Show CRIME TO KEEP UP W WAR R IN PHILIPPINES IA I SAYS WASHINGTON Feb 4 Gov Taft today continued his narrative before the I Senate Committee on on the Philippines concerning conditions in the Philippine archipelago Referring to his testimony of yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day he said he feared that he had given givena a wrong Impression concerning the part the army had played in bringing the thein in insurrection to an end but if so this was due to the fact that he could not present present present pre pre- i sent a correct Impression of the whole situation from one point of view Then in order to give the army its Just dues he too tools took up UI and a analyzed al zed Its Its I wO jn Ja j fl e j II I as soon as Ge G i rr re n force sufficient e tt for his his' purposes purposes the Philippine army had broken up p and scattered into guerrilla bands hands On this point Aguinaldo and Lura Luna haIL hag differed ed Luna advocating the continuance of the war on the old lines So sharp w was ws s this difference h he said that Aguinaldo had Wad directed and secured the assassination of Luna thus leaving the way open for forthe forthe forthe the c carrying out of his own plans He would not fiot ot he said report the incIdent incident in incident in- in if It had not been positively re re- re ported to him him by Gen Funston Ag inaldo inaldo i- i naldo said that if h not kill Luna Luna would kill him hith Indeed the custom custom cus cus- tom torn was to too order ordera a mans man's death In Jn his absence and have hav him 1 Wiled upon his return The presence of these guerrilla bands rendered i it t n necessary to place garrisons everywhere there being at atone atone atone one time as many a of them This rendered the work before the army very arduous and th the activity the skill and the bravery of the American troops were such as to soon render the enemy tired of the warfare Speaking of the military policy polley in the Philippines Gov Taft raft said The war has been all ll over in these Islands and that which h remain remal s- s sIs is a crime against civilization civilization 1 J is also diso a a. a crime against W J e p up a of war under th cilc They They- have hae vorn worn out the right to any treatment treat treat- ment but that which is severe and within with withIn in the law laws s of or war Gov Taft also said that the great majority of the people of the lands 1 desire peace and that the Insurrectionists Insurrection Ins were by their acts preventing the mass of the the people from settling d down n nand and earning a quiet living Instead d of being allowed to do t this ls they were ver kept under a system of terrorism which should be stopped S |