Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-04


mack eve know that Agunaldo was
lighting not for a change OF masters
| but for absolute freedom, and Gen
| Anderson had assured Agulnaldo that
| the American people never had estab-
! lishel colonies and that he could trust
| In the honor Of the American people"
These facts" he said constitute
binding obligation upon us to give
| them their independence"
He would, he said, haul down the
American flag wherever II waved as an
emblem OF force and despotism. lie
charged that the United States had
| been holding q false, fraudulent and
delusive hope out to the Filplnos and
that we were killing these people for
the salvation Of their souls and build
ing up the church OF God out of hu.
man bones
Mr.. Carmack maintained that by fol-
lowing out the policy OF conquest for.
INFLATED by the majority in power the
United States was pressing Itself into
all the chickering's and quarrels of the
world. Under such policy no peace
was In view for this government,
A CHALLENGE BY BEvERIDGE.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Carmack's
speech Mr. Beyerldge, Republican
member Of the Philippine committee,
sharply challenged statement by the
Tennessee senator that the Philippine
tariff had not been well or carefully
considered. AS matter Of fact, he
said the tariff scale was fixed after
months of consideration and after con-
sultIng every interest In the Philip
pines.
"Dld the Philippine committee make
an investigation Of the Philippine tar
III scale2' inquired Mr. Carmack.
mo" replied Mn Beverldge. but the
Philippine committee has been consid-
erlng that scale for two years"
Mr. Beverldge declared that If the
Democratic party had given TO its last
tariff bin the same care which had
been given the Philippine tariff scale,
this country's prosperity would not
have withered as It had under the tar
aft 1t had enacted.
Further along Mr.. Beyeridge declared
that the reason why eX-Presldent
Cleveland, ex-President Harrison and
ex-senator Edmunds, all OF whom had
not been in sympathy with the Philip
pine policy Of the administration, lie"
cllned TO follow the Democratic party
was because that party would not ac-
cept the decision Of the Supreme Court
and the verdict OF the American peo-
pie as final
He asserted that the reasons why
the moderate. thoughtful and con-
servative people of the country''had not
followed the Democratic party In us
opposition to the proper control OF
the Philippines and In other matters
OF national policy. was that they feared
that party would SOW the dragons
teeth from which would spring a har-
vest of anarchy
Another reason. he said. was that
that party was sounding note OF re-
treat and never In the history Of the
country had the American people re-
treated from any proposition falrly
presented TO them and they never
would"
TILLMAN INTERRUPTS.
AS he was proceeding to discuss
some OF the conditions in the Philip
nine islands, Mr. Tillman of South car
DINA interrupted with the inquiry
"Wlll the senator be explicit ana
give us the benefit of his personal OBJ
seryation or any Of the information he
has I'm regard to the dispatch nom
General Bel that he proposes to make
war so terrible, that they would want
peace and watt II bad? Is that true'
or Is IL not?'
"That was not done while | was
there" replied Mr.. Beyeridge.
IL will ask the senator continued
Reveridge whether, when he Is maxi
ing war, he would not make war 80
terrible that the enemy would want
peace" ,,
'That would depend" said Mr.. TIL.
man, whether honestly was engaged
In a war that | thought was decent
and respectable or one OF subiugation
aud infamy'
And does the senator charge" de-
manded MIR. Beverldgc. that General
Bell does not believe he Is engaged In
an honest war;
81 know that there are plenty of Of
6oers there who feel that they are do
inc dirty work. shouted MI Tillman,
"and they have told me they are
ashamed OF it,
eHas Gen. Bell told YOU sou insisted
MIR. Beveridge.
81 don't know about Gen. Bell said
Mr. Tillman. Il have not seen him."
''Then why do you drag in Gen. Bell,
Gen. Wheaton and othersY sharply IN
CURED Mr.. Beyeridge.
Mr. Tillman-l will drag into this DIS
cusslon an Associated Press representa-
tive from Manila,
Mr. Beveridge--Now II is an Assoc
cited Press man
ma have
censorship there or YOU nave not
You swear you have not, ana theh
when the reports come you say Ihose
are not ours,
Mr.. Reveridge--lt II hopeless. When
they begin TO discuss the constitution
and we take them up ON that, they
come 10 censorship. When we say that
none exists, then they go 10 war
bloodshed pillage and murder.
A BURNING VILLAGE INCIDENT
After some sharp colloQuy in which
the Indiana and South Carolina sem
ators rldicucd each other, Mr. Bev-
eridge proceeded TO relate an incident
of the burning of village and said
that upon Investigation II proved that
il was the act Of the insurgents, his
purpose being to dlsprove some reports
against the American soldiers. Mr..
Tillman was on his feet again and
asked Mr.. Bcveriage
From whom do We get the state
ments that the insurgents or rebels,
or whatever they are, did all this
burning
oThe American authorities" replied
Mr.. Beyeridge. -,
pAn1, Is 4 customary inquired Mr.
Tulman. 40 determine a case from
ex parte statements?'
"Why does the senator always IN
sist," retorted Mr. heyeriase. 1'net