New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
MORE ARRESTS IN
FILIPINO OUTBREAK
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the committee a full report of insur-
rectionist activities when the commit
tee resumes hearings on Wednesday.
A cable message received at the In
sular Bureau from the Philippine gov
eminent during the day concerned rou-
tine business. Ii made no reference 20
disorders and contained nothing, Off
cials said. that could be construed as a
reply TO the message of inquiry in re-
card to the uprising. IL is supposed by
lnsular Bureau officials that reply IS
being delayed in Manila until Governor
General Harrison returns to the city
and can answer in person.
Confidence in Local Scouts.
Army officers who have served in the
islands expressed confidence to-day in
the loyalty Of the Philippine scouts,
which. they said. had been amply
demonstrated in the past, when both
the scouts and the constabulary reject
ed the overtures of ambitious native
leaders. The civil administration is said
TO have a splendidly equipped secret
service in operation, and officials here
believe there is little possibility that
the government could be taken by sur
prise.
Manuel Quezon, resident commits
sioner in Congress from the Philip
pines, declared to-day he could not
credit reports of any serious disturb
ance in the islands.
"If the United States took it's troops
out of the Philippines to-day" he said,
"the Filipino people could be relied
upon to defend American sovereignty
there. There is no revolt, ! am GER
tain. There is no ground for revolt
or any specific grievance against the
United States The Filipinos are con-
WINGED that the people of the United
States arc dealing with them in a
shirt of fairness and justice. There
may have been a local disturbance
which some people thought was an up
rising. but there is no revolt. | have
received a number of Christmas greet
inps by cable from Manila. Had there
been any revolt would have heard Of
n and | did not. Previous reports
that il was necessary TO disarm Philip
nine scouts on Corregidor already have
been denied by the insular government.
"These reports of revolts will con-
tinue as long as there is no definite
declaration of the United States as 20
independence for the Philippines"
ce-Governor's Testimony.
The uprising in Manila concentrated
the attention of Senators upon the tes-
timony of Vice-Governor II. S. Martin
before the Philippines Committee,
comics of which were available to-day.
Vice-Governor Martins conclusions
were that a protectorate or any agree
ment with foreign nations with respect
to the neutrality of the Philippines
would be impracticable, and, he added:
"When we leave, would leave bag and
baggage"
would you expect" Senator Shat
roth inquired of Governor Martin,
chat if an independent government
were set up by the Filipinos themselves
there would be instructions and riots
and serious conflicts between the au-
thorities and any class of the people ?"
al would not want TO say that they
would be able TO maintain a govern
ment such as ours" said Mr.. Martin,
"and for this reason chiefly: They
have political parties as we have, and
they tight as we do in the campaign,
and | am not sure that the defeated