New-York tribune., 1898-10-02

GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS BROUGHT TO
TINE BY AMERICAN ADMIRAL.

INTERESTING LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT BEACH.
OF THE BALTIMORE. DESCRIBING THE
GENERAL CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
~ THE PHILIPPINES
In a letter addressed to Robert Leslie Monett' OF
this city Lieutenant Beach, OF the Baltimore. de-
scribes the condition OF affairs az Manila atter
the battle. and gives his impressions of men and
things in the Philippines after three months obser
vation The letter is dated: United States Steam
ship Baltimore Manila Philippine Islands, July 3D.
1885" II says in part:
II. when our fight here of May was finished. at
about NJ @ oS oG9ck ss S IA Mania n srobaoy and un,
doubtedly would have replied, After luncheon Oh
Ne drew off in TIC morning, after We finished the
feet and then des roycd the forts why was II hoI
natural to think that after we had once more flled
stomachs we would complete our Wo'h. %
We ate luncheon heartily, and prepared Tor the ar,
dsa bling remaining forts held by the Spaniards
In which the Spaniards assisted US. DeWey nao IN M
least act of hostility on the part OF any SpanlardS
would be a signal for the instant COMPARTMENT ana
surrender that day. and willing and ready 70;
they wondered why the surrender was not de-
have not taken Manila. when It was so easy and
when at war with them. ana some n' us us
have been Just as much surprised as have been the
Spaniards Il has not been explained to them why
we have not, because the expa1nation would be OF a
Manila is city of between ?5oeso and 10000 peo.
pe OF whom there may be 10000 Spanish (many
natives soldiers 1000 Spanish residents. 1900 other
fnnivaS racesC and native Fiipinos Although the
ym,ernment - SPANISH yet much of the temporal
aciaIs The Archbishop is next in nominal power to
the Governor.Cenerai but really has much more
power politically. for he can veto or cneckmate
the country il collected and kept by the Church.
The whole object OF the Spaniards who come mere
of he
attempt TO gain wealth by legitimate development
of the great agricultural capabilities OF the Islands :,
their goods. or Spanish officials or priests the
latter two classes being tho most persistent tax
gatherers the world has ever known
WORLDS PRIZE TAX-GATHERERS
II a DOOR native gathers vegetables from his
kitchen garden for his own he must pay
license for that privilege. or II he gets cocoanuts
or owns horse a goat or wagon or pet
monkey. He must pay license varying from 81 to
s25 a month for merely the grace Of living lie
must pay the Government for the privilege OF
marrying. and OF dying TOO. Children are dear
luxury. for each and every one Of which the poor
native has 10 paw the ramifcatons Of the tax list
have simply astonished me. tor don't know where
or how the native can turn but what heavy tax
is incurred don't know how the State and Church
divide up the taxes collected but evidently In way
satisfactory 10 all concerned the poor native.
Good wages and high, fol. the latter are 81 a day
Mexican as cents gold) He IL taxed for the privi-
lege Of working. The hemp. sugar and tobacco
plantations are run by foreigners ana worked by
taxes The natural result is that all possible am
to enliven the cupldity OF the spanIard. and so.
after three hundred years OF occupation the native
has has eSrned eST of the fe spahad + 10 hate him. After
three hundred years of occupation the Spaniards
Interior OF any Of the larger islands; they are stl
confined entirely S, to the coast h3ys ;s gone 20 & at
we did not not take Manila May l. or since then. Mi
Mia must have surrendered had we demanded It.
Church which has been wrung from the life OF
the natives and of the Spanish residents which
Had we taken Manila could have landed
force sufficiently strong 10 police or patrol H. and
apprehended Churches and buildings would have
been pilaged. murder. robbery. fire and rapine
thousands of dark MALAY devils. spurred by hatred
born OF the constant wrongs OF three hundred
the nations of civilization would have been horri-
sa and and FOUL as'9Fy SG fr om Al ms mSi I
name 1t is a tribute Of intellisence. humanity
have hay resisted the natural impulse Of making
victory most complete by taking Manila | trust
that history VIII give hm m creGT syan When IS pes b
air was s, full Of the smoke from our guns. 30
the why we dd o0 Of aSe Syaf Mana S S
would naturally ensue. IL has been nara waiting,
orS We bere At times IT has been monotonous but
rumors and reports fly around which give food for
there are now ii 90 troops here with Cen
spai Merritt in command. About seven thousand
Of these are encamped within three and one-halt
miles Of Manila II Is expected that the Monterey
will he I'm tomorrow. and the Monadnock Iater.
We We viii probably wait for the Monterey before
bombardng Manila. not that we need her Tor tnat
purpose, but we will be ready for the Germahs
WAR LORDS ADMIRAL REBUKED.
The latter are here In force and We are not
friendly with them; our relations might even be
called strained They openly sympathize and
fraternlze with the spaniarGs AMI are constantly
doing things which the laws Of international cour-
tesv would dub impote. For Instance. this il a
blockaded port and the foreign warships are here
by permission and courtesy of Admiral Dewey.
Cernon gunboat came steamng IN last week by
our f,rt taking no notice Of US. She was spoken
TO and answered not. but steamed on. She then
had a eolId shot dropped under her bow. which was
an ntImation that the next would be put Into her
a bigh Ina ndcd proceeding OF course. She stopped
then and got permission to 20 In to the German
anchorage You may imagine that the German
Hdmtr.i was furious That night ne sent officer
10 see Dewey who would not receive him, sending
word 10 inform the German Admiral to choose the
Anytime to transact business lie Uhe onicer)