Show GEN e MACARTHUR AND STAFF ARRIVES I IN THE CITY ON TOUR OF INSPECTION Gen Maj-Gen I j. Arthur MacArthur formerly formerly formerly for for- merly General in command of the United States troops in the Philippine islands and since last December in charge of cf the Department of the Colo Colorado rado and his staff ai arrived rived oyer over the Rio lUo Grande Western this morning and proceeded directly to to Fort Fort- Do Douglas gl s where he will make an extended I in n- n With the General were Mrs MI MacAr MacAr- thur thui Capt R R. H H. Brown a and d Capt ap Francis J J. J Kernan of hi his start and theli wives es The party was met at the the d depo po by Maj Young Capt Shanks and I Lieu t. t Peyton who had a special street streetcar streetcar car cai ready to conduct the distinguished guests to the fort Fort Dou Douglas as Improvement Gen MacArthur had nothing to to- say about the proposed sed improvements at Fort Douglas It It would be y very ry premature for me meto meto meto to make any statement i in this r regard gard before I have even even se seen n the fort tort said he Asked for a statement as to the charges of cruelty agal against st American soldiers in m the Philippines s about which there has been so much talk of late Gen MacArthur MacArthur made a very emph emphatic tic denial of any inhumanity on the part of Uncle Sam Sams Sam's s men in the islands Talking on this s subject he said The war in the Philippines has been conducted with exceptional generosity and consideration for far the natives who while ills they were never ac acknowledged as belligerents have always always' received I the same treatment as if they were recognized belligerents Every right un under er the laws of war ha has been extended extend extend- ed to them and every case of violation of the laws of or orwar war by American troops which however were very rare considering considering considering con con- the number of men employed was rigidly investigated and re received action that was always prompt and drastic The American people need have no misgivings as s to the conduct I 4 4 4 i- i 4 44 4 4 4 44 4 t I i 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 44 4 4 f 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 44 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 Gen MacArthur 44 4 4 44 4 4 of their troops in the Philippine island islands ands and First Visit in Thirty-One Thirty Years The last time that Gen MacArthur MacArthur- was in Utah was in 1871 when he heV V was wasat s sat at where it was proposed to build Fort Port Rawlins This post however was ney never r established the the post being a year later moved to Beaver I |