The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-28
SLAVERY EXISTS
IN PHILIPPINES
EVERYONE SURPRISED WHEN
SUB -cT WAS INTRODUCED
IN THE SENATE.
TAFT HAS KNOWLEDGE
OF This Condition Of Affairs in islands
ir chargc--Discussion Of Grimm
al Code Brings on
Debate.


Washington, Jan. 27.-Greatly to tit.
tsurprise or every one the subject iii
lsIavery was introduced in the senat4
To-day Secretary Taft wos directis
Icharged with having knowledge .is
Isiavery In the Islands. The debata
WAS made pertinent by sections Of the
bill revising the criminal code OF the
United States which provides penas
tiles for dealing In slaves.
Hale asserted that such provisions
should be stricken out as he regarded
slavery as Obsolete In the Unitei
States and he could see no reason fer
referring to H. Hepburn In charge of
the bill declared not only Il there inn
moral traffic In whate slaves. but thst
coolie labor In the form of practicni
slavery does exist, and added that act
ual human slavery Is still maintained
in the Philippine Islands.
Lodge made a statemen. to disclose
the charges cf slavery In the Phi iil-
pines. AT i;3o the senate adjourned,
The street railway system OF tlls
district OF Columbia and the financial
question occupied the time Of this
house today The latter subject was
discussed by Fowler. chairman or tas
committee on banking and currency.
In a exhaustive speech in which he
opposed bond secured currency and
the proposition locking to the cs-
tablishment of central bank.
Fowler used for his text the bill N.
troduced BY him early in the present
Tor banR rasnspSnH nh asfrlasfsEE fIlafsE salasa
lie argued would meet national enes-
gencies. His remarks were given
clcse attention by the members OF
both sides aud when he concluded he
was loudly aplauded,
Before addressing the house on the
financial question MIR. Fowler had
read newspaper clipping in regard
to conversation between himself
and Speaker Cannon In which Fowler
is alleged to have Deen told that the
Aldrieh bill must pass and that In
order to effect speedy legislation the
speaker had seriously considered de-
posing Fowler as chairman OF the
committee on banking and currency.
These statements. Fowler bronded
as "maliciously false" The only word
he had on the subject with the
speaker. he said, was that the latter
had told him he did not desire any
financial measure brought in before
the Christmas holidays Fowler de-
clared that his response was that he
thought II not only unwise to bring
financial measure IN before the
holidays. but useiess and unwless
for this entire session"
Taking up the financial question.
Fowler declared that the United
States had the worst financial and
currency process in the world instead
of the best
Fowler favored coming reserves
out of gold. United States notes. he
raid were mere promises to pay.
mere pieces of fat issued during the
war" They had never been retired
because neither the Republican nor
Democratic party ever had political
courage to do its duty
Fowler paid tribute TO Grover
Cleveland for his courage in grasp
ing the free silver monster by the
throat and appealing 10 the Ameri-
cans to provide for the maintenance
Of national honor by handling and
controlling exchanges until We could
rccoup our gold"
The sub-treasury system a. the
government was attacked by Fowler
as a curse to trade and commerce.