The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-16
.OUTRAGES In
PH: -IPPINES
s
Senate Z 4 House Discuss
ne War.
MI zn MAKES SPEECH
Mississippian Arralgns the
Administration.
In the House Mr.. Hill Of Connecticut
Tells Of the Frightful Tortures
Inflicted on Americans
by Tagalogs.
MI SsN MAKES SPEECH

Washington, May 15.-An extended
speech by Mr.. McLaurin Cfiss.) in oppo-
sition to the pending Philippines govern
ment bill was feature of today's ses-
sion of the Senate The Mississippi Sena-
tor vigorously assailed the administers
tons policy in the Philippines. He depre-
Gated the outrages committed in the Phil
ippines. whether committed by Filipinos
or by Americans. They were, in his judy
ment, the natural outgrowth Of the Gov
ernment's policy. for which. he main
tanned, the Republican party was respon-
sible. He urged the abandonment of the
policy in the interest Of humanity and
justice.
The bill providing for the erection of a
union railway station in washington and
the Notifications appropriation bill were
passed.
Mr.. Lodge sought to have date fixed
for vote on the Philippines government
bill, or to have the discussion continued
without interruption. Mr.. Dubois did
not believe there was any intention to OBJ
struct the bill. Mr.. Hale (Me) expressed
"a similar opinion. Mr.. Cockrell Mo)
said there was no purpose on the Demo-
cratic side to delay a vote.
Mr.. Lodge having expressed himself as
satisfied with the explanations of the sit
uation, Mr.. McLaurin tMiss) addressed
the Senate in opposition to the bill. He
discussed some Of the criticisms made of
the minority Senators because OF their
attack upon the army. land because of
their ISLANDERS upon the army" He point
ed out that the President and Secretary
of War had issued orders to prevent the
practice of cruelty and torture by the
American army In the Philippines. In so
doing, he thought they had been quite as
guilty of slandering the army as had the
minority Senators In their efforts to get
at the facts in the Philippines.
Mr. Beveridge inquired, do you dis
ayow that YOU are championing the cause
of the Philippines insurgents? Are you
with them or are you not?"
The Mississippi Senator replied that no
could best answer the question by quot
ing from his speech of April % on the
Philippine tariff bill when he said: LAS
long as there Is a fight between the
United States and the Filipinos, my 10y
atty is to the United States and my SYM
pathies are with the Americans, regard
less of the causes which produce the
strife"
Mr. McLaurin declared that whatever
OutidSco ldu pCCu III Tic fIlli-
ippines by the Filipinos or by the Ameri-
cans, the policy of the Republican party
and its imperialistic tendencies were re-
spoDsible for those outrages and cruelties
and infamies.
Assuming, he declared, that every out
rage committed by the American troops
in the Philippines was absolutely neces-
sary in the situation, 1t was certainly
true that 1t is a part of the Philippines
policy of the Government. a part OF the
imperialistic policy for which the Re-
a full and complete investigation of the
Philippine situation.
Mr.. McLaurin then questioned the SOW
ereignty of the United States over the
Philippines on novel grounds. He said
the law provided that a person could not
purchase law suit. He held. therefore,
that in all reason, justice and conscience,
we could not acquire. either by purchase
or by treaty. a territory whose inhabi-
tants were in revolution-and successful
revolution-against their then recognized
I'm purchasing the Philippines" he de-
clared. 1--WE purchased the right of crimi-
nal aggression
Mr.. spooner commended that the United
States had acquired a perfect title by
the Paris treaty.
Did we have that perfect title on
February T. 1899. when our trouble began
with the Filipinos?" asked Mr. McLaurin.
I'VE had the right" responded Mr..
Spooner, ito whip any troops that at
tackled our forces anywhere under Gods
Heaven"
He said. however. that the United
States title to the Philippines was not
perfect at that time.
Among the things which Mr.. McLaurin
declared the Republican party would
have to answer for at the Congressional
elections next fall were the beef trust,
made possible by republic legislation: the
appropriation of millions dollars in ship
subsidies and the refusal to enact a
perma nent Chinese exclusion law enacting
instead "a temporary makeshift.'
Mr.. McLaurin maintained that 1t would
be to the credit and to The honor of the
party to abandon, the abhor-
rent. the damnable policy now being pur-
sued in the Philippine
The Senate at 5:15 adjourned