Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-09
him up and brought him back to his own

him up and brought him back to his own
country.
The arms that Dewey turned over to
Aguinaldo are now being used against our
soldiers. There is in the Hong Kong bank
of Manila today about 100000 that be-
longs to Aguinaldo, and the bank account
of the money shows it was received from
the agent of the Spanish government.
he had Gen. Luna assasSinated, and one
of his cd associates. his counsel is now in
Hong Kong, from where he boldly announ
ces his abandonment Of Aguinaldo's cause,
as he regards the motive of the leader as
purely mercenary one. The people of the
islands are divided into tribes after the
fashion of the North American Indians.
There are many wealthy. intelligent and
educated FNlipfnos, who know the best cul-
ture of the day. There are many with an
education that includes the written and
spoken knowledge of Spanish, but the
masses of the people speak their tribal
tongue.
The Tagals furnish the organization of
the insurrection, and the other tribes are
drafted into the service.
In the province of Pampanga, where the
second division is operating now the ma
tives would be peaceable if they were let
alone. All our wounded were Tagalos.
All the natives. however have confidence
IN the supernatural powers of Aguinaldo.
Ills glory as a patriot Waned little when
he left the instruction against the Span
ish and went to Hong Kong.
III this So-called war is to be shorn of all
" us characteristics, features That enabled
sherman to describe it SO aptly. then let it
be thoroughly done-let it be humanitarian
indeed. Send the soldiers home, for they
are made to main, to wound, to take life,
to kill Send back in their stead stump
speakers (the coming crop and distributors
of tracts, and send enough of them, so
that there will be one to offer himself as
capsules for each bullet in every round of
Filipino ammunition. The soldier will car
ry his share of the white mans burden"
and do 1t uncomplainingly, If he can do 1t
after the manner in which he has been
trained, but let those who make the load
unW1eidy or make it necessary to carry it
over lie same ground many times. come
out here where will promise them in
mediate and lasting employment as bur-
den bearers.
4 Righteous Cause.
Again l must tell you that this cause we
are fighting is a righteous one, and it Is for
the liberation of these people from the
crudest kind of despotism, or at best
rough oligarchy.
must be completely crushed. The more
promptly and thoroughly this end is
compliShed the easier will be the subse
quent control, the fewer soldiers will be re-
CURED for garrison duty. Let the war con-
tinue as war and let 1t mean the inf1ction
upon the enemy of all the inconvenience,
embarrassment, destruction and disaster
that the art of war can suggest and devise.
Humanitarian ism for the foe without sui
eide to ourselves is limited entirely to the
treatment of the wounded and prisoners.
The American soldier needs no instruc-
ton in the latter practice The wounded
before our front We're cared for carefully
as our own men, so far as the situation per-
mitted. Then let us who have taken up
this white mans burden carry ii bravey.
but Hose of you that direct from a dis
tance should not allow your sentimental ro-
mancing to prescribe conditions that will
cause us to fall under the load.