The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-15

Aguinaldo had sold out his comtrynlen.
I'VE want to know VINO promised the
Fflipmos Independence? ne insisted..
Some charge that Dewey did. ana
Eewey says they lie. and the matter
was allowed to stop tnere.
was it worth while for us, he con-
tfnued, .tto be considering the great aues-
tons, which involve the propriety and
good faith and integrity Of our dealings
with these unfortunate people III the mat
tel, of their liberty, when we were in the
dark?f' He said he wanted 10 Know
something about the character of the Fill
ieinos: he wanted Governor Taft. to come
before a Senate committee, where he
could be asked questions.
WHO BEGAN YAH?
..Who began the war which is still
going on?'' he asked. There are those
Who will tell YOU about what happened
on a certain night when there was an
attempts to pass our pickets bytsome t1li-
plnos. and a scuttie and an outbreak,
and en- appeal to us by Aguinaldo 10 de-
sist from hostilities; that they did not
want war, and our answer was that the
war was going on and could not now be
stopped. The Senator from Wisconsin
GMr. Spooner) had stated in the Senate
that were proposed that we would De
making assurances of pacific intention to
men with arms in their hands, lighting
against the American flag, but the Presi-
dent had given to Il military commander
long before an order to proceed TO reduce
the people OF the Philippines by military
force to submission.
General Otis said that would bring on
war ana took the liberty of suppresstng
it, and instead told the people they should
have all the rights of liberty that belonged
to the most favored people on earth The
original proclamation had been sent by
the President sfBut'' said Mr.. Hoar. lis
it not an act of war TO order military
officer to use military force to subject u
people?
DREADFUL STORIES.
81 do not know of anybody able to give
a statement of the truth as to the dit
ferences between Governor Taft ano Gen
eral Chaffee. I get some dreadful stories
from brave soldiers and officers of nigh
rank about the manner in which the war
is conducted have heard of an inves-
tigation now going on in regard TO one
transaction, which, il true, has covered
with a foul blot the flag which we all
love and honor. think there should be q
place where any Senator who makes such
a suggestion i'll his official responsibility
can go and say: L want two witnesses
or that subject brought mere, ana taeli
we shall know
General Otis had shocked the country
by saying that we should keep 10000 troops
in the Philippines for Il considerable
time. but instead of that number we nave
70 eco and Mr.. Hoar asked how long were
we going TO keep them there
UNHULY OFFICE,
.If General Chaisee is right" he said,
there is not Il in those islands VINO
is not cOnsplriug against the government,
and eager for his fberty. Now give us
| q little light. Take the most jealous men
| in this bocW and $50 US d committee
| tions, hear both s.e ,>lf1 let us know
! what is the truth. are engaged III
| The unloly office oil aalns out q re-
| public. the first greas labilc ever es-
| tablished in the Eastern Hemisphere. Ii
we had dealt with TINS s,eop.e as we
| dealt with Cuba we should have had to-
day civilized, happy, peaceful repuollc
| sending their youths TO our sclCois,
studying our laws, initiating our example
| animated by love and affection ana a
| gratitude such as no one people on earth
| ever yet felt for another
One of the great events of history, he
| said, was the civilization of Japan An
/! other was the adoption of tho Declaration
| Of Independence. Japan has just cete-
| brated the fiftieth anniversary of taking
| her place among free nations at which
! the declaration had been made that
| everything that japan was. she owed 10
| the United States, and vet in half cen
| tury she had encountered China as a
| superior and Russia as an equal.
That came, Mr.. Hoar said, from the
application of a world power that he
| should like to have his country exercise;
| that came from the application to the
| affairs of modern life OF the great doc
| trine of the immortal declarations. Il do
/ notzbelieve,'. he added, that the charac-
i ter of my =countrymen has changed and
| that this peonle are only to go on in a
career In which they are to wipe out
hope
CAME TO NO VOTE.
Mr. Lodge urged that the resolution be
! referred to the Philippine Committee,
| Of which he is chairman, and if the
| Senate, saw lit to charge that committee
with the Investigation of any question,
| past or present, the committee was COM
| petent to deal with it and would deal
(! with it honestly and effectively.
| II, however, the committee contem-
| plated by the resolution, was appointed.
| he said, the reason for the existence of
| the Philippine Committee would cease .
Mr. Hoar replied that all he wanted
| was that there should be somewhere Il
| tribunal to take evidence OF these cues
lions as far as practicable.
Mr. Carmack, while in entire accord
| with the resolution, said that these mat
| tiers should be handled by the Philippine
Committee. The necessity for an nvesti-
| CATION was apparent. he said, because
| there had been Il constant joint debate
| between the civil and military authorities
| in the Philippines ever since we came in
| to possession of them.
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Mason's speech,
adj nlIrned