Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-27
OUTBREAK OF WAR
POSSIBILITIES IN THE PHILIP
PINES DISCUSSED.
Sharp Colloquy Between Senators Nc
Comas and Carmack-Iatter Denies
Abusing the Army.

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| ate yesterday afternoon without concluding
his remarks on the Philippine bill. After
| some further discussion of the Philippine
| question between Mr.. Foraker and Mr.
| Hoar, dealing particularly with President
| McKinley's proclamation to the Fnipinos.
| the bill was laid aside for the day and
| sixty-two private pension bills were passed.
| In continuing his speech on the Philippine
| question and in reply to an inquiry by MT.
| Beveridge, Mr.. Patterson said he never,
since December, 1898, had advocated the re-
tention Of the Philippines by the United
| States. From that time he had hoped for
the independence Of the Filipinos.
! Referring to the opening of hostilities be-
tween the Americans and Filipinos on Feb
ruary 4, 1899, Mr.. Patterson declared that
somebody was debating the tenor of the
| news sent from the islands to the United
| States. He intimated that it the pur-
pose to conceal the facts regarding the sit
| uation
| In his argument Mr.. Patterson quoted
! from speech of Mr.. Foraker made in JAN
uary, 1899, to the effect that he had no
| sympathy with those who talked Of max
| ing war on Aguinaldo and his followers in
| their struggle for liberty and independ-
| ence."
| Mr.. Foraker explained that the war he
| referred to was not war between the
| United States and the Filipinos but the
Mr.. Patterson held that that could not
| be the case, as Manila had fallen to the
| Americans and the Spanish had been sent
| to their homes.
had been with the American troops and
would be until the last gun had been fired
| in the pending conflict.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr. Foraker to read the
| sentence in President McKin1eys proclama-
! ton which had been eliminated by General
| Otis lest 1t should bring on war. He said
| General Otis had assumed extraordinary
| authority to himself to suppress a part OF
| the proclamation and to substitute a state
| ment that would indicate to the Filipinos
that they were to be granted full measure
| of liberty
Mr.. Hoar's Regret.
| Mr.. Hoar said he realized the purity of
| purpose and intellectual superiority of the
republicans with whom he differed upon
! this question. he would rather lose his
right arm than take the position he had
taken, but he was SO constructed by his
Creator that he could not help it. Gap
| plause.)
Mr.. Foraker paid a high tribute to Mr..
| Hoar. saying that his colleagues esteemed
| him highly not only for his great ability
but also for his lovable character
| Mr.. Patterson continuing paid a notable
tribute to Governor Taft, saying that bet
ter selection for his position could not have
OF most kindly disposition. He recited
how Judge Taft had changed his mind upon
the Philippine question after an interview
! with the President and had given nm no.
sltlon paying 5000 year for one paying
$4,000 year and a palace to live In He
! said II Governor Taft We're removed the
greatest bulwark against the oppression of
| the Fllipinos would be removed
A Sharp Colloquy.
A sharp colloquy arose between Mr. Nc
| Comas and Mr.. Carmack, the former as
sorting that democratic senators had been
| guilty of abusing" the army
This Mr.. Carmack denied. Mr. McComas
declared that abuse of the army-officers
and men-was to be found in every speech.
almost, on the democratic side, and Mr..
| Carmack insisted that not a single demo-
cratic senator had abused the army The
| question of veracity was banded back
| ward and forward between the senator's
but did not get beyond the parliamentary
stage
Mr.. Dubois interrupted to say that NOT a
democratic senator had abused the army
as much as General Chaffee had in an AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch from Manila, pub
lished yesterday.
! The statement about the Waller court
martial by General Chaffee Mr.. Dubois
said, was one of the blacklist pages in the
history of the army. He did not think any
senator who had called attention to "out-
| RACES could be accused properly of Will
| flying the army.
Mr.. McComas said General Chaffee had
made his comment simply upon the acts
of one brave man when he was i'll and
scarcely responsible for what he did.
| Mr. Patterson then yielded the floor for
| the day.
President McKinley's Proclamation.
Mr.. Foraker referred to the proclamation
of President Mckinley to the Filipinos and
to the change made in it by General Otis
Mr.. Hoar interrupted to refer to the as
surance Of President Mckinley to Andrew
Carnegie that in thirty days resistance in
| the Philippines would cease. General Otis
| knew the Filipinos would not submit, and
that the only way to keep the peace was to
tell them they were to have their indie
pendence.
So said Mr.. Hoar General Otis sup
pressed it, but General Miller. who motor
iouSly did want an attack, produced it, and
! Aguinaldo met it with an instant, speedy
defiance
Mr.. Foraker urged that the proclamation
was not issued a declaration of war
upon the Filipinos.
Mr.. Hoar declared that If such procla-
nation had been issued to the people of
Ohio they would have regarded it as dec
laration of war.
The Philippine bill was laid aside. Mr..
| McLaurin (Miss.) then read two letters. one
from the editor of the Springfield Mass }
Republican saying that that paper was in
| dependent in politics, and the other from
lean, stating that that newspaper was re-
publican in politics. This was in view of
the colloquy in the Senate during Mr.. Nc
| Iaurfn'S speech.