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GEN. MACARTHUR
GOT INDIGNANT.
r,itlcIsed War Department Rules
for Brevet Promotion
RECOMMEND Is WITHDRAWN
,.,.,uug correspondence he'wee"
Him aud ous Regarding Tue
on. Amnesty proclamation

Nav York, July IA speclai 10 '"'
rr,bune from Washington says ~
a,sa unabridged report of Gen. MAJ
i . covering his field operations
Ave - ne relieved Gen. Otis as governo,
p'l'' ..I ~ the Philippines on May .
year which has just been puDilsheu
i - ,o,ume vi Of Leut.-Gen. Miles an
anal report presents some in.erese ep,
nI~ 1aranhie correspondence The hrs'
', ,5ese messages is as follows
Military telegraph. Hayam-
hang Nov. 20, 1899, s:i6 am.
D1 nan sebwan, chief of staff Manila
TSe so.called Filipino republic is de-
.,royed The congress has dissoiyeu'
TAo president of the so-called repupn is
me P,aitive as are all Of his cabinet
y sycept one in our hands. Inc
oliiO, n,,ye department Is therefore en-
800 hroken up. The generals are
MATED without any power OF confer
sep'' ar concentrated action. Inc au-
elVe ,tv under which an army was kept
nm ,ha field no longer exists. The army
" VIZ as an organlzat ton has dlsap-
reared. As consequence Oh az ~
sacts. which ar enow OF hls'VrlV"i ati
ord the men who profess 10 leau s.iiu"
bodles for the purpose oil guetrl'la w.,
fsre must act without even the snauo"
~ authority from defacto govern
ment and their operations IRON .his
time on will be the result OF inulViuua,
,yhims. In other words. men VINO ny
VS. a. continue the strife by indiVlduai
oc,,on become simply leaders OF bandit
:, In thjs view, how would II DO 10 IS
s,,a a nroclamation at an early GATE OF
soring complete amnesty to all VINO sur
Gender within stated time WIN
novment of 80 pesos to every soldier
rho gIyee M a rifle and declaring WIN
emnhasis that after the date hNed the
Iiliing M American soldiers VIII be re-
garded as murder and that all persons
Concerned therein would be regarded as
,,nrderers and treated accordingly.
snch a proclamation would have the
eject of forcing the generals TO con-
cider the expediency of continuing
homeless struggle which would commit
them irreyocably to death or to lifelong
eypatriatlon and, think, would have
powerful influence at time when II is
apparent that most. II not all. OF the
leaders are more or less doubtful OF
what course to pursue. This Is a sug-
gestion for your personal consideration,
10 be presented to the department COM
mander at your discretion.
CsIgned) MACARTHUR.
To this Gen, Otis ordered the follow
Ing reply sent
United States Military Telegraph,
Palace, Manila, p. l., Dec. 8, 1899, ll:SS
am.
Gen. Macarthur;
Your telegram announcing your poll
fey received, Your recommendations
concerning proclamation cannot be car
rled out; legal difficulties Of an inter-
national character, apparently not UNI
derst0od by you, forbid No further
advice on this subject desired by the
commanding general.
(sgned) SCHWAN, Chief OF Stan.
On June q, 1900, Gen. Macarthur,
who had succeeded Gen. Otis by direc-
ton Of President Mckinley issued his
amnesty proclamation 10 the Filipnos.
Another instance of an interesting
correspondence between the two gener-
ais Is shown In telegram from Mac
Arthur reporting the capture OF part
OF the Dagupan railway. II was done
so quickly that the Filipinos did not
have time to destroy the property and
Gen. Macarthur said that this was due
10 the action of Capts, Harry A. Hege-
man and Carl l.. Stone Of the Thirty
sixth regiment OF infantry, who took
two locomotives and acted as engineers.
He recommended the two officers for
brevet promotion.
Gen. Otis. In replying, called Gen.
MacArthur's attention TO the law 10 the
eject that In order to be entitled TO a
breret the officers act must have been
IN the presence Of the enemy" or as
tne war department interpreted Il
within the range Of the enemy's guns"
Gen. Macarthur in reply said
! would remark that the position Of
the war department amounts 10 a dec
aration that the more decisive the vic
Tory the less chance OF recognition OF
men,orious service. The action was
hot only In the presence Of the enemy
put, by all methods OF fair construction.
was within the range OF the enemy's
guns Rather than have these highly
msritorious officers Inundated by the
publication Of this correspondence. I
respectfully request that the appllca-
ton be withdrawn"
without making any comment Gen.
V'is compiled with Gen. MacArthur's
request and ordered that the applica-
uon be withdrawn.