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Next day before a House committee studying Philippine independence, Senator Hawes declared Secretary Hurley's proposals smacked of "political immorality." According to the Missouri Senator, Secretary Hurley's advice to restrict Filipino immigration without setting a date for the Islands' freedom was "like hitting a man in the face whose hands are tied behind his back...
...following day Secretary Hurley returned as a witness to the Senate committee where he rowed as follows with Senators King of Utah and Cutting of New Mexico, both ardent advocates of Philippine independence...
Secretary Hurley: Don't create something that will drag down our sovereignty or hurt our prestige. ... I have never repudiated that promise in any way . . . you're weakening the authority of the United States...
Secretary Hurley (shouting) : Of course it's a stump speech if I say anything but it would be the height of statesmanship if it were made by a Senator...
Secretary Hurley: I disagree with these statements about the United States being weak and off color. Let's be Americans once in a while and have faith in our stability...