Evening star., 1902-05-02
ACTION RECONSTRUCTED
COMMITTEES WILL NOT ASK FOR
GARDENER JUST YET.
Gen. Macarthur Interrogated al
Length Before Senate Committee
on the Philippines.

General Macarthur was interrogated to-
day by Senator Culberson of Texas In
rather an ironical vein at the hearing be-
fore the Philippine committee.
The general had referred to the advan-
tage of implanting republican institutions
in the island
Mr.. Culberson asked if the Declaration Of
Independence and the Constitution were
not the foundation of our republican insti-
tutons
General Macarthur answered that the
whole constitutional history of the country
with the preceding English history. to-
gether with the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Constitution, had to be con-
sidered
Mr. Culberson took up each of the prin-
clples OF republican institutions-free speech
tree press, self-government trial by jury
etc.-and asked how far these had been
implanted in the Philippines
AS to free speech, General Macarthur
said, he had told the Fiiipinos that if they
would give him their guns they could have
mass meeting on every corner. He said
soldiers were quartered in private houses
as an incident to war
This led to a discussion of whether war
was in existence. General Macarthur in
sisted that there had been a great upheaval
and the ground swell was still apparent
some of the incidents of war continuing
WIN ~ 'iie p'eiiica''R ol Iocallty.
Going Through Bill of Rights.
Senator Culberson went through most of
the bill of rights his questions seeking to
develop that the fundamental rights had
not been implanted in the islands
General Macarthur maintained, however
that all of the fundamental rights. except
trial by jury and the right to bear arms,
were in operation as far as the conditions
a cla-, L.,
had issued specifying most Of the consti-
tutional rights.
Mr.. Cuberson drew attention to General
MacArthurs prohibition of slavery and ask
ed II slavery did not in reality exist
The general said 1t was not slavery in
the sense understood in this country 1t
was more tenantry, and he had no doubt
II could be eradicated without difficulty
The general said that the buying and SELL
ing OF slaves, such il was was of course
deplorable, but the system was so loose
that some Of the dattos were voluntarily
manumitting their slaves
Senator Patterson questioned General
Macarthur as to his preventing Paterno
Manila
The general said the speech contained in
Ierehces or Philippine independence and thar
fatefne mad suggested small Filipino flag
De used as we'll as the United States flag
AT the conclusion of his evidence General
tendance.
MT Rawlins asked that Corporal VIM. 7.
Glnbs, now at Springfield, Mass, be sub
poenaed, he having been an eyewitness
OF the massacre of Ballangiga, the senator
SAID; also DR.. A. L. Parker of New Hamp-.
shire, who is said to have been a witness
OF much water curing
The committee then held an executive
session.
Action as to Maj. Gardener.
Inc committee agreed to summon the
aEoVe-named witnesses. The committee
also reconsidered its action of YESTERDAY
in deciding to ask the War Department to
have Major Cornelius Gardener brought
from the Philippines to Washington in ad-
vance of his regiment in order to testify
before the committee. 1t was stated that
at last accounts Major Gardener had not
filed the specifications to sustain the
charges made by him as governor of Taya-
has province, as directed by the Secre-
tary of War, and that it was not considered
desirable to bringing him from the islands
before that order had been complied with
1t was further stated that inquiry as to the
status of this matter had been made by
cable, and ii was decided to suspend action
Z. until response could be secured
The committee then adjourned.