Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-07
HAS HIS SYMPATHY
Does the Filipino in His Fight,
Says Senator Till
man.
FORAKER THEN HINTS AT TREASON
Observation-Disclosures Com
missions Report.

| Washington. req. G.-tOf TOUR nOurS
yesterday the senate had the Philip
pine tariff bill under discussion. The
measure was completed. so far as the
senate Philippine committee is con-
cerned, all of the committee amend
ments being adopted. Several other
amendments. however. will be offered,
one or two being pending. Toward
the close of the session the discussion
became Heated. In response to n
resolution offered seYra1 days Ago by
Rawlins of Utah the secretary of war
transmitted to the senate the seditiOn
| laws enacted by the Philippine com
mission. They We're read in full and
Immediately drew the fire of the OPP
ponents OF the governments Philip
pine policy. HOar of Massachusetts
| expressed his astOnishment that such
! laws should be enforced by the gov
ernment authorities.
Foraker Makes n Point.
Foraker of Ohio had read from the
Revised Statutes of the United States
the laws of congress relating to the
crime of treason and similar OffenSes
against .the government and said that
the acts passed by the Philippine COM
mission We're almost identical in their
language with the laws enacted by
congress i'm the days of the fathers OF
the republiS. and that there was moth
ing unprecented or unusual about
them. The Ohio senator was inter
rupted continually and h; q several
warm cOlloquys with senators who
We're opposing him. He closed with
the declaration that the TagalS would
he forced to accept United States
domination regardless of opposition III
or out of congress.
TIIIman Declares Himself.
When Tillman denounced the Philip
pine commission sedition laws For
aker remarked: 1T might be in or
der to inquire Of the senator from
South Carolina on which side of the
struggle in the Philippines are his
sympathies."
My sympathies are with the Fill
pinoS.' shouted Tillman. pounding his
desk emphatically.
Undoubtedly they are" retorted
Foraker. land such a fiat-fOOted and
unqualified declaration as the senator
has made would render the Revised
Statutes applicable to him If he were
not protected by his position as sen
ator:'
One on the Ohio Senator.
Hoar. interrupting Foraker. and di-
recting attention TO the declaration In
the senate chamDer Of Thomas Corwir.
of Ohio. during Il debate on the MeXi-i
he would welcome the Americans with
bloody hands to hOspitable graves. in
quired If the people OF Ohio did not
reverence the name and memory OF
Thomas COrwin. Foraker replied that
the people of Ohio did love to recall
the memory of Thomas Corwin. but
they realized, he said, that i'm that
great emergency he had made Il pro-
found mistake.
Hoar POurs Some Oil.
Hoar closed the debate with little
oil-pOuring the nub of which was that
honest men might differ on the great
questions now before congress.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONS REPORT
Its Views as to the RaIIways-GOod Word
for the Beet Sugar Industry.
Washington. Feb. THE industrial
commission has submitted its final re-
port to congress. 1t is a document OF
more than 1000 printed pages. The
first part deals with the progress of
the nation. agriculture, mining and
transportation. The commission ad-
vises as to transportation that the pol
Icy of governmental supervision and
control of railroads as originally laid
down in the senate committee report
of 1856, and embodied the following
year III lllt at. Ot
revived and strengthened; that the au-
thOrity of the interstate commerce
commission necessary for the adequate
protection of shippers and clearly in
tended by the trainers of the law be
restored, and that the powers and
functions of the commission be en-
larged.
Prefacing its recommendations re-
garding agriculture the commission
hnf 81 CrFsin
more benefit from the establishment
of the department of agriculture and
from its administrative work than |
from any other federaI legislation
that the secretary of agriculture be
given much enlarged authority in the
way of enforcing sanitary laws. fixing
grain standards, and generally super
vising the quality of products. 1t aslo |
advises that pure food section be es-
tablished in the department to detect |
adulteration, etc. 1t is recommended |
that the tariff be not altered in such |
manner as 10 injure the beet sugar in
dustry.
a good word is also said for free
rural mail delivery, the construction of
improved roads and the policy of set |
ting aside forest reserves.
Consent of the Governed Not Asked.
Washington. Feb. THE full text |
of the treaty between the United States
and Denmark for the cession of the
Danish West Indian islands, St Thorn |
as, St John and Ste. Croix. which was
recently negotiated. has been given
out The two points of most interest
are the price. $5.0OO.OOO gold, and the
fact that no plebiscite of the people Of
the islands as to their wishes in the
matter is provided for. 1t has been
reported that there was such pro-
vision.
Dinner in Honor of Taft.