The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
says We Irrttated Natives.

London Dec ga correspondent of
The Globe, writing from Hongkong,
says;
ut will be a great misfortune if,
through hasty action or ignorance of
the actual state of affairs, the Filipino
natives rise against the Americans.
Hitherto, although the Americans have
often given great provocation, the Fill
pinos have shown great forbearance
and a strong dislike to come to blows.
They do not want to fight, and If the
Americans only meet them half way all
will go well.
There is much to be gained by just.
statesmanlike settlement with the ma
tives. while there will undoubtedly be
great losses through continuance of
arbitrary treatment. The just aspira-
lions of the people ought to be taken
into consideration, and I believe they
would be if only the proper men are
sent out by the president to settle the
question of the future government of
the islands on the spot after due DELHI
Grafton and very careful investigation.
Such a commission would discover that
the Filipino leaders have been loyal to
the Americans.
81 am now informed that they refused
to consider the overtures of Germany
and France. When Prince Henry Wis
tied Hongkong, he caused the Filipino
leaders there to visit him and informed
them that he was empowered to prom
Use the natives full recognition of their
national government if they would cede
to Germany, as quid pro quo, a small
coaling station. France more recently
made similar advances, and in each case
the reply was: We cannot settle any
thing with you. The Americans prom
ised us independence, and we wish to
wait and see what the Americans will
do for u.s. -
From a Filipino source it is learned
that the new Filipino cabinet is much
stronger from the insurgent point of
view than the last, inasmuch as all the
new ministers are pledged to insist up
OH the independence of the islands and
to refuse to liberate the Spanish prison.
ers. 1t is added that the Filipinos will
never release these prisoners while
thousands of Filipinos are dying in the
Spanish convict settlements of Fernan-
dopo. the Ladrones and the Caroline
islands.
Mabfni, the new president of the cab
met and minister of foreign affairs, is
described as notary, living IN Manila,
of Indian descent and as having no
Spanish blood in his veins. He is an old
man, partly paralyzed. said to be a
great patriot and alleged to have al
ways been counselor of Aguinaldo.
Antonio Luna, the new minister of
war of the Filipinos, was employed by
the last cabinet in the war department
He is the editor of the Manila insurgent
paper Independence, was educated in
Europe, and only lately returned to the
Philippines from Paris.
Rosario is probably DIR. Tomas Rosa
rio, who was educated in Spain, and 1T
is supposed that his post, state dood,
means keeper of the archives.
Washington Awaits Developments.
Washington. Dec. 29-The officials Of
the war department have resigned
themselves to the lack of news from
Iloilo in view of General Otis statement
that it required about four days to COM
rnunicate with that point from Manila,
owing to the absence of cable eonnec-
tons i No further orders have been dis
patched to General Otis, as the depart
ment takes the position that he must be
allowed to exercise his discretion In
dealing with the situation because OF
his presence on the scene.
They are confident that, he has enough
soldiers at his command to carry out
any project likely to be framed even