NOVEMBER CO, 1905
PAGE 9
X5he Nobraoko. Independent
CRUEL TO NATIVES
FILIPINOS DENIED PROTECTION
OF THE LAW
Habeas Corpus Suspended and Those
Who Refuse to Testify as Desired
Are Said to Be Tortured and Some
times Shot
; Manila, P. I., Nov. 1. An interest
ing decision has just been given by
the supreme- court here in a case
where Messrs. Fisher and Cohn had
asked for a writ of habeas corpus in
behalf of Felix Barcelon. The gov
ernor general by the advice and con
sent of the Philippine commission
had proclaimed the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus in the provinces
of Cavite and Batangas under the
authority of the act of congress of
July 1, 1902, which provides that the
writ may be suspended by , the gover
nor and commission when in cases of
rebellion, insurrection or invasion the
public safety may require it.
Amazing Decision
The question raised was whether
in this case the conditions mentioned,
"insurrection, rebellion or invasion,"
actually existed. The facts were de
nied by the applicant and the supreme
court was requested to take cogniz
ance . of the conditions and in case
that these conditions did not exist
to issue the writ in favor of Barcelon.
The majority of the court decided
that it had no power to issue the
writ as applied for and that the act
of the commission and governor is
conclusive and final as against the
judicial department, and in general
that under the form of government
no department has authority to inter
fere with- the act of another depart
ment. One Honest Judge
Dissenting opinion given by Justice
Willard maintains that, although prior
Heart Trouble
The heart Itself has nopowfr no sell-control.
It is made to bent by a tender nerve to tiny
that iti scarcely visible to the naked eye. Yet
ten thousand times a day this delicate nerve
must assist the heart to expand and contract.
This nerve is only one of the branches of the
great syui pathetic, or Inside, nerve system.
XhcL brunch o this system is so closely allied
with the others that wenkuess or irregularity at
any point is apt to Bpread. Heart trouble lre
mientlv arises from Stomach trouble through
s'yaipnihy. and Kidney trouble may also lollow.
or each ot these organs is operated by a branch
ot these same yropathetic nerves the inside
NKRVK8.
ill Heart, Kidney orBtomach troubles, it is ol
but little use to attempt to doctor the orpini it-self-the
most permanent relief lies in re
storing the Inmuk Nekvek. Dr. .Snoop regards
liifie nerves to be the rel caue of Mich
troubles. The remedy known by physicians
and druusrls's everywhere as lr. .''hoop's Restor
ative Is the result ot yeara ol endeavor along
this very line. It docs not doe the ort-an to
c. aid en the pain but It aims to ko at ouce to
the nerve the Inside nerve-the power ucrvt
and builds it up, anl (trengthens it and mailt?
it we;l.
very hpiirt minVrer may have Pr. S'hmtp'a
! ok on the Heart. It will b neul ree, and
with It you will receive the "Health Token" an
li; I cud I'd )iitort to good health.
""T the free book linok t on lyif pla.
ai d tint "Health Hook 'l on the Henri.
1 'kcn" you iihim nd- I'ot-k :mi the kidney,
lireni lr Hioop, Itox Hok 1 for V omen.
ttf". lat'tni,Ws Matu I'.oyfc 5 tor Men.
wtih ii Luukyuu Muttt. 1-oukCoii Uht-uuiatlna.
Dsv S hoop's
Restorative
-rrr't In bojh l.ittt t ai t "XW rro
tor at turtv ttiiitnd dr d-r- Mil l
fate ar utu I. he4 t; a lai i'ack,
to the act of congress of July 1, 1902,
the commission possessed absolute
power, it is impossible to believe that
the part of the act of July 1, 1902
which relates to the writ of habeas
corpus was intended to produce no
effect: "Is it at all likely that the
people when accepting the constitu
tion should have intended to abandon
in favor of these very departments
of the government from which they
particularly needed protection, the
most important perhaps of all the
rights which such a protection could
afford them? I do not believe that
the compilers of the constitution or
the framers of the congressional law
contemplated confiding this right to
these two departments in such a man
ner that it would depend exclusively
upon their will and convenience
whether the citizens might or might
not enoy it."
