Show GEN OTIS BLAMES SENATE SAYS THAT BODY IS responsible FOR philippine TROUBLES chicago july 1 brigadier general harrison gray oils who was with the eighth army corps at manila tor nearly a year and who spent a part ot yesterday in this city left last night for new york on private business thence he will go to washington for four or five days and will then depart for his home in los angeles cal before leaving for the cast general said 1 I have no doubt that the delay of the senate in ratifying the treaty with spain served to encourage the in opposing american control this delay served to make a dangerous condition he continued velch might have been avoided by anything approaching prompt action by the senate the substance of some of the speeches made in the senate and which were communicated to the fill panos by their emissaries in this country encouraged them in their belief that they could count on no support here in this connection too there is not the least doubt they are being encouraged cou raged to continue their opposition by the report that our people are not in sympathy with the governments course and that after the coming elec lon the incoming administration will discontinue the war and they will be granted their independence when they talk about their republic however they talk about something which never existed I 1 know of rather a significant incident in this connection it concerns aguinaldo Agul naldo and an america consul in asia this man who has shown much concern tor the wrote aguinaldo Agul naldo before the so called filipino republic was established to have the government a republic aguinaldo Agul naldo demurred however he preferred a dictatorship he said because in this way he would be the only one to make the terms and secure whatever benefits might accrue the republic waa established but it baa been succeeded by the dictatorship preference gen declared that with fifty thousand men there would bo no difficulty in subduing the insurrection by the close of the coming dry season ho denied that his trip to washington had anything to do with a reported cabinet position |