The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
NO T UP IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Spanish JubnatiUn Over che End OF the Was
There Was Premature.

MADRID. April lo.-The capture OF .he Cubaa
General, Rius Rivera, and the alleged successes
Of tho Spanish army in tho Philippine Islands
made the people hero believe that the colonial
wars were soon to be ended. This optimistic
feeling, however, did not last very long. IIe
Importance of Rivera's capture depcndcl uron
the number OF armed insurgents who might sur
render as II result of their leaders defeat. All
now aGroe that m as no surrender has
taken place. tho instruction will continue in
Pinar del Rio.
On the other hand, the Spanish victories in the
Philippines do not now seem us decisive sas
first appeared. Tho insurgents, II Is true, have
been driven from most OF their much.vaunted
strongholds in Cavito: but neither Bonifac.o.
Aguinaldo. Llanera, nor any other of their
leaders has surrendered. There Is 10 indication
that they Will do SO. for they made \ stubborn
resistance at every place the Spanish attacked,
and the lattor usually sustained very heavy
losses. and were not able to enter the towns
until after tho retrcating Insurgents had Sc! iiTe
10 them. Some insurgents have awaited them,
selves OF tho amnesty decree issued after tho
taking Of linus, but as very few of them wrTo
armed tho impression here Is that those WHO
surrendered were simply tho inhabitants, of me
OF any use to their comrades In the mountains
had gone hack to their homes.
Tho HCrd'do censurcs Premier Canoyas i0I
not complying with Gen. Polavieja's demand
for reinforccmcnts, and adds:
III asking Tor more solulerS ten. IOlANI'y5
did 20, not because ho was not sure OF success
when hO should attack linus. Noveleta. Cayit",
and San Francisco do Malabon. but because he
saw that after these cities were taken II would
he necessary to pursue the insurgents INFO lhe
mountains. which will now be converted for
mouths Into an asylum OF the numerous IaEt!'
ESQ lnsurgcnt bands.
The Philippine war is expiring, bat II Is NOT
dead. II may revive and acquire strength 70
last another year, because no operations can 10
carried on now against tho insurgents both i0r
lack or soldiers and because rain and heat VIII
soon reduce us 10 i~naction.
The insurgents are not such fools as 10 ran
20 see our own blunders. They surely know by
this timo not only that there has been u change
IN the comman OF tho army fighting them. hut
also tho confession OF weakness made by the
Government whom II refused TO send 10 the
Islands the twenty battalions asked FOR by Gen;
POlavicia, on the ground hat the nation could
not possibly make such II sacrifice. Knowing this,
they must also know that by merely prOlOnging
resistance for some months all our present VIC
tories Will be rendered fruitlCss, ana then tho
war viii become endless.
1T is very strange that SGhor Canovas should
say that there aro only unimpOrtant bands Of ~
surgcnls In tho island OF Luzon. lie. ought TO
know that tho insurgents there still number
several Thousand men. and that tho rebellion.
weakened though II is, can yet AXE tho often
sive, as was the case q fcw days ago, when Gen
omy at N0voleta"