Forced to Retract
The release of Felix Barcelon was
the more important because while
he was forcibly detained, he retract
ed important statements made by
him as a witness in the case of the
United States vs. Roxas, and Barce
Ion's attorneys claim that his deten
tionwas due to the desire and hope
of persuading him to retract ; the
statements made on the witness stand
and to testify to the contrary. This
retraction was made after he had
been promised a competence for life,
government lands with carabao for
their cultivation and threatened on
the other hand that unless he did re
tract he would be shot on the road
between Batangas and Lipa. They
say that where there exists illegal
detention of one of these poor ignor
ant tillers of .the soil by the consta
bulary, deprivation of that one's lib
erty is perhaps the least of the evils
that result. It proves that the false
imprisonment of one signifies that
there Is a serious menace to life and
liberty of others concerning whom
testimony may be desired. It proves
that Jalse imprisonment by the consta
bulary not only may be used to wrest
from these poor wretches who need
the law's protection, because they are
Ignorant of their rights, false accus
ations against others, but it actually
is so used.
Witness Shot
Fisher and Cohn assert that a wit
ness who recently refused to testify
in a prosecution for brigandage in
Batangas in the manner demanded by
the constabulary is now dead. He
was killed by constabulary bullets.
It is officially reported that he was
shot in an attempt to escape. It is
currently believed by the inhabitants
of Batangas, that this man was
deliberately killed because he de
clined to succumb to the coer
cion of the constabulary and testify
to the facts that he knew to be un- i
true. ThiR popular belief is not with-i
out foundation in view of the fact
that he was shot after the trial for
which he had been detained was over
and he had not been called as a wit
ness and of the fact that he had done
nothing which made it necessary for
him to escape nnd of the fact that
flight under such circumstances is not
to be stopped by killing. In the light
of this occurrence is it wonderful or
(surprising that the attorney treneral
n lOtllty jHIHMHISHfl lf,lllU I t I jt(t lull
signed by the prisoner. Felix Barce
lon. or does Ihe real wonder consist
of the fact that this humble and un
enliirhtenH tao hhouhl have bad the
temerity and valor to got. up even un
der the protection of the court and
to dinkue as lie did stmtnn'oiiH v
exh'littine, his bodv In the pn'Mcnee
of hH iinMlanla, "Whin I rffused to
;k.- -nt ti fjc which vmiv nut tni.
tVr.or ! M"M y Vinton Santa! Mow t It y
brut mc!" j
t
Attorney! Are Indignant I
Hila 1 4 the pita of the Manila at
torneys and It ouvht t be heard
throughout lli I'liited Siaka.
"Vt who havu I'ltjayrd a continuous
) nd litVlmit; proUctUm of our Hyoa,
and llbertlt'H are prone to lack tint
appreciation that these inherent rights
I necessitate the safeguard of the law.
We are apt to blindly accept the fact
I that these rights are inviolable and
j forget that they are so only as the
; protection of the law continues. But
the men of Batangas are sternly
awake to the fact that the suspen
sion of the laws is an Imminent peril
to lives, liberty and property. These
men value these inherent privileges
as dearly as we do. Those of them
i who have not suffered directly , as yet
are timorous of the morrow. They see
their neighbors - and friends under
false accusations and while they have
intimate knowledge and conviction of
their innocence they see the. means of
establishing that innocence by. means
of a fair and impartial trial rendered
impossible. They are seriously and
earnestly discussing whether it be;
not preferable to be seized and shot
without the chance to say a word in
self-defense as of old, rather than to
go through the form of trial with the
means of obtaining justice denied
them." ....
A live
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W
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MILLARD LIKES FORAKER BILL
Saye Measure Will Be Basis of Bill
Acceptable to the Country
Washington, Nov. 26. Senator Mil
lard, speaking .of the Foraker bill,
which was presented to the senate
committee on interstate commerce,
said:
"It is a good bill. I believe it to be
the basis of a measure that will be
acceptable to everybody. It. is cer
tainly comprehensive and I anticipate
good results from it."
Continuing his thought on railroad
rate legislation, Mr. Millard said he
was still in favor or a new eahtner
position to be known as secretary of
transportation. "Just think what that
would mean to Nebraska if we could
pull off such an appointment," said
the senator. "But seriously, we need
some such department. We endeavor
to, look after commerce and labor with
a cabinet office, why not have a secre
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as important."
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