Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-12


by the Philippine commission had II
been submitted to them
CONNECTICUT LAW.
The Connecticut senator said that he
| could not say bat Connecticut had O
law which the people Of that state had
never found inconsistent with their
| rights and liberties Ne read the law.
which proved 10 be not dlssmilar 10
that which had been enacted In the
Philippines
tie pointed out as one Of the henc.
| hcent results of American occupation
OF the Philippines mat schools had been
! established In the islands, and that
nearly one thousand American teach
elB had gone 10 the archipelago to edu-
cate the Filipino children,
THE TREASON ACT
Mr.. Plat read the treason law re-.
fcred to by Mr. Iloar to show that il
was directed against the formation Of
secret societies the purpose OF which
Va whole or In part was the promotion
Of sadluon rebellion and treason.
'lt seems strange said be- that
human observation can Dee so warped
Hs TO drGw such conclusions from
the enactment Of this Law as had been
drawn by the senator from Massa-
chusotts.' n was q statute, he said,
aimed az secret plotting. such plotting
aS at one time nearly resulted In In.
duclng IN the city Of Manila Il massu.
ere Of our troops and friends
Rebellion MUST CEASE,
"If We are a government worthy OF
the name said Mr. Plott with great
YehJmenCc, when men take UP arms
against the United States In any dis
tricl or territory where the sovereignty
OF the United States obtains, we win
put that insurrcctOn down No per-
version of the glouus Of liberty will
prevent the American people from put
tolng down rebellion wherever IL may
rear It's hateful head"
In conclusion, he said 81 believe that
the time IL coming when the world
shall be Chrlstoned. when the world
shall be converted to the cause OF free
government; and | believe that the
United States Is appointed proyiden-
TALLY as agent for that purpose"
Mr.. Hoar replied particularly to Mr.
Platts discussion Of the treason law
enacted by the Philippine commission,
and to his statement concerning the
Connecticut statute which he had
quoted
HOARS CONCLUSIONS
In conclusion Mr. Hoar said II have
learned to trust men, even the greatest
and the best men, not By what they
say but by what they do, and VIII N
Gov, Taft says that the Filipino people
want independence, and says at the
same time that nobody shall express
that desire above his breath, | dlstrust
the opinion and look for evidence Of
the fact. When he says that people
are enjoying American freedom, when
he promulgates law which at the
same time makes II a penltentiary Of
Tense to read the Declaration on the
Fourth Of July / confess | am very
little impressed by his Judgment, and
very profoundly impressed by his
edict."
The senate then, at 5'45 p. m, adj
journed
CARMACK's PHILIPPINE REsoLU-
TON.
Washington, Feb Ex-senator Car
mack has introduced the following reso-
luton;
THAT the United States regard with
extreme dislayor any movement having
for ifs Amy ar ultimate
admission OF the Philippines 9s a state
or states of the Union and any action
on the part Of the persons holding office
under the authority Of the United states
that gives sanction or encouragement
to such a movement Is hereby con-
demned. That to confer the rights and
privileges Of citizens on the inhabitants
II the Philippine islands would tend
o destroy the integrity Of citizenship
md to degrade the character OF the
government of the United States that
maintain the relation Of sovereign
and subject between the government
If the United States and people under
IT'S dominion would be repugnant to the
principles OF the Constitution"