The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-28
CASE OF MILES RECALLED
Wheaton's Criticism of schurman's g
Boston Address.
DUBOIS BRINGS MATTER UP IN SENATE
A Paddock, Declares TiIlman, is 10 be Placed
Upon The Mouth of Those Who Dare 10
Criticise the Administration
Philippine Policy.
(By the Associated Press.)

! 'H''PP"~
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 27.-An animated and
prolonged discussion was precipitated in
the Senate today over the right of army
officers to crittcise utterances made in
the Senate or elsewhere on the conduct
of affairs in the Philippines AT times
it became somewhat acrimonious. officers
in the Philippines being taken sharply
| TO task for statements attributed to
them in dispatches from Manila
| Rising to a question of privilege early
in the session, Mr.. Dubois Udaho) had
read an Associated Press dispatch from
| Manila in which General Wheaton was
quoted as criticising some utterances of
| Professor Schurman in a speech deiv-
cred in Boston. Mr.. Dubois thought the
President. in the circumstances would
be warranted in reprimanding General
| Wheaton for his criticisms. He de-
clared that such comment upon the ac-
tion of the Senate was Outrageous and
| indecent" and that the minority had had
quite enough 6f threats and blackmail
Mr. Lodge. Massachusetts. suggested
fore General Wheaton was reprimanded
whether he actually made the statements
attributed to him. General Wheaton. he
said. was an officer of ability and char
acter and no hasty action ought to be
taken in such a case.
Mr.. Teller: II don't think there's any
doubt that General Wheaton said what
is attributed to him" ,.
oJrx 1,
! Of doubt of it.
Mr. Teller, continuing said such
situation as had arisen was one of the
blessings growing out of the conditions
in the Philippines. paddock, he as
serted, was TO be placed upon the mouth
of every man. Congressman or private
citizen, and all criticism of the Admin
istration's Philippines policy was to be
! silenced. He referred to the criticism
of Senators who had antagonizcd the
Administration policy in the Philippines
declaring they had been charged with
treason.
u suppose" said he. that no Senator
after while will be able to read on this
floor the Declaration of independence
without subjecting himself to a charge of
melting treason
Mr.. Lodge said Mr.. Teller's statement
concerning the DECLARATION of Independ-
ence was silly" What President Shur-
man said in Boston, did not in his opin
ion, concern the Senate. The only point
was whether a general OF the United
States army had criticised the Senate.
1t did not appear from the dispatch that
General Wheaton had referred to the
Senate at all.
lii response TO inquiries by Mr. awlnst
Utah, Mr.. Lodge said he did not know
whether newspaper dispatches sent from
Manila, were censored or not, and he did
not know whether the War Department
had or had not taken steps to ascertain
whether General Wheaton had made the
statements attributed to him.
Mr.. Carmack, Tennessee questioned the
right Of any officer of the United States
army to criticise either the actions or
the utterances of any private citizen
Mr.. Tillman. South Carolina inter
rupted to say that the General COM
manding the army had been reprimanded
by the President for agreeing with the
Admiral of the Navy upon a question on
Whlch all the people of the United
States were absolutely agreed"
Mr.. Carmack did not think that Mr.
Tillman's interjection was entirely rele-
want.
Mr. Hoar, Massachusetts, contended
that no unsupported newspaper report
on matter of this kind ought 10 be ac
cepted by the Senate.
Later Mr.. Lodge said he desired 10
apologize for referring to anything Mr.
Teller may have said as silly" He
insisted that there was no disposition
upon the part of anybody to suppress
news or views.
Mr.. Rawlons insisted that the suppres
sion of opinions and information was so
notorious that one could not depend upon
the statements coming to the United
States from the Philippines. The
Philippine Commission, he asserts. had
arrogated to itself the functions of Con-
gress indeed, the commission had done
many things which Congress never would
have done
Mr.. Dubois insisted that the dispatch
which he had presented bore evidence on
its face of accuracy. I'VE have been
threatened and blaclmailed," he said
as long as we ought to endure it. Such
utterances as have been instanced are
offensive to us and they ought not to be
permitted to pass without reprimand
by the President of the United States.
They are, coming from the officers OF the
army, in exceedingly bad taste"
Mr.. Spooner deemed it the part OF Wis