The record-union., 1898-08-18
WILL treat
ALL ALIKE
AT manila.
Since The City is Occupied
by Americans,
Insurgents Must Recognize
Their Authority.
viii Be No Joint Action Except Be-
tween Merritt and Dewey.
They VIII Maintain Law and Order, ard
Treat AguinaIda's Followers the Same
as Spanish, Requiring All to
-.-~J Observe Peace.


American commanders at Manila, Ad-
miral Dewey and General Merritt, unit
ed in a joint dispatch which was re-
ceived here late this afternoon, asking
for instructions as to the manner OF
dealing with the various elements, par
ticularly the insurgents, now that the
city is occupied by the American forces.
After conference at the White House,
in which Secretary Alger and Acting
Secretary Allen participated, fnstruc-
tions were sent to the two American
commanders. The text of the request
for instructions and of the reply were
not made public, but Secretary Alger
summed up the instructions substan-
TALLY az follows: 1.-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 Gen
eral Lawton. The latter order spe-
cifically stated that the insurgents must
recognize the military occupation and
authority of the United States, and the
eessatiesa~ef hostilities proclaimed 81.
this Government. Doubtless the same
rule is being applied to the insurgents
under Aguinaldo although it was not
officially announced that such specific
orders were made
1t is said the joint dispatch to Ad-
miral Dewey and General Merritt did
not in terms refer to Aguinaldo, nor
did the instructions mention the in
surgent leader by name It is we'll
understood, however, that the desire of
the American commanders was to have
instructions on the manner in dealing
with the large and menacing forces of
insurgents under Aguinaldo, who have
have surrounded Manila for many
weeks. and who, it is thought, may
have demanded the right to occupy the
city with the American forces, as the
Cuban insurgents did at Santiago.
1t had been thought in some quarters
here that the showing heretofore made
by the insurgents would lead to their
receiving a certain amount of recogni-
ton in the way of joint
action between the United
States forces and those of the in
surgents when the city was occupied;
but the instructions sent tonight are
based on occupation by the United
States alone, and az a high Admins
tration official summed up the situa
ton: There shall be no joint action
except between Merritt and Dewey.
They will maintain law and order, and
will treat insurgents and Spaniards
alike. requiring all to observe peace and
order"
Aside from this joint dispatch. the
only other word received from Manila
during the day was in the brief dis
patch from Admiral Dewey announc-
ing the surrender of the city last Sat
urday. detailed dispatch from Gen
eral Merritt was anxiously awaited
throughout the day. as it 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 Gen
eral Merritt up To the close of office
hours tonight. except the one in which
he joined with Admiral Dewey in ask
ing for instructions Secretary Alger
concluded from this that the casualties
could not have been many as he felt
sure General Merritt would PROMPTLY
report any considerable loss. There
was bare possibility that a cipher dis
patch from Merritt had miscarried
1t was noted that neither the first
dispatch of Admiral Dewey nor the
toint dispatch of Dewey and Merritt
made any reference whatever to the
mart which the German cruiser Kaiserin
Augusta took in removing Captain Cen
eral August from Manila to Hongkong.
For this official believes that the Amer
lean commanders do not attach serious
significance to the course OF the Ger
man naval AUTHORITIES. The incident
continues to cause some irritation here,
but it is practically certain that no
official cognizance Will be taken of It.
high official of the Navy Depart
rnent said that at most the course Of
the German naval commander was one
Of bad taste. There is no disposition
in any official quarter at present to
carry the incident TO the point of con-
sidering IL a breach OF neutrality. as
has been suggested in some British
newspapers.