New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Senate Committee Mem
bers Not Satisfied with
HarrisOn's Report.
WORCESTER TO BE
HEARD TOMORROW
Governors Delay Believed TO
Have Been Due TO Anxiety
for the Jones Bill.
lFr3n Tie Tribune Bureau

Washington. Dec. pa demand for
a careful investigation OF Jne outbreak
in the Philippines by the Senate COM
mittee which is now considering the
Jones bill is formulated in a telegram
received by Senator Hitchcock to-day
from Senator Weeks. Senator Weeks,
who is now in Massachusetts. said that
he would not be in Washington 20 at
tend the meeting OF the committee on
Wednesday. but suggested that the re
ports Of sedition be carefully Investl-
gated.
Members of the committee, failing
20 understand the delay Of the authori-
ties in the islands in replying to the
Inquiries of the War Department and
in reporting the uprisings which were
first made known to the Washington
government through The Tribune al /
other newspapers, displayed skepticlsm
to-day over the assurances OF Gov
ernor General Harrison that the situa-
tion was quiet. When the Senate com
mittee hears Secretary Garrison de
tailed explanation OF the outbreaks Will
be called for, and if the information IN
the possession Of the War Department
is not deemed sufficient the committee
will take further steps 10 ascertain the
extent of the disturbances.
Dean {. Worcester. formerly Score
tary of the Interior OF the Philippines,
will appear as witness before the
Senate committee on Wednesday. Be-
cause Of his long experience 10 the
islands an invitation has been extended
20 all Senator'S 10 attend the hearing,
which will be in the nature of a. Illus
trated lecture.
The administration is satisfied with
the reply sent by Governor General
Harrison in answer to the insistent re-
quests for definite information cabled
BY Secretary Garrison regarding the
uprisings among Filipino malcontents.
although the reply was received
three days after Secretary Garrison .
first request. Although the effort TO
minimize the significance OF the three
coincident uprisings in various parts
Of Luzon was palpable. 10 is generally
accepted here that the uprisings are
insignificant except as showing that
the spirit Of discomfort still pcryades
the breasts Of the little brown broth
ers. ready 10 fame into revolution
whenever the legislative wheels iu
Washington become In any wise
clogged.
The administration seemingly Is sat
isded also with Governor General Har-
rison's lack Of promptncss IN reporting
the disorders So far as can be learned
no criticism Of the policy Of covering
up the account of the discomfort and
unrest can be discerned in the attitude
of the War Department. which has the
government Of the islands under its
charge. Whatever Governor General
Harrison, reasons we're for not re-
porting the affairs at Laguna de Bay.
Manila and elsewhere. the War Depart
ment is not disposed to ask questions.
Meanwhile Washington assumes that
the Governor Generals reasons were
that the publication of stories of re-
belious conduct by the Tagalogs might
initiate against the passage Of the
Jones bill, which Is a pct measure of
the administration. II this was the
case the effort az concealment was lost,
for the advance publication Of the ac-
counts of the trouble in the daily press
has served 10 attract an attention 70
the uprisings. which would probably
have been ignored if the matters had
promptly been reported 10 the Wash
ington government.
Representative julius Kahn, OF Cali
of the House. who made a tour Of the
Philippine Islands several years ago,
predicted tonight that the Manila up
rising was the beginning of troubles
which would come with the enactment
Of the Jones independence bill.
81 am not surprised to hear Of
troubles in Manila" said Nr. Kahn,
nor is this the only uprising which We
may expect. II the Jones bill becomes
law we are going 20 have difficulty
in maintaining order in the Philippine
Islands. The Filipiuos are not ready
for self-government, but they have
heard Just enough about independence
to cause them 10 become rebelllous
when the Jones bill does not give them
all they have anticipated.
The preamble of the Jones bill af-
firms the intention of this government
eventually to grant the Flllplnos their
freedom. The average Filipino, how
ever, is going to look for this indie
pendence as soon as the bill becomes
law, and when independence doesn't
materialize the islanders will want 70
fight. They will be disappointed and
sore. and more than one uprising, pre-
dict. will result
IAN illustration of the unprepared-
ness OF the FillpnOS Tor Sell-goFerh-
ment was furnished several years ago
BY the case of the outlaw Rupeito
Rios, who had quite following from
time to time. When Rios wanted 70
make trouble he gathered few natives
about him and repaired 20 his mountain
home. Here ne had big box, labelled
in large letters Independencia.' Rios
told the natives that 1ndependencia'
was contained in the box and they
might have some of it If they agreed
10 follow his lead. These natives didn't
know the difference between indie
pendoncia' and green cheese, but they
desired whatever happened TO be IN the
box and made trouble.
The outlaw leader Rios lived in
Tayabas Province. which is a Tagalog
province. and is presumed TO contain
the better educated Filipinos.
81 merely cite this as an illustration
of the gullibility of the Filiplnos. They
have yet 20 go long way before they
can assume the reins Of Self-govern-
ment. and the Manila disturbance Is
the forerunner Of others which VIII