Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
POLICY Of LEN|ENCY
The Philippine Commission
Criticised in Manila.
NOT ST ERN ENOUGH
CLAIMED THAT THERE SHOULD
BE GREATER SEVERITY.
Executions Under the Civil and the
Military Rule-Efforts to
Win the Natives.
Try WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

HY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
speci IL Correspondence Of The Evening Star and
Chicago Record Herald.
MANILA, May II, 1904.
When you ask a dissatisfied American
resident of the Philippines wherein the
civil administration has failed most seri-
ously to meet it's responsibilities he is apt
to begin his exordium by declaring that
the commissioners ought to have shot or
hung hundreds of the treacherous and
cruel Filipinos who attempted to involve,
our government in trap, who ambushed
our army massacred prisoners of war
and mutilated the bodies of the dead. In
stead of giving them the punishment they
deserve offices have been created for their
benefit and they are now drawing big
salaries from the government they en-
deavored to overthrow, in positions they
are incompetent to fill This is the first
count in the Indictment rendered, present
ed by the American residents of these
islands against the administration.
Perhaps there Is some ground for their
com plants and some truth in their aSSer-
lions. There are altogether about 1000
persons employed by the civil authorities
of whom more than 5000 are Filipinos
In addition to these there are nearly G.OOO
enlisted men in the constabulary and
5000 in the battalions of scouts making
total of 10000 natives, more or less, on
the pay roll of the government. Three
fourths of them participated actively in
the insurrection. Many of them We're di-
rectly guilty of the barbarities which
Mortified our people and stirred up a spirit
OF vengeance which will never be uuelled
as long as men who served in the United
States army survive. All but a very small
traction OF the natives in the employ of
the government sympathiZed with the in
surrection Indeed. it would be difficult to
ma one who did not, and yet there are
organizations of intelligent citizens in
the tnlted States who complain that the
Filipinos are being badly treated.
Suffered the Capital Penalty.
Not one man has ever been hanged for
treason or punished for barbarities COM
mitted in the revolution since the civil gov
eminent was established here: ONLY 1865
have been sent to prison for political Of
lenses, and all of them were convicted Of
acts committed since the general amnesty
proclamatio was issued under which all
previous offenseS were pardoned and every
citizen of the islands was given a clean bill
OF political health.
only thlrty-three persons have suffered
the capital penalty in the Philippine Islands
since the civil authority was re-established
and the following is a list of them the
crimes for which they were executed and
the places where those crimes were com
mitted:
Tomas Hinto Santos. murder; Rial
I-Melchor Abelipde, murder: Masbate
3-Leon Arco. murder; Masbate
3-Nlcente Attllo, brgandage; Surigao
s-Eudardo Santos, brigard age Surfeao
G-Pio Solomon. brigandage; Surigao
Nicolas Ancheta. murder; Cayn
S-Sebastian Dayag murder; Cayn.
0-Faustino Pascual. murder; Cayn
1o-Aniceto Javier, murder; Cayn
1l-Daniel Verson. murder: Cayn
l2-Teodoro de Leon, Illegal detention and murder;
Bataan.
l3-Bernahe Santos. murder: Manila.
1i-Fraucisso Cdbe. murder: Sn Nicolas, Panyu.
15-Roman Cahe. murder Sn. Nicolas Pangn
11--lelro Perez. murder: Sn. Carlos. Pangn
1S-ArolinarIo Reyes, murder; Sn. Carlos Pangn.
10 Graciano Buenaventtra, murder; Sn. Carlos,
Pangn.
20-Francisco Riantazo, banditry Albay.
2l-Jullan Santos. murder: Caoocan Rial
22-Mariano Ricafor. murder; Pozorrubio Pangi
23--Iedro Laron. murder; Sta. Rita, Samar
2i-Antonio Calling, buhditry and homicide; Pa
rauaS, SanIar.
25-Gervasio Santiago. robbery and murder; Dion
gapo. Zambiles.
26--Marcelo Anna, robbery and murder; OIongapo,
Zamb-les.
27-Narciso raras, robbery and murder; Olongspo,
Zambales
2S--Espird!on Filipino. robbery and murder; Dion.
gapo Zambales.
2Q--MaX limo Domingo, murder Manila.
30--Santiago Merlin, murder: Santa Cruz Zambales.
31--Sebastian Psmadres, robbery and homicide;
Bucal. Tayaias
32-Ruperto Rues, brigandage; Tayabas.
33-Telesforo BASAL murder; steamship Dos Her
manos
II yol will examine the above list you