The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-30
CENSORSHIP IN THE ISLANDS.
Senator'S Discuss the Practice Of
Scrutinizing the Dispatches.

f@ifA o--A2<AAAS LIZ PcllS4AOD-
Washington, Jan. 29.-Addressing the
senate, Mr.. Money took issue with the
statement Of the senator from Massa-
chusetts CMr. Hoar) a few days ago TO
the effect that the state of Massachu-
sets had furnished more troops in the
war Of the revolution than all the sec
ton south of what was known as the
Mason and Dixon line.
Mr.. Hoar explained that in whatever
he may have said upon the subject re-
ferred TO by Mr.. Money! he had no
purpose of instituting a ~ arison be-
tween any sections of the country
Mr.. Lodge insisted that considera-
ton of the Philippine measure should
be proceeded with. and declined to
yield the floor for Mr.. Bacon TO con-
tinue revolutionary discussion. His
Discrimination irritated Mr.. Tillman,
who said:
You can't gag us in your effort to
force this Philippine bill. How does
/ the senator get his own permission to
| be so invidious and so ungracious?"
Mr.. Lodge disclaimed any intention
Of being ungracious. Mr.. Lodge was
/ about TO proceed when he was inter
/ rupted by Mr. Hoar who said:
THE most emphatic argument
/ against this whole Philippine bust
/ ness
Us the healthy discussion of the
/ patriotic impulses of our ancestors, in
/ terjected Mr.. Tillman, taking the idea,
/ perhaps. if not the words. out Of the
! Massachusetts senator's mouth
Constituting the Dispatches.
/ Continuing. Mir. Lodge said that a
| careful examination OF the Associated
4 Press dispatch showed that General
! Wheaton had not criticised the senate,
I but had confined his comment to the
! utterances Of Nj. Schurmann whom
| ne had a perfect right to criticise, in
/ Mr.. Lodges opinion.
Mr.. Gallinger read an extract from
/ an Associated Press dispatch from Ma
Mia published today. saying that Cen
[ eraI Wheaton's vigorous criticisms re-
/ ferre6 entirely to Professor. Schur-
mann's speech at Boston. He did not
/ think the senator from Idaho would
contend that General Wheaton has not
the right to criticise a private citizen.
What I contend." replied Mr. Du-
bois. sis that it is in exceedingly bad
taste for an army officer TO criticlse
the utterances of Professor Schur-
mann. man who was sent by this
Government to the Philippines in a re-
sponsible Official capacity 10 ascertain
the facts of the situation over there
Il am glad" continued Mr.. Dubois
chat the gentlemen on the other side
! of The chamber are forced TO admit the
accuracy of the dispatch introduced
here. That dispatch itself was cen
sored. 7 viii say there Is a censorship
in Mcaila. in my Judgment No news
parer can file a dispatch with the caol'
company in Manila without nilng az
exact copy or duplicate of It WIN th'
military authorities. You may qulboi'
over that fact Tn my opinion that i
n censorship.
Argue About the Censorship.
Mr. Lodge said he had called upo1
the secretary of war last evening anC
had been ASSURED by him that Their
was no censorship sc press dispatche
i'm the Philippines
Nov said Mr.. Lodge. i give m,
authority. Let the senator from Adah
NV statement is made upon my re
. SpcrSihiHtv as a senator replleQ AL
Dubois. Our committee CHE Phihp
pine Committed can ascertain the IaCu
! n they arc desired
AIR. Beveridge presented a IeJter iron
/ General Greedy, chief signal ofncer @
the army. dated today. the essenIla
{ portions of which are as lrHoWs.
Censorship in the Phlhpplhe lslaiiu
has been removed entirely between
, I .hese islands and Europe and America
: save in the case OF code messages Q
, unauthorized firms having no stand
\ ing. The press - entirely free Nee
p essariiv limited censorship IS main
= tanned over messages in the Philippln