The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-03
The SENATOR
WAS IR0N|CAL
General Macarthur Concluded
His Testimony Yesterday.
SOLDIERS In PRIVATE HOUSES
This, Said the General, Was an lnciden'
of War, Which Led to Discussion
of Question Whether War
is in Existence.
SOLDIERS In PRIVATE HOUSES
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 2.-General Mac
Arthur was interrogated to-day by Sena-
tor Culberson, of Texas. in rather an lroul-
cal vein at the hearing before the Philip
pine Committee The General had re-
ferred to the advantage of planting re-
publican institutions in the islands. MI.
Cuiberson asked if the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution were not
the foundation Of our republican institu-
tons.
General Macarthur answered that the
whole constitutional history of the coun-
try, with the preceding English history,
together with the Declaration OF lndepen-
Gence and the Constitution, had to be
considered.
Mr.. Culberson took up each of the prin-
ciples of republican institutions-free
speech, free press. self-government, trial
my jury, etc.-and asked how far these
had been implanted in the Philippines. As
to free speech, General Macarthur said
he had told the Tilipinos that if they
would give him their guns they could have
4 maSs-mceting on every corner. He said
soldiers were quartered in private houses,
as an incident to war. This led to q dis
cussion Of whether war was in existence.
GROUND-SWELL APPARENT.
General Macarthur insisted that there
had been a great upheaval and the ground
swell was still apparent, some Of the in
cidentS of war continuing even after the
pacification of q locality.
Senator Culberson went through most
of the Bill of Rights, his questions seek
iEg to develop that the fundamental rights
lad not been Implanted in the islands
General Macarthur maintained, how
ever, that all of the fundamental rights.
| except trial by jury and the right to
bear arms, We're in operation as far as
the conditions would permit He read a
proclamation he had issued. specifying
most Of the constitutional rights
Mr.. Culberson drew attention TO Cen
era! MacArthur's prohibition of slavery
| and asked il slavery did not really exist
Ire General said it was not slavery in
the sense understood in this country. 1t
wdc more tenantry, and he had no doubt
it could be eradicated without difficulty
The General said that the buying and sell
ing of slaves, such as it was, was of
course deplorable. but the system was so
loose that some of the Dattos were vol
UNFAIRLY emancipating their slaves.
MIR. CulbersOn questioned General Mac
Arthur as to his preventing Palermo from
making a speech at a banquet at Manila
Tie General said the speech contained in
feiences of Philippine independence and
Palermo had suggested that a small Fill
y,ino, flag be used as we'll as the United
States flag.
At the conclusion of his evidence Cen
elal Macarthur was excused from fur
tier attendance.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr.. Rawlins asked that Corporal Will
lam J. Gibbs, now at Springfield, Mass,
be subpoened, he having been an eye-wit-
rcss of the massacre of Balangiga. the
Senator said; also DR.. a. L. Parker. of
New Hampshire, who is said to have been
| q, witness of much water curing"
The committee then held an executive
session.
I he committee agreed to summon the
above named witnesses. The committee
also considered it's action of yesterday
i'll deciding to ask the War Department
to have Major Cornelius Gardener brought
f,tn. the Philippines to Washington in
advance of his regiment in order TO tes-
thy before the committee.
II was stated that at last accounts Ma
| jor Gardener had not filed the specifica-
lions to sustain the charges made by him
! as governor OF Tayabas province. as di-
rected by the Secretary of War, and that
| it was not considered desirable to bring
| him from the islands before that order
! lad been complied with. 1t was further
! stated that inquiry as to the status of
| this matter had been made by cable and
| 1t was decided to suspend action until
| q response could be secured.
The committee then adjourned.