| Show Ar ER IGANS IN u ISLANDS Occupation of Philippines Said to Be Act of God IT WAS THE SAME IN CUBA Bishop Thobum of Methodist Episcopal Epis-copal Church so Declares in His Testimony Bufore the Senate Committee Com-mittee Senator Patterson Propounds Pro-pounds n Long Series of Questions Which the Bishop Pronounces Metaphysical Met-aphysical Senator Beveridge Objects Ob-jects to Interrogatories Washington May 22 Bishop Tho burn or tho Methodist Episcopal church Htatloned in 1 India was before tho Senate Committee on the Philippines 1 Philip-pines today lie 1 said the American I occupation of the Philippines was in act of God and It should bu continued contin-ued uedThis led to quite a long line of questions ques-tions by Senator Putlcraon ln which the Bishop was asked whether the occupation oc-cupation of Cuba was an act nf God and when ho replfctljin tho affirmative Senator Patterson asked if the withdrawal with-drawal I also vsis t the act of God It is I too soon to answer that he replied Ihe United States may have to go back there METAPHYSICAL QUESTIONS Senator Patterson pursued the questions i ques-tions to some length and the Bishop tons pronounced them metaphysical Senator Beverldge objected saying t I the questions were unnecessary and Senator Patterson remarked that whenever when-ever the questions wore such as to bring out evidence which the majority did not want tin excuse was made for I objection Chairman Lodge sustained the objection objec-tion LINE OF TESTIMONY The lino of the Bishops testimony In part la Indicated t by the following questions ques-tions by Senator Patterson and Bishop I Thoburns responses If a Filipino government should be established and you had been asked such establishment whether you thought cstahlsh ment was the not of God would you ask to defer your opinion I would not say It was nn act of God GodTon would say it was the act of tho devil 2 1 devilACT ACT 01 POLITICIANS i No I would not I would say It was fj the act of American politicians He added that he believed that with an Independent Philippine government the Macabebecs would be exterminated I within twelve months GOD RULES AND OVERRULES Mr Paterson asked the witness If hi believed the subjugation of barbarous barbar-ous or sendclvllixed people by the groat powers to be the act of God I would not put It that way he replied The most enterprising governments gov-ernments are pushing out as Individuals I Individu-als and governments generally find that they have to follow their citizens I God rules and overrules RIGHT OF A NATION I wild Senator Patterson Y n nation na-tion has gone to the t help of a seml I clvlllxod people and finds itself in control con-trol of their country has that nation a right to overrun It against the will or its people and to kill and burn or destroy to accomplish Its purposes i DIFFICULT TO ANSWER ti Do you mal that question seriously i serious-ly I thi I Bishop naked and when Senator l Sen-ator Patterson said he did the Bishop that It difficult to I replied was very dUJcult I answer it seriously for the reason that what Is light In one case may be luong in smother Does man determine what is right and what is wrong asked Senator pat frson again This question was met by l another I from the Bishop Is this he asked an examination in metaphysics or in theology DECLINES TO DISCUSS THEOLOGY i You volunteered to say that God had put us in the Philippines said Senator I Sen-ator Patterson and he Insisted on a 1 reply Bishop Thoburn r cannot very well discuss theological 1 questions here but if I can give you any information I 1 iilinll be glad to do so > I FILIPINOS LIKE A IEnICA SIn S-In response to questions from Senator Sena-tor Ctrmaelc Bishop Thoburn expressed the opinion that the Philippine people are better disposed toward t Amijricm missionaries Umti they were at the close of the Spanish war In proof of this statement he said that there Is w now an attendance of J2000 people at tie Methodist church in Moulin and I that both In Chat city and the out I lying provinces It was almost Impossible I Impos-sible to meet the demand for teachers and preachers Bishop Thoburn said I that he visited Manila for two weeks in March JSJC and again in March 1000 for one week i DUBOIS ASKS QUESTION ti When the witness said he thought the United States were in the Philippines under circumstances which would not permit them to Icavo Senator Dubois objected l and asked for a statement n to thu moral and Intellectual l capacity of the Filipinos LIKE AMERICAN 1 INDIANS In many respects replied the witness wit-ness they are like the American In I dians There is no coherence among 4 them They are divided Into tribes and the biggest man among them J q t generally recognized as a sultan They are bright and quick but not profound and I am afraid they arc treacherous l CAIACITY OF MALAYS I Senator Boverldge hi ought out the fact that the witness had resided for fortythree years In the Straits Settlement Settle-ment and naked him for his opinion of ths rapacity 01 the Ji lay for sclftrov iTnmen T think they are very defective j defec-tive ho said It would be n crime In 4 my opinion to remove the present I American rcstraintK in the Philip j pines i HAD TALK WITH MKINLEY In response to questions by Senator fubpr I on lshop I Thoburn said he be Jlovcd the Filipinos should have a pro trttornte after the manner of the Brit l ish protectorate The bishop said he l1 did not believe that originally the American Government had when Admiral lt Ad-miral I Dewey wcnt to Manila any in th tention of taking control of the Philip pines President MtKinley he said had told him that he luad tried In every 1 v > ay possible to avoid the annexation I of the Philippines |
