Arizona republican., 1899-09-11
There Will Be No Let Up Until
1t Is All Over.
HOT PURSUIT OF THE REBELS
Will Be Mainfa Inc d When They
Are Driven From Their Tren1heS
in All Future Engagements
HencefOrfh Peace Negotiations
viii Be Conducted Only by In
fanirV. Artillery and Cavalry.

Washington, Sept. 1O.-Now that the
Philippines commission has been dis
posed of there will be no break in the
campaign in the islands until Aguin-
aldo and his followers are whipped
beyond the possibility of resurrecting
the rebellion.
When the Filipinos find they have to
deal with the military alone, and are
to secure no respite until they sur
render Internationally, they are likely
to lose hope. This, at any rate. is the
firm belief of the administration The
army, under instructions from the
president, viii allow the rebels no
rest once the fail campaign has been
inaugurated in earnest. When they
are forced to give up their trenches
through inability Nto stand the fire
of the American artillery, they are
not to be allowed, as heretofore, to re-
treat without pursuit and construct
new trenches at their leisure. After
the artillery and infantry have dis
lodged them and forced them to flee,
the cavalry will pursue them relent-
lessly. To get away they will be
forced to abandon food supplies and
arms, and they are bound to be re-
duced to condition where there will
be nothing left for them but surrender
President Schurman of the commits
sion is convinced that Aguinaldo's re-
bellion is becoming more and more nu-
popular with the natives OF Luzon.
By the time Aguinaldo's forces shall
discomfort now existing in many of the
provinces in consequence of the hard
ships forced upon the inhabitants by
the state of war will, President Schur-
man thinks, have become general
throughout the island, and Aguinaldo
will ind himself in desperate straits.
President Schurman believes that
Aguinaldo, even now, realizes the
hopelessness Cf his cause. and is de-
TERED from surrender only through
fear that he will be severely dealt with
when taken.
president has decided upon for gov
ernfng the Philippines when American
authority is established are without
authority. The president has given
little thought to the future govern
ment of the Philippines. What he is
concerned about is the crushing of the
rebellion. The future government OF
the islands is matter for congress to
decide. It is even doubtful if the
president, if the rebellion is crushed
before the assembling of congress, will
make any specific recommendations TO
congress as to the character of gov
he thinks the Filipinos ought
to have. He probably will content
himself with laying before congress
full information upon the conditions
existing in the Philippines, and leave
to the law making branch the task of
providing a government for the is
lands, untrammeled by any opinions
Of his own on the subject. He fol-
lowed this course in the case of Ha-
Haii, and he is not likely to change it
n the case of the Philippines. He de-
sires to avoid the slightest basis for
The foolish talk which has been in
lulged in about his assumption Of die
atC-ial authority. The president is
lot afraid to trust congress. He has
,erfect confidence that congress, when
possessed of full information, will act
With wisdom. The president has de-
clared his belief that the Philippines
Ire as much a part of the United States
IS Louisiana or Texas, which became
,art of the United States in a similar
manner to that in which the Philip
ZINES were added to our territory.
That congress will decide to contract
he country's domain he does not
,redit. But if congress should so de-
:ide he will interpose no obstacle, but
sill carry out the expressed will of a
congress in that, as he has in all mat
ers growing out of the war with
pain for Cuban freedom.
The president and his cabinet have
leen particularly pleased with Presi-
ent Schurman's accounts of the pros
,eets of Philippine development under
american administration. President
;churman was emphatic in his decla-
alton that the resources Of the is
ands and the advantage of them as
basis for American trade in the
)rient would more than repay the
Jnited States for all the sacrifice
necessary to establish United States