Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

ION the 21st OF December, after the
treaty was signed. the commander of
ito announce and proclaim in the most
public manner that We come. not as in
protect the natives in their homes, in
their employments and in their personal
and ,,d relgoIs rights on Mt, the same day
the peace should be preserved in lioilo.
he was admonished that 1T is most i'm
with the insurgents On the first day
of January 1899 urgent. orders were re
government should be in every possible
way communicated to the insurgents. On
the 2lst Of January ! ANNOUNCED my in
mittee composed of three gentlemen of
the highest character and distinction,
thoroughly acquainted with the Orient,
who in association with Admiral Dewey
and Major General Otis. We're instructed
to facilitate the most humane and effect
i've extension of authority throughout the
islands and to secure with the least pos
erous protection of life and property to
the inhabitants.
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
Goad sehurmani president q Cornell
many years minister to China. and Prof;
Dean C. Worcester, of the University of
Miedhigan az S wh9 had S msde most careful
the treaty of peace was under consider
alton in the senate. these commissioners
set out on their mission of good will and
liberation. Their character was n sufti-
cient guaranty of ..Ae beneficent purpose
not borne the positive instructions Of this
government. which made their errand
pre-eminenty one of peace and friend
ship. but before .-ieir arrival at Manila
the sinister ambition of u few leaders of
the Filipinos mad created "A scene full of
in its consequences to themselves. The
clear and impartial preliminary report of
with gives so lucid and comprehensive a
history of the insurrectionary movement
that the story need not be here repeated.
1t is enough to say that the claim of the
rebel leader that he was promised inde-
pendence by any officer of the United
States In return for his assistance has
no foundation and is emphatically denied
by the very witnesses who We're called to
hoped for when he came back to Manila
vas the liberation of the islands from the
Spanish control, under which they had
been laboring for years without success.
The prompt accomplishment of this
work by the American army and navy
gave, him other ideas and ambitions and
insidious suggestions from various quar-
ters perfected the intention with which
he had taken up arms. No soner had our
army captured Manila than the Filipino
forces began to assume an attitude of
suspicion and hostility which the utmost
efforts of our officers and troops were un-
ness, ness and az rorbearancs bear r, were taken as as
~
finally just before the time set by the
Senate. of the United States for a vote
pared In ADVANCE. was made all along
terribly destructive and sanguinary re-
pulse Of the insurgents.
Ten aays later an order Of the insur-
gent government was issued to it's adher-
ents who had rema ined in Manila, on
which General Otis justly observed that
for barbarous ,,n,us intent i is uneSnaled in
O'Clock on the night of the 18th Of Februo
airy, the territorial militia shall come to-
gether in the streets of San Pedro armed
with their bolos, with guns and ammuni-
tion where convenient: that Filipino fam
lilies only shall be respected: but that all
may be. shall be exterminatcd without
any compassion. after the determination
the Americans and exterminate them.
that We may take our revenge for the in
famies and butcheries which they have
committed upon us. Have no compass
sion upon them; attack with vigor.' A
hands OF our officers and they were able
to take measures to control the rising
night of February 22nd. Week later err than nam
was originally CONTEMPLATED. Consider
able numbers of armed insurgents enter
and in concert with confederates inside,
attempted to destroy Manila by fire; They
were kept In cueck during the night and
the next day driven out of the city with
heavy loss
rms WAS the unhappy condition OF
anairs which confronted our commission
ers on their arrival in Manila. They
had come with the hone and Intention OF
Major General Otis in esta ablishing peace
and order in the. archipelago. and the
patible with the true welfare OF the peo-
pie. What they actually found can best
be set for them In their words;
'" 'Deplorabe war Is. the one in
which VIC are now engaged WAS unavoid-
able by US. We were attacked by bold.
left. to us except ienom,nious retreat.
IT Is not to be conceived OF that any
render of Manila TO the Insurgents. Our
friendly Filipinos and 10 ourselves and our
flag demanded that force should be met
hv force. Whatever the future of the
Philippines may be. there is no course
the war until the insurgents are reduced
to ~''hmissior The commission Is of the
o"'nicn that there. has b.cn no time since
hv ''niral Dewey when 1t was possible
to wthdrCw our forces from the islands
either with horror To ourselves or with
safety to the inhabitants
REBELLION MUST BE PUT DOWN.
The course thus clearly, INDICATED has
bee been ,l.nt uniiinehingly pursued The rebel
cannot u thoroughly established until
order is restored. With devotion and
history. the army. ably and Loyalty as
sisted by the navy. has carried on this
unWelcomc put most momentous cam
paign Although the operations have
been somewhat Interrupted and checked
by u rainY season Of unusual violence
and duration, they have gained ground
steadily In every direction and now look
forward coniidentiallv To "A speedy ter
mination of their task.
1.-The unfavorable