The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-15
To THE FILIPIhOS
Report of the Civil Governor OF
Tayabas Province, Called for ny
the Senate Committed.
Against the Military Service In
That Provirce-Former Friendly
FeeIin. OF the Natives Changed TO
Hostility by the OF the
Army OHicer. and Soldiers.

committee. aid before the committet
the report of Major Cornelius Gardner
civil governor OF the Philippine PROVING
Of Tayabas. to which reference wa
made by General Miles in his correspon-
dence with Secretary Root. This re
port had been withheld and his cause.
the adoption Of a resolution at the las
meeting of the committee requiring IN
secretary of war TO send the report L
the committee.
The governor recommends that the
operations against the insurgents
should be by a force of natives H
SAYS
civil governor. ! feel II my dutj
to say that il is my firm conviction tina.
the United States troops should al tn
earliest opportunity be concentrate l..
one or two garrisons. If it is though
desirable that the good sentiment am
loyalty that formerly existed 10 tbs
United States government among tn
people of this province should be con
served and encouraged.
Being in close touch with the people,
ll4 klS NiSAlSN go NA~
more times. having lived with them Ii
their homes. | know that sach a SENT
meuu Unce existed. or late by redso-
or the conduct or the troops, such a
the extensive burning OF the Darrios IL
trying 10 lay waste the country 50 tla
the insurgents cannot occupy II, the
%torturing of natives by the so calie4
water cure and other methods, in or
der to obtain information; the harsn
| treatment of natives generally, and tn
failure OF inexperienced lately-appoint-
ed ~lieutenants commanding posts T.
distinguish between those who ar
friendly and those u~nfriendly, and I,
treat every native as if he were, wheth-
er or no. an insurseAt at heart. this IA
Vorable sentiment aboVe referred to =
being fast DESTROYED and a deep hatred
I toward US engendered. If these thing
need be done. they had best be done By
native troops so that the people OF tn
United States will not be credited there
with.
Almost without exception. soldier
and also many officers, refer to native
in their presence as 'niggers, and ma
tives are beginning to understand wha
the word niger means.
1.-The course now being pursued l.
this province and in the provinces o
Batangas. Laguna and Samar is, in m.
opinion, sowing the seeds Tor Q nerp=
ual revolution against us hereaft9,
whenever a good opportunity oilers.
Under present conditions the politi-
cal situation in this province is SLOWLY
retroGrading and the American sent
ment is decreasing and We are dali
making
"In the course above referred to
troops make no distinction often be
tween the property OF those native.
who are insurgent or insurgent sympa-
thiZers. and the property OF those wht
heretofore have risl<ed their lives b.
being loval to the United States an
given us information against thei
countrvmen in arms. Often every nous
in a barrio is burned.
I'm my opinion the small number o
irreconceila5le insurgents still III arm
although admittedly difficult TO catch
does not Justify the means employee
especially when taking into considera
ton the suffering that must be under
gnne hv the innocent and its effecj
upon the relations with these peopi
hereafter.
1.-The work of the Philippine commits
sion and the laws that have been enact
ed bv IL are everywhere favOrahly com
mented upon by the natives. The ef
forts being made for the general educa-
ton of the neonle are appreciated h
all. The provincial government n tn
municipal governments established ar,
slowly bringing order ont OF chaos anC
anarchy. and there begins 30 be visibIs
everywhere in this province progress
and prosperity. True loyalty and con.
tentmeut can only come under n be
nign civil government.
The attitude Of the army, therein
meaning most OF Its officers and sol
diers, is. however. decidedly hostile Il
the provincial and municipal govern
me2t in this province and 70 civil gov.
eminent in these islands In general. l.
Manila. especially. it is intensely 50
even amonG the higher officers. TIL.
work of the commission in the c~tab
lishment of provincial governments l.
ridiculed even in the presence Of tn
natives. It is openly stated that tn.
army should remain in charge for tn
next twenty years.
"Outrages committed By officers an,
soldiers against natives IN an organize
municipality and nrovincc. when r.
ported by the presidente. or governoi
70 the military authorities are often no
punished. This. in my opinion, IL un
fortunate, because loval natives beg
tn fear that local self government
promised them will not last long an,
that n slight disturbance in 4 pro
vince may at any time b. made tn
pretext to again place II under miIitar,
rule. and this is Just the thing the In
surge1ts at heart would desire.
1T has heen stated that q Filipino o
an Oriental does not appreciate Just n
kindly treatment. and tha he cnnsid
ers il an evidence OF weakness and tina
severe and harsh measures are the onIf
ones that are permanently e~fecfiyr
with FfliDinos. ! have found that fls
and kind treatment. uniform and con
tinued. is the only way bv which thes
neoDle a be permanently made GU
friends and satisfied with United STATE
sovereignty
With the reDort Is a COPY OF a lette
by General Corbin &c General Chaffea
dated February 18th. saying he en-
closes the report of Major Gardner an,
n there should be a complete inves
tigation- There In also a cable mes
sage. dated Aprii Ind. in which Genera
Chanee is directed to make the investf
cation with all speed consistent witt
q thorough INVESTIGATION
General Macarthur was again tn
witness before the committee today ant
he began ms statement with reference
TO the burning OF villages by the nativei
In 1899 He said that the order for TIL
destruction had been issued bv Genera