Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-29
The News Received at Washington
With Great Satisfaction.
FUNSTON Is PRAISED
Officials Cautious as 10 Expressing m
Opinion as 10 What should BE
Done With the Insurgent
Chief Of the fllipinos.

perhaps no where did II create more sat.
isfaction than at the White House The
first official news 90 reach the executive
man - was General MacArthur's
dispatch announcing the capture which
came about midnight Wednesday night.
and then came Admiral Remey's cable
gram and the press dispatches.
It has been the opinion Of military
authorities for long time that Agui.
naldo was doing more than all the other
agencies combined 10 keep the rebellion
in the Philippines alive and every encr.
gy was directed 10 compass his capture.
II is rather a remarkable tribute 70 the
daring and resourcefulncss Of Funston
that long before me made the attempt
| he was selected by the authorities hero
~ the officer who might accomplish %.
/ II was the intention Of Funston some
time ago 10 return % the United States.
but by the direction Of the war depart
mont he was detained IN the Philip /.
pines in the hope Of just such a con
tingency as did arise and should give
him an opportunity 10 test his prowess.
Both the president aud the WAR de-
partment was fully Informed Of the trap
laid 10 capture the insurgcnt chief aud
the result of the expedition has been
auxiously awaited for several days
Several interesting and indeed vital
questions are raised by Aguinaldo's cap
turc. II the instruction now collapses,
rs il is hoped, it may not be necessary
10 enlist the full strength Of the army
provided for in the reorganization bill.
There also is the question of the dispo'
sition 70 be- made Of the iusurgent chief.
But il is too early yet for the authori.
ties 10 decide these questions.
There is also much speculation as to
the reward which Funston may receive
for his work. II is considered not inn
probable that his reward will be a com.
mission in the regular establishment.
Secretary Long said he presumed Az.
uinaldo would be held as prisoner of
war.
What will be done to him." Mr..
Long was asked.
1T is "a little early 10 say. responded
the secretary. and then after a pause he
added smilingly. II should say he
should Dee spanked with a shingle"
It wa. suggested 20 the secretary that
a. prisoner Of war who rohellod
AGAINST tine authorities Of lhe United
States it might De- incumbent under
military procedure 90 deal with Aguln-
aldo by those rigorous stops usual to
warfare. But Secretary Long shook his
head aud remarked chat was hardly the
way wo are in the habit Of doing things
lie wa, moro inclined 20 his first view
that the noted prisoner should be "weIl
spanked"
This idea NJ 10 the treatment 10 be
accorded AguinnIdo seems 90 b. most
generally accepted among the oiioInl
and while the suggestion Of spanking
is used in u Ggumtiyc sense there Is IA,
suggestion IN any quarter that be- vii
e meet with such rigorous punishment n
: AZ times has been administered 20 th.
Al archhend Of an instruction.
IL Particular in the war department die
If the capture Of Aguiualdo cause discus
IF sion among the officials As 10 the dis
N position 20 be- made Of the prisoner som
al army officers expressed the opinion /
.N would provo troublesome Secretar
.c Root said he remembered the aptur
no. Of jefferson Davis, also the arrest o
William NJ. Tweed. both of whom cu
4 barus.ed the authorities The seer,
tary desired further ndyiccs from Gen
Macarthur before discussing the matte
NJ in great detail. Tie would ,ay little d
Y nothing about sac disposition Of Aguir
aldo further than that he boz treated th
same as high officers Of insurgents wi
- have been taken by Americans In Oh
prosecution of war.
!, Army officials who have been IN th
I Philippine discussed the miinyiud
cial features Of the case II was p1in
y,, ed out that Aguiualdo could Dee holda
prisoner Of war until tho close of q
war Another phase Of the question r
lating 20 the proclamation and ordo
Of Aguinaldo tending 20 secure the d
nssnation and massacre of American
a.. Europeans and friendly Filipinos wit
" out regard TO their activity In the pros
W cution of war ON the insurgents was d
D. cussed IL was said that IN case the
1t 3 proclamations aud orders could
of proved, Aguinaldo would Oe subject
for trial by a military commission for VIC
IA ton of the rules Of war and he cou
lest not claim immunity under the ordina
the conduct Of war
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