The state herald., 1899-12-08

OF the unlted states In both houses or
lieve, and still believe. that this trans
Ter OF soyereignty was according to the
Wili and, and wishes ,aHa and the aspirations of
From the earliest moment no oppor-
tunity was lost Of assuring the people Of
welfare and of the Intention Of this gov
ernment to do everything possible to ad.
vance 10 their ,ear interests. In my order Of
tary expedition dispatched to the Philip
pines was instructed to declare that we
came not to make war upon the people
OF that country. nor upon any party or
in their homes. In their employment, and
That there should be no doubt as 10 the
of HaSust %as dreeted ste GR that hf there
surgents;' that the United States must
and property within the Territory. occu-
that the Insurgents and all others must
recognize the military occupation and au-
thority Of the United States. As early
mander In Manila was urged to restore
Se " anS as aeFsase sox
ernment. which should afford the fullest
security for life and property.
treaty was signed. the commander of
the forces of occupation was instructed
TO announce and proclaim In the most
vaders or conquerors. but as friends to
protect the natives in their homes, In
their employments and In their personal
while ordering General Otis to see that
the peace should be preserved in Iloilo.
portant that there should be no, conflict
Of January. 1899. urgent. orders were re-
government should he In nOySihln
way communicated to the insurgents. On
the 2lst Of January l announced my in
mittee composed OF three gentlemen OF
thoroughly acqpainted with the, Orient:
and Major General Otis. were Instructed
to facilitate the most humane and effect,
I've extension of authority. throughout the
Islands and to secure with the least pos
sible delay the benefits of wise and gen.
eerous protection of life and property to
the Inhabitants
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
9Th "These gentlemen were. Dr.. ,,Jaeoh,
University. the Hon. Charles DENLY. for
many years minister to China. and Prof.
Dean {. Worcester. of the University of
study of life in the Philippines. While
the treaty of peace was under consider
alton In the, senate, these commissioners
set out on their mission of good will and
liberation. Their character was n suff-
cient guaranty of ,-.e beneficent purpose
with which they went, even II they had
government which made their errand
pre-eminently one of peace and friend
ship. but before .-leir arrival at Manila
the sinister ambition OF a few leaders of
the Filipinos mad created a scene full of
embarrassment for us and most grievous
N MI, Its conseaueneeS TO themselves, The
the commissioners which transmit here
with gives so lucid and comprehensive
history of the insurrectionary movement
that the story need not be here repeated.
II Is enough to say that the claim OF the
rebel leader that he was promised indie
pendence by any officer OF the United
States In return for his assistance has
no foundation and Is emphatically denied
by the very witnesses who were called to
prove II. The most the insurgent leader
hoped for when he came back 10 Manila
was the liberation Of the islands from the
Spanish control, under which they had
been laboring for years without success.
THE prompt accomplishment OF this
work by the American army and navy
gave him other ideas and ambitions and
ters perfected the intention with which
he had taken up arms. No soner had our
army captured Manila than the Filipino
forces began, TO assume an attitude of
efforts OF our officers and troops were un-
able TO disnrm or modify. Their kind
proof of cowRrdice The nggressions OF
the Fillpinos continually increased until
finally Just before the time set by the
Senate OF the United States for a vote
upon the treaty. an attack, evidently pre-
pared In advance. was made all along
the American lines. which resulted In a
terribly destructive and sanguinary re-
pulse OF the insurgents.
Ten dnys later an order Of the insur-
gent government was issued 10 Its ndhcr-
which General Otis Justly observed that
for sarbnrous intent ! Is uneguaied In
O'glOFk the night nf IA t.fh nf Eahrtt.
AIRY. the territorial militia shall come to-
gether In the streets of San Pedro armed
tion where convenient: that Filipino fam
ili.s only shall be respected: but that all
other individuals OF whatever race they
may he. shall be exterminated without
any compassion, after the determination
OF the army of occupation and adds:
'Brothcrs. we must nvonge ourselves on
the Amei cans and cNterminntc them.
that We may take our revenge for the In
famles and butcheriez which they have
committed upon US. Have, no. compass
sion upon them; attack with Vigor. A
copy OF this fell by good fortune into the
hands of our officers and they were able
20 take measures TO control the rising
night of fehrunry 22nd. week later than
wns originally contemplated. Consider
able numbers of armed insurronts enter
cd the city by waterways and swamps
and In concert with cnnfrderates inside
attempted To destroy Manila by fire, They
were kept In c..rck during the night and
heavy loss.
..'Thls was the unhappy condition of
erS on their arrival In Manila They
had come with the hope and Intention OF
cooperating with Admiral Dewey and
Major General Otis In establishing penre
and order IN the archipelago, and tho
LARGEST measure OF Helf-Eoyernment COM
ratlbl. with The true welfare % the peo-
pie. What they actually found can best
be set for them In their words;
g Dcplornblo ns war Is. the ono in
which we nr" now engaged was unavold-
able by ur. We were attacked by n bold
adventurous enemy. No alternative was
left 10 us oNccpt ignomlnious retreat
y Is not TO ;" conceived Of that any
American would have sanctioned the SUR
render Of Manila 10 the insurgents. our
ohllgntions TO other nations and to the
nnF demanded that force should be met
by force, Whatever the future OF the
Philippines may be, there II no course
aapcn 10 un now, except the prosecution of
10 Hubmlsninn. The commission N ~ the
oplnon that there has been no time since
the destruction Of the Spanish squadron
by Admiral Dewey whom Il was possible
10 withdraw our forces from the islands
either with honor 20 ourselves or with
safety To the inhnhitantH.'
REBELLION MUST nE PUT DOWN.
"rhe course thus clearly. indicated has
lion must be put down. clyil goyornmcn,
ennniry er9r Il MSl,sy mss, asso9n spani Sna
history, the army ably and loyalty as
sisted by tho navy, has carried on this
unwelcome but most mnmuntouH rnm.
phiEn. Although the operations have
been somewhat Interrupted ana checked
by rainy season ~ unusual violence
and duration. they have gained ground
steadily In ryery direction and now look
forward rnnfduntinlly 90 speedy tor
minniion nf their task,
"'fhn unfnNnfnhl" rlrrumHtnnrrs con-
necied with an active campaign have not
been permitted 10 Interfere with the
equally Important work Of reconstruction.
Again 4 Invite your attention To the fe-