The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-27

otn 0Ea~ATssN Ta THE PHILLIP
#s PINES.

otn aEa-ATssS Ta TINE PHILIP
The insurgents es the Philippines are
not altogether 10 he blamed for the al
tiknde they have saasn toward the
American forces. Although thu. sn2y
caue< las tros5ss, VIC must not ss~ um-
jHss. and, having the a4saf=saxe - sEz
perlortsy IN Information. 49, saoeld be
tolerant of tie preiuaiees Of thu natives
The Insurgents of the Philippines
have been liz rebellion so- nearly TWO
sears agasust spanish Authority. They
were. pursuing thetr o~n course with
oni Ia Wing sekea oar aisi. and we.e IN
10 was interfering slth our policy.
when war broke out between rle United
Stairs and Spain ossr The liberation
of Cara. AT SO time during tEsc cor
respon6eEee 0f The tggo countries was
any request eyer made for aIseHoka-
thou of ire condition Of it.f unhappy
''Fissyines. The United States gov
Cuba. but Specifically declared that this
country was net ae,nates b. am de-
sire ~ aequir. territory. So far as the
people Of the Philippines weFe CON
cerned. they had as little interest III
the outcome of the war between Spain
and the United States as they had In
the recent war between Turkey and
Greece They would apparently gain
no more By The inteTr@xsior. II thu
American people On behalf Of the Gu
bans than they would by the lnterven-
ton Of Great bsisais. Oh behalf " the
Arusanians.
This Was the condition Of affairs wheG.
aa American feet sailed into Mania
har.ser and destroyed The Spanish bat
sissiaips II vas known that Dewey had
taken Auuinaldn the exalea rebel. back
With hisn ~ the islands. but II was
equally vel knowa thst a. dfa /, fer
forces. and not fer the pufps,2e ST aid
Ing the insargenss in al matters ltse
tvo forces pursued their osyn ways. be
cosslng allies sss she tim ay meet ga,
In The presence az common foe
Wow Agsiralfio ard the Insurgents
may welt ash. . hat - go come rpx;s
They have seesl fsssa1.s Fss-sss abl1shesf be
tweem ssEssln ard :hs United Slates ard
Cuba liberated FROM Spanish rnls
In ssorp fer theIu. ana {; vouta b.. an
feas1sslhis 70 ask thar shey xsyen aban-
don he. POSITION secured t. thern by
ths success es shels aEn4s ana r~lla-
quish ali he advantages they have oh
tanned. without knowing bat that In
ihres months the islands. @i11 the tx
sep;lon 81 Mspas, nsax * tarn7a over
TO tina Spanias4s so F.few the barl,lrt-
ties ana the exaeslaus against 5 {sl< h
ai,ie that ,hs> ask for x gsarantr.. that
sha. islanis shall nat l.e re1.est,4, shed
again 10 Spain bcsaFe sh~y tay ,fsvs q
their arms Thsy Volunteer II ac&fsogsl.
edge sho authority os SAc Uaisei STATES
or Great Britain. hat shey ssi1i not Sssa-
init "a Spain This - at eminen;iy "a
tsAnai plea fos theYn - urgc upou cty~
ilixe{f people. sae0 az sae Americans or
the British II is compliment o. tAose
nations which sASalI b. exeta DINGHY
gratifying II FOR ue osarr reason thAn
that IL is a call II a}ty humanity. we
should respond Il so generous an offer.
Although II IS frse ths; a. ,:s ;s7,,.
Gid We make she Iate = tl3e thlspg .sa,.A
a consideration III the fsssss} h tisrR
waica preceded tAe t1s<sarattoa as: vaY,
there arssae = tasst ohsigassan eu uesr
part To stand ty <he iwsGrnrat II 80
mss strange tiaas this notion s!.uH.a have
come To- ,ha isluccsnt natives - la@
ss.a nas when ina; s<slssa Ida prevails
IA Il great sxscn1 saiapg the zaopls ~
the United States. ana even teyv4eu
governments aykuovsie>ses Gear right o.
sssse the islands for ourselves MS
Implies; obligation should fzage sonass
binding fore~s @isn am honorable Ss.,s~
ps~ In 1884 yssfse Mills. ~ wSssonsin.
had conversation With M Llaeol.s