Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-02-20 | Page 1 | Deportation of Rice

DEPORTATION OF RICE Why Editor Manila Bulletin Was Sent to United States i Washington Feb 19Time Secretary ot War today replied to tho Senate resolution resolu-tion of February 5th asking for the facts I In the case of George T Rice editor of the Dally Bulletin of Manila who was recently deported to tho United States by order of Gen MacArthur The Secro tars Jotter consists simply of copies of two telegrams which passed between AtlJtTGen Corbln andCon MacArthnr on th Htibjpct On thn 7th InsL Gen Corbin cabled Gen MacArthur as follows To reply to resolution of the SenateS Senate-S crMary of War wishes you lo cable whether one RIQo has been deported by what authority rand for what offense Con MatrArthurTCpHed thrSih Ifist an fpllowji pdHor deported Sun Francisco Fran-cisco January 23th offense malicious publication of Cal < c charged affecting In togrltv of administration of office Captain of tho Port In which formerly employed This with full knowledge their falsity Matter received exhauntlvp invcstlguj Lion In vshlch Rice was heard In his own defense de-fense lie WOK Informed he must glvo bond not to republish or must heave l the leluiida as his actions were creating strife and were riicnacc to military situation lie maintained attitude of defiance and wcs neocsHHrlly sent home Full report wan forwarded with all papcr February Febru-ary let Tho Secretary of Wnf said that this correspondence cor-respondence Was the only Information hoI ho-I had on the subject of the resolution and ho added that tho mall report referred toby to-by Gen MacArthur would DC subsequently I transmitted to the Senate I