Arizona republican., 1902-05-17
CONFLICT OF
 AUTHORITY
Between Civil anl Military Of-
 iieiaIs ia LGyte
Governor Grants Report to the secie- tary Of War Showing the Short comings of General Jacob H. Smith-Report Sent to Senate Committee.

Washington, May 16.-The secretary of war transmitted to the senate com mittee on the Philippines a report made by Captain J. Fl. Grant, civil governor cf the province of LeYte. r. l., concern ing the difereices of understanding be- tween himself and Genera !. II. Smith concerning the control Of affairs in that province. The report Dc gins with q complaint of the arrest Of several na- tive presidentes of villGSeS, by the mili- tlry authorities. It says: "Unfortun- ately for tho peace and tranquility of the people Of this province. the miii- tary authorities here have sustained q severe fright since the Balangiga af- fair. and have done many things calcu- latad to hinder the progress Of civil government and make the people in quire what benefits they are to derive from civil government.
 The most important cf these incl dents is described by Governor Grant as follows: "Immediately after the re ipt of the news Of the massacre at Ealangisa. the military authorities be- gan patrollinE the town from about < o'clock p. m. until the next morning. challenging and arrestin@ everyone who could not satisfy the patrol that they were gcod men. On the night of Sep t"mber 30 q sentry shot and instantly
 killed q man who did not near CT at letst did not heed his challenge.
 Of course the people do not under stand why these things should take place under a civil government. Fol lowing this. on the afternoon of the ninth inst, orders were sent out from
 district headquarters direct to the prcsidente. so he says. to arrest and tak ke. to the tribunal every man in Tac- lOban who came from Samar. The re- suit was that 150 were arrested without warrant CT other process, and subjected to kind Of invcstjga tiC1 which, being uHcompletad at a late hour at night. quite a number were confined until
 the next morning, when the investiga- tion preceded and al were given their liberty except six.
 an informed that 2 detachment from Tanapan recently fired into a ialIy oI iaDnie-s rom 'agu;.4n3'.. lili ing enc and w2unding two. according to military reports. but | think there were more men WoGrded. This hap rencd in the day time au1 the soldiers were headed by au officer Trcm aI the information o5tainable 1t was pure ly q cas- Of norVoUsness on the part
 Of the officer in charge
 Speaking e General smiths achieve
 ureats in the islands. Capt. Grant says: since General Smith has been in com mdnd here there has not been q single surrender of arms CT men. nor hae
 theie been q single capture 10 my ] knowledge. The only thing accom-
 pi!shed to my Knowledge was the ;il'-
 rest of 8 few men in Biliran and alone
 the straits, on the confession of one of i Luhhan's officers. the truth of whose statement is yet to be established. Ali i the sensational newspaper reports that 1 reached Manila from reporters travel l ing with General Smith are absolutely l without foundation and had but ona cSjeCt in view, the return e this prov
 ince to military control"
 Captain Grant asserts that certain i troops were removed from towns in i Leyte for the purpose of bringing then under military control again.