New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-08
PHILIPPINE HEARING.
SENATE COMMITTEE CALLS ON SECRE-
TARY ROOT FOR THE REPORT GEN
ERAL MILES MENTIONED.

Washington. April THE hearings by the Senate
Committee on the Philippines were resumed to-day
with Major General Arthur Macarthur on the
stand. but before he began his testimony Senator
Culberson. of the Democratic members of the
committee called attention the omission of the
report of the Civil Governor of one OF the Philip
pine provinces from the record of Governor Taft's
testimony This is the report referred TO IN the
correspondence between General Miles and Secre-
tary Root of which the Secretary said
The reference in the memorandum to the letter
of Governor Taft to the Secretary of War, dated
February l. 1902 is to a letter transmitting for the
purpose of an investigation by the military au-
thorities a report by the Civil Governor of the
Province of Tayabas containing in general terms
and without specifications or names serious charges
hgiis, VA aeinst the conduct Of the army generaIv
in it's relations 10 the civil government.
Senator Culberson quoted this paragraph, saying
that Governor Taft had promised TO supply these
reports of the civil government TO the committee
as they should be received. II don't care about the
controversy between General Miles and the Secre-
tary" said Mr. Culberson. but submit that the
Governor of the archipelago ought not to be al
lowed to violate the rules Of the committee L
therefore urge that in accordance with the under
standing with Governor Taft. should have this
report and all others of similar character. He
ought not to be allowed TO withhold it,
He added that the report In question had been
ceived by Governor Taft while he before the
committee. 1t evident that this report had
fected on the military administration of the Phil
ippnes. and he moved that the chairman OF the
committee be requested TO procure and present it,
He understood that the report had been withheld
for the purpose of procuring statement to be pre-
with it calculated to parry but he thought
the report should be presented now. and IL there
countervailinS testimony it could be received
later He objected to what he characterized the
effort of the Secretary Of War direct and control
the proceedings of a committee of the Senate
Senator Lodge replied that had known nothing
of the report that had been withheld until he had
read the statement quoted and he had then learned
that IL had been referred General Chafree in
order to secure his comments on il. Undoubtedly.
he said, the Secretary had thought that the
charges against army officers should not be sent
out without an explanation of them.
Senator Allison suggested that Governor Taft had
been i'll since his appearance before the committee
and that he should be written to the subject.
Senators Rawns and Patterson Endorsed the po-
stion OF Senator Cuberson. Mr. Rawlins said that
IL the investigation TO be than a mere
farce the report should he called for He took
sion say that the Secretary .of War had withheld
other Information which had been called for
by the Senate and he instanced the report made by
that official the question the transport SER
vice. saying that the Secretary had in his reply
withheld the reports made by government inspec-
tors. which were on file in the department. He also
said that he Civil Governor of Tayabas had been
a major In the United States Army and that the
press disnatches indicated that he and other civil