The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-25
Declares Gen. Bells Order
Regarding Pacific Fill
pinos Infamous"
III PRESENCE OF A TRAGEDY
Declares That Cabal Is Responsible
for Terrible Conditions-Generai Chat
fee Schooled in China in Methods OF
Cruelty and BaTharity.

On the Philippine government bill yestcf-
day. He occupied the entire day after the
morning business.
In beginning he quoted from the state
ment of General Macarthur before the
committee in trying TO account for the
tisproportion between the killed and
wounded of the Filipiros.
General MacArthur's explanation was;
at arises from the fact that our SOL
diers are trained in target practice. In
other words they know how to shoot.
The Filipino soldiers do not know how to
shoot
The generals attention was called to
the summary of losses in one of the en-
gagements as being: Filipino killed, IS;
wounded. 6: captured, 4; American killed.
s; wounded. 81
Mr.. Rawl:ns' Explanation.
No satisfactory explanation had been
given by General Macarthur. said Mr..
Rawlins. and The Senator himself gave
this explanation Of il:
"our troops were directed not to en-
cumber themselves with prisoners and. a
fortiori, not &c burden themselves with the
care of the wounded. The Filipinos were
swept from the face of the earth. This
was in the execution OF the program to
make the Visayan district a bowling will
derness. and to exterminate all the peo-
pie over the age of ten years"
He read Official orders recently issued
by General Chaffee and others to corrobo-
rate his charges that inhuman conduct
NQ min lad nj nv ha
partment in the work Of subjugating the
FIlipincs, but that such was openly sane
toned. In ono of General Chaffee's or
ders appeared among other things this
statement:
Il do not urge inhuman conduct" Mr.
Rawlins asserted that conditions in the
archipelago had no parallel in the history
of darkness and barbarism.'
1T would disgrace the annals of any
semi-civilized country" he declared, and
he denounced the dastardly villains who
have brought dishonor upon the American
home and the American people"
Schooled in Brutal Methods.
General Chaffee. he said, had been
schooled in China in methods of brutality
and cruelty, where women and men were
tortured and the lives of infants battered
out against posts. 1t was eminently fit
ting he said, that General Chaffee should
be transferred TO command in the Philip
pines to take charge OF the cruelties prac-
ficed there
His appointment. he said. was due to an
Infamous cabal not stones throw from
where he stood, which, he declared. was
also engaged in the task of stripping OF
the honors and dignities of those who had
fought and won the nations battles with
distinction.
This cabai. be said. WAS now engaged
sn the task Of dragging down General
Miles from the high position which he has
earned. and was entitled to.
An Infamous Brute"
In referring TO an order issued by Gen.
eral Bell, requesting Filipinos supposed
to have been unfriendly TO the Americans.
but who had committed no overt act, TO
march in front of the troops. he declared
that his purpose was that the Filipinos
should receive the fire OF the enemy in
case of attack This. he asserted, was in
fragrant violation Of all rules Of warfare.
and stigmatized General Bell as an lin
famous brute"
Mr. Rawlins went en- TO speak OF the
report of Major Gardener, representing
the state Of affairs in the
province of Tayabas, and intimated that
the report had been purposely kept from
the knowledge of the committee by Gov
ernor Taft and the War Department. and
that 1t was only brought TO light otter
General Miles had requested TO be per-
mittted to 60 the islands TO see whether
he could not bring order out OF chaos.
Exploitation, Spoliation, and Plumber.
In closing his speech Mr.. Rawlins de-
clared that the pending legislation looked
TO exploitation, spoliation and plumber.
md that IL would be followed by a new in
which would probably near |
he determination of the Filipino race. |
He asked why Republican Senators re-
NAMED silent, and said:
. IF you can Justify yourselves. for |
Gods sake do il now, because We are |
rsnding in the presence OF an awful |
.ragedy."