Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-02
HE FEARS SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
AGUINALD0 MOST ARROGANT
SURRENDER OF MANILA ABOtT 10
BE DEMANDED.
Assault of the City, in Case Surrender
Is Refused, However, May Not
Begin Until September
The Fighting Is In
cessant.

| WASHINGTON Aug l-General Mer-
| ritt has again cabled the war department
relative tc the situation in Manila. which
he hnds very unsatisfactory and danger
| Gus, owing to the attitude of the insur-
| gents. In the opinion of General Merritt,
| the attitude of the insurgents there is SINH
| lar to that assumed by General Garcia S
| Cub2ns on the question of their right to
| enter and possess themselves of the city,
| although in this case the insurgents are d
| very much more formidable element, being
| not only more numerous, but better armed
| ana hiied with the arrogance following
| numerous victories over their Spanish
| foes.
General Merritt, however. indicates that
| he will do his utmost to protect the citi-
| zens from the savagery of the Insurgents
| though his task is delicate and difficult
| one because of the fact that he must while
| lighting the Spaniards, be ready at any
moment TO repel the insurgents.
The general gave notice that he was
about to combine with Admiral Dewey in
a joint demand for the surrender of the
city to the United States forces, thus fore
staining The insurgents, and this movement
may cause IL rupture. 1t is possible, in
view OF the fact that General Merritts ca
pieSram was sent from Cavite last Thurs
day, that this movement has been made
already by the combined American mill
tary and naval force. although there is
some doubt about this, on account of a
statement from Merritt that he NAV need
all of his soldiers before attacking. Still.
1t is possible that the demand might be
made without being Immediately followed
by an attack which might be deferred un-
I'll all the troops have reached Cavite ID
to the date of the report. General Merritt
mad with him about 12.000 soldiers So
far seven expeditions have left San Fran
cisco carrying soldiers to the Philippines
and it is the intention to furnish Merritt
at least $500 men more than his present
force.
Ii he delays his attack until all these have
reached him, Manila will not be taken in
that way before September, for the last of
the troops have not yet started from San
francisco 1t may be, however. that the
arrangement as to the Philippines which
it is expected, will be included in the peace
treaty, will obviate the necessity for fur
ther action on the part of the American
commanders.
LONDON. Aug. "a dispatch to the
Times from Cavite, dated July 26, says:
1T is becoming more apparent daily that
there are serious complications ahead. The
Americans never made a greater mistake
than in bringing Agunaldo and the insur-
gent leaders here and giving them arms
and ammunition for free use from the Ca
vite arsenal. Aguinaldo, fearing annexa-
tion by the Americans openly opposes
them.
Either he has been corrupted by some
foreign power. or he has false notion of
the strength of the Philippine revolution
lists falling to recognize that their recent
successes are due to the concentration of
Spanish strength at Manila, consequent up
on the presence of the Americans. AL |
though he admits no foreign recognition, he |
talks of his government and dictates to tho |
American authorities in absurd and lnfiat. |
ed terms.
He has compelled the natives of the |
southern approaches to Manila to register |
their bullocks ponies and conveyances in I
structing the owners not to supply them to |
the Americans for transportation without |
his sanction. Brigadier General Anderson |
promptly adopted firm measures, warning |
Aguinaldo that force would be used to i'm |
press the means of transport, which We're
ultimately forthcoming. Aguinaldo's atti-
tude makes future operations against Ma
Mia problematic
I'm my opinion, with the aid of the fleet |
he city might already have been Ameri-
IAN. Nothing but the complications with
he natives prevented an advance. Now
he violent rains have set in, making camp
md field operations arduous and threaten
ng the health of the men. which until now
las been excellent.
'Aguinaldos forces encircle the city.
making daily and nightly attacks. The
'paniards still hold the whole of the
uburbs. Occasional sorties are made. in
which the loss of life is slight. Two miles
'ehind Aguinaldo's lines south of Manila,
900 American troops are encamped. The
are at Cavite.
"Agunaldo is understood TO have OBJ
ected to the advance of the Americans 20
round captured by the insurgents. for
citing that his landing was effected by
he grace Of the Americans.
Il am convinced that the F'ilippinos will
lever capture Manila unaided. and that. if
tie Americans withdraw. the fate of the
Iatives under Spanish rule would be worse
han iefore. There would be constant
lighting, and trade extension would be i'm
c css!tie. The best solution of the political
ituation would be that American should
drinister the islands dealing firmly and
Justly with the natives and insisting on |
heir inmeu ate disarmament
Five Ealf-breedS. taken by Aguinaldo, | .
'ith Spanish passes rolled into cigarettes |
ave been condemned to be shot.
''Th. United States Sunboat McCulloch
CIV patrols between the neutral fleet and