| Show GEN OTIS ON PHILIPPINE PHILPPINE WAR 1 1 Wo March Otis continued bin hil the sen en ato nto commute todDY today to cidor of ot Bent alt S 8 mI dhe the of vt tho Insurgent troop out outride ride the tho of ot Manila 00 Ot explained Hint a u commission lol from tom cabinet visited him himIn hll In tho which followed ho he laid they the did Ila not mention the tart fart that tho adjacent to Ma Manila 11 nila not lot a 1 portion of at the tho city Ct He Heas le as ns ridiculous re reto to receive a n portion of ot the Iha north cr part of vf occupied oc by the tho In lo for tor something in tho the Insurgents part J t of ot the city cly held holl by bythe y 1 Otis Oto Iohl uld he IUd did not tiVI tho actual permission to oc occuPY cuPY the block houses hou ls which claimed Imd been eol given ten What ho sold nd was wal I dont care Inte anything about tho block housel we uio UI not going to take of oC thom them G OCI n Otis said that Ihl hod of or Oln the tho right to occupy the and to make ap nil appointments in 11 the civil civi government which Gen Oen to lo cable Wellington for tor Instructions Tho re ply was that there be no nn dual oc y I III tOI of f Manila J Gen On Otla Oty then thol j 11 the tho circum l stance attending ili of Hollo rapture rl i tho th offer of ot the tle general Hloi 1 I I to 10 hold the a the tho tl il ilont ont onU tho of ot United II I loops and the capture of t tha L town by the tho before tho ar arrival I rival of ot the United States troops he Mild mid was overjoyed whon hi learned tint that detachment had I sent elt out one he that the 11 rut would bo I 1 fired at lit Hollo Iloilo woud bring on I war between tl States and the Insurgent forces tarros Gen Uen Otis mild ho had i N cabled Buying allying that tha tho J ir taking of ot Hollo Iloilo meant var yar In the I lal l 1 j and hull hud Iv d the response to r 1 I delay II oj II y ho Id Ed until tho Insurgents 1 made var on the tho United State t fort 11 In Manila Ho IIo had he hI Hal Is ts i Huell his extending milt mill to If all ull parts of oC the under from the j president Senator nought tp I how that many of ot the things lIon done by bytho I tho United military authorities were In contravention of ot tho protocol t hut but len Clen Otla explained that he ho felt Celt It I hla duty to protect lives and property The Tho committee d until 30 p in In order to permit Gen In Otis Otla to toI I I I I conclude hIs hlo today I i 1 |
