The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-13

that the hearings be entirely secret. This
drew the fire of the Massachusetts, senator.
who indgnan tly denied that he had sug-
gested anything OF the kind. He insisted
that the reports made of the hearings by
the three press associations were accurate
ana fair TO both sides of the controversy.
A communication from the secretary of
war. transmitting a memorial of the Fed
eral party of the Philippine islands in sup
port of American rule in the islands, called
from Mr. Patterson the statement that the
Federal party had obtained its control in
the Philippines by promising to the Fill
pinos that they would be admitted ulti-
mately 10 statehood in the United States.
Mr. Teller occupied the attention of the
Senate during the greater part of the days
session. and has not yet concluded his
speech. In repsonse to some statements
made during the debate of yesterday Mr..
Teller asserted that the prominent COM
rnanders of the American army did not
agree with the conclusions reached by the
members of the Philippine commission as
to the reconciliation of the people of the
Philippines. He mentioned. among others,
the name of General Chaffee.
Mr. Proctor interrupted to say that to-
day he had received letter from General
Chaffee in the course of which he ex-
pressed his views upon the situation in the
islands. The letter was dated at Manila on
Dec. q, 1901 General Chaffee said: Il may
say to you that we are progressing very
well in stamping out the insurrection, and
in the course of two or three months we
will have the situation we'll in hand" Gen.
Chaffee believed that in short time the
Filpinos would become tired of the strug-
gle and they certainly would get tired be-
fore the American army did he regarded
it as good indication that prominent
Filipinos who heretofore had been neutral
now were actively endeavoring to induce
the insurgents TO lay down their arms
HOAR SEES A DIFFERENCE.
Mr.. Hoar suggested there was a differ
ence between the stamping out of the in
surrection and reconciling of the Filipinos
to American control.
Further along Mr.. Spooner interrupted to
inquire: HAS the government of the
United States done anything in the Philip
pine islands which meets the approval of
the senator as just and benehcent?'
1--WE have done benefcent things there"
replied Mr.. Teller. I'VE are accomplish
ing some things with a beneficent object,
but L ara here to complain of things we
ought not to do. 1 am not here a fault
finder, as minated. i am here as an
American senator and either the senator
from Wisconsin does not recognize that
fact or he thinks | don't"
In the course of his argument Mr.. Teller
paid a high tribute to the craftsmanship
which dictated the policy of the United
States toward China during the trouble two
years ago. He did not know. he said.
whether that policy originated with the
late President Mckinley or with Secretary
nf
demonstrated and the whole world had
been placed under obligations to the United
States for its strict observance. Il be-
lieve." said the Colorado senator that if
there could be as much craftsmanship and
wisdom and mercy applied to this Philip
pine trouble we should be able 10 get out
of il with credit.
Mr.. Tillman interrupted Mr.. Teller TO in
quire of Mr.. Lodge. chairman of the COM
mittee on Philippines, whether IL was true,
as had been charged in some newspa pers,
that that committee was conducting its in
VeStigatiOn Of the Philippine question in
a sort of star-chamber manner. special rep
resentatives of the press being excluded
from the hearings
AN IDLE STORY.
Mr. Lodge replied with some vehemence
that that was an idle story; that repre-
sentatives of the three press associations
were admitted 10 the investigation and
that fair reports were being sent out TO all
the newspapers of the country. 1t had
been decided by the committee not to adj
NIT all newspaper men to the hearings be-
cause the committee room was totally in
adequate for the accommodation of the
public.
Mr. Tillman insisted that the reports sent
out were garbled and colored.
That is not true in my Judgment" said
Mr.. Lodge. THAT is simply charge that