Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-07
Read in Senate and Preclpitate a
Very Lively Debate.
SENATOR HOAR RIPS THEM UP
PATTERSON Defends TAFT -. Foraker TO
heheue OF tbe Laws -Iiilman Calls
Them "DamnabIe Doctrine.Y

lpplnes commission Is concerned, all Of
the committee amendments being
adopted. Several other amendments,
however, win be offered, one or two
being pending.
Toward the close Of the session the
discussion became heated. In response
to resolution offered several days ago
by Mr. Rawlins Of Utah, the secretary
OF war transmitted to the Senate the
seditlon laws enacted by the Philip
pines commission. They were read in
full and Immediately drew the fire of
me opponents Of the governments
philippines policy, Messrs. Hoar, For.
aker Tlllman and others participating
In sharp debate.
Consideration of the Philippine tariff
Dill was then resumed, Mr. Lodge, in
charge OF the measure, expressed de-
sire TO perfect II By the addition OF
small amendments to the phraseology.
These amendments We're presented and
disposed Of.
sEDlTION LAWS IN ISLANDS.
Consideration OF the measure was
then interrupted to permit the sedlton
laws In force In the Philippine islands
to be laid before the Senate, They had
been sent to the Senate By the secre-
tary OF war in response TO resolution
offered by Mr.. Rawlins of Utah several
days ago The laws were read In full
by the clerk
AT the conclusion Of the reading, MI
Foraker sent to the clerks desk and
had read sections 1891 to $685. inclusive,
of the revised statutes of the United
States dealing with the same offenses.
HoAR SPEAKS ON MATTER.
Mr., Hoar then spoke briefly upon the
sedltion laws enacted by the Philippines
commission, saying he was sorry that
the commission had had its action Justi-
fled by reference to the only harsh
and cruel provisions that were to be
found in the statutes Of the United
States. Under this cruel provision In
the Philippines, mother having
knowledge Of treason of her son must
inform the authorities upon him; the
son must inform upon the mother; the
brother upon the brother, the daughter
upon the father and so on. He said
the laws Of the United States We're APP
piled only to citizens of this country,
citizens by either nativity or adoption.
In the case of this application of these
acts In the Philippines, he said, they
were being put into execution by allen
authority. responsible only to an alien
government or command,
PATTERSON INTERRUPTED.
Mr.. Patterson interrupted Mr. Hoar
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Philippine commission ought to be re-
lieved from any odum attaching TO the
Philippines sedition laws, Gov. TAFT,
he said, had informed the Philippines
committee that he was i'll when these
acts were enacted by the commission,
and that had he been present there
probably would have been some modih-
cation of the acts.
II am quite ready" said Mr.. HOar
Ito believe what the senator has said
of so able and humane man as Gov.
Taft"
Mr., Foraker said he never had heard
the Philippines acts read until now.
He was surprised, however, that the
senator from Massachusetts,. Mr. HOar.
should be mentally and morally dis
turbed by such provisions as had been
heard When Mr. Hoar had desired 10
know, he added, whether il were pos
sible that the United States had enacted
such provisions, he had sent for the
United States statutes and had had
read the acts upon treason and otfenses
against the country.
ADOPTED U. S. LAW,
mot only are the provisions the
same, he declared, "as those contained
in the Philippines acts, but the wording
In both IL practically identical. The
Philippines commission adopted the
language Of the revised statutes, adding
such matters as would make the pro-
visions applicable to the Philippine
islands"
INTERRUPTION BY TILLMAN,
Mr. rillman interrupted Mr.. Foraker
TO denounce the sedition laws enacted
by the Philippines commission as
"damnable doctrine"
1T might be in order" said Mr.,
Foraker warmly, "tO inquire OF the
senator from South Carolina on which
side of the struggle In the Philippines
are his sympathies?'
MY sympathios are with the Fill
plnos," shouted Nj. Tillman, pounding
his desk emphatically.
FORAKER REToRTs.
Undoubtedly they are" retorted Mr..
Foraker, land such llat-footed and
unqualified declaration as the senator
has made would render the revised
statutes applicable TO him If he were
not protected by his position as sena-
tor"
Mr. Hoar again interrupted Mr..
Foraker, and directing attention to tAe
declaration in the Senate chamber OF
Thomas Corwin of Ohio during the de-
bate ON the Mexican war, that II he
were a Mexican he would welcome
the Americans with bloody hands TO
hospitable graves, inquired If the people
OF Ohio did not reverence the name
and memory of Thomas Corwin.
Mr. Foraker replied that the people Of
Ohio did love 10 recall the memory Of
Thomas Corwin. but they realized, he
said. that in that great emergency he
had made profound mistake.
LOYAL MEN NOT AFRAID.
In response to a question from Mr.,
Patterson Of Colorado. Mr.. Foraker said
that there was not a single word In the
sedition laws adopted by the Philip
pines commission which would enable
The authorities TO touch any man who
was loyal To the United States.
Mr.. Tillman said that he had seen a
statement from Gen. Chaffee that
practically the entire Philippine popu-
iation WAS lmbued with hatred Of
Americans In view Of this state
ment." said he, 1--WE must continue this
Infamous. tyrannical, British South
African" then hesitatlng few Sec
onds. continued "ill stop right there
because cannot find a word hot
enough to apply TO the situation"
WILL COME BACK vICToRs.
81 want to say to the senator and to
say retorted Mr.. Foraker, with great