Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-08
AGUINALDO
MUST SURRENDER
Vigorous Campaign Will Be
Waged Against Him.
lLOlLo is TO BE OCCUPIED
4 American Naval Forces WIZ at Once
occupy city, uud Gcuerni Otis VIII
Move ON Maioios, The 'InusrgeDt
Capital, and Capture or Disperse
Tie So>Cniled Filipino Goycrns
mcut Danger OF Delay.
CBy Telegraph to Virginia Pilot)

Washington. Feb. 1T is understood
that the campaign against the Philip
pine insurgents is to be prosecuted with
vicor. The question was fully discuss
ed II io-day's cabinet meeting, and the
conclusion was reached that before per-
maneut peace or security 20 life and
property could he secured Aguinaldo's
forces must be made TO lay down their
arms. and it is expected that General
OTIS. IN cooperation With Admiral
Dewey. will push forward at once and
give the Insurgents no chance to re-
cover from The defeat of last Sunday.
So far as can be learned no positive
instructions have Yet been cablcd to
our commanders At Manila, but it is
the expectation Of the members of the
administration. -nreSunlA blX based OH
cable advlces from Manila, that this
course will be pursued.
lLOlLO AND MALOLOS.
llollO is 10 be occupied at once by the
American naval forces. and it is eX-
pccted that General Otis will move i'm
mediately on Malolos, the insurgent
capital, and capture or dispense the so
called Filipino government. The more
closely the insurgents are pressed and
the more vigorous and determined the
campaign. ii is said, the sooner may
we expect peace.
UNANIMITY OF OPINION.
Washington. Feb There Is an
unanimity of opinion among both army
ana navy officers In the two depart
ments as to the need of an immediate
aggressive campaign on the part of the
american forces in the Philippines
Without exception the hope Is express
ed mat General Otis will be given a,free
hand to follow UP the blow against the
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wniie the memory of their Saturday de-
feat is still fresh In mind.
WHAT DELAY MEANS.
one officer who had done as much In
aian campaigning as almost any man
III ,ne department. said to-day. in dis
cussing the situation:
Every day that is lost in following
up the blow at the insurgents means
an added ten men to the American
death list when the final summing I'm
or the Philippine situation is made.
ne fhiiiprine natives are like all half
savage people: they are governed in
their own aggression by nothing but a
rear OF being whipped by their eaemy.
hno tn.E cannot understand any for
pearance on the part of an opponent ex
NePt Oh the tntory that he Is afraid OF
them. We have had the same thing for
thirty years in our own Indian wars
The British have had the same thing
IN India and Africa and so have the
Caucassion races wherever they have
mad TO deal with half civilized peopIes
we lost more men and killed more In
dams in the West through the mild
temporizing and supposedly humane
policY OF successive administrations
than we ever would have lost In n few
sharp. sound thrashings administered
in successive allopathic doses, Just to
snow the untntored savage that we
meant business and would whip him
frst and treat him right afterward.
THE SIOUN UPRISING.
When the Government abandoned
the old MIX River route. as 1t was cali
ed. through the northern Sioux conn
try. and evacuated the lands to the
Indians by treaty 1t really precipitated
the whole OF the great Sioux uprising
that included the Custer massacre This
may sound harsh and prejudiced, but
the fact WAS that in spite OF the treaty
and pow-wows. the Indians thought we
Withdrew from their country because
we we're afraid of them. and they went
on burning abandoned military sta
tons. and as there was nobody there to
stop them. and nobody cared whether
they burned them or not, they went
from that 10 the war-path and com
menced wiping out settlements outside
their concession.
QUICK PUNISHMENT NEEDED.
The case is just the same to-day in
The Philippines. 1t Is unfortunate FOR
them that the natives can't understand
4 humane policy on the part OF this
Government. or that we intend TO deal
honestly with them. Forbearance an
our part now simply means to them
thai we are afraid OF them. and fine
quicker we whip them thoroughly and
disahusc their minds the sooner we
can enter on an era of peaceful recon-
struction and reform"