The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-30
.ROBS FUNSTON OF GLORY
MAC ARTHUR CLAIMS CREDIT FOR
THE AGUINALDO COUP
Says He Originated the Forged Let
ter Scheme-Denies That the
Kansas Man Was in Any Way
Responsible for Methods of Cap
ture Arranged.
Special to The Globe.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 29.-"I am
responsible in the matter in every way
and particular" said Gen. Macarthur be-
fore the senate Philippine committee to-
day. ut was one of the deceptons fire.
qIently practiced in war, and whatever
deception attached thereto I take
Gen. Macarthur thus took from Gen.
Funston much of the credit for the coup
which ended in Aguinaldo's capture
, Gen. Macarthur explained the state
ment in his annual repot of June 80, 19OO
that ''the United States had acquired
| sovereignty by treaty and in way owned
the Philippine islands, but did not own
the Philippine people," by saying that
these conclusions were reached after con-
versation with an infinite number Of people
and observation that they represented the
bulk OF the views of the Nationalist party
lie then, in response to questions by
Senator Patterson, described the different
towns embraced within the American lines
on the night of Feb. 5, 1899, when tie out
break occurred, and identified what pur-
ported to be copy of the order of Gen
Luna for the massacre Of the foreign res
idents of Manila.
Senator Patterson sought to show that it
was not difficult to deceive Aguinaldo by
forgery and referred to his capture by
Gen. Funston, through a forged letter
signed, "Lacuna." Gen. Macarthur then
with considerable emphasis denied that
Gen. Funston was responsible in any way
for any of the methods which obtained in
the capture of Aguinaldo
With regard to the order for the Manila
massacre Gen. Macarthur answering
further questions by Senator Patterson.
SAID the order he saw was signed by
Sandico and not by Luna. Gen Mae
Arthur detailed the efforts made by him
to ferret out Luna's connection with it,
he
Gen. Reeves, who was the chief of police
of Manila, in which ne stated that he did
not believe massacre was intended be-
cause it was entirely contrary to the man
ner in which the Filipinos had waged war
in the past
Reverting to the Sandico order. Senator
Patterson quoted from a report of DR.. F.
e. Bourns, surgeon in the United States
army as to how he came in possession Of
1t through Ilipino who made a copy of
the original The senator referred to a
later statement by DIR. Bourns to the eff
feet that the Filipino might have
stretched things little" Gen. Mac
Arthur claimed there might have been
two orders.
As to Hanging Yellow Dogs.
Would you hang yellow dog on the
testimony that is paraded here as to the
genuineness of those orders?" asked Sen
ator Patterson. The witness said it would
depend on what kind of a yellow dog it
was.
Gen. Macarthur discIaimed any re-
sponsibility for the orders Of Gen. Jacob
III. Smith to make Samar bowling wild
erness.- Replying to a question by Senator
Beveridge, Gen. Macarthur said that
absolute chaos would result should the
Flnplnos be given complete independence
and the United States entirely withdraw
hIIf hn coiJ
like to explain that statement at another
session of the committee. He was there
uron excused until tomorrow, the COM
mlttee going into executive session to
further consider the advisability of sum
mcn1ng witnesses asked for by the minor
ity. E
After son1r. discussion it was decided to
postpone the taking of vote on the
proposition until tomorrow morning, at
which time the committee also will pass
upon the question of the advisability of
senc1ng a subcommittee to the Philippines
to continue the investigation
The American chamber Of commerce
has passed resolution endorsing the
action of the United States army in the
Philippines in an endeavor to counteracc
what the members of the chamber be-
heve to be the opinion prevailing in the
United States that officers and soldiers
have acted in violation of the rules OF
"dF. Inc preamble says the chamber is
composed exclusively of American busi-
ness men, who have been thrown into
immediate contact with the prevailing
conditions everywhere in the archipel-
ago, and it was resolved that without the
constant watehfulness and protection Of
the army in the Philippines no property
or business interests would be safe and
that upon its influence depends the staDil-
ity Of the civil government. The resolu-
ton eulogizes Gen. Chaffee, whose earn
est effort has sustained and assisted the
civil authorities in the difficult task of
the establishment of civil government
and praises his good judgment and hu-
manity, which have won him the adr11ira-
tion and affection Of all loyal Americans
in the Islands,