The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-18
TREATMENT OF INSURGENTS.
Must Respect American Authority,
the Same as Other Citizens.

Must Respect American Authority,
the Same as Other Citizens.
1 Washington, Aug. 1.-THE two
American commanders at Manila, Ad-
miral Dewey and General Merritt,
united in joint dispatch, which was
received here late this afternoon, ask
ing for instructions as TO the manner
of dealing with the various elements,
/ particularly the insurgents, now that
! the city is occupied by the American
forces. After d conference at the
4 White House, in which Secretary AL
I ger and Acting Secretary Allen par
! ticipated, 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 instructions substan-
TALLY 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
I 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 it was not
officially announced that such specified
orders were made.
1t is said the joint dispatch from
Dewey and Merritt did not in terms
refer to Aguinaldo, nor did the in
structiens mention the insurgent lead
er by name. 1t is well understood
however, that the desire of the Ameri-
can commanders was to have instruc-
tons on the manner of dealing with
the large and menacing forces of in
surgents under Aguinaldo, who have
surrounded Manila fer many weeks.
and who, it is thought, may have de-
manded the right to occupy the city
with the American forces, as the Gu
ban insurgents did at Santiago. If
had been thought in some quarters
here that the showing heretofore made
by the insurgents would lead to their
receiving a certain amount of recog-
milton in the way of joint action be-
tween 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 q high admins
tfatlon official summed it up, there
shall be no joint action except be-
tween Merritt and Dewey. They will
maintain law and order and will treat
insurgents and Spaniards alike, requir-
10 - CpoCl VIC pSdC6 anu
Aside from this joint dispatch the
only other word received from Manila.
during the day was in the brief dis
patch from Admiral Dewey, anncunc-
ing the surrender of the city last Sa-
turday. A detailed dispatch from Cen
eral Merritt was anxiously awaited
throughout, as it was feared that the
sharp engagement of the land forces
during the storming of Manila had re-
suited in some casualties on our side.
but no dispatch came from General
Merritt up 10 the close of office hours
tonight, except the one in which he
joins with Admiral Dewey in asking
for instructions Secretary Alger con-
Guided from this that the casualties
could not have been heavy, as he felt
sure General Merritt would promptly
report any considerable loss. There
was bare possibility that a cipher
dispatch from Merritt had miscarried.
D.