The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-16
REAN G WORCESTER
says she 'yilp nos Coud not
Autfe IN eeif GOyernm.nt

80 IN "N ~ NNfFf " w ~
oneaso. Uotn g. worcest
p,ssusr of ue phHprne commission.
en~,'a c uu,e BAN tonight up
o,- "11s 81 rr Question To a..
h~a vaieh ..rrrns inder the aus.
nsse 80 us nl.on cfub. a local re.
i-ihssna orsan ziiion. vas received with
asss1 rarsfo.tator 70 approval Mr wor.
esrff followed ia thc main thn line of
svTuuari rtgariIig the retention of the
lhA rnaes uhlea bad been published In
fua r4t of ,hn rhiHrpirc rmlfsiou
iira adfrce .n part va. a. fo owr.
ftrl Morersisr said af fhe outset th1f
-nss nFuas rila.a ny The Philippine uus.-
'isa direciy u1 Indirectly. wsre mase
inrrr.Hns. more flr reaching in their con
af'rssrcea than any other nation has been
niis'i uron 90 meet since So birth ue
snFesaoicd fne idea of those willing 90
maNy p.riy pohnrt of questions which
.uss,s.e ths Neu being und the futur.
HssnrT - utilioua of their fellow beings
FrpVc,ung d. enid
if a. tho accus1tions brought by those
'sisf saioim aRtinsi our ao-callol "crime
'l go pmirpnes" are true ~ have On
aHs,t csmulitcd ereat trausgresslon
ssrt srf flc pcopts ~ those Islands
Is~eess "a take 40 some 81 the alleged
laf4 ofien qgotci in support % these
rFrtt1.8 charr-s ard acrutlnize them soms.
'shas Glossy 2 .dNii fry a mako ms
s,srssraiiou wholly digpasslona,e.
frs-r Worcester then took up various
ErrFt-fe'uie preaeuioi nrainst the Ameri-
arn r.ilry n the Philippinca and quoting
1nsn tcrate documents. from che procia-
rulglona of AguInaido and from % masr 81
uns-fll evidence m0sf of which haa boon
nia.ie puhilc auswersi tho several oriii,
rHunr Iiis answeri we0c directed special
lr tn ne nrgumenta "of n gentleman who
rsesislY addressed an audience from the
ruf-Hm on which stand"
"tf hau bcen often STATED that our
-nusri of singapore Ar spencsr pratt.
eEcvrtcl his authority and made tho
1rosrt rn in question % not directly .at
lsnsf tndlrectly am indebted to Admir-
~ uhswvy Tor the statement that Mr
r'fnta a rsldY t0 take aah that ba
rf~Frr fuafe such Nromiae ana y may add
rfesz 1agni procesilnrg brouF'u by Mr.
ri7at against l publisher fer thiH and
s'i,'v ctnrger reFiltesi successfully
rv'nf Woroestsf said
-'r ,<lieve have shown ih0re was no
sftw o3-opcratlon between our land forces
'-ss Do Flumnos excep, in the fact that
7'-s- ctuRht a common zoo. each IN hls own
usss . mny add tiat We required no help
in takiug mo city n lay completely az
rbe -~roy of neweyH runs and aoiiiera
we've orier-i % pccupy t nor 20 take o.
Tie nattIng ,f Aug i3h was perfume
rielrsr1 ana designed only to save th.
aruf qf tne Spanish troops After the
~ ~ she rfy ATuinnido m0doetiy de-
uaaassa of gen Merritt thc royal piiacc
ssr Nimscir. and in tkhtion. tho prlnci
1ug shurahrs a sttro ~ the public funds
ava. most important ~ az. the arms and
rlta m1uiiion ourrericr.d by the Apanth
fru.c,s. Vfhich he had lonr pianned to
rc1sFr lt n 1eei'oaa fo 1di th8f hif
rrsvusEtn e-lfn rsfuas ~
7tshkun. Df the efforts fo av1't ror-
"nf f.Ef Worcester said.
"N ru often aagei fhr 1ueafiou MFhI
rtf nU nlr hfro hrer avoided o. rrnn
efarr fhn faN 0f Mlnin iha Americans
nas cama n an unior U,ndiug Win tha
nt4nlnnsf am glad to bc able 90 say
~ vru fhnf such lttomptn were made
risu Of4 had repeated Interviews with
rs. nua uu1ther of 1ism
sNtt ontllng Shoe frule nfgotin-
rio.s snd auns rr,m G"n. our. lctrrf.
froF Worcsst. atd
"-Jtgt prime cause of the failure ~
fhsns nlaI neg,ttuons iay in the Fact
.hhs sho Filipino rommanders were unable
"a. Ssruuhfe any danuite statement Of
i. Ht.....
tcefre ind-psudence under Unltei States
.FTHtfr.ion but .n ,aseuse. fu made ii ESD
ifrs etaf they .hd nslt themaeltea know
Nesf uhey meint hy thsls words chat
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