New Ulm review., 1899-08-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. C,

on its launches by the Republical
anti nti-Impeualists. The fact has ac
cldentally escaped that they are going t
put Presidential ticket in the field ii
case Mckinley does not get out of tht
| Philippines. At its head will be put the
strongest men who can be induced tc
accept the nomination, preferably ex.
| Speaker Reed, if he would take it, and
IN case of his decilnation some men like
Ex-Governor Boutwell, of Massachusetts,.
Officially the anti-Imperialist League is
unwilling to make an open declaration
of It's purpose at this time, as it fears
that such political announcement
would have tendency to check the tre-
mendous growth of the league, but the
purpose IS there and the gold Democrat
lc movement of 1896 will find the Re
publican counterpart in 1900. It will
moreover break off from the Republican
organization as large and important a
section in the North and East as did the
Silver Republican movement in the West.
Secretary Erving Winslow of the
League claims that he has the figures to
show that the anti-Imperialist movement
holds the balance of power and is strong
enough to defeat the Administration Re-
publicans at the polls in every Northern
state with the exception of Pennsylvania.
While the Democratic party is almost
solidly anti-Imperialistic and while hum
dreds of thousands of Republicans will
vote the straight Democratic ticket to
make effective their protest against I'm
perialism and Trusts, this new move
ment will embrace large body of men
who are Republicans in everything but
the question of imperialism and will go
to the length of forming new party to
register their protests on that one issue.
Secretary Roots call for ten addition
al regiments of volunteers for service in
the Philippines, raising the strength of
the army to $4,000 men will give great
impetus to this sentiment of opposition
to the Administration program. Even
with the chances favorable to the sup
preston of the lnsurrection with this
formidable army, the whole military idea
is repugnant to public sentiment. But
the chilly fact is that there is no more
prospect of this force being able to
quell the lnsurrection than there was of
the other. Spain did not quell it with
10000 troops. She had the advantage
Of a acclimatized forces, a thorough
knowledge of the country and the en-
ployment of thousands of native soldiers
who remained faithful to the Spanish
flag.
The Administration, however, has
none of these advantages, the natives
are all in opposition. The revolution
it is admitted, has broken out in Cebu
and Negros, both of which, it had been
claimed had been thoroughly pacifed
and loyal to American Administration.
It will be remembered that Negros is
the island over which Mckinley wept
tears of delight at its exhibition of new
but feryent patriotism for American
rule. President Shurman glowed with
rosy warmth at the sight of. the white
winged dove of peace in this vicinity
Now the report comes out that these is.
lands are flaming with rebellion, but the
fact has not been allowed to escape that
the outbreak IS due to the night attack
op one of it's Villages by company OF
American soldiers under orders and 15C
men, women and children were shot
down without means of defense or es.
cape. The village being afterwards
looted and burned to the ground. The
cruise of the gun boat Napidan is alec
bearing fruit. This gunboat also bonn
barded peaceful village and then loot
ed the principal houses. The official re.
ports state that the officers and crew o
the Napidan shave been transferred te
other duty" But the Napldan was ar
army gunboat. A naval gunboat, moi
being under Otis orders and censorship
reports that all the coast villages are il
the hands of the insurgents and that no,
where can landing party meet witt
friendly reception.
The insurgents have resumed active
hostil1ties and are attacking far within
the line of the American outposts to tbs
North of Manila. The meager reports
couched in the usual lying strain, claim
ing very slight losses of the American
/ forces and enormous losses on the par