The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
General Hughes Asked About
Opening of HostiIities.
SENATOR DUBOIS QUEsTl0NER
There Was More sparring, as the General
DOES Not Like TO Answer
Questions Direet;y-Negro
Immig ration.
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WASHINGTON. March S.-senator
Patterson continued his questioning OF
General Hughes in the Senate Commit.
tee en- the Philippines to-day, taking up
the beginning of hostilities In FEBRUARY,
1899. The witness repeated his previous
statement, that the first shots nad pssn
fired by an American.
Senator Patterson asked General
Hughes what he had meant when ne
said upon hearing the firing at first. sIha
thing is on.
There was some sparrins between the
two as on previous occasions, the Sena-
tor insisting upon a direct answer anu
the witness upon replying in his own
way.
4 intend" said the latter. ITO answer
in the best way can to cover the "hols
conditions. 1 wish to answer in my own
wav as I am Informed have right to
do / felt that they had made an ATTACK
upol us, and that we must defend our
selves" he added
Did you mean simply that you should
defend yourselves or that you should
make an attack also?
II had no intention beyond WHAT
have stated
LEADERS ABSENT.
Mr. Patterson then sought to bring Qua
the fact that the attack was made be-
fore the Filipincs we're ready and Gem
er,l Hughes admitted that the Filipino
military leaders were absent III con-
ference at MaIolos. He said that ths
hostilities were so active the next day
that there was no opportunity to at.
tempt to heal the breach
Senator Patterson questioned General
Hughes concerning the effect OF Presi-
dent AicKinley's proclamation OF JAM
uary 9, 1890 for the extension OF Amer
lean military operations to the entirs
archipelago. ASKING the witness it TIERS
was anything 10 do bus 10 sttach tns
Filipino forces.
General Hughes replied that the policy
was to use only peaceful means as lona
as they were effective Du. when fne3
were exhausted to resort to war.
General Hughes said the f1lipluos MAIDS
their Lest fight on the fifth OF February.
1852. He denied that in subsequent bat-
ties they were slaughtered. but many
were killed when cornered and continues
to fight when they should surrender.
NEGRO LABOR.
number of questions were asked By
Senator Dubois on points covered by the
PHILIPPINE Government bill now pending
in the COMMITTEES In reply to these Gems
cr.,I Hughes said thai he thought tina E
white labor would be a total failure in
tie Philippines and that other labor
wo,,lI lie HsGessary there. The natives,
lie S:,iu. were physically weak and k.zy
and the witness thought the only resort
would BIZ To continue the import OF Chs
rese and japanese labor. for some TINS
at least.
General Hughes also expressed tbs
opinion that it would be well to ems
courage negro immigration to tie Phil-
ilppines. The co.ored troops taken s to
Ss,m:ir mixed readily with the natives
ana many OF the latter shed tears when
the -colored soldiers were removed Next
to the American negro he thought Jap
:,nese most desirable The Chinese were
the most available but there was q
prejudice against them on the part OF tno
Fiiipinos.
Speaking of the American Chamber OF
Commerce of Manila he said 1t is cont
posed largely of Englishmen and other
Europeans .'who did not care snap for
american interests