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Show Father flieHinnon Says Filipinos Hre Uilltans New York, Oct. 25. A special to the Times from Washington says: One of the president's callers recently was the Rev. Robert IvIcKinnon, known as "The Soldier Priest," the chaplain of the First California. He had a long' interview inter-view with Mr. McKnilev. to Avhom he gave his views of the situation. Father McKinnon said of General Luna, who was killed by Aguinaldo's orderly while trying to break into the insurgent leader's quarters: "He was the most brilliant man in the insurgent army, and he was a murderer. mur-derer. He murdered his wife and mother-in-law in Paris and fled to the Philippines. General Pilar, who is said to have applied for a bribe, is a horse-thief horse-thief and convict and an all-round out- east. "The only really honest man who aided aid-ed in the starting of the rebellion was Paterno. who was then a newspaper editor in Manila. He has repented and is probably back in Manila. He sent his family there before I left and was expected ex-pected to come himself as soon as he could get away from the insurgents. . Leaders Dropping Away. "One by one the insurgent leaders are dropping away, and all their strength is concentrated in one man, Agui.naldo. Of the original number of leaders but one of importance remains Mabino, the hunchback lawyer. Ma-bino Ma-bino is not much over four; feet in height. He has an unenviable . record and is as great , a villain as the others." Father McKinnon declared that no American general could have done better bet-ter than General Otis who he said. had accomplished wonders, when the obstacles were considered. It would, he added, be a mistake to relieve Otis of command. The insurrection would have ended in April but for the encouragement encour-agement given to the rebels by the anti-expansionists. The worst of the war was over, though there would be guerilla warfare for some time to come. Father McKinnon will return to Manila Ma-nila with Archbishop Chapelle AGUINALDO DID IT. Responsible For the Looting of Churches In the Philippines. New York, Oct. 23. A special to the Times from Washington siays: "The stories of American soldiers looting churches are false," said Colonel Col-onel A. S. Frost of the South Dakota regiment, who had a long interview with Secretary Root in regard to the Philippine situation. "As General Mac-Arthur Mac-Arthur advanced the principal churches were set on fire by Aguinaldo's men, notably the churches at San Fernando and Maloloe, and the looting was done by the insurgent stragglers and Chinese. Chi-nese. "It is not true that the Philippine prisoners were inhumanly treated. There is no kinder man in the world 'than the American soldier. I have seen him share his food and divide shelter with wounded Filipinos. The Filipino wounded are taken to the hospitals on the same trains with our own." Colonel Frost highly praised General Otis, declaring him to be a man of splendid character. "He makes enemies," ene-mies," said the colonel, "because he is a strong man." o |