The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-20
TRAITOROUS FlLIPINOS.
History Affords No Parallel OF uchS
Pcriidy
(By Associated Press. J


WASHINGTON, D. G., December 10
History affords no parallel of a whole
people thus practically turning war trait
ors, and in the genius Of no other people
was eyer found such masterfu! powers of
secrecy and assimilation: but it is need
less to say that no powerful State was
ever erected or can ever be erected upon
such immoral and unenlightcnco founda-
TONS This statement IS made py lIvn-
eral Chaffec, military governor Of the
Philippines, in q review of one OF Il
number of court-nartial cases in the is
lands, the records OF which have been
received at the War Department.
The case which brought forth THIS COM
meut from General Chaffec was one
wherein seven natives were trid jointly on
q charge of murder The accused were
soldiers in the insursent army and after
defeat by the American army in the field
abandoned even the show Of open oppo-
sition to the half-uniformen guerilla bands
and took up their residence at Taytay III
Morong Province, LuZon. q place protect
cd by an American garrison. Then, fol-
lowing the proclaimed policy of the in
surSent chiefs, they proceeded to organize
secretly Il bolo band. After the native
population within the lines of the army
tablish civil government the Band came
forward under the leadership of a resi-
dent Paore dictated and secured their
elction as municipal officers of Taytay
and entered upon their duties under
American authority, Then cnsutd a
remarkable attempt to serve two masters.
In all lawful matters they served with
due appearance of loyalty the American
Government, while at the same Tune they
labored secretly and diligently in the in
tercsts of the insurrecuon.
ne municipal o4..Es.S % IaStay ncAt
entered upon d; series of murders and con-
tnued their deadly work until The grow
ing number OF mysterious oisappearanC1s
from the community lead to the discovery
Of the perpetrators by the American au-
thorities.
One undcniablc truth" General
Chaffee stands out in this case as IN
Iunareds of like cases OF mur.er mat
the average native of these ISLANDS has
not more tnan the mercst documentary
conception of his individual rights and
duties as :; man; and no one knows THIS
so we'll as the wiley chiefsWho use thim
for their nefariCuS purposes.
SIX Of the seven natives were SEN
fenced to be hung. but General Cnatee
committed the sentence in The cases or
three OF them to imprisonment at nara
labor for life. The seventh native, Leo
nardo DcPosoy, q regularly ordained priest
ask, d for and was granted 4 separate
trial. He cultivated the good Will u
the American officers and promised 10
aid them IN keeping peace. But when
The elections to American civil Govern
rnent officers were held he put forward
ana caused to be elected as president
one Caledonia Javier, whom General Chat-
zee describes as an .'iiiterate and b-Sot-
ed man" who DePosoy Well knew was
an officer OF insurgents. and whom he
commended to the people as the pest
70 The office because he was bold.
AZ his trial DePosoy. who was he'd TO
he tie chief agent in the TaEtay muir
Ge,s took advantage OF the loop-hole,
which appeared to be afforded by his
position as priest by contending that
while the participators III the Wholesale
murders in Taytay would confess the
at confess onal. he was restrained
by his sacred office to keep silence.
G, neral Chaftee pronounced this defense
OF no value,
In this particular case, it is stated the
knowledge of the C -nes was brought
directly 10 the priests notice and was not
through the confessional.
General Ctaftee confirmed the sentence
o. the court-ma ttial which tired Des osoy,
of death by hanging, on the charge OF
murder. However, he committed the
sentence to twenty years Imprisonment
at hard labor. '.oUt OF mis- respect for
his calling. and of the great religious or
gan'zation of which he is q most un-
worthy member