Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
CARMACE RENEWS CHARGES
Talks Of Treatment of FilipinOs by Army
in Islands,
SENATORS ARE AFRAID OF PoLYGAMY
Urged That in the Event of the Adj
mission of New Mexico and Ari-
EOnR Mormons would Com
troll New states.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The Littleheld
antitrust bill was received by the senate
from the house and referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The army appropriation bill was sent to
conference, Messrs Proctor (Vt), Quarles
| (Wis.) and Cockrell MOI being named as
conferees.
Mr.. Carnack CTenn.) addressed the sen-
ate on the Rawlins resolution calling for
the records OF courtmartial of officers
serving in the Philippines.
The best army that ever trod the EARTH
Mr.. Carmack declared, could be sent to a
distant tropical land, but when it became
known that crimes will go unpunished
awful consequences will ensue. Just these
consequences have existed, he said. and
the charges have been met with stolcsl AMI
| cynical Indifference
He asserted that there was an organized
| system of torture IN the Philippines.
"It is further fact" said Mr.. Carmack.
that though this was notorious through
out the whole army, 1t was continued for
months and years. No effort was made to
suppress it, and no single torturer was
ever punished for the crime.
1T is a fact that men OF high character
and standing the representatives of lead
|
went in person to the commanding general
and told him they had not only seen
perfect orgy of looting. but that they had
seen wounded prisoners butchered before
| their very eyes, and though he did not deny
1t, he ignored 1t.
Testimony of Newspaper Man.
'Tt is further true that this fact was
brought to the attention Of the secretary of
war in letter over the signature of Rob-
ert NJ Collins. the chief agent and repre-,
sentative Of the Associated Press In the
Philippines, and 1t did not suggest the pro-
priety Of any inquiry or any :nvestiga-
tion."
Murders by American soldiers in the
Philippines had become too common, he
said to bear investigation, which answer
seems entirely satisfactory ITO our noble
and generous and humane secretary. Of
war"
Courtsmartial in the Philippines had
been a trsvesty on justice, he said, and
he cited the case of Lieutenant Preston
Brown, whom he charged with numbering
an unarmed and unresisting native, and
whose sentence of five years had been
mitigated by the president to a nominal fine
and a slight reduction in rank.
To every wicked, vicious and depraved
rufian in the army, he said, the order Of
General Jacob Smith to kill and burn in
Samsr meant that there was no law, no
restraint and no punishment, and yet the
president calmly surveys the ruin he has
wrought, "and, like other great imperial
lists, he is astonished at mis- own moderas
ton" .7a
He inquired how 1t happened that the
president, who had declared his intention
to probe crimes lin the Philippines, never
heard OF the Captain BrUwnell case when
Father Augastin was tortured until re
died. 'yoie" js' -
Former Altitude of President.
The president, In a speech, while governor
Of New York. had said that our indifference
to the welfare of the people OF Alaska had
made them prefer annexation to Great
Britain, and the same condition woulI re-
suit IL we showed like Indifference n the
Philippines. He declared the Filipinos were
starving. The same vigilln ,e that enables
the president to discover them, "ss en-
joying the greatest prosperity" he said,
should cause him to see that they are
! starving" r.'
Time" he said in conclusion, will DEM
! onstrate the folly Of this BUSINESS" and
he hoped 1t would dnd some cure "fo- The
! blunder we have made"
The resolution then went over, and the
statehood bill was taken up, Mr.. Kean IN
j. continuing his remarks in opposition
to the measure.
3 Mr. Rawlins answering some references
Of Mr. Kean to the Mormons, said that in
I Salt Lake City the non -Mormons are glad
to aid in electing Mormons to importan,
political oflces because of their desire tc
give to the municipality good government
| 0fn maj nfnH pf Hhn
he said, by long habit. we're disposed tc
| yield to the influence of prominent officials
= in the church. "It is not to be denied that
I their influence is very considerable" said
he, "but there was still a large element
: among the Mormons who resent the idea
I I Of such interference"
4 POIysamy and Statehood.
Mr.. Kean said the people of the United
States are opposed to polygamy, and mean
r in every way TO stamp it out
: Answering Mr.. Nelson. Mr.. Kean said
the Mormons who drifted from Idaho tC
9 Mexico would probably return to the Uni
ted States and mingle in the politics o.
. Arizono and attempt to usurp the author
o ity of that state should it be admitted.
Mr.. Hale interrupted to remark tha
d every time this phase OF the subject II
;. reached it presents some new information
: and before anything further is done h
d thought somebody should submit amend
Il ments in order to have an expression OF tn,
+ feeling of the senate on this subject ant
bring it determinately before the senate
o for its action.
L Mr.. Kean said he would offer an amend
!. ment of this kind.
IS In the course OF Mr.. Kean's remarks MF
= Patterson interrupted to read from
= speech made by the president at Las Vegas
r n. M, upon the occasion Of the rough rid
ers' reunion, in which he Is said to hav
d favored the admission OF New Mexico a
ID a state. and would go to Washington an
J. work for such bill
D. Mr.. Kean declared that this did not pu
IS him on record as favoring the omnibus bill
Il Mr.. Patterson thought the president, be
d ing then a distinguished republican leader
e. having enthusiastically pledged himself 4
favor Of New Mexico's admission, opposi
tion to the omnibus bill should vanish.
y Says Majority Favor Bill.
~ Mr. Elkins declared that thirty thre