The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
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Funston obeys Order Not to Talk on
 Philippines.

Denver. Colo. Special to Chicago Trib-
 l;ae. > Bnsadier General Funston. although he has not yet received the official order from President Roosevelt. today an- nounced he would not again speak of the war in the Philippines
 The rebuke implied In the order Of the President has scaled, General Funston's lips. When shown copy of the order is- sued by Acting Secretary of War San ger, by direction of the President, Gen. eral Funston said:
 ''1 think it possibly refers to my re- marks on the Philippiies at the Sons of the American Revolution banquet last Saturday night. I said nothing there but what l had said before. and the manner Tn which I was introduced by General Hale at that function naturally called for the remarks on the Philippines. If my remarks on that occasion are not sat isfactory to my chief I regret it.
 am the last man to do anything pre- Judicial to military discipline, but when l talk on the Philippine question 1 am liable to lose my temper. But truth does not always lie at the bottom of the we'll Until hear from President Roosevelt nave nothing to say. pro or con-
 The speech of General Funston that caused the trouble follows:
 'I am expected to make a speech. but I don't believe it is the time or the op- portunity to say anything about the Phil ippine war. I cannot discuss it without StltiUk dH8Tt, anu l dIIl liktlH Wuilt III that state to make injudicious state ments.
 While the war has been nearly at an end for year. the press dispatches to- day say 1t Is actually now ended. It has been kept up for three years by leaders who had much to gain by ruling over the Filipino people. These people had much worse government under Aguinal- do during the short life of his republic than they ever had before.
 mon hay h,apt ago but for the aid afforded in the United States. I have nothing but sympathy tor the senior Senator of Massachusetts. who is the victim of an Overheated conscience. and nothing but contempt for those so- called statesmen, who. three years ago. were shouting to keep the Philippaes and everything else we could get from Spain, and who have since. for peanut politics. been gambling in the blood of their countrymen.'
 General Funston recently applied for leave of absence in order that he might speak at the banquet of the Middlesex Club at Boston. On Saturday General Funston announced he would not attend the banquet at Boston,. It now develops the request for leave of absence was re- fused. It probably was his application for leave that caused the President to issue the order forbdding Funston to talk on the Philippines.
 Washington. D. C., April 23.-By direc- tion of President Roosevelt, Acting Sec retary of War Sanger has addressed the following letter to General Frederick Funston at Denver:
 War Department. Washington, D. C.. April 22.-Sir: I am directed by the Presi- dent to instruct you that he wishes you to Cease further public discussion of the situation in the Philippics. and also to express his regret that you should make Senator of the United States the ob- iect of public criticism or discussion. Respectfully Willim Carry Sanger. Acting Secretary of War copy of the letter was sent to Sen ator HOar.