Evening journal., 1898-09-12
TROUBLE FOR OTIS.
Philippine Insurgents Sill
Maintain a Defiant Attitude.
Do NOT RESPECT THE ARMISTICE.
Fighting Going on In the Outlying
PrOvinces--AguinaId impossible
DemRnds-Wants a share of the
Proceeds of ManIIa'ssCapture.

LONDON, Sept. 12.-The Manila cor
respondent Of The Times. telegraphing
Sept. 9, says:
The insurgent conquest of the island
of Luzon is rapidly approaching COM
pletion. Authentic reports announce the
capture Of successive Spanish posi-
tions, and at present the rebels control
every foot Of the island except Manila,
Cavite and small portion of the prov
ince of Albay.
They hold over 5000 Spanish prison.
ers ana have recently captured several
thousand rifles, some cannon. a large
quantity of ammunition and several
small armed steamers. The Spanish
held out valorously. but were fighting
against the inevitable.
1T is undeniable that the action OF the
insurgents in pursuing the campaign
after an armistice was declared has
caused muSh useless suffering and de-
struction of property and has annihilat-
ed their every claim to be considered in
any respect as the allies Of the Ameri-
cans.
Their motive has been twofold. First,
an implacable hatred of the Spanish,
with an innate racial thirst for revenge,
and, secondly, their ambition to place
themselves on record before the world
l as a successful revolutionary govern
/ ment and as complete masters of the
Luzon provinces and as many adjacent
islands as they may have time to occu-
1 by before the Philippine question has
been settled by the Paris commission.
They are now free to withdraw their
7 troops, to make an expedition against
, Panay and to capture Iloilo. BY con-
i tinuing the campaign now, regardless Of
the armstice, they put themselves in
& the wrong with everybody, just as by
y crowdng into the suburbs of Manila and
\ refusing to vacate the same unless COM
y PEELED by superior force they have put
Il themselves in the wrong with the Amer
leans.
Their action is doubtless due partly
7 to a Reorganization of their force,
which, by their own confession. consists
of a congregation of Independent units
with chiefs each ambitious of power and
distinction and all struggling for posi-
lions which will secure for them, by
L booty or otherwise, private fortunes.
This Reorganization. which naturally
Is affects the irresponsible individual sol
der, has been constantly fomenting the
Il irritation resulting from the dual occu-
patton in the suburbs of Manila. The
situation has been impossible from the
N beginning, and conflicts have beer
avoided only by great tact and the ex.
traordinary patience of the American
troops. who Loyalty observe their duty
Of preserving the peace of the town.
THE policy of permitting the insur
gents to occupy the Spanish positions
has been fruitful in many difficulties
not the least of which is the stimulus
given to the conceit of the natives, Wit
consider themselves the conQuerOrs o
Manila, although they captured not
single position when the town wa
taken.
n General Otis has attacked the com
plicated questions he inherited from
nj General Merritt, his predecessor, witt
remarkable energy and decision and /
"a rapidly establishing order in every de
"a partment where comparative chao
N ruled before.
HE has been fully occupied with mat
ters more intimately concerning tn
military government of Manila an
81 only recently has he been able to stud
exhaustively the insurgent question an
to satisfy himself regarding the equit
of the insurgents claims, so as to solv
a problem practically unapproache
heretofore.
"Aguinaldo has persistently demand
ed, in terms not too polite, various i'm
possible concessions-for example a
occupation Of the governor general
S. palace and other palaces. a written as
surance that the insurgents will be pei
mitted to occupy permanently the
military positions around Manila an
protection for the insurgent vessels b
the American fleet with many otht
claims, including an innocent deman
for a share OF the booty captured by ii
Americans at Manila"