The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-30
MACARTHUR
ON The MALAY
The U. S. Must Remain in
the Philippines for "Tu-
itionary'' Reasons.
He Claims There Has Been
No Unusual Destruction
Of Life There.

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Washington, April 3o-The senate
Philippines COMMITTEES, by a strict party
vote to-day, refused to subpoena Major
Cornelius Gardner, Aguinaldo. Sixto
Lopez and Mabini
Washington, April 3o.-Major- General
Macarthur, to-day gave further testi-
mony before the senate committee on the
Philippines. He explained his statement
made vest erday that absolute chaos would
result should independence be granted the
Filip1nos and the United States forces be
withdrawn, by saying that hte unaided eff
forts of the people Of the Philippines to
accomplish self-regeneration would in all
probability prove abortive, as they were
less prepared for self government and
administration than any Of the Latin
American republics ait the time OF their
emancipation from Spain.
The people Of the Philippines, he said,
have rudimentary ideasand aspirations and
are therefore In an essentially plastic
condition which under the tuitionary con-
troll of the United States would, in his
opinion, admit of rapid molding # the
body polite into a consistent, self-sup-a
porting commonwealth. Even the best
thinkers among the Filipinos. he said,
have no conception whatever of the prac-
teal, mechanical efforts whereby the re-
| suits they are all an xious. to attain can
be successfully accomplished.
! American withdrawal from the islands
would, in his opinion, result in the perna-
nent failure Of republican institutions in
the east, and fratricfdal war which
1 would continue until suppressed by some
ext erior force. The broad generalization,
he said, is reached that the United States
must retain the archipelago as tuition
airy annex; that we must plant our in
sit utions there, that we must contend for
commercial supremacy and perhaps COM
| bat for political supremacy to overcome
! the inherent ANTIQUITIES Of the situation
which will require the most profound ef-
forts Of constructive tesrnanship.
Senator Patterson Sked if he would APP
ply b; same s.sWs ssapset e japan
should como INTO org hands in a clean
manner, With a doleap COINCIDENCE, pure
morals and with the same definite purpose
we have in the Philippines we should by
all meaps keep it. He gave it as his
conscientious belief that the presence OF
the United States in the Philippines is an
unmitigated benefaction to the Filipino
people
do you mean the Filipino people that
are left alive after they have been subju-
gated?' inquired Senator Patterson.
/ General Macarthur declared that there
had not been any unusual destruction OF
life in the islands. '"The destruction, ;
said he, "is simply incident to war and
of course embraces very small percent
age OF the total population, which is
Dense"
| Thirty three and a third per cent in
one province remarked Senator Patter-
son.
Replying to this statement General Mac.
Arthur informed Senator Patterson thai
if he preferred to believe that, he (Mac.
Arthur could not help it.
| eve have as much right to believe thai
| from an American officer who is the civil
governor and who is there in the province
as we have to believe you," replied Sena-
tor Patterson, which brought the retort
You can believe what you wish and
will believe what wish
Discussion Late Yesterday.
In the senate late yesterday Mr.. Teller
! said that If it be true that Genera
Smith issued the alleged order to kill ant
burn he ought to be dismissed from the
service.
Mr. Lodge said nothing was knowr
here of General Smiths order until it was
pleaded by Major Waller as defense
1 for his action in samar. AS soon az
Waller had pleaded that order as his
defense. the president himself had de.
| cided that General Smith be court mar
tailed.
Mr.. 'Carmack (Tenn.) insisted the eyi
dence indicated that orders OF a very
severe character issued in the Philippine.
were being suppressed, not by the wal
department, but by the military authori
ties in the Philippines.
In calling attention to the report Of the
secretary of Batangas province that there
had been SO great mortality in the
province as to reduce the population from
ing due to disease Mr.. Tillman inquired
whether the Philippine committee had in.
veshgated that matter.
When informed that it had not, he ex
claimed: well. how long are we goin,
| to hold to this bag of oats? VIVA
benefit is it to the American people tt
pursue this infamous policy?'
/ AS the running colloquy continued, Mr.
Culberson asked Mr. Lodge if he Endorsed
the order issued by General Bell.
No" replied Mr.. Lodge, II do not in
dorse cruel methods OF warfare. Genera
Smiths order is one which every Amer
lean should regret. On the surface thes'
orders seem to me to be revolving
Mr. Teller, in conclusion, declared tina
this government could not escape the con
demnation Of the world and Of every RICH
thinking man for this miserable. wicke,
attempt to compel these people to accep
our government, whether they desired i
or not"
The house committee on military af
fairs has ordered favorable report OF
the resolution Of Representative Burle
son, of Texas, requesting the war depart
1uent for copies of the orders, etc, t
General Jacob H. Smith, relative to tn
! campaign in the island Of Samar.
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