The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-04
CENSORSHIP STILL
EXISTS At MANILA
Dubois Asserts it and Pro-
ceeds to Prove It.
The DEBATEGROWS WARM
For an Hour the Matter Engages the
Sena,e's Attention.
The DEBATEGROWS WARM
The SOUTH IN The REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Mr.. Hoaf's Statement That Massact. uset,s urn.
ished More Men Than the South Draws
a Correction from Mr. Money and
Apology from Mr.. doar.
oEy the Associated Press.)

tBy the Associated Press.)
Washington, d. c., Jan. 29.-For an
hour today the State had under discus
sion the question whether a censorship
OF press dispatches in Manila. While nc
such turbulent scenes We're enacted as
We're witnessed during yesterdays ses-
sion. the debate for a time was very
spirited. The Secretary of War was
quoted as saying that no press censorship
now existed IN the Philippines, and a let
ter rom General Greedy. the chief signal
officer of the army, was presented by
Mr.. Beveridge, of Indiana, making the
statement officially that there was nc
censorship OF press dispatches, and that
the press is entirely free" On the con-
trary it was contended by the opposition
that a press censorship did exist in the
Philippines, and that copies of every
news dispatch with the cable company
were filed with the military authorities.
That, it was maintained, constituted =
virtual censorship.
Mr.. Cullom, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, delivered an
extended speech upon the history OF the
reciprocity negotiations.
MIR. Cullom maintained that the Ding
ley Act could not limit the treaty max
ing power or the time in which the
President shall max treaties.
Addressing the Senate, MIR. Money
said the Senator from Massachusetts,
CMr. Hoar), made Il statement a few
days ago to the effect that the State OF
Massachusetts had furnished more troops
in the War of the revolution than all
that section south of what is known as
Mason and DiXon's line. The figures had
been taken. 1t was stated, from a report
of General Knox, the first Secretary OF
War, expressing his entire belief that
the massachusetts, Senator WOULD no
willingly present 4 statement to the Sen
ate classifying the facts. Mr.. Money read
from authors to show that the southern
section Of the country had furnished its
full quot of troops, Virginia supplying
SO, 122 and South Carolina 81 1871. The lat
ter State had furnished 81 out Of every
~ citizens capable Of bearing arms
while Massachusetts had furnished 32
out Of every AZ. He read extensive eX-
tracts from historical authors in main
tenance OF his position.
Mr.. Ioar, III a statement replete with
historical illusions, explained that in
whatever ic may nave Sdlu upon Tie SUI
ject referred 10 by Mr.. Money. he had nc
purpose Of instituting a comparison be-
tween any sections of the country. He
said he would be the last person in the
world to disparage the efforts Of the
Southern States in the War for indie
pendence.
at the conclusion Of Mr.. Hoar's re-
marks, Mr.. Bacon desired to continue the
GiGp11CSinE nf tho orfiN;Yatia Of fhE
South in the Revolutionary War, bui
Mr.. Lodge, who had the floor, thought il
better to proceed with consideration, Of
the Philippine measures. The Senator
from Alabama, (Mr. Morgan), he said
had expressed d desire TO speak upor
his proposed amendment to the pending
bill and he ought to be permitted &c
proceed.
Mr.. Bacon appealed to Mr.. Morgan tc
permit him to speak briefly.
'Certainiy.' replied the Alabama Sen
ator, speak as LONG as you like
Mr.. Lodge. however. declined to yield
the floor. His d~eclination irritated Mr..
Tlllman, who said:
You can't gag us in your effort tc
force this Philippines bill. How does
the Senator get his own permission TO be
so invidious and SO ungracious."
Mr.. Lodge disclaiTled any intention Of
being ungracious. He said if Mr.. Morgan
did not care to so on he himself would
present some matter bearing upon the
Philippine bill.
well interpolated Mr.. Tillman, I'VE
will discuss this historical question ant
we'll discuss it on the Philippine bill
Mr.. Lodge was about to proceed wheI
he was Interrupted by Mr.. Hoar, who
said:
The most emphatic against
this whole Philippine business
rs the healthy discussion of the pa
triotic impulse of our ancestors" inter
jccted Mr.. Tillman, taking the idea, per
hals, II not the words out of the Massa
thusetts Senator's mouth.
During Senator Lodges remarks MI
Dubois declared that in his judgmen
there was a censorship in Manila. ~,
newspaper man can file a dispatch wit
the cable company without filing an eN
act copy OR duplicate of it with the mil
itary authorities.
You may bubble over that fact. L
my opinion that is Z censorship"
Mr.. Lodge said that he called upon tn
Secretary Of War last evening and ha,
been assured by him that there was n
censorship of press dispatches in tn
Philippines.
Mr.. BeVeridge said that he had re
quest"d an official statement upon tn
subject from General Greedy. chief sigma
offlcer Of the army. General Grcel
wrote:
Censorship in the Philippine island
has been removed entirely between thes
islands and Europe and America, say
III tn" case OF code messages Of unau
I@~s-
'hoflzed 1lrlns having no standing. TIL
press is entirely free.
Necessarily a limited censorship !