Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-17
GEN. SMITH G[NgUR[D
Gov. Grant, OF Leyte, Severely
Complains OF the Generals
Action.
Declares Reports OF Surrenders
We're False and Made for
Effect.
Smith Accused of Creating
Trouble in Order to Supplant
Military Rule

| Washington, Ma "A severe ar
raignment of General Jacob II. Smith
is contained in a report by Captain j.
| Fl. Grant civil governor of the province
of Leyte, P. l., concerning differences
between himself and the general, which
was sent by Secretary Root to the SEN
ate committee on the Philippines yes
terday.
"Since General Smith has been in
command here" writes Captain Grant,
there has not been a single surrender
of arms or men, nor has there been a
single capture to my knowledge. The
only thing he has accomplished, to my
knowledge, was the arrest of a few men
en- the Biliran and along the straits, on
the confession of one of Lukban's Off
GERS, the truth of whose statements is
yet to be established.
"All the senatiohc. newspaper reports
that have reached Manila from report
ers travelling with General Smith are
absolutely without foundation and have
had but one object in view-the return
of this province to military control"
Captain Grant asserts that certain
troops were removed from towns in
Leyte for the purpose of bringing about
military control. He complains of the
arrest of several native presidentes of
Villages by the military authorities, and
continues:
Unfortunately for the peace and
tranquility o. the people of this pro-
vince, the military authorities here
have sustained a severe fright since.
the Balangiga affair and have done
many things that are calculated to
binder the progress of civil govern
ment and make the people inquire
what benefits they are to derive from
civil government"
The most important of these Incl
dents are described by Governor Grant
as follows: Immediately after the
receipt of the news of the massacre at
Ealangiga the military authorities be-
gan patrolling the town from about
S o'clock p. M. until the next morn
ing. challenging and arresting every
one who could not satisfy the patrol
that they were good men. On the night
of September 80 sentry shot and IN
stantly killed man who did not hear.
or at least did not heed his challenge.
OF course, the people do not under
stand why these things should take
place under civil government.
Following this on the afternoon OF
the 9th inst. orders were sent out from
district. headquarters direct to the
rresidente, so he says, to arrest and
take to the tribunal every man in Ia
cloban who came from Samar. The re-
suit was that $50 men were arrested
without warrant or other presses and
subjected to a kind of an investiga
ton, which, being incompleted at 2
late hour at night quite a number Of
them were confined until next morn
ing when the investigation proceeded,
and all were given their liberty except
six. es
81 am informed that detachment
from Tanauan recently fired into
party of laborers from Daguami, kill
ing one and wounding two, according
to military reports, but think there
were more men wounded. This hap
pened in the daytime, and the soldiers
were commanded by an officer. From
all the information obtainable 1t was
purely a case of nervousness on the
nar+ of the officer in charge"