The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-01

He was satisfied, he said, that if the
: senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge
would call before the Philippine commit
/ tee men who knew the facts he would
I find in the Philippines condition OF
/ absolute Insurrection and war. There
| was not a square mile OF territory in the
! islands, he said, outside of Manila where
] an American could walk without the
protection of bayOnetS. The civil branch
/ OF this government, he declared. insisted
/ that there was no war in the Philippines,
! while the military authorities were call
| ing for more troops.
| 1T is incumbent upon this administra-
! ton. said Mr.. Teller. Ito tell us when
! 1t is going to bring about peace and or
der in the islands. If this administration
has not got policy except to drift We
! ought to know it
Mr.. Teller further along referred to
| what ne declared was the establishment
in the Philippines of Recommendation
/ camps and the repetition in the Philip
pines of the horrors introduced in Cuba
by Weyler. He said that a private letter
from an army officer in the Philippines
had been received in Washington in
which an army officer was quoted 4 IS
saying with respect to the establishment
of concentration camps: IF this thing
IS to continue | will have TO apologize TO
| WeYer.
Another officer was quoted as adding;
THE time has come when I am ready 20
apologize to him now"
Mr.. Teller, in response to a voley of
questions. replied that he did not know
the name of the writer of the letter and
would not mention it if he did know it.
As he was proceeding to discuss the CEN
SOrShp on press dispatches sent from
Manila. he was interrupted by Mr.. For
aker who quoted from an interview with
President Taft of the Philippine commits
sion under yesterdays date, stating that
there was no censorship of press dis
patches now. Further along Judge Taft
with reference to the alleged esta blish-
IS tlT itgrn nl.4rrN
that only an insurrectiondry Gordon had
been established with a view to crushing
out what remained of rebellion. Mr. For
aker said that if there was anything
more barbaric than another ii was the
establishment of concentration camps in
Cuba by General Weyler. and for any
senator to say that this government had
established anything of the kind in the
Philippines was for him to make most
serious charge
Mr.. Teller was insisting that he had
good authority for the statement that
press dispatches We're censored in Man
liza when he was interrupted by Mr.. BeV-
eridge Gndiana) who said that it had
been stated by authority ON the floor of
the senate that press dispatches were not !
censored in Manila. He was prepared |
to make the same statement from per- |
soual observation in the Philippines. He |
was we'll acquainted. he said. with the !
Associated Press correspondent in Man |
lila and knew from him that the censor |
snip na0 neen suspended.
Manifesting much irritation. Mr.. Teller
declared he would let the senate consider
the 'impertinence' of Mr.. Beverage in |
him for question and then |
proceeding to lecture him. He said there |
had been some rules of deCency and cour-
tesv which had been recognized in the
senate for twenty-five years. This is
the first time in my experience said he.
that a senator has gained the floor to
ask a question and then charged the
who yielded to him with being
liar
Mr.. Beverdge promptly dsclaimed any
intention of discourteSy toward Mr.. Tel
Ter but insisted that he would now and
at all other times correct misstatements
when they were persisted in by other
senator's.
very, very discourteous, said Mr. Tel
Ter.
Soon after. Mr.. Teller. referring to the
Associated Press dispatch from Manila
quoting General Wheaton as criticisins
some utterances of DR.. Schurmann In his
Boston speech, said:
There is not a senator on that side OF
he chamber. pointing to the Republican
side who did not know that the state
nents in that dispatch were true
Instantly a half dozen Republican
senator's, including Mr.. Lodge, Mr.; Haw-
ey and Mr. Plat, sprang to their feet.
protests against the Colorado
senator's statements.
THAT is not true and | will not permit
to go unchallenged,' declared Mr..
Then | will change it, said Mr.. Tel
er. land say that there is not a sena-
or on that side who ought not to have
,nown that the statements in that dis
latch were true.