Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-02
PHILIPPINES INQUIRY.
Macarthur Tells Why He Opposes tho
Granting Of Independence.
CLASHES WITH PATTERSON.
General Declares That In His Opin.
ion There Has Been No I'm.
usual Destruction of Life
In the Islands.

Washington, May 1.-Major Gener-
al Macarthur during the day gave fur
thor testimony before the Senate COM
mittee on Philippines. He explained
his statement that absolute chaos would
result should independence be given
the Filipinos and the United States
forces be withdrawn by saying that
the people Of the Philippines, being
less prepared for self government and
administration than any Of the Latin
American republics at the time of their
emancipation from Spain, their own
unaided efforts to accomplish self re-
generation would in all probability
prove abortive.
The people Of the Philippines, he said,
have rudmentary ideas and aspira-
lions and are therefore in an essential
ly plastic copdition, which under the
tuitionary control Of the United States
would, in his opinion, admit Of rapid
molding Of the body polite into con-
sistent, self supporting commonwealth.
Even the best thinkers, he said, among
the Filipinos have no conception what
ever of the practical mechanical efforts
whereby the results they are all anx-
| ious to attain can be SUCCESSFULLY &C.
complished.
American withdrawal from the is
lands would, in his opinion, result in the
permanent failure Of republican insti-
tutions in the east and fratricidal
war which would continue until sup
pressed by some exterior force. The
broad generalization, he said, is reach
ed that the United States must retain
| the archipelago as tuitionary annex;
that we must plant our institutions
there; that we must contend for COM
mercial supremacy and perhaps com.
bat for political supremacy to overcome
the inherent difficulties Of the situation,
efforts of constructive craftsmanship.
Patterson Asks About Japan.
Senator Patterson asked if he would
apply the same views with respect to
Japan, and General Macarthur said
that II Japan should come into our
hands in a clean manner, with clean
conscience, pure morals and with the
same definite purpose we have In the
Philippines we should by all means
keep it. He gave 1t as mis- conscien-
tious belief that the presence of the
United States in the Philippines Is an
unmitigated benefaction to the people
do you mean the Filipino people
that are left alive after they have been
subjugated" inquired Senator Patter'
son.
General Macarthur declared that he
did not mean that there has been any
unusual destruction Of life in the 10
lands. "The destruction" said he, 'is
simply incident to war and Of course
embraces very small percentage OF
the total population, which is Dense"
"Thirty-three and third per cent ir
one province" remarked Senator Pat
terson.
1 Replying to this statement, Genera
Macarthur informed Senator Patter
son that If he preferred to believe tina
he (MacArthur) could not help it.
1--WE have az much right TO beliey!
that from an American officer who i
the civil governor and who is there IL
the province as we have to believ'
you," replied Senator Patterson, which
brought the retort from General Mac
Arthur, "You can believe what 70,
wish, and will believe what WISH"
The committee by a strict party vot
refused to subpoena Major Corneliu
Gardner Aguinaldo, Sixto Lopez ant
Mabini.