The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16
l%GTTNALDo'S DAY DREAMS.
u,s MIND rs SET ON 4 eoIERE-
' uryr PROTECTED BIZ Ua

-,..a.-Hts Juntn for ColIsctinG Taxes
-,,.pln-Dinersnoes OF Opinion Annonn
-. ro,,overs-Their Military strength
60. Of His Chief Supporters Honest.
,vr, Sent. I'm the opinion Of the men
Hn,Hnl, hest informed on the subject and
~ h.ys the most trustworthy and extensive
NnV.o, in Information. the ~insurgent situation
,.,o,opIne a serious aspect Aguinaldo
u cr,fty game, and he 10 a skilful player.
Ir.o,,r,Ilv the American occupation OF the city
h-"..tnI There is comparatively very little
sY,..,nsss for a city OF the alEe OF Manila,
~ =, Kings 60 smoothly. But, as l said
tnu former letter. business, although
m.,r.ntly reyiying. oannot 60 very far. be-
W. tbe insurgents hold tho provinces. and
~ OF Manila itself 10 only a part Of
trs,ness OF tho port. Hemp. sugar. tobacco
J-nod come from the interior and furnish
=. hnlk OF Philippine trade. Ali these are shut
y md there Is no telling now when the I'M
,..~o viii be raised. Meantime the Americans
n tirht awaiting Developments at homo
y, IN Paris. and Aguinaldo waxes. He has
~, mart OF his men into the fields to plant
=. tor future war necessities. but scores and
srndreds OF others take their places. drawn
4 Ram Otler DATIA VI tLo lblahbs ohu oittAONkh III
a, ,ltv and close about 1t his adherents are
A.,,eeful and quiet, outside the territory held
Y, The Americans his war with the Spanish
80 on with increasing vigor on his part. and
n, same story OF siege, Generalization and
I,isat on the side Of the Spanish.
Ieuinaldo Is a Young man. OF slight stature.
vth cold. impassive face. He Is q born leader
amen. OF undoubted shrewdness and ability.
n EpIte Of all that has been said about the
bdbery deal by which the last lnsurrection was
wttlsd BY the Spanish or payment Of several
hundred thousand dollars to Aguinaldo and
sne Of his principal followers. In spite OF
n. legal row they got into at Hong Kong
oy,r the distribution Of this prize money"
hs friends and those who know him best
,s,rt that Aguinaldo Is honest and sim
mo, They cite in proof that he is poor.
n, IA not particularly we'll educated. but. con-
adsrinE the circumstances Of his birth and
Early years. it ia rather TO his credit that he has
,ny education at all than ~derogatory. to him
that no 10 not a learned man Years. or the
l,ck Of them. are also against him on this score.
But educated or not. he has without doubt the
personal magnetism that draws men Of his
ne TO him. Among certain elements Of the
TllplDos-using Fllpinos in h broad sense as
meaning natives Of the islands-particularly
among the Tagalogs. his own people. he has
undoubtedly q very great popularity. and
BY nearly all the natives Of whatever
tribe or class he is held in high esteem.
Many oithe Filipinos. particularly the genuine
T~nipinos-using the term now in it's specific
sense Of Spanlsh-native hRlf-caste-are better
educated than AGuinaldo. and have won greater
wealth. Some Of these do not consider him to
oe nueo py haIure o traininR Ior tne RESPONSE
DE posi- OF heHu Oh men government. Except
lol No wolk ~ ,ne insurSenI cause ms expert
eue' ~ "as Saiheu "hie ne
- niue oTNoinoI' oe tne opahisn cSilC'
sol VI Suo-en.ei' = eA coHec'or' OIL q small
"Sn II que "a 'ho IoYinees;
Ng0ne 1saii%es more Clearly nov man Aeui-
nauo anunis leauers themselves tne utter In
aOll,Io' .he nsurse 10 MAINTAIN an inde-
peHaoas thetr own without the
'psOSeeaOI :, ON e'ionE, seAp,e power. rms
wa" ~ v We u AEuina.uo has ureAmed
Ths". N.Sano' 40 to amp.iouS men &c.
-" @ NV 'eiy ,ohk ago.
~ o.o tno oo'oiemaAinH
,rs,araS, Mtn %. omo .he
Sonorah. 70 must
stha. .,. a. nAa iono"ers; vas In
Me Ior.i.r -. 49, N az ~
HE Ita ho,an,a ~ no. Wv, ao.uAi lear oi
r,rr Ia,inaIIc ~ wv "aN no ooIrity 70
nosi,inn tha, an tnSauo.Se M insist On ms
vnuId no indonaadss.h '. rnlpiho fepuoilo
th., for mi. r.. .Ho n"ue @nu eVen
victims ~ tho .ut,.inH. We snoulu 90 tne
S,ndioo - .snaD"n Vi al Iurope; said
Sap Roouo sIona nnt y, IN nn ilse IN
Cover A.. .nI = unc oi inc
Now howaro. Ir,.H"iS 40 " M lnee.
was riobt ,nd re- naIIa "s's 'las oonuico
s,ndlco ia again IN t.nor nnS 40 "wn WE'VE.
ons n, ArrinsIdoia ,".oi. anu az ing presens Is
Vb.rs bs Ia = 49, -, meh ~ manila
Ihsarno an oIino
IL hn al oiNe pr3neh ana an oil Dag ready
tbsr0 tbraotanSt 49, "nsie,et anu whenever
The imorIosUs .nI siIkn.es' colision Detween
I,tocession fror, Sta o.is'nlI
tendance hss az nS oIikinIn ,ueo OF mae
inmovah,0 49,. WIN apparently
removed az tar o poSl'lon Dut Lttle
Old ops. Tba nroa 70 70 cuhGerneu' IRON the
a dream bm. AZ apn no SHOWS was only
itself for so Jona ~. ~ thN9 persunoeo
heights will not he oo"uIOun1 vault 70 sucn
Arguments A. Ioa", NV Dy peacelul
elevation l. stm t"" tnae enc next lower
ARulp,ldo Ia 49, :, ~ ~ attainment
While hs bsS - ornai governments
fire them bo u,,i hs ~ enooe anu mon 10
Rather bs n rah III o coioniai.
90 the RaIlovs or he shot mn nne sac oie
not only a spanish co,o,iai AnuM Is