I am for calling Mr. Wood himself. There’s one thing that this Committee has proven that it won’t take, and that is Hear Say Evidence. So call Mr. Wood himself. MR. MOSES (The Senator one, Not the Apostle One) But, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wood is in the Philippines. SENATOR WALSH I thought he was home. Haven’t they got their Independence yet? MR. MOSES No, Mr. Coolidge wouldn’t give it to them. SENATOR WALSH What’s the matter? Have they struck oil, too? MR. MOSES No, Mr. Coolidge told them that a Nation that would not support Wood’s Administration certainly would not be able to support one of their own. SENATOR HEFLIN Well, how did America get Independence? They didn’t support Wood. SENATOR REED Who said we had any independence? SENATOR LODGE (The Confucius of Nahant) I object to having the President of these United States’ name dragged into this thing. I think when a Man occupies the exalted position that he does that his name should not be degraded by having it mentioned in The Senate. Now I know that he is doing the best he can. I have known him ever since he got prominent enough for me to know. In the eight months that I have known him, I have found him to be patient, honest, and a Man who would not knowingly rob a single Filipino of his Liberty. This is simply a Political trick to drag his name into this Philippine muddle. SENATOR HEFLIN Yes but he sent the Filipinos the Wire didn’t he! And it’s wires that we are here to investigate ain’t it? SENATOR HARRISON Does the exalted Senator from Massachusetts recall that during the late Democratic Administration, he himself during the talk on European Affairs mentioned not only once, but twice, the name of the then President, Mr. Wilson? Now he don’t want us to mention his President. SENATOR HEFLIN Well it’s funny to me that a Country can’t get their Liberty, when they have advanced far enough to have the Champion Bantamweight Prize Fighter of the World. I know Countries that have their Liberty, when they can’t even produce a good Golf Player and that’s the lowest form of Civilization. SENATOR CARAWAY I would like to ask Mr. Lodge if he knows who Peaches is. SENATOR LODGE I do not. It’s the only subject I ever admitted being ignorant on. SENATOR ROBINSON Well, I want to know who Prunes IS. SENATOR LODGE You mean who Prunes AM, don’t you? SENATOR ROBINSON Darn it; that man is a bear on Grammar. SENATOR WALSH