The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-11
His Was the Report that Miles Referred to
in His Letter to Root
GOVERNOR TAFT FAILED TO SUBMIT IT WHEN
HE WAS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
His Explanation Did Not Suit Senator Cuberson
and lie Called the Record to Prove that
Mr. Taft Was Not Candid

treatment ~ natives generally and the fall.
mc OF Inexperienced and lately appointed
Ncutcnauts coyinandiug posts TO distin-
guish between those who are friendly and
those unfrieudlv aud 60 treat every native
as IL he We're, whether or not, an insurrecto
q, heart this favorable sentiment above ic-
fcucd 30 is being fast destroyed and
deep hatred toward ms engcndered II thcss
things need be- done, they had host he dona
ny native troops so that the people Of tho
United states viii not be credited th-re.
with
almost without exception, soldiers and
also many officers refer to natives In their
presence as nlgpcrs' and natives are he.
ginning to understand what the word Mig
ger means
"rhc course now hcng pursued In this
province and in tho province or Bataugns.
Loguna aud samar S. in my opinion, sow.
Ing The seeds for perpetual revolution
porunlty offers Under present conditions
the situation in this province is slowly
rytrograduE and the American sentiment
is decreasing and We are daily making per.
maucnt enemies
In the course above referred TO- troops
make no dlstnctlou often between 'hs
property of those natives who are insur.
SCENTS or usurGcnt sympathigcrs and the
property Of those who heretofore lave
rlskcd their llycs by being loyal to ths
United States and giving US informatioa
against their conntWmcu OFTEN eycrv
house n a hardo Is burned,
I'm MY opinion the small number Of ir.
iiccoucluablc insurgents sim in arms all
/ though admittedly dlfncmt to catch, docs
/ not Justify the means employed, especially
when taking In a consideration the suffer-
/ Ing that must Ice undergone by the lnnocont
uud ts oucc upon the relations with hess
/ people hereafter
''rhc work OF The Philippine commission
and the laws that have been enacted Ivy 10
are iuyoraby commented upon by the ma
tycs, The efforts being made for the scn-
rrul education are appreciated by all The
provincial government and the municipal
governments established are slowly oling-
ing order ont of chaos anu anarchy, pnd
there begns TO be visible everywhere Ia
his province progress and prosperity. rtua
loyalty aud contcntmcnt can only como
under a brnchcent clyil government,
"The attitude of the army. thereby mean'
ing most Of its officers and soldiers IS how'
ever, decidedly hostile to the provincial aud
municipal government In this province and
to civil government IN these Islands In gen
cral In Manila especially 1t is iutenscs
So oven among the higher officers. The
Yprl, OF the commission IN the establish
mcut OF provincial governments is ridiculet
even ina HE presence Of The natives. IL "a
openly stated that the army should remain
In charge Tor the next twenty years. out
RACES committed by officers aud soldiers
against natives In an organized municipality
5 aud province when reported 10 the presi
I dento or governor to the military authori
I ties are often not punished. This, In m.
opinion, is unfortunate because loyal na
tyes begin 10 fear that local goyernmen
= promised them win not last longer thai
@ any slight disturbance ia province ma
y NJ any time build the nretcxt 70 again plac
il under military rule and the frst thin
tho insurgents az heart most desire.
/ 1T might have been stated that ELL
pino or an Oriental does not appreciate jus
?. or kindly treatment and that he consider
% II an evidence Of weakness aud that sever
!. and harsh measures are the only ones tina
are permanently effective With Filipino;
70 I have found that Just and kind treatment
4 uniform and continued is the only way b
D. which these people can become our friend
a and satisfied with United states soYeI
eighty.
Having been stationed six years on III
y Rio Grande, ] am well acquainted with ID
:, natives OF the state OF Tanaulipas Mexic'
h and while stationed Ia the province 0