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Show HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN. Filipinos to Blame for Insurrection Says MacArthur. Washington, May 26. The seoretary of war has made public a report from Major General Arthur MacArthur, being be-ing one of the reports enclosed by General Gen-eral Otis in his own report of the operations op-erations in the Philippines, which was in part submitted to the cabinet Wednesday. Wed-nesday. General MacArthur covers a period of time from the evening of February 4, when the insurgent outbreak began, to February 28. He gives a vivid picture pic-ture of the conditions prevailing in Manila and its suburbs during the exciting ex-citing times that followed the initiation initia-tion of the insurgent attacks. An important im-portant feature of his report is the demonstration of the responsibility of the insurgents, for the outbreak. He also speaks in terms of the highest praise of the splendid qualities oi American officers and enlisted men. |