The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-18
WILL MAINTAIN ORDER
Instructions Sent to Commodore
Dewey and Merritt.
WILL TREAT ALL ALIKE
The Insurgents Must Recognize the
Military Occupation and Authority
Of the United States-The
August Incident.

! Washington. Aug. 1.-THE two Amer
lean commanders at Manila, Admiral
| Dewey and General Merritt, united in
a joint dispatch which was received
/ here late this afternoon asking for in
structions as to the manner of dealing
with the various elements. particularly
the insurgents, now that the city is oc-
| cupied by the American forces. After
| conference at the white house, in
which Secretary AIger and Acting Sec
retary Allen participated. instructions
were sent to the commanders. The
text Of the request for instructions and
of the answer was not made public.
but Secretary Alger summed up the in
structions substantially as follows:
THE instructions are to enforce law
and order and TO treat all law-abiding
citizens alike"
The instructions are practically the
same as those sent last night to Cen
eral Lawton. The latter order specifi-
cally stated that the insurgents must
recognize the military occupation and
authority of the United States and the
cessation of hostilities proclaimed by
this government. Doubtless the same
rule is being applied to the insurgents
under Aguinaldo. although IL was not
officially announced that such specific
orders were made. 1t is said the joint
dispatch from Dewey and Merritt did
not, in terms. refer TO Aguinaldo nor
did the instructions mention the in
surgent leader by name.
IL Is well understood. however, that
the desire of the American command
ers was to have instructions on the
manner OF dealing with the large and
menactng forces of insurgents under
ARutnaldn- od
Mia for many weeks. and who, IL is
thought, may have demanded the right
10 occupy the city with the American
forces as the Cuban insurgents did at
santiago. IL had been thought in some
quarters here that the showing here
tofore made by the insurgents would
lead to their receiving a certain amount
OF recognition In the way of Joint ae-
tion between the United States forces
and those Of the insurgents when the
city was occupied. but the instructions
sent are based on occupation by the
United States alone. and as a high ad-
ministratfon official summed il up.
there shall be no joint action except
between Merritt and Dewey They will
maintain law and order and will treat
insurgents and Spanish alike. requiring
all to observe peace and order"
Aside from this Joint dispatch. the
only other word received from Manila
during the day was the brief dispatch
from Admiral Dewey announcing the
surrender of the city last Saturday. A
detailed dispatch from General Mer-
rift was anNiOusly awaited throughout
the day. as IL was feared that the sharp
engagement of the land forces during
the storming of Manila had resulted in
some casualties on our side: but no
dispatch came from General Merritt
1p to the close of office hours tonight.
except the one in which he joins with
Admiral Dewey in asking for instruc-
lions. Secretary Alger concluded.
rom this. that the casualties could not
have been heavy. as he felt sure Gen.
'ral Merritt would promptly report any
loss. There was a bare
possibility that a cipher dispatch from
Merritt had miscarried
II was noted that neither the first dis
1atch OF Admiral Dewey nor the Joint
iisnatch of Dewey and Merritt made
my reference whatever to the part
which the German cruiser Kaiserin
augusta took in removing Captain
General AuEusti from Manila to Hong
Kong. From this the officials believe
hat the American commanders do not
ttach serious significance 10 the course
4 the German naval authorities. The
Incident continues to cause some frri-
alton here. but IL is practically certain
hat no official cognizance will be taken
{ IL. A high official of the navy de-
artment said that at most the course
the German naval commander was
ne of bad taste. There is no DISPOSE
on in any official quarter at present
D carry the incident to the point OF
onsidering IL a breach of neutrality.
$ has been suggested in some British
ewspapers.