Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-11
ACCUSED Of S[D|1[|N
Editor of the Newspaper Free
dom at Manila Placed Under
Arrest.
Press of Manila Aroused at
What They Term Unjust
Proceedings.
Trial Of Lieut.. Waller by Court
Martial Nearing the
End.

Manila. Arril 1.-THE editor and
nronrietor of the Freedom, a local
newspaper, has been arrested, charged
with sedition in publishing recently an
article from an American periodical, to
which the editor of Freedom agreed. He
also added remarks of his own, censur-
ing the United States commissions rule
and saying that when it started IN July
last every paper in the city upheld it,
since which they had all dropped by the
wayside, as they would not support ar
bitrary government. especially when
evidences of carpet-bagging and ru-
mors of graft were too thick to be
pleasant"
The main charges made were that in
many cases the Filipino officeholders
are rascals, and that the commission
has exalted to the highest positions Fill
ipinos who are VIGOROUSLY corrupt.
The editors of the Volcano have also
been arrested on suit of the govern
ment for alleged libel, demanding the
removal of the judge who recently tried
Senior Valdez (the editor of local
Spanish paper. who was fined 1000 Pc
setas for libeling two Filipino members
of the commission). and who is now
trying the editor of Freedom under the
sedition law. They We're released on
$4,000 bail.
These proceedings have aroused the
entire press of Manila, and its repre-
sentatives met yesterday and resolved
to send a committee to the commissions
ers to argue against the injustice OF the
proceedings. A resolution was adopted
declaring that the sedition and libel
laws, as at present enforced, are men
ace to the liberties of the people. The
resolution demands that constitutional
rights be accorded American citizens
in the Philippines, including freedom Of
speech by the press and trial by jury.
The meeting also determined to send a
cable message to President Roosevelt
urging him to take steps to prevent the
commission from using the sedition law
in such cases to prove lese majestic
against editors. The meeting, watch
was enthusiastic, was also largely at
tended by lawyers, doctors and others.
The members of the court-martial
trying Major Lyttleton w. 7. Waller of
the marine corps on the charge of exc
cutting natives without trial, were yes
terday handed the records of Balangi-
ga, island of Samar. They We're mostly
a series of letters from the insurgent
General Lukban. informing the officials
of certain facts and congratulating
them on victory. There was one
from Guevarra, the insurgent leader,
telling the officials not to give out GER
tain details, as it was contrary to the
laws of war. One letter was from the
president of Balangiga, addressed to
Lukban, saying he had agreed on the
policy of doing what the Americans
liked, and then, when the opportunity
offered, rising against them.
Counsel notified the court that they
had finished with their witnesses and
the court was requested to allow Major
Waller to speak today before the regu-
lar addresses of counsel.
In the provinces, up to date. totals of
PA cases of cholera and 166 deaths
from that disease have been reported.
In Manila the cholera totals are FOG
cases and 160 deaths.