The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-19
Jerry SIMPLE.
cucral Whittier Says Nothing Is
Easier Than the Philippine
Question.
!. couM All BE Settled In Three
Days If 1t Were Properly
Managed.
kccount of an Interview With
Agui',aldo and Other
Leaders.
k,or'l Ec Given a Measure OF
Autonomy Until Able to
Go Alone.

v,w YORK. Jan. 10. General Charles
vb;,.,.r. who returned recently
Manila, says.
.va,biug in the world is easier OF set.
,,n,g, than tn. situation in the Phil.
l,inc,. l,could be settled in three
)4ys
.,r.-l Whittier went TO Manila
li,b General MERIT. and there served
|. collector until the end of October
h. returned by way Of Paris. and on
F, g-riya, in this country recently. his
:, .leiy WAS to max" his r.por, Ia the
\ in Washington. This done, he
~ .,,l> that hc is sufficiently freed
] ii. Il. ,al Obligations To speak of af-
! lii, III ,Lo Philippines. His position
~ gave him ample opportunity fui
~r,3u- tn conditions in the islands.
In ,hr tir,, place" General Whittier
r.au.d there is wide ignorance
ill., Philippines and the character OF
F1l,pnu~ The natives arr not TX.
! aA. they are not savages. They ar.
(iei. ii manufacturing and as account
pit mariners, and railroad operatives.
Fhey ar quiet, most temperate and
(aYy shown great ability in their mil.
kary affairs.
With iirmness. accompanied. by Iii.
P.cMaev and tact, | think il the simples,
P.a:er Qos>lbl" 10 bring them under our
|omro.
We may give them Offices Of minor
Importance both military and civil. ani
|iy IN apartment for whatever mum.
Erei Year, may be necessary. until
|AeE develop their capacity for govern.
Fs and W can then be guided by that
u" Visited Agninaido.
:! saw Aguinaldo on Oct. %. three
Fays before leaving Manila. He said
r. l"op!" were abou, equally divided.
pa -Aaf iaN"tins absolute indepcnd.
nee, The other half favoring an Ameri.
["h lfoi'c'ora'e said to him in reply
'a">e iarurlng independence:
;, Inc Tact Is, il must he the wish Of
. u :. son I" develop the country. To
T. 'als, roads mus, be built on scientific
(!,AelpI's railroads must be construct.
~ sanitation will he necessary. You
.' [ ha money or credit. you have no
ta'!' lhe islands are so rich prize
" . apart from qnarrcls and schisms
,"''h 'hr different tribes, foreigners
Hios' likely to take from you por-
- u 'he possessions from time "a
o.,, 'ii'aldo replied The civilized
-, ~ would never permit such a thing.
4 C. Nm returned: How has it been
lna a','" =" where England. Russia. France
kot,la laeiiiany are striving at all times
% s an' parts Of the country He had
answer for this.
Think They Can Con.ro, Them.
buen ,oo''iaential friend OF Aguinaldo
his ,o;". aa,'''ho, joined the conference a,
vi,h hpa'a,s, , and after talking . Will,
lis n an,. nM,su'naldo, expressed very strongl,
he;rp ;p,n'on that the two could NOV,
)ecto,p, mop'e to the acceptance OF . pro
.Dras'' nsa'naldo and Buen Canine sddet
|hey fs,, Ions y, OF pleasure at my visit, .
htI.. 81! they had been neglected an,
cans ! gwen the cold shoulder by Amer
hila n.a ,..ee the day after the fall OF Ma
Mnen they were assured Of on
Ae ny 1--WE. View is that after the signing o
hoo,a'e ,a'eaty in Paris, communicable,
lad ~ hn nave been established With them
(tana;n"v nave no doubt that an under
|~ith ~ith''nx y" could have been Arrived !
with m NO NO Impairment Of our dignity. an
10 riyo ~ - suggestion that we were roinI
Present. '''an"s' at least for tn
), Asked ss! his opinion o, III. .,n,.n+n.r
Fon 'les'dent McKinie, OF Of tSs appo.n.ns conm;'
lhil;,'""; :" investigate condition. e,'',ti, in n
Il th'ss' th;ms !. General Whittier r,pliAd:
~rittsns' ,ss'sr ,a 70 tho sscr.tsry q ,.i .tat.
'"'' september. l rocomnende