The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-07

/ > 90 be perfectly atrocious. One ma ,
= tive was tied to a tree and publicly =
/ = shot in the thigh. The next day =
/ = the man was shot in the arms. =
! ? The third day he was shot in the =
/ = body. and the fourth day the ma =
/ = tive was killed. Friends Of the two =
/ y officers attribute their actions TO =
! = loss of mind. due to the privations =
/ = which they suffered in the island >
/ = of Samar.
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WASHINGTON, March General
w Hughes gave further testimony
before the senate Philippine com
mittee today. Mr.. Patterson resumed
his questioning. which yesterday led to
a sharp colloquy in the committee room
between the witness and himself. In
an endeavor to establish the fact that
the Filipino army had effectively held
the Spanish army within its lines in
Manila previous to the arrival Of the
American forces, Mr.. Patterson re-
/ ferred to the surrender of 1900 Span
ish troops to the insurrectoTy force in
July. 1888. General Hughes said the
! incident would only make him believe
/ that the FilipinOs had cut or the sup
plies from the interior
! Senator Patterson quoted from a
magazine article by General Merritt.
published in July, 1899, in which he
spoke Of the army under Aguinaldo,
which he said had been an important
/ factor in the situation which confront
I ed the United States army and which
had waged a desuItory warfare against
the Spanish, resulting in the capture
Of 1000 prisoners.
Does that magnify your opinion?'
| asked Mr. Patterson
mot at ALL said General Hughes,
who followed his answer with the
question, Does he state that these
prisoners were soldiers 2?
Il presume he means soldiers, was
Senator PattersOn's response.
Tt was brought out that most of the
/ prisoners taken by the Filipinos we're
not Spanish troops.
Senator Patterson again inquired as
to the motive Of General Otis in requir-
ing the withdrawal OF Aguinald0's
troops from Manila to the line desig-
mated by General Merritt. Senator
Beveridge objected, saying it was not
fair to ask General Hughes what Gen
eraI Otis meant.
Insist Upon Asking Questions.
Senator Carmack and Senator Gull
bersOn claimed the right TO ask the
question. and Senator Patterson in
sisted that any senator has a right to
respectfully ask a witness any QUes-
ton pertinent to the question under
discussion. Senator Lodge ruled that
personally he had no objection 10 the
question, but he did object to one Of
fcer criticising a superior.
Senator Culberson said he wanted TO
announce his absolute dissent from the
proposition that a committee Of con-
/ gress is precluded from asking a ques-
ton on this subject, the answer to
which might be criticism Of superior
officers.
IN answer to a further question by
Senator Patterson as to whether the
Filipinos would accept independence
unless it was accompanied by a pro
tectOrate by the United States, Cen
eTal Hughes said that at a conference
held between him and representatives
OF the insuTgent army in Manila they
would not commit themselves TO a
proposition of a prOtectorate by the
United States. They first wanted in
dependence, he said. and after that
they would arrange for the protector
ate. America being considered along
with the other powers.
The peace and good viii, General
Hughes declared. which existed in the
Philippines, outside of Manila, from
July, 1898, to February. 1899 were not
due to the Filipinos. but TO the Span
ish padres.
Hughes Gets Angry.
Reverting to his conference in Ma
Mia, General Hughes said he was IN
able to get AgUinaldo's represents tves
10 define to him what concessions they
/ desired short Of absolute independence,
/ although they insisted that they must
have something definite to take back
to the 10000 men who were virtually
investing the city, because unless they
did they would be unable to hold them
IN check.
You knew at the time" inquired
Senator Patterson, that you could not
grant what they were asking?"
/ was unable to get them to decide
what they wished, except absolute in
dependence, which, of course, we were
not authorized to give" responded
General Hughes.
Senator PattersOn-DO YOU want this
committee to understand that these
, commissioners. representing the Phil
{ ippine army, did not want indepen-
dence If it was accompanied by the
withdrawal Of the American fleet?
General Hughes want you to I'M
derstand that they wished protection.
Senator Patterson viii ask YOU TO
answer my question, Yes" or No"
This nettled General Hughes some
what, who turned to the chairman.
Senator Lodge. and asked if he was
] bound to answer according to the gen
= tlemans dictations"
Senator Lodge, with much emphasis.
I replied. No. You can answer the
question in your own way"
r The senator said the committee had
no right to dictate to the witness how
t he shall answer.
Lodge Tries to Explain
Senator Patterson-D0 I understand
that however evasive a witness may
be. I cannot ask for d more direct
answer
Senator Lodge-You are attempting
to compe. his answer. I think his an
sWer was direct.
IT do not think it was quickly re-
e sponded Senator Patterson He then
: repeated his question. General Hughes
Z explained that at the time of the con-
ference the Filipinos appreciated their
inability to stand alone, but insisted