The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-08-20
TREAT ALL ALIKE
Instructions to Merritt and
Dewey In Dealing With Af-
fairs at Manila.
Insurgents to Have No Part in
the Occupation or Con-
troll Of the City.
EVIDENTLY TROUBLESOME
Request for a Policy Made
Jointly by the American
Commanders.
Officials Informed That About
Seven Thousand Prison.
ers Are Held.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The two
American commanders at Manila, Ad.
miral Dewey and Major General Mer.
ritt, united in a joint dispatch which
was received here late in the afternoon
asking for instructions az to the man.
ner Of dealing with the various ele.
ments, particularly the. insurgents,
now that the city was occupied by the
American forces. After conference
at the White House. in which secre.
tary Alger and Acting Secretary Allen
participated, instructions were sent to
the two American commanders. The
text of the request for instructions and
the answer were not made public, but
Secretary Alger summed up the in.
struotions substantially as follows: 3ss,
"The instructions are to enforos law
and order and to treat all law abiding
citizens equally"
Must Recognize Our AuthoF.ty..
The instructions are practically the
same as those sent to General Lawton
at Santiago. The latter order stated
specifically that the insurgents must
recognize the military occupation and
authority of the United States and the
cessation of hostilities proclaimed by
the United States. Doubtlessly the
same order is being appli ed to the in.
surgents under Aguinaldo. although it
was not stated officially that such
upoci An Noon To- rr,ovo ,n.ln
1t was said that the joint note from
Dewey and Merritt does not in terms
refer to Aguinsldo, nor do the in.
structions mention the insurgent leader
by name.
Have lrobably Made Dsmanda
It is known, however, that it was the
desire of the American commanders to
have instructions on the manner Of
dealing with the large and menacing
force of insurgents under ARuinaldo,
who have surrounded Manila for many
weeks and who, it is thought, may de.
mand or have demanded the right to
occupy the city with the American sol.
diers as the Cuban soldiers did at San.
tiago. It has been thought in some
quarters here that the showing hereto.
fore made by the insurgent ts would lead
to their receiving a certain amount Of
recognition in the way of joint action
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 official summed up the
situation 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 dispatch the only
other word received from Manila dur.
ing the day was in the way of q brief
dispatch from Admiral Dewey an.
nouncing the surrender of the city last
Saturday. A detailed dispatch from
General Merritt was eagerly awaited
during the day, rs 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 up to the
close of Office hours.