Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
'Oints Out the Lack of Diplomacy in Of
fcials Dealing with the Natives.
FEARS COMPLICATION OF TROUBLES
Asserts the Existing Course Will Lead to
Perpetual Revolution in Islands.
POLITICAL SITUATION RETRoGRADlNG
work of Philippine Commission, Gov
crnor Gardener Says, Is Generally
Commended and L. Bearing
Good Results.

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-when the
senate committee on the Philippines met
today Senator Ledge, chairman OF the
committee laid before the committee the
report OF Major Cornelius Gardener. civil
governor of the Philippine province Of
Tayabas. to which reference was made bv
General Miles in his correspondence with
Secretary Root
This report had been withheld and this
caused the adoption OF resolution at the
last meeting OF the committee requesting
the secretary Of war to send the report
to the committee.
The report is dated December 16 1901.
and is a review of conditions in the islands
and tells what has been done in the way of
the campaign. In the course of the report the
governor says:
A vigorous campaign was at once or
ganized against insurgents in arms. with
the troops acting under positive
burn no houses except barracks, Looung
was prohibited under the strictest penalties.
dered to pay for everything taken for
necessity or bought from natives.
The governor on the lengthy detail tells
about what has been done and recommends
that the operations against the insurgents
should be by a force of natives. He has
travelled all over the province with no other
escort than natives.
Would Concentrate Forces.
In another report he says
AS civil governor I feel Il my duty to
say that 1t Is my firm conviction that the
United States troops should at the earliest
opportunity be concentrated In one or two
garrsons, II 1t is thought desirable that
meriS me existed to the United States among
the people of this province should be en-
couraged.
having visited all the pueblos one or more
times, having lived with them In their
existed. or late, by reason Of the conduct
of the troops, such as the extensive burn
of the sS ,ba nE tSe cane
| not occupy It, the torturing OF natives by
so-cailed water cure and other methods, IN
! order to obtain information, the harsn
treatment of natives generally and the fall
tire OF inexperienced lately appointed lieu
between teG f Il Csc who q are friendly and those
unfriendly and to treat every native as IL
heaE this FAVORABLE senmems abeSe
ferred to is being fast destroyed and deep
hatred toward us engendered.
people of the United states win not be
ception soldiers and also many oficers,
refer to natives in their presence as
understand what the word 'nigger" means.
Present Course Erroneous.
The course now being pursued in this
province and In the provinces of Batangas,
| Laguna and Samar is, In my opinion, SOW
ing s fer sood
| offers Under present conditions the po-
litical situation in this proyinSe Is slowly
| is decreasing and we are daily making
| permanent enemies.
| make no distinction, often, between the
property of those natives who are insuT~
property proper OF those hose Who heretofore have
risked their lives, by being loyal 70 the
aes fber Sn1 glyng IN ns ten
every house in bsrrio Is burned.
In my opinion the small number of ire
though though Oie admittedly difncuit to catch does
not Justify the means employed. especially
Trfm fering " that h H must T be Undergone by by the
| innocent and its effect upon the people
| hereafter.
Natives Favor COmmissiOn's Laws.
The work of the Philippine commission
and the laws that have been enacted by II
are everywhere faYorably commented upon
by the natives. The efforts being made
for the general education OF the people
are appreciated by all. the provincial gov
! eminent and the municipal governments es-
are Slowly 6nEEns EsTs Srds5 out of
visible everywhere In this province progress
! and prosperity. True loyalty and content
! Inenl can Ohly tOihS tAANSi bSANbh SaNAA
The attitude of the army. thereby mean
| ing most of its officers and soldiers, Is,
however, decidedly hostile to the provincial
| and muniCipalitan government In this
province and to civil government in these
| In Manila especially It is intensely so,
| even among the higher oficers. The work
of the commission In the establishment of
provincial governments is ridiculed even in
| the presence of the natives. 1t IL openly
stated that the army should remain in
ph
| RACES committed by officers and soldiers
against natives in an organized nunici-
presidente or governor to the military au-
| thorties are often not punished.
| This In my opinion Is unfortunate be-
| csuse loyal natives begin TO fear that local
| self government will not last long and that
any slight disturbance In a province may
! at any time be made the pTeteXt 70 again
| place II under military rule, and this is
just the thing the insurgents at heart most
| II has been stated that a Filipino or an
oriental does not appreciate just or kindly
treatment and that he considers Il an eyi,
harsh measures are the only ones that are
permanently effective with Ftipinos. have
form and continued, is the only way by
| which these people can become our friends
and satisfied with United States soyer-
| eighty.
Superior Intelligence In Tayabas.
Having been stationed six years on the
Rio Grande, ! am well acgu tainted with the
natives OF the state OF Tamaulipas, Mex
| Santa Clara Cuba, / visited every town in
that province and was able TO observe the
Intelligence and education there. ] believe
that the people OF Tayabas province are in
| every way superior In education, inteii-
! gence, morals and civilization 10 the people
OF Tamaulipas or Santa Clara.
As ofticer OF the army | regret that
my duty civil governor Of the province
in pels me 10 state the attitude of the ma
ioTfty OF my fellow officers toward the
civil government IN these islands and its
effect upon the people. but ] feel that the
interests OF the government involved and
the future OF these people for whose wel-
importsnee that / ought report thIhRs ~
| / see and know them in order that my
sUperiors may be able 10 order what the
situation demands.
With the report is copy OF letter by
General Corbin TO General Chaffee. dated
February 10. saying he eneloses the report