prof Suhurmans speech al
Boston. He did not think the senator
from Idaho would contend that Gen
Wheaton has not the right TO CRITICS,
a private citizen,
What / contend Is, replied Mr. Du.
bOls, that the gentleman on the othe'
side of the chamber are forced to admin
the accuracy OF the dispatch intro.
duced here That dispatch itself was
censored. | viii say there is censor.
ship In Manila, In my judgment NJ
newspaper man can file dispatcr
with the cable company In Manila with
out filing an exact copy or duplicate
Of II with the military authorities You
may bubble over that fact. In my
opinion that Is censorship
Mr. Lodge said he had called upon the
secretary OF war last evening and had
been assured by him that there was no
censorship Of press dispatches In the
Philippines.
Now" said Mr., Lodge. 81 give my
authority. Let the senator from Idaho
give his"
MY statement Is made upon my re-
sponslblity as a senator replied MI
Dubois. "Our committee, tthe Philip
pine committee.) can ascertain the
facts IL they are desired
Mr. Beverldge presented letter from
Gen. Greedy, chi-f signal officer Of the
army dated today, the essential por-
tons of which are as follows
Censorship In the Philippine Islands
has been removed entirely between
these islands and Europe and America
save in the case of code messages OF
unauthorized firms having no standing
The press Is entirely free. Necessarily
q limited censorship Is maintained over
messages In the Philippine archipelago
and to adjacent points wherein lnsur-
gent troops and agents are In active
hostility against the United States,
Press messages are not censored TO any
place In Europe or America but only
to points where the insurgents are ac.
lively engaged, through juntas on 9th
err agencies, such as In Hongkong or
Singapore"
Mr. Beverldge thought Gen. Greelys
letter ought to settle the question OF
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