The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-05

TrT AsHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Senator
w Hoar today presented a petition
signed by a number of distin-
guished citizens of this country for the
suspension Of hostilities in the Philip
pines. and asking that an opportunity
be given for a discussion of the situa-
ton between the government and the
Filipino leaders.
The following are among the names
attached to the petition:
Carl Schurz. George F. Edmunds.
Judson Harmon. J. Sterling Morton.
George 5. Boutwell,, Charles F. Adams,
w d. HOwells. Mark Twain, Rev. G.
H. Parkhurst, W. Bourke Cochran,
Robert Treat Paine, Bishop Hunting
ton. Bishop Vincent, Arson Phelps
Stokes and William Lloyd Garrison.
Included in the list are the names of
thirty-six professors in the Chicago
university and a number of other edu
Gators.
Governor Taft continued his recital
To the commission. In response to a
question by Senator Patterson as to
the practices Of the Macabebes, Gov
ernor Taft warned the committee and
others against accepting without
great degree of allowance the state
ments made in private letters. He con-
sideTed most of these as unreliable,
judging from what he had seen Of
them.
Impossible to Prevent It.
In general il was impossible to pre-
vent retaliation by private soldiers I'M
der all circumstances. As q rule. the
Wit SaiT Aunaricar, r,y-ico,ar-s r,-ara
treated well by the Filipinos This. so
far as he knew. was uniformly true Of
the Filipino officers who were high in
command. There were some cases to
the contrary on the part of subordinate
Filipino officers.
He had not, he said. in reply to a
question from Senator Culberson.
known anything of the reports Of the
killing of Filipino prisoners with the
knowledge of General MetcaIf OF Kan
sss. Governor Taft said that notWith-
standing he was not in an attitude of
favor TO military rule. il was still his
, deliberate judgment that never had a
war been conducted in which more
/ compassion. more restraint and more
generosity had been exhibited than in
connection with the American war in
the Philippines"
In this connection Senator Culberson
made inquiry concerning the effect OF
the policy of cOncentra ton in the Phil
ippines
Deprecates Concentration Plans.
Replying. Governor Taft said that
/ General Bells order for concentration
had been published since his departure
from Manila He however. had talked
with General Bell on that point and
had told him that he did not consider
such an order necessary. because he
was Of the opinion that a proper de-
gree Of pressure brought 70 bear or
I the wealthy men OF Batangas would
\ have the effect Of causing the province
! 10 yield without making a sweeping or
I der Of concentration.
/ After reading q part of General Bells
ordsr, Senator Culberson asked if hi
! still entertained the same cSSdiOns pre-,
7 viously expressed as to the military
policy in the Philippines
/ To this. Governor Taft replied:
The war has been all over these isl
ands, and that which remains is
crime against civiliza ton 1t is alsC
+ \ crime against the Filipino people u
keep up state of war under the cir
/ cumstances- They have worn out tn.
right 10 any treatment but that which
/ is severe and within the laws Of war
Patterson Asks a Question.
This statement led Senator Patterson
i 10 ask whether the witness did not con
slider that even a small number Of PEG