The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-30
ON GEN. SMITH
SENATOR TELLER CONTINUES
 THE ATTACK.
Lodge Does Not Defend the Order to Kill and Burn, But Defends the Administration-Day in
 the Senate.

Washington. April 2s.-A spirited dis cussion of the Philippines situation in the Senate revolved around the order alleged to have been issued by General Jacob A. Smith to make the island of Samar a bowling wilderness and to kill all male habitants over the age of 10 years.
 When the Philippines bill was laid be- fore the Senate no one was prepared to deliver d set speech on it. MT. Lodge (Mass.l in charge of the measure, said ne fett compelled to press 1t for consiu- eration. Ills remarks drew the ire or Mr. Teller lCol) who criticized the Re- publicans for not participating in the dis cussion. This precipitated the debate and for more than two hours 1t continued Teller declared that General Smith, If he had issued such an order as had been attributed to him ought to be dismissed from the service as 1t was disgrace to the American army and to the. Ameri- can people.
 Mir. Lodge said that while he knew lit- tie of the circumstances surrounding the alleged order. he did not approve of cruel methods in war and every right minded person must regret General smiths or der. To him it was revolting. lie de- fenced the administration, however, say ing as soon as knowledge of the order had come to Washington the President had directed that General Smith be court martisled.
 MT. Teller declared that so far as he was concerned no time should be fixed for a vote until 1t was evident that dif- ferent course was to be pursued by the majority. He said that unless he knew there was no disposition on the part of the majority to take up the greater part of the time after a time for vote had been fixed. there would be no unanimous consent for vote. He said 1t would not do for Republican Senators to say that they would not debate the pending bill. In almost a quarter of a century of ex- perience in the Senate he never had heard such an arraignment of the policy of an administration as had been made by Mir. Rawlins of Utah. The credit and honor of the government were at stake and Senators on the Republican side ought, if they could, to attempt to refute or dis avow the utter lances made.
 Discussing the alleged order of General Smith, Mir. Teller said he understood that General Smith had tried to justify his order by what is known as the Tom Ew- ing order during the civil war By this order the population of two counties in Missouri was deported and their property destroyed. He was proceeding to charac- terize the action of the American army in the Philippines as most cruel and bar barous when he was interrupted by MT. Spooner (Wis.) with the inquiry:
 Does the Senator not remember Fort Pillow?"
 What does the Senator mean by his reference to Fort Pillow?' inquired MT. Carmack fTennt
 q had in mind" replied Mir. Spooner, what has been considered massacre Of colored troops there.
 Mr. Carmack insisted with some heat that there was no massacre of troops or killing of prisoners at Fort Pillow.
 MT. Teller was continuing his remarks about General Smiths order when ne was interrupted by Mir. Fairbanks.
 T do not understand" ssfd he, that the government approves or Generai Smiths alleged order. A court martial to as the information concerning the matter reached Washington"
 Mir Teller replied that according to newspaper article he had read to the Sen ate the information had been in wash ington many months, but he knew noth- ing about the matter himself. MT. Teller offered an amendment to the bill provid- ing for commission to be appointed by the House and to consist of not less than seven nor more than fifteen persons to proceed to the Philippines and try-to se- cure a lasting peace between the United States and the Filipinos. the United States to pay the commissioners salaries of $10.000 a year and all expenses MT Teller said that if it be true that Gen. eral Smith issued the alleged order he ought to be dismissed from the service. "In the records of all the great wars since the middle ages, he declared, you cannot ma Sucu d ulSBTdCGlui anu NlChVh order as that issued by General smith,
 MT. Lodge said nothing was known here of General Smiths order until 1t was pleaded by Major Waller as de- fense for his action in Samar. Then the President himself had decided that Gem eral Smith be court martialed
 MT. Carmack (Tenn.) insisted the evil dence indicated that orders of very extreme character issued in the Philip pines were being suppressed, not he be- faH-a hV Department the military authorities in the Philip pines.
 In calling attention to the report of the Secretary of Batangds province that there had been so great a mortality in the province as to reduce the population from 300 900 to about 200. GOO the mortality being due to disease, Mir. Tillman inquired whether the Philippines Committee had that matter. When informed that it had not. he exclaimed: Well, how long are we going to hold on to this bag of cats What benefit is it to the Ameri- can people to pursue this infamous pol icy?'
 As the running colloquy continued MT. Culberson asked MT. Lodge If he endors- ed the order issuer by General Bell
 No replied MT. Lodge. T do not endorse cruel methods of warfare. Gen eral Smiths order is one which every those orders seem to me to be revolting."
 MT. Bacon (Gal expressed the belief that the disease and great mortality among the natives of Batangas province has been caused by the laying waste of the province by war. Crops had been de- stroyed and the inhabitants had been con fronted almost by q condition of famine.
 Mir. Teller declared that this govern ment could not escape the condemnation of the world and of every right thinking man for this miserable, wicked attempt to compel these people to accept our gov ernment whether they desired it or not
 The Senate at o'clock adjourned.
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