The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-06
IS A SHAMELESS RACE
Natives of Manila Are TreaCh-
erouS BarbarianS.
THINK DEWEY A TERROR
Two Very Interesting Letters
From A. [. Phillips,

A. L. Phillips, q graduate OF Lewis
academy and son Of John Philips. OF
Nulvane. writes two very interesting let
ters from Manila, In which he gives some
reasons why he thinks the United states
Should not annex the Philippines The
letters are as follows:
Camp Dewey. Near Manila, July 8.-
Nv Dear Parents: will drop you few
lines today to let you know t1at l am
still well and among me living. We are
now in camp, about two and one-haIf
miles from Manila We landed a week
ago today. We have those little pup tents
70 live IN and they are not very good.
either as they are quite small and leak
come We will not likely be here in camp
more than two weeks longer, as Merritt
arrived yesterday, and the rest Of the
third expedition are expected IN today
There are six ships with the third Ihat
will make about 1900 or 1900 troops
here. All of Us are camping from two
10 four miles from Manila and can hear
the insurgents and Spaniards fighting
every night The insurgents have driven
them into the fortiicationS and have
trenches thrown around the walls so the
Epaniards can't get out. They lay in
those trenches and shoot and hardly ever
any Of them are killed. The natives are
e. very degraded class Of people and the
United States would be hard up for a
fight if that was all ne was fighting for.
They can't govern the island themselves
at all They wear a sort of dress any
old clothes they can get hold of. The
road from Cavite TO Manila goes by our
camp and every afternoon they go string
ing along. with their guns. 10 Manila 10
fight. They are armed with rifles Dewey
captured from the Spaniards, and he
dewey gives them twenty rounds of
ammunition each day and they always
shoot it all away. They would rather
fight with knives and daggers than any
other way. 1 have no use for these ma
lives at all, and the United States does
not want this island at all for it will be
a continual warfare with them. They are
dead afraid Of US, though. They think
Dewey is a terror, and they are right.
The Monterey and Monadnock are expect
ed here any moment to strengthen
when Merritt got here. He came ahead of
the rest Of the feet, as he was on a fast
steamer. The latest news we have is that
the Spanish government has fallen and
that they are negotiating for peace in
the United States. That is what is so dis
agreeable here. We can't get any late
news. The latest papers we have are the
San Francisco papers of the 18th 1 pre-
sumo in the next ten days We viii move
on to Manila I hope it will be soon. It
IS the general opinion here that Manila
will surrender without a shot being fired.
Well, suppose you are all well at
home. How are you getting along. I
often think of you. We are being fed
very well. It is the rainy season here
now and It rains every day. 1t is not
so not as I thought it would be in the
tropics. There has hardly been a night
that we could not use our wooden blan-
ket. 1t may be hotter towards the in
terror. but we are along the beach.
The natives never wear shoes all go
bare footed-old men. women and all.
They do not seem to know what shame,
modesty or chastity is. They propagate
miscellaneously among themselves and
arc VI inc No"hWdTu trend Back IN the
interior Of the island they are not as
much civilized as along the shores. as
here they are trading and coming in con-
tact with civilized people.
From Manila around 10 Cavite. by land.
II Is about twenty miles, and the country
Is very level and of a sandy loan and
very productive. Bananas, mangoes.
pineapples and cocoanuts are the princi-
pal fruits
We just got word that the third expe-
dition are here. Well. l will close with
love to all and regards to all friends.
Hope you are all well and getting along
nicely Hoping to hear from you soon,
am your loving son,
\. L. PHILLIPS,
CO. H, Tenth Res, Pa. Vol.