The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-01
General Macarthur Planned the
Capture of AsuinaIdo.
H66EPTS RESPONSIBILITY
Tells Senator Patterson that DeCep-
ton is Legitimate in War.

NJOhS&tO YIN OAA eA1O -
pines today resumed the examin-
alton of witnesses in connection
with the investigation of affairs
in the Philippine Islands. Gen.
Arthur Macarthur continued his
examination. He explained the
the statement in his annual re-
port of June 80, 1890, that the
Omitted States had acquired SOW
ereignity by treaty and in a way
owned the Philippine people, by
saying that these conclusions
were reached after conversation
with an infinite number of peO-
pie and obser walton, and that
they represented the bulk
of the views of the Nation
alist party. He then IN response
to questions by Senator Patter-
son, described the different towns
embraced within the American
lines on the night of February
Is, 1899, when the outbreak &C.
Cured, and identified what pur-
ported to be a copy of the order
of General Luna for the massa-
ere of the foreign residents of
Manila. Senator Patterson
sought to show that it was not
difficult to deceive Aguinaldo by
forgery and referred to his cap
ture by General Funston through
a forged letter signed "Lacuna"
General Macarthur, with con-
siderable emphasis, declared that
General Funston was not respOn
stole in any way for any of the
methods which obtained in the
the capture of Aguinaldo.
Il am responsible in that mat
ter in every way and particular,
said General Macarthur. 1T is
one of the receptions frequently
practiced in war, and whatever
responsibility attaches thereto 1
take"
With regard to the order for
the Manila massacre, General
Macarthur, answering further
questions by Senator Patterson,
said the order he saw was signed
by Sandico and not by Luna.
General Macarthur detailed the
efforts made by him to ferret out
Luna'S connection with it.
The witness could not recall a
letter of General Reeves. who
was chief of police of Manila, in
which he stated that he did not
believe a massacre was intended
because it was entirely contrary
to the manner in which the Fill
ipinos had waged war in the past.
Reverting to the Sandico order
Senator Patterson quoted from a
report OF DR.. E. c. Bourns, sur
geon in the United States army.
as to how he came into possession
of 1t through a Filipino who
made a copy of the original. The
Senator referred to later state
ment by DR.. Burns to the effect
that the Filipino might have
Stretched things little"
General Macarthur claimed
there had been two orders.
"Would you hang yellow dog
on testimony that is paraded
here as to the genuineness of
those orders?" asked senator
Patterson.
The witness said it would de-
pend on what kind of a yellow
dog 1t was.
General Macarthur disclaimed
any responsibility for the orders
of General Jacob II. Smith to
make Samar bowling wilder
ness. Replying to question by
Senator Beveridge, General Mac
Arthur said that absolute chaos
would res ult should the Fillipi-
nos be given complete indepen-
dence and the United States en-
tirely withdraw from the islands
but he said he would like to ex-
plain this statement at another
session of the committee. He
was thereupon excused, the COM
mittee gong into executive ses-
sion to further consider the ad-
visibility of summoning witness
es asked for by the minority.
Much Work for Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The
first of Nav cOmeS with nearly