The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-07
CAPTAIN CONNELL WARNED.
Had Taken Precaution Against Sur
priso-Intensc Feeling in the Army.

Manila, Oct 6.-Major Morris c.
Foote, of the Ninth United States in
fantry, who has returned here from the
island of Samar. was in Balangiga the
day before the disaster to Co. c. He
SAYS that Captain Council had been
fully warned and had taken what he
(Maior Foote) considered every neces-
sary precaution Information that a
plot was brewing among the Filipinos
came to Major Foote from priest who
said it was in the plans of the populace
at both Balangiga and Basey to attack
the garrisons and that the Basey gar
rison was to be attacked from a cockpit
in the rear of the barracks. Orders
were Immediately given to demolish
the cockpit and extra guards were sta
toned.
There is intense feeling throughout
the army because of the massacre,
which would rot be the case to any
such extent had it been the work of
ordinary insurgents The latter might
have been expected to commit such an
outrage. Feeling is particularly intense
in military circles because the author
tiles of the massacre We're pacifcos,
most of whom had taken the oath of
allegiance and many of whom, includ-
ing the president of the Balangiga were
actually holding office.
Some of the after effects are already
shown at many points, particularly at
Baulan and Calcocan, in the provinces
of Batangas and Manila, where disaf-
lection is manifesting itself, although
it is not likely to be allowed to go far.
On the other hand, the officers and
troops at all the garrisons throughout
the archipelago feel that the disaster
conveys a lessen to themselves of the
necessity for increased vigilance.
Considerable interest attaches to the
case of Oakley Brooks, military pris-
oner ordered to be deported. The SUI
prene court recently issued a write of
habeas corpus directing the production
of the prisoner, but the military au-
thorities refused to produce him on the
ground that the only tribunal having
jurisdiction of a military prisoner is
the federal court. While the Philip
nine courts were established by the
war powers of the president, the mill
tary authorities contend that they are
to be regarded as provost courts until
congress has acted.
The members os the supreme court
and a majority of the members of the
Philippine commission hold opposite
views; but it is understood that the at
torney general believes the military
contention to be correct.
General Chaffee discussing the mat
ter to-day said: Il am most desirOus
to sustain the civil courts in every pos
sible way. but I feel that it would be
very unwise in the existing circum-
stances to allow the civil courts to in
terfere in military affairs, as it is oc-
casionally necessary for the military
authorities to act IN cases where it
would be unwise, in the interest of the
government to make public at the time
the reasons for acting. Should the claim
now made by the civil courts be allow
ed, it would be disastrous to the infiu-
encc of the army in the island. Every
prisoner sentenced by d military COM
mission would have recourse to habeas
corpus proceedings Even Howard
1.-THE alleged deserter) is awaiting the
decision in this case in order to try to
secure his own release by a writ of
habeas corpus.