The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06
ANSWERED THE INQUIRY.
Documents Regarding The Philippines Semi
10 the Sebaie.
IT is A VERY voluMINOus RECORD
proclamation, Letters. Teieg rams OF
Instruction. Etc, Are Included
in the Papers.

Washington, March 5.--The president
sent to the senate today the correspond
ence called for by resolution OF Senator
Hoar asking for information relating TO
our course in the Philippines. 1t is a very
volumnous record, containing much thai
has already been made public and includes
instructions by the president proolama-
lions by the Philippine commission and or
ders by the officers in the Philippines. all
communications from Aguinaldo or his as
slstants or proclamations Issued by them;
information as had been received as to
the all or encouragement received By
Aguinflao ana lis followers frcm persons
in the United States, as to what pamphlets,
speeches OF other documents emanatng in
the United States and adverse to its au-
thorty were circulated In whole or in
part among the Filipinos In, arms againsl
the United states, among other Inhabitants
OF the islands or among the soldiers OF the
United states.
Referring to General OTIS proclamation
he says: mo dis5pproyal OF the said
proclamation was expressed by authority
In the department. 1t was in fact approved
BY me, although no formal communication
{
Included in the correspondence of last
October between General Macarthur and
Agulnaldo's representative, Genefal AM
brosio Flores In regard to the delivery OF
sick Spanish prisoners Is protest ag4lns,
what he terms the suspcousness oil tue
Americans. He says: The treatment
awarded necessarily corresponds with our
political condition. adding that IN tue
name Of soldlerly honor, protest against
such suspicion. as we have never resorted
to Indirect means in order to wrest by
artihce the recognition Of our beloved IN
dependence
In this connection a cablesram from
General Corbin Is given, dated November
10 indorsing General Otis course in the
matter OF the Spanish prisoners. He Sys;
"The letters of the insurgents imply d
threat. Unless you see something to
I the contrary notify Aguinaldo that nc and
| his advisers will be held personally re-
sponsible for any injury done to Spanish
or American prisoners lp violation Of the
laws and usages of war among civil
ICED nations"
The instructions 10 General Merritt are
transmitted but not those to General Otis
which the report says were given la
/ cipher The instruction from the presi
dent to General Merritt In 1898 including
the issuance of the proclamation saying:
We come not to mike war on the
people of the Philippines or any party or
/ faction among them, but to protect them
Ia their bones, In their employments, and
in their personal aud religious righte. All
persons who either by active aid or by
honest admission CO. operate with the
United states in it's efforts to give effect
to this benehcent purpose. viii receive
the reward of it's support and protection,
Our occupation should be as free from
severity as possible"
The Presidents Instructions to til,
Philippine commission January 90 1890
/. are given in full The president wrote
The commission may render vauabl,
services by examining with special care
the legislative needs OF the various groups
, OF inhabitants and by reporting with rec
concentrations the measures which SHOULD
be instituted for the maintenance of or
der, peace and public welfare. 1t /,
my desire that in all their relations witt
the inhabitants OF the Philippines tn,
commissioners exercise the respect for nj
the ideals customs and institutions of tn,
tribes and races which compose the popu
laion. emphasizing upon all occasion
the just and beneiicent intentions OF tn,
government of the United States"
The record shows that on the 4th o
I Nay, 1899, President Schurman OF TIA
commission, notified Secretary Hay OF
n cessation of hostillties in order to get
= vote from the insurgent congress In favo
n of autonomy to which Secretary Hay re
piled as follows; You are AUTHORIZE
e. to propose that under the military powe
i OF the president, pending the action O
congress, the government OF the Phil
I ippines shall consist OF governor gen
y oral, an advisory council elected by tn
= people. qualifications Of electors to b
r carefully considered and determined an
h the governor general TO have an absolut
q veto"