The San Francisco call., 1899-11-22

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pointed a chaplain in the regular army
and last night he delivered a lecture on
The stars ard Stripes in the Philippines
Tor the benefit Of St Francis Church
The han was comfortably filed and the
reverend gentleman was introduced by
Dr. A j. O'Brien. who briefly but elo-
quenuy presented the speaker Of the
evening.
Father Mchinnon devoted very con-
siderable part OF the evening 10 q general
discussion OF the Philippines. outlining
the incidents Of their occupation by the
hpaniards. tracing the events that fol-
lowed the war with Spain and the Ameri-
can seizure of Manila He entered into
minute discussion Of the resources OF
The Islands and predicted that under a
liberal government the new possessions
of the United States could be made i'm
mensely profitable. Even IN the natives
the reverend gentleman saw a great deal
20 admire and very little TO condemn.
Having given his hearers a clear bu,
br1ef description Of the people and condi-
lions that the American soldiers met in
their campaign Of progress. the reverend
gentleman described many Of the battles
n which the First California Regiment
participated. All this proved. however
but Introductory 10 the main theme OF the
evening, which was Brigadier General
Funston and the charges which have been
made against him.
Il read this morning" said Father Nc
binnon, something that I never knew
before about the battle OF Caloocan. I
read that Colonel Metcalf had shot dead
g. cold blood a Filipino prisoner. I know
Colonel Metcalf and know him 10 be a big
hearted. generous. wholesouled fellow.
saw all the prisoners at Caloocan and
know that Colonel Metcalf was not guilty
of the ofense charged against him. And
now Tor the church at Caloocan- We have
heard great deal OF II, and before you
leave tonight you viii hear a great deal
more and learn something OF the looting
nnd desecralon that Is Laid at the doors
oi The American soldiers. On October -,
q year ago, four months before the FIJI
ipinos were in lnsurrection, ] visited the
church az 'aloocan and IL was then a
tlNpino barracks, from which everything
sacred had been taken. That was long
before the American occupation Of the
church on February Z. and / can see
no desecration in the act OF the American
troops In making ~ the church what It
had been made by the insurgents months
before-a barracks
And what / have said will say again.
that there was the looting and desecration
or churches, the despoilment and robbery
q their sacred vessels and vestments /
ticles had been carried by American SOL
ciers from the seat Of war / will not
deny this fact, but 7 emphatically insist
that the American army is not in the
slightest degree responsible for these out
RACES. During my twelve months stay
in the Philippines ] was with General
Lawfon. with General Wheaton. with
General King. with General Smith and
with General Macarthur. and my eyes
were open and had al heart as dearly
a. any man in the United States the in
terests Of my church. and ] say tonight
that never saw the looting or the desc
Grafton OF church by an American SOL
der
And I say TO reverend and irreverent
gentlemen. 10 misguided and foolish edi-
tors that this lOoting and Dissertation
which we all deprecate was committed by
Insurgents. by Chinese. and by them
alone. When the campaign began the
Etrictest orders ia reference TO these mat
ters were issued by General Anderson
These orders were read again by General