The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-18
REAL sIrrATrox AT MANILA.
Oriental CorrespOndents' Opinion
of FiIippinos' Sentiment.

A. To the real state Of sentiment among
tae insurgents "a the philippines the fIloso
Sexs one OF TIE most prominent foresga
newspapers in Japan. says "a its issue o.
the impression conveyed By the ex-
tracts frsEa the Manila correspondence IN
the Hongkong papers, which we have pub
Esaed from time 10 time. has been that
~ Faffrtcx are unanimously bent on hav-
ing Philippine republic, believing them
selves qaits capable OF governing the ISL
anl4 without extraEe0is help Reuters
CORES pendent. however. has been giving
the world somewhat different view In
a dlspatch dated The % uit. tie correspond
s8s refers 10 depusatlca from 8oaskors
representing the best and richest class az
natives in the Southern philippines III
Fanay. Msndoro. Csbu and hIn9anao,
WHO had waited upon tf1e American consul
and begged taat every possible EFFORT
sAoassA be Hlsa1s 10 secure the annexation
os the whole Of the Islands. declaring that
ali classes would welcome the hosting OF
tA~ American Tag G2s -c2uT@e toNnsfolk
and warftke Hountaineers being sqaaiiy
rsseiysd never 90 submit 20 tEe Ettle VI ne
Tagalos' The correspondent further stat
sd that 5yg men. many armed vita rifles,
were ~ shat time AT the FEAR OF iioIlo.
ready 10 support annexasi3n By the Ameri-
c..ss Then CA the sth at- u was teie-
graphically reported that twenty leading
pubic uaea. representing al sections Of the
fflApaaos. had he'd a nesiiSg al Manila 20
w.sesa eisafesa expressed themselves en-
paafisalty in favor Of annexation outright
b. the United States, the remaining two
advocating the establishment OF re-
public.
1T is strange that about the same date
the Times correspondent. while saying
nothing apparently OF the conferences re-
ferrea 10 by Reuters correspondent, should
be teegraphing home reports Of the co.
hesloa Of the insurgent forces. On the
4th uit. the correspondent wired the news
that AgelDaldo had that day effected an
important alliance with the santa IgleSia
party Ia the northern provinces OF Pan
eastman and Zambales. This party COM
ufanas 5,o9e armed troops, and has hithsF-
10 resisted AguEnaldo's pretensions to a
Dictatorship He goes on 10 mention in
north Of Manila. and adds: This does not
support the stories OF serious disaTection
among the insurgent leaders, although. UNI
do1btedly. Aguinakio's appropriately IL IN
creasiug. lie IL evidently using every ef-
fort to secure the recognition In Paris OF
the revolutionary government. His Amy
doubtless numbers over 3p.M8 men well
armed and equipped.
The peace commission is a long time
deciding the fate of the islands. Strong
and influential as the minority may be- il
see'ns CHAR that the majority of the Fill
pinos wish for a republic, and If this de-
sire is not granted the Americans Will la
Involved in costly campaign IN the archi-
pelago The Spanish commissioners al
Paris doubliess oppose every proposal
amounting TO a deprivation of Spanish SOW
ereignty. but it Is obvious that the OUT
come of the war in this part OF the world
tppines by America OF the establishment
of q Philippine republic under conditions
impesed BY America with a view 10 secur-
ing just administration In the islands -