The Washington times., 1902-06-24

tion. in consideration Of the provoca-
ton. than any war In history.
The order of Hell Roaring Jake
Smith to make Samar bowling wilder,
ness, Grosvenor said, had a parallel on
both sides in the civil war-Genera
| Grants order to Sheridan to make the
Shenandoah Valley a barren waste, and
retaliatory legislation of the Confederate
congress.
| In this connection he read from the
life and letters of Stonewall Jackson
by his wife, of which he had been in
formed there was but one copy in ex-
istence, that in the library of Con-
gress.
He had recommended to General Lee
plan of warfare which 1t was stated
met the approval OF that officer, ard
which General Lee had promised to com
mend to President Davis for his ap-
proval. which included the raising of the
black flag by the Confederate soldiers,
Rthe giving of no quarter to the invad-
ers from the North, the avoidance of
regular battles, and the taking OF no
prisoners.
Urges Democratic Plan.
The minority substitute was advocated
by Mr.. Williams Dem.. Ill.). who urged
the adoption of the Democratic policy
in dealing with the Filipinos, which Is
to declare our intention to deal with
them as We had done with the Cubans,
that would end the insurrection, and
end 1t with honor.
Mr.. Williams said he would concede
that there was a semblance of peace in
the islands. but he declared that 1t was
secured under false representations. He
charged that officers had gone through
the islands and promised the people
that II they would submit to American
authority they would be accorded Amer
lean citizenship and free trade with the
United States.
Such peace, he said, had sodden
bottom, and would not endure. He re-
ferred to the principal plank of the plat
form of the Federal party as stated by
Senior Buencamino. who was recently be-
fore the Committee on Insular Affairs.
which is they they desire American cit
iEenship, and to Buencamino's state
ment that his party desired to be ad-
mitted to the American Union, and that
they would not submit to colonial gov
ernment. Yet that was what the Re-
Refers to President.
Mr.. Claude Kitchin (Dem., N. c.. in
Of the minority substitute. alluded to the
Presidents recent speech at Arlington.
He spoke of lynchings in this country.
said Mr.. Kitchin, either to divert at
tention from the outrages being perpe-
trated in the Philippines or as justi- |
1cation for them.
Following upon this Mr.. Mahon Rep.,
Pal compared conditions and conduct
Turing the civil war with those prevail
ng in the Philippines. to show that out
ages and cruelties were perpetrated in
he United States that had not and could
lot be ecualed in the Philippines. He
cad from the report Of the committee
IN the conduct OF Confederate prisons.
which was characterized in the report
Is without parallel in history and previ-
'usly inconceiyable.
Mr.. Richardson tDem., TENN asked
low 1t was that there were more deaths
mong Confederate prisoners in the
Worth than among Federal prisoners In
he South.
Official Figures.
Mr.. Mahon replied by giving the official I
cures. or 94,072 Federals in Confedcr- 10
tc prisons 56,401 died there. and 10000 )
lore died as a result of their confine- ;
lent. total OF over $4,000. or 3s71 per
ent. The Confederates in Northern f
rlsons numbered 227,57o. of whom 3e.l52. t
r 1926 per cent. died.
He read also the order of General1Win-
er. In charge of Confederate prisons, I.
D fire upon the inmates of Anderson
lille prison with g;ape in case the
ederal troops approached within seven
lilies OF the stockade. Although there !
ere springs and streams within a few
lilies of the site of Andersonville pris-
n. it was deliberately located there, q
here part of the ground was swamp.
Mr.. Neville (Dem., Neb.)-If the peo- I
lie of the North were indignant at the y
utrases In Andersonville, ought they Ii
OF to be indignant at those in the Phil
'pines?
Mr.. Mahon-Yes, sir. And II the army t
here was guilty of one-hundredth part b
I the tortures and cruelties practiced k
len. the people should sweep the Re- n
ublican party out of power from the E