The evening times., 1902-06-02
MASON ASSAILS THE
REPUBLICAN, THEORY
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ate certain editorials from Democratic
newspapers. including the Denver
News" for which the junior Senator
from Colorado (Nr- Patterson had de-
clared himself responsible; the object
was to defend the action Of the admins
tration of President Mckinley in ac-
quiring and retaining possession Of the
Philippine Islands and in pursuing the
policy since followed. The Senator from
Colorado had charged him with a lack
Of candor and a lack Of frankness in his
quotations.
Only Began 20 ''Wobble"
Under such a challenge he CAIr- For
aker) had made further examination &C
the Denver News" and ne found that
instead Of the Senator having changed
his position on a certain day fixed by
him, he had only begun 10 -'wobble.' -
Up to that time he had been a firm. un-
qualified. enthusiastic. Jealous advocate
of the acquisition and retention Of the
Philippine IsIards and the Subordinatfon
of everybody there 70 the authority OF
the American Government
Mr. Foraker put into the Record
several editorials to sustain his position,
among them one deuouncing Edward Al
kfnson as a traitor and g nuisance.
Mr. Lodge reported an amendment
which was agreed to prohibiting corpO-
rations from employing persons held in
+ slavery OF involuntary seTvitude- He
/ also reported al amendment in the
shape of a new section applying TO the
+ clearance and manifests Of steamships
and other vessels arriving from, or 60
+ ing TO. foreign ports. Il was agreed to.
( Also an amendment. which was agreed
I to- that the treasury Of the Philippine
! government shall be a place Of deposit
/ for government moneys
The Patent Laws.
Mr.. CulIom Rep.. III inquired Of Mr.
/ Lodge in regard to the extension Of the
/ patent laws to the Philippine Islands
/ and was told that the committee pre-
/ ferred to leave that matter TO the Phil
/ ippine Commission M CulIom then
submitted some views about the bill in
/ general and the debate upon it. He
/ thought that the success Of the AmeTi-
/ can policy IN the archipelago was Won
derful and that the country and the
/ world so regard It.
/ He characterized the minority Sena-
/ tors who he said had misrspreseuted the
/ conduct of the army as "a fire in the
/ rear party" and said that it was the
/ duty Of the United States. from which j.
/ could not retreat. 20 force its authority
/ On the Fuipiugs. better their condition.
/ give them liberty, give them inteli-
/ gence. and make them a useful people
! That could not be dCne by the Demo
cratic policy.
Mr. Hoar's Stirring Speech.
Mr. Hoar said that ne wanted TO put
into the debate three OF four facts which
seemed TO him to overthrow the argu-
ment Of the Senator from Wisconsin,
Mr.. Spocner. These facts applied to
AguiuaIdo. who. said Mr. Hoar, had,
when the hostiIities broke out. 4 larger
army than Washington ever had; who
had captured more guns than Washing
ton had captured during the whole Rev
! olutionary war and who had subject 10
/ him a larger territory than the settled
part Of the United States at the close
of that war
Aguinaldo had captured more prison
/ ers than had ever been captured by
Washington. except at Yorktown. and had
8 600 Or 600 Spanish prisoners comnit-
| tea 10 him by the American forces to
/ take care Of. The order Of rhesSpanisn q
Red Cross had decorated him for his
/ kind treatn eut to those prisoners. As
| TO the burning and destruction OF the
homes of the FillpinO5, which had been
defended on the precedent Of Shegi-
dams laying waste the Shenandoah Val
ley Mr. Hoar declared that if General