The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-08
ORDERSMADEP PUBLIC
But Culberson Had TO Ask for Them
a Second Time.
BLAME LAID ON WALLER.
Secretary Root Defends the Admin
istratlOn and General Chaffee.
BELLS ORDER SHOWS THE SPIRIT
Ia Which the Civilized Warfare Is Con.
Quoted 10 Philippines.
THE PEOPLE HAD BECOME ARROGANT
He Alleges as an Excuse FOR Reluctant
Retaliation" for the Treaehery OF
the Natives.
BELLS ORDER SHOWS THE SPIRIT
Ia Which the Civilized Warfare" Is Con.
Quoted 10 Philippines.
THE PEOPLE HAD BECOME ARROGANT
Especial to ras Post,


Washington, May IA document which
is quite In line with the republican policy
Of suppression. evasion and equiyocation
regarding the Philippines was today sent
to the senate by Secretary Root. II was
statement in answer to the resolutioR
offered by Senator Crlberson on April 80
and adopted May i. In which the secretary
OF war was requested to transmit to tia
senate information as to General Bells
RECOMMENDATION orders and the alleged or
ders OF General Smith under which Major
Waller. according TO his own statement.
conducted tho famous 'kill and burn cana
paign.
Roots reply. which did not reach the
senate until after the senior Texas senator
had offered another resolution similar TO
the FIRST, having been informed that up 10
the time the senate convened this morning
tho secretary OF war had not been heard
from. consists In the main Of q collection OF
ex parte statements calculated to justify
and excuse the atroclous warfare which Is
being conducted In the Islands.
AS was to have been expected, II lays the
whole responsibility for the "klll and burn
campaign on Waller. There Is no record,
the secretary declares. Of any orders such
MS that referred to by Waller during his
trial having been issued by Smith and the
war department. It is further alleged. has
never been cognizant of any such order. It
is plain that the administration does hot
propose TO give the people any facts that
may be used against It and that whatever
is brought out in tho effort to get at the
bottom OF the situation in the islands must
be due to hard and persistent work on the
part OF the democrats.
The secretary submits two orders dated
December and o last. In the frst. Cen
eral Bell refers to the ''treaehery OF the
natives" to the use OF Internal machines
and to their constant violations OF all the
rules Of ''civilzed" warfare. Therefore he
declares that he is reluctantly Obliged to
avail himself OF the RIGHT OF RErALIA-
TON under the regulations and to deal
severely with persons who commit the acts
denounced in general order 100.
He says: Against but on of these ia.
grant violations Of the laws of warfare.
namely. murder, has the United states gov.
eminent ever adjndged or executed the Sc.
we're penalty authorized by the sections OF
the law above cited In the vain hope that
by this order Of forbearance and rener-
oslty the people might DE concfliated ana
become reconciled to and be convinced of
the benevolent purpose OF the government.
Instead of having had the desired efrect,
however, this policy in the provinces OF
Batangas and Laguna has apparently failed
TO appeal TO even the keenest and most
apprecatlve intellects. On the contrary.
1t has been interpreted bV many as an evi.
dence OF weakness and fear, and pufred
up by childish and ignorant eonceit over
what they are pleased to consider success
fur resistance of OUR POWER. the people
have become SO ARROGANT THAT
THEY LOOK DOWN UPON OUR Gov
BRNMENT and scorn It's kindliest Efforts
at pacincation. WE CONSEQUENTLY
FIND OURSELVES OPERATING
! AGAINST THE ENTIRD POPULATION.
united In a hopeless struggle, using, con-