The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-08
MIR. ROOT CRITICISED
ACCUSED OF WITHHOLDING IN-
 FORMATION FROM SENATE.
Democrats of Committee on Philip pines Irritated by the Actions of the Secretary of War
 A Resolution.

Washington, April 1.-The hearings by the Senate Committee on the Philippines situation were resumed today With Ma- for General Arthur MacArthur on tns stand. but before he had begun ms tes- timony Senator Cul5erson ,one or the Democratic members or the comiiii'tse, took occasion to call attention 10 the omission of the report of the CIVIL 8oVer- nor of one of the Philippines provinces from the record of Governor Tart tes,i mony. This is the report referreu to III the correspondence bet tNeen Geilerdi niIe7 and Secretary Root, of which the Secre-
 "rhe reference in the memorandum 10 the letter of Governor Taft to the secre tarv of War dated February {, lSV1, ls to a letter transmitting for tne purpU.Jhe SA an investigation by the military authoris ties a report by the civil goverhor Hl the nrovInce of Tayabas. containing III general terms and without speciIeat the ar names serious charges agalnst tne military administration in that province and against the conduct of the army sen- erally in it's relations to the ciVll govern
 Senator Culberson quoted this para, graph saying gg,6hiY that bese reports of the piviI governor to the committee as they should be- Said MT. Culberson; . ,na
 1T admit that the government pi .HS archipelago ought not 10 pe attes ano" to violate the rules of the committee; ! therefore urge that in accordance "lun , tho nnd>rstanding with Governor Iait we should have this report and all o'hers oA A similar character. h, ouostior
 It is added that the report m auessro,, e .,, ! had heen received by Taft while ne wa heSore the committee. It was evident una, l, this report had rehectd on LII Ili.''' is h Administration of tn Philippines anu o s.nvad that the chairman Of the conit- V tas he renuested to secure tnd present sil'5 ra1ort He understood the report hau heen withheld for the purpose oI ProTb" P.'tb if ing statement to be presented t., VII ma7c,,Iated to parry 1t, but ne thousns ,s t%n renort should be presented now ana IT. IL tbera was countervalling testlHIohS G could he received later. He LOOK 9ocastI,' bn to ohiect to what he charaeterlzea aS s,ot ta,t sFfort of the Secretary or war to uiIJiV' i, and control the proceeolA69 't ~
 lee of the Senate. It.. ho had Senator Lodge replied that he hae haa known nothing of the report mat nah been withheld until he had re3u ...o5 sno that ment quoted and he had then learne1 sa .l'as ss ,t had been referred to General ChaHee III order to secure his comments upon It; Undoubtedly, he said. the secretary nau thought that the charges against army officers should not be sent out "i'''0"s an explanation of them. -.-...,aor.oa
 Senator Rawlins and Patterson ehuoIstu the position of Senator CulDers0Ii. va RaWlins said the Secretary or war nau M ujthheld other information whlch hau heen called for even by the Senate ana he instanced the report made oy that , oi- ficiai on the question of the transport service, saying that the Secretary had in his reply withheld the response maue hv government inspectors which were re ceiSed at the Department. He stated that inc civil Governor of Tayabas had been s major in the. United States army and he said the. press disnatehes indicated S nrovlnce ad been placed under arrest last Eridav doubtless he added. because of the character of the report.
 MT. Carmack expressed the opinion that tha Secretary of War had come into nnsscssion of information that did not smit his views and Is trying to suppress if until he can cock up something to breaw the force of it.
 Senator Culherson changed his resolu- tion so as to call directly upon the Sec retarv of War for the report with re- nuest to forward any information he may have from General Chaffce and the res olution was thus adopted