Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-23
Thinks Major Of Marines Ordered Natives
Killed on Slight Inquiry.
1ELls OF GOOD WORK BY GENERAL BELL
Hsoaptured Two Thousand Five Hundred
Guns Since Last December
MUST GET ARMS TO CRUSH REBELLION
Eeuerai Chafee says Junta's influence
over MaIvar and Its Recent Tao
f1os Furnish Obstacles Hard
4 10 Encounter.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The War de-
ioartment has made public q report from
General Chaffee, dated March II, which
Lepitoyuizes the situation In the various
parts OF the Philippine archipelago, in a
manner particularly satisfactory TO the on
lcIals here, In view Of the congressional
demand for light General Chaffee refers
TO the Waller court-marual. then about
Ito convene. and touches upon the Morons
disturbances, forecasting the ultimate sot-
Element checks of the work accomplished
howard reducing posts and speaks OF the
limitation OF the movement for Malvars
surrender, an event which has since been
brought about The chief parts Of the re-
port as made public, are as follows:
"a general court-martial meets here to-
day. You probably will notice in the As
ISOLATED Press dispatch that 1t Is for the
trial of Major Waller and Lieutenant Day
lof the Marine corps.
Purpose of Trial
The purpose Of this trial is TO inquire
into an unlawful execution OF some natives
by these officers. The cause Of the execu-
ltion is alleged to be that the natives turned
on the marines In the mountains and tried
to take the life Of Lieutenant Williams
The natives came out OF the mountains with
t4he command, and when sent to Basey from
sTacloban it was reported to Major Waller
lthat they had assaulted Lieutenant Will
kliams OF the Marine corps, and In other
lways turned traitors to the command.
Major Waller, on what think a very
slight inquiry, ordered them executed. They
were his prisoners at the time, and of
course, should have been tried, If believed
ito be guilty OF the offense alleged. am
investigating one or two other instances,
where II is alleged prisoners have been
shot. Report has not been received.
while at Vigan / received a dispatch
about the Morong disturbances reported
from there. Such incidents need not occa-
sion much anxiety, they are liable to occur
I'm various provinces for a year or SO, for
At must be remembered very many people
llke ladronism. which they call II here, and
think II perhaps easier to earn living by
hheft than by honest toll.
Friend of Americans.
: ''The presidente OF Cainta has been a
strong friend OF the Americans for long
time and has done much to assist then in
securing arms In that province. He has
undoubtedly made for himself by this course
many enemies, and no doubt this had some
thing to do with his being kidnapped. The
parties who did this, az we believe. belong
in the vicinity OF this place The presidents
escaped from them. A few only Of this
band have thus far been captured.
Since November we have abandoned,
r212 stations. This has been accomplished
mainly by withdrawing detachments into
the station OF the captain.
General Bell continues to capture men
and arms in the Third brigade, as we'll as
nNWfR ,Iy AoN
December he has secured nearly $500 guns
of various kinds and presume that at least
5000 men have been captured or surrend-
cred In the same time.
Obstacles fan the Way.
'"To show how dificult It Is TO accomplish
our task down there we are daily finding
arme and picking up men and receiving sur
renders on the very ground that has been
most carefully covered or gone over with
large force spread out during the first two
weeks OF January What we are getting
now were secreted then and we have no
knowledge that even We shall succeed en-
tirely In obtaining all the arms secreted
there or throughout the country.
1T is very important that we get hold
of all the arms possible for II Is with
these arms that the ladrones will create
trouble when military operations cease. In
Cavlte province. which adjoins Manila, we
are satisfied there are many arms secreted,
but these probably will remain hidden for
a long time.
'senor Dancel called on me and requested
that a letter he had written TO Malvar be
sent to him, or, as he preferred. be taken
10 him by himself
Advised by the Junita.
1T appears that Dancel has lately been
in Hong Kong. where he had a talk with
the junta. The junta authorized him to
say TO Malvar that he might surrender.
that they ought TO do so as II was now
TO the advantage OF the junta and the Phil
ippine people that hOstllities should cease.
otherwise the congress OF the United States
was not likely to do anything In a political
way for the Islands. II seems somewhat
remarkable that this junta would not write
a letter to Malvar and append their sig
natures TO It in order that IL might be
presented as evidence which could not be
disputed. but this they would not do. so II
seems to me they are not honest men.
Last fan they instructed Malvar to pro-
long the war in order TO force the United
States TO legislste for their Independence.
at least they believed they would gain
that in a political way, by prolonging the
war.
Change Their Tactics.
Under the instructions Of the iunta Mai
var has remained out and has carried on
the war. Now they have changed tactics
and want the war to cease. but they are
unwilling to append their signatures to the
paper which will convince MaiyaT Of their
sincerity Malvar himself is suspicious Of
everybody, his neighhors and friends. and II
Is next TO impossible TO communicate with
him.
many letters 10 his ofieers still In the
: woods. advising them to surrender. these
have been sent out by General Smith 10
the PARTIES 10 whom addressed. and We hear
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