Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
ABSOLUTE CHAOS
Would Result from Withdraw
ing Army from Philippines.
Macarthur Takes Responsibility o
Fuston's Capture Of AguinaIdo.
VIII Explain Smiths Samar Orders to
Committee, Today.

Washington, April 29.-The Senate
| committee on the Philippines, today
resumed the examination of witnesses
in connection with the investigation OF
affairs in the Philippine islands. Gen
Arthur Macarthur continued his tes-
timony. He explained the statement
in his annual report of June 80, 1900
that the United States had acquired
sovereignty by treaty and in. a way
owned the Philippine islands. but did
not own the Philippine people," by
saying that these conclusions were
reached after conversations with an in
finite number of people and observa-
ton, and that they represented the
bulk of the views of the Nationalist
party
He then in response to question by
Sena tor Patterson described the dir
ferent towns embraced within the
American lines on the night of Feb. s.
1899, when the outbreak occurred and
identified what purported to be a copy
of the order of Gen. Luna for the mas
sacre of the foreign residents OF
Manila.
Senator Patterson sought to show
lIlbt II va IiOl dillICull 10 deceive e
Aguinaldo by forgery and referred to
his capture by General Funston
through a forged letter signed La
cuna.'
Gen. Macarthur with considerable
emphasis declared that Gen. Funston
was not responsible in any way for any
of the methods which obtained the
capture of Aguinaldo.
Il am responsible in that matter in
every way and particular" said Gen
Macarthur. 1T was one of the de-
ceptions frequently practiced in war,
and the responsibility for whatever de-
ception attaches thereto l take"
With regard to the order for the Ma
Mia massacre Gen. Macarthur an
swering further questions by Senator
Patterson, said the order he saw was
signed by Sandico and by Luna. Gen.
Macarthur detailed the efforts made
by him to ferret out Luna's connection
with it.
Senator Patterson quoted from a re-
port of DR.. r. c. Bourns, a surgeon in
the United States army, as to how he
came in possession of the Sandico or
der through Filipino who made Il
copy of the original. The senator re
ferrcd to a later statement made by
DR.. Bourns to the effect that the Fill
pino might have stretched things Il
little
Gen. Macarthur said there might
have been two orders.
Would you hang Il yellow dog on the
testimony that is paraded here as to
the genuineness of these orders?" ask
ed Senator Patterson.
The witness said it would depend on
what kind of a yellow dog it was
Gen. Macarthur disclaimed any respon-
siblity for the orders of Gen. Jacob H.
Smith to make Sarnar a bowling wilder
ness.
Replying to a question by Senator Bev-
eridge, Gen. Macarthur said that abso-
lutte chaos would result should the Fill
pinos be given complete independence
and the United States entirely withdraw
from the islands. but he said he would
like to explain this statement at another
session of the committee
He was thereupon excused until tomor-
row, the committee going into executive
session to further consider the advisable
ity of summoning witnesses asked for by
the minority.
After some discussion it was decided
to postpone the taking of vote on the
proposition until tomorrow morning. al
which time the committee also will pass
upon the question of the advisability of
sending a subcommittee to the Philip
pines to continue the investigation.