Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Those of Military Bar
barity in Philippines
Reported.
WALLER REITERATES
Macarthur Before Con
greSSiona1 Committee
Gardner Indicted.

Manila, April 11.-MIajOr LittletOn
W. +. Waller OF the marine corps. at
yesterdays session of the court martial
by which he is being tried on the
charge of executing natives OF Samar
without trial, testified in rebuttal OF
the evidence given by General Jacob
ii. Smith. who commanded the United
States troops in the island of Samar.
The major said General Smith instruct
eel him 10 kill and burn, and that the
more he killed and burned, the better
pleased he would he: that il was no
time 10 take prisoners and that he was
10 make Samar bowling wilderness.
Major Waller asked General Smith
TO define the age limit for killing, and
he Replied everything over TO- The
major repeated this order TO Captain
Porter saving: I'VE do not make war
in that way. on old men. women and
children" Captain David ID. Porter,
Captain Hiram |. BearSs. and Lieuten-
ant Frank HaIfOrd. all of the marine
corps. testified cOrroboratively.
The defense requested that sub
DOena he served on the adjutant gen
eril. demanding the production of the
records of the massacre at Bala giga
of the detachment of the Ninth infan-
try. in order to refute the statement of
General Smith TO the effect that the
attack on the troops was made accord
ing TO the laws of war. The request
vas granted.
Gen Macarthur Before Committee.
Washington. April 11.-During the
testimony of General Macarthur be-
fore the senate Philippine committee
yesterday he said IL was to the good
craftsmanship of the United States
troops he attributed the large proper
tiOn Of FilipinOS who were killed in
battle To the number wounded. Pat
TersOn asked number of questions in
this connection. intended to bring out
the fact that the number of killed
among the Filipinos was so much ont
OF proportion TO the number wounded
as To- require an explanation. General
Macarthur held to his position that
Tlie dispropOrtisn was no greater than
was To be expected under the circum-
Stances. An increased death rate in
the American army might have been
more satisfactory to some arguments.
he said but | nevertheless consider it
very fortunate TO that such was not
the case
Pressing hk questions PATTERSON
asked if the killing Of twenty FilipinOs
TO one American was not simply
slaughter
No" replied Macarthur. Not when
your adversary stands up and fights
you.
..,rhen. If under these conditions,
with such disparity Of casualties. the
FilipinOS stood up and fought. are
they not the braveSt people that ever
went 10 war;" asked Senator Patter-
son.
They did not stand up and fight aft
or the first battle replied the witness.
Then if they didn't fight * il not
ture. as / before asked. that their kill
ing was nothing more than slaugh-
ter
NO: that is not the case. The war
is the most humane that was ever
fought 1t is simply Il question Of ef-
ficiency against inefficiency."
Speaking of the educated FilipinOs.
Macarthur said that many OF them
were men or good character and gen.
orally showed ability. Among others
of whom lie spoke was Mabini. who.
he said. had a dream of Il POlynesian
confederacy-"An able man, but
dreamer. and unfortunately para
lyZed.'' he added.
Patterson.
.In Guam" laconically responded
the witness.
How did he get thereE'
II sent him, because he was an agi-
tatOr.
Then followed a long cOllOquy in
which General Macarthur explained
that after he had released Mabini he
continued his agitation
His. citation in support of Philip
pine imdependenceY' suggested Patter
son.
His agitation in support or the IN
surrectiOn.'' Insisted Macarthur.
The committee then adjourned for
the day. The statement was made af
Yesterdays session that next week a
number of enlisted men would he
heard as to the practice of the water
cure in the Philippines. and that soor
afterward Admiral Dewey and Gen
eraI Anderson would be requested tC
testify