Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-08

,orre attendance on the floor Oh .ie
house today when the debate upon eae
cuban reciprocity bill was opened. Inc
Arst show Of strength was mace Wheh
the motion to go into committee OF the
whole was adopted, lit to ~.
s,ruATloN IN PHILIPPINES.
General Macarthur examiner py ''''
Senate COMMITTEES.
washington. April s-The hearinss
Nv tl,e senate committee on the fhiiip-
zines m the situation in the Phihppine
nrchipelago were resumed yesterday
WITH General Arthur Macarthur on the
Stand. but before he had begun ms tes-
timony Senator Culberson, one OF tne
Democratic members, took occasion to
calI attention to the omission of the re-
nort az the civil governor OF one or the
philippine provinces from the record OF
governor Taft's testimony. This rs the
,.anort referred to in the correspondence
between General Miles and Secretary
Root, Of which the secretary said: Ine
reference In the memorandum IN the
letter Of Governor Taft to the secretary
cf war. dated Feb. Z. 1902. Is to letter
transmitting for the purpose OF an IN
yestigation by the military authorities
report by the civil governor OF the
proyince of Tayabas, containing In gen.
eral terms and without specifications or
names serious charges against the mill
tarv administration Of that province,
and against the conduct OF the army
generally in its relations to the clvli
government.
Senator Culberson quoted this para
graph, saying that Governor Taft had
promised to supply these reports of the
civil government to the committee as
they should be received. Il do not care
for the controversy between General
Miles and the secretary" said Mr.. Gull
berson, 'but I submit that the governor
Of the archipelago ought not to be al
lowed to violate the rules of the COM
nnittee. therefore urge that in accord
ance with the understanding had with
.Eosernor Taft we should have this ra-.
port, and all others of similar charac-
ter. He ought not to be allowed to
withhold It."
He added that the report in question
had been received by Governor Taft
while he was before the committee. It
was evident that this report had re-
f1ected on the military administration
of the Philippines. and he moved that
the chairman of the committee hesre-
Quired to procure and present this re-
port. He understood the report had
been withheld for the purpose Of pro-
curing statement to be presented
with it calculated to parry 1t, but he
thought the report should be presented
now. and II there was countervailing
testimony 1t could be received later. He
took occasion to object to what he
characterized as the effort Of the Sec
retary Of war to direct and control the
proceedings of a committee Of the sem
ate. Mr.. Lodge replied that he had
known nothing of the report thar had
been withheld until he had read the
statement quoted, and he had then
learned that 1t had been referred to
Gen. Chaffee in order to secure his
comments upon 1t. Undoubtedly, he
said. the secretary had thought that
the charges against army officers
should not be sent out without an ex-
animation OF them.
Senator Allison suggested that Gov
eernor Taft had been i'll since his ap-
pearance before the committee and
that he should be written to upon the
subject.
Senators Rawlins and Patterson en-
dorsed the position Of Senator Culber-
son. Mr.. Rawlins said that II the in
vcstigation was to be more than mere
farce the report should be called for.
He took occasion to say that the secre-
tai-y of war had withheld other infor-
nation which had been called for, even
by the senate. and he instanced the re-
port made by that official on the ques-
ton Of the transport service. saying
that the secretary had in his reply
withheld the report made by govern
ment inspectors which were on file In
the department. He also stated that
the civil governor Of Tayabas had been
G. major In the United States army and
he said that the press dispatches indi-
Gated that he and other civil officers
had been placed under arrest last Fri
day, doubtless" he added, because of
the character of the report"
Mr.. Carmack expressed the opinion
that the secretary of war had come
into possession of information that did
not suit his views, and is trying to sup
rress 1t until he can cook up something
to break the force of It,"
Senator Culberson changed his reso-
luton so as to call directly upon the
secretary of war for the report, with
the request to forward any information
he may have from General Chaffee, and
in this form the resolution was
adopted.
General Macarthur then began his
statement, which, he said, would be
review Of his observations in the islands
end opinions he had formed. He said
that after complete study of the stu
stion he had concluded that permanent
American occupation of the islands was
advisable.
MacArthur's Testimony.
Washington. April s.-General Mac
Arthur today continued his testimony
concerning conditions in the Philip
pines before the senate committee on
the Philippines. He reviewed the con-
ditions which led UP to the present
state Of mind of the Philippine peo-
pie. and said long before the advent
Of the Americans the germs Of a DEM