Show FILIPINOS NOT T GOVERNMENT AND WILL NOT BE FOR I. I A HUNDRED YEARS SAYS GEN GENO OTIS OIlS WASHINGTON March 18 Maj Gen Otis again appeared before the Senate Committee on Philippines today to to- day When he left the Philippines in May 1900 Gen Otis said that the army had disposed of all of Aguinaldo's army c prevailed d d during ring the months of May and June and hardly a n. ashot ashot shot was fired It It was as safe to go to all parts of Luzon and oth other lj islands and a very large trade had been A civil government had been Set set et up also the Supreme c court urt and courts of fir first t instance in seven s seven ven of the nineteen provinces of Luzon Natives Not Wot to Bo Dc T Trusted sted Gen Otis answering a question by Senator Culberson said he never trusted native officers officers officers' because they were too cruel to their mep men He said he could buld trust their loyalty but they treated their captives with too mUch cruelty They were as bad as the insurgents insurgents insurgents in in- said he When he left the Philippines he said the war as w war wai r had iad ceased Answering a 3 question by Senator Hale Gen Otis said he saw no difficulty difficulty culty ir in ii withdrawing a material numb number num num- b bar ber r of troops from the islands Gen Otis said saia that t when vh n h he lef left Manila he apprehended further trouble rouble because there was vas a certain element which dominated the ignorant classes The great majority however vever wanted peace Americans Humane Human The troops of the United States lie he said had treated the Filipinos nos with the greatest kindness Every statement of harsh haish treatment 1 nt he Jie heard of had been investigated In fact said he we were laughed at by the Spaniards and the European officers for the humanity we exercised As to tb the capacity of the Filipinos for self-government self he said that Aguinaldo's former Secretary of State had told him that it would take talce 10 years to accomplish this Gen Gent Otis said that the Filipinos were not capable capable capable capa capa- ble of self A A Military Necessity Gen Gon Otis te testified in response to questions b by Senator Raw Rawlins that he knew very little of the correspondence between Gen Merritt l and Aguinaldo but ut he rec recalled Aguinaldo's reply to a communication referring to an an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment that the Insurgent forces should withdraw to a certain point designated This was not only a military necessity but in ac accordance with right and The dual occupancy of Manila he said he considered a dangerous one He b based sed his whole action he said on the protocol as he understood it At 12 o'clock the committee ac adjourned adjourned ad ad- until tomorrow |