The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
ND ONE OF STANDING |OR INFLUENCE WAS TN NATIVE UPRISING
 -Goy. HARRISON Governor General of Philip pines Minimizes Trouble
 With the Natives MOVEMENT SMALL
 AND UNSUCCESSFUL Report Says 75 Men, Extremely Ignor- ant and Without Weapons, Gath cred in Botanical Gardens In Manila.

Washington. December 27.-Dotails of tho native uprisinEs in the Philip pines last week were given in a ca blegram received by the war depart- ment tonight from Governor General Harrison. The report minimizcd the incident. Filipinos assembled in Ma nila and Navotas Christmas eve. 1t stated. and at I.aguna De Bay last night and attempted to make trouble. hy a policeman.
 Governor Harrison reported that the disorders had been suppressed; thar everything was quiet, and efforts were being made to arrest the leaders, the chief of whom. he said was believed to be a man under sentence of inn prisonment for homicide. He added that nobody of any influence or standing was concerned and described tho move ment as small and unsuccessful" It was connected. he said, with the cam paign of Ricarte, who has conducted 3 revolutionary propaeanda from Hong Kong for several years. Appealing to the most ignorant classes of Filipinos.' With Governor Harrison's dispatch the department tonight gave out mes sage sont him December 21. telling of newspaper reports of threatened Fill pino revolt.
 Harrison's Reply To this, on December es, Governor Harrison replied
 'No foundation whatever known here for reports"
 The report received from Governor Harrison today was in response to b l later inquiry as to the truth Of news paper stories that military prepara- tions were being made to deal with 9 revolutionary plot; that riot guns had | been distributed to American civilianH on Carabao and Frale Islands and in 1 Aianlla and thet 'e'ca native scout or l flcers had reeu riestcd at svtregiaor | Island. Tho governor generals dis patch dated this morning. follows: "Referring to telograms from our office of December 24, army headduar- | tors state there Is absolutely no truth | In tho report about Corregioor. cerabao' and FraiIe alleged occurrences. DnSuccesStuI Movement "on Christmas eve there was small and unsuccessful movement in Manila connected with the Ricarte campaign. Riearte has for several years conducted l from Hong Kong revolutionary propa- ganda appealing to the most ignorant classes of F'ilipinos and selling through his agents in the islands commits sions In his so-called army for sums | from peseta to 10 pesos 1l0 cents to | s5j. During the last three months five | of the Ricarte leaders have been ar- rested and sentenced to four to six | years, including Ricartes right nand man. It has been regarded as grail | Ing scheme under a revolutionary ! guise. but from time to time nrouseA excitement among uneducated classes. ] "Christmas eve about 10 men, eN- l tremely ignorant without fircArms, | met at the botanical garden In Manila
 and were dispersed by the municipal 1 police without disorder. except that three shots were fired into the air by | police and 20 men arrested. lignt of the latter were held mon the
 charge of carrying concealed weapons knives and bolos Nobody was in- 1 iured except one man, who was shot by | a policemen later in the night, in an- other part of the city when he at l tackled the officer with a bolo | Similar Movements Occur 1 "Moyemonts similar in character oc- | cured at Novotas, 10 miles from Ma 1 nila where about 70 men assembled. and endeavored uusuecessfully to loot the municipal safe taking the provin- l tial goyernor prisoner. who afterwards | escaped uninjured. Twenty of thls party were captured by constabular or municipal police.
 i Ten men with two firearms in La 1 guna De Bay attempted to make lrou- ble last night with no results. EverN- thing quiet. and vigorous attempts will be made to secure. leaders. chief or whom is believed to be man ender sentence of Imprisonment for. homicide. who has jumped his bail
 "Nobody of any standing or influence
 is concerned in this movement
 Report Was Complete
 Assistant Secretary Breckenridge
 said Governor Harrisons report was complete and that no request W wouid I be made for information about the trouble. -sst
 Administration officials have refused to believe that the uprising was se- rious. but have watched the situation closely because of it's possible bearing on the Jones bill granting more in- dependence to tho natives. which has been passed by the House aud now
 is pending the Senate. The senate Philippine committee will continue its
 hearings on the measure Wednesday. and Chairman Hitchcock said today the war department would Dc asked for full information concerning tho trouble. officials close to the White House
 said the incident would not affect President Wilson's advocacy of the bill.
 .s------------ Charge Conspiracy Mansfield, Ark December 27.---W. w, II Roberts. local telephone manager: . who Is alleged to have discharged om- ployes who testified for the severn mont in recent investigations of the Hartford Valley mining trouble. was
 arrested today on a federal indictment charging conspiracy against the aov- ernment. The indictment was returned
 at Fort emith
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