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Show WILL NOT LEAVE ISLES Uncle Sam Sure to Retain Control of Philippines. HIS POLICY THERE HUMANE Important Contribution to tho Discussion Dis-cussion of tho Philippine BUI Made in Senate liy Mr. Forakcr- lluckeya Senator Declares the American Peo. pie Will Never Consent to Poltroon, erj Ho Tays High Tribute to tho American Soldiers rcople, He De-claied, De-claied, Would Stand by Army, Washington, Mny 12. An Important contribution tn the discussion of the Philippine government bill was made In the f-ennte todiy by Mr Foroker of Ohio. He maintained that the United Btntes could not leave the Islands until un-til order lind been leslored nnd until a stable government had been estnh-llshed estnh-llshed He declaied thut this Government Govern-ment would not come awny from the Islands under the present or the nxt Admlnlstintlon, even though the latter lie Democratic, hexnuse the Amerlum people) never would lonseut lo pol-troonet pol-troonet y. OUR POLICY HUMANE. Mr. Fornker held that the policy ndopted In the Philippines was one of the kindest nnd gentlest possible nnd In strict nccordanco with the Instructions Instruc-tions of President McKlntey. He de-cHred de-cHred that tho minority had ntlncked tho army from the commanding general gen-eral to tho humblest prlvnte all because be-cause tho army had resented outrages without parallel In truelty committed by the Filipinos. The American army had shown, he said, n humanity un-surpassed un-surpassed In history. The Aimrlcnn people n!wnn had stood by their army and they nlwavs uoull. QUOTES DEMOCRATIC PRESS. Mr. Forakcr read edllorluls from Democratic pipers, supporting the policy of President MoKlnlcv In lSDa.-ia, nnd declaring, when tho war with tho Filipinos began. It wns necessary to suppress the Insurrection HEADS FROM DENVER NEWS. Heferrlng tn editorials In the Dcn-xer Dcn-xer News, of whhh Senator P.ittireon was proprietor, Mr Fornker said, with keen numum. 'These edltorlils do not read exactly un the Senator's speeches do now, but the tlmo villi tome when tho Senator will tnke greater pride nnd plcnsuie In reading tho editorials thun In leading his speeches " WHY HE QUOTED THEM. Mr. Foiaker said he was reading nt great length edltnriala from tho Den-er Den-er News because they were the nhlest ho had found, either In Deinocrntlo or Hepublicnn pnpers, nnd he desired to embalm them for all tlmo In the Congressional Con-gressional Record. 'These editorials," said Mr. Foraker. "will reflect credit nntl honor upon the writer, and 1 am trying to put them In tht Congressional Record where fotever they may bo read by the American people." PATTERSON HAS CHANOED. Thosopenlng sentence of one nf tho edllorlala was: "There Is only one thing to do, and that Is to knock pcaco Into Agulnnldo" Mr. Hpooner Inquired, Ironically, If Provldenco figured In the editorial "Oh, jes," replied Mr. Foroker. "Providence figures quite conspicuously; conspicuous-ly; nnd so does 'destiny' nnd 'fate' nnd 'commerce.' It hns nil the elements of national greatness," MESSAOE FROM PRESIDENT. Mr. Foraker then lclded that a message mes-sage of tho President concerning the tnlamlty, 111 tho Island of Martinique might be laid before the Senate. Tho message was referred lo tho Committee Commit-tee on Foreign Relations. Continuing, Mr. Foraker malntnlnol that tho polity adopted hy President McKlnlcy wns one of the kindest and gentlest iwisslhle n policy which looked In tho establishment nt civil government govern-ment wherever possible. Tho proceedings proceed-ings of tho Philippine commission were In strict ncconl with tho policy laid down by President McKlnley. CHAnOES AOA1NST ARMY. neferrlng tn the charges made against tho nrmy. Mr. Forakcr Bald: "Not only has the policy of the (lov-ment (lov-ment been assailed, but tho army has been denounced A mnn has been attacked at-tacked who has 'Just graduate I from the school of snvasery China.' That, ns I understood It. was an assault on Chaffee." Ho said these assaults also wero made upon Oen Hell and Oen. Smith and upon Iho entire army. "1 ho nn-snult nn-snult extends," said he. "from Iho commanding com-manding genernl to tho humblest prl-xote prl-xote soldier," OUTRAOES nY TILIPINOS. Ho reviewed In vivid language tho outrages committed by the nilplnni upon the American troops outrages which Included burning at the stake, cutting to plecea with bolos, gouging nut of tho o)ca nnd disemboweling of American prisoners. ORDER Or OEN. SMITH, Heferrlng to the order of Oen Smith, he said: "I don't believe that he made such an order as he Is reported to have Issued, oi, if he did thcie Is a light to he sheil upon It which wo have not had " our arm), no sain, nnu snown n. nu-manlt) nu-manlt) under provocntlon never surpassed sur-passed by nny other ntmy In tho his. tor) of the worll Prisoners had been kept only long enough to receive n ,ool meal nnd a good lecture. Ho said tint, notwithstanding thin humanity, our men had been put to nec-salty of ro-sortlng ro-sortlng lo the law of rtt illation. ARMY NEEDS NO DEFENSE. 'The army needs no defense" he rnntludetl "Its record from the bo. ginning until now Is u glorious one. It will come home In tilumph to receive the glatl welcome and the plaudits nf the American poople They nlua)n have stood by their arm) and they nl-wnys nl-wnys will when It Is made of su h splindld men such gallant odlcers. such heroes ono nnd nil, ns represent us In the Philippine Islands" REL1ET FOR MARTI? .( The bill for tho relief of I. nlquo sutfertrs, as nmen the House, incieaslng tho nr i from JIPOOCO to J200 000 was Inld be re the Senate Mr Culloni ihalrman of lhe Committee on Torelgn Relations stll that whatever might he 'n action of the committee hereafte ho Presl. dent's lequest for W000 the Urooo) should ho uppropilalod without dluy. The nmendment wns ngreed to nnd tho bill sent to the President for his signature. sig-nature. Alt.MY SUPPLY HILL On motion of Mr Proctor, th vote by which the nrmy appropriation bill wns pnssod vinn leconsldered nnd tho bill slightly amended and repassed At 5 30 o'clock the Senate ndjourtied. |