The times., 1899-07-04
More DENLY MeddIing.

There is something really ominous in
the report that DENLY is at his peace med
ding business again in the Philippines
OF course, it was to be expected after
notice, few days ago. that he and School
master Worcester were on visit to
linus Yesterday it was announced that
General Lawton had made overtures of a
friendly nature TO the rebel General Trias,
and that the latter was expected TO take
the bait and vary fighting with a little bit
of negotiation.
The news is not what We can consider
good news. II savors too much of the
DENLY doddering that spoiled Otis cam
paign last spring. Whatever may be the
rock bottom truth of the military situation
in Luzon. it is evident enough that Aguin-
aldo and his associated mutineers think
they have Otis at advantage. They believe
that they have succeeded in dividing his
force; that they hold the detached divisions
of Macarthur in a tight and hot box at
San Fernando, and Lawton and Wheaton
in another one in Cavite province. They
look forward with confidence to the result
of movements which they expect to make
against these segregated commands, at the
same time striking for possession of the
Manila waterworks% spontaneously they
no doubt anticipate a native rising in The
city. to be followed by a general massacre
of Americans.
All these rebel hopes and plans may be
foolish, but they exist, and they will not
be made less real to the native mind by
any present display of American desire
to plaeate the Tagal leaders. Peace over
lures at this juncture can have no effect
other than to convince the hostile Malays
that the United States Government is
weakening, and to encourage them to more
| active and determined resistance.
There is and always has been some game
of politics or other unexpressed purpose
behind the DENLY Peace Commission play
What 1t may have been or is we do OF
pretend to know; but 1t will be made ap-
parent in time. Men of the DENLY type
are useful to people in power only when
something or other of a valuable but ESQ
teric complexion is TO be attempted. And
the type is not necessarily an exalted one.
According to a story current in diplo-
matte circles. when DENLY arrived at
Pekin some years ago as United States
Minister, Count Cassini. then the Russian
representative in China, went TO him and
proffered his good offices in support of
American interests, which we're then rather
antagonized by the Chinese policy of Great
Britain. The Russian advance was ig-
nored, and, very shortly afterward, it is
said that Denby's son was honored with a
highly paid place under Sir Robert Hart.
the British Director of Chinese Customs.
Thereafter, according to the story, DENLY
came to be regarded in Pekin, whether
Justly or not. as more or less an appendix
to the tail of the Lion. IL Sir Robert Hart
wanted anything done that he thought the
American Minister might naturally op-
pose, he would order young DENLY on a
mission away up the country where Black
Flags would be likely TO bisect his
weasand. The Anglo American customs
| cadets family would Immediately take
alarm and intercede, and, in the course of
the intercession, Sir Robert would be the
| last man to lose sight OF his nations in
| terests-at least. so goes the tale
OF Denby's later career the country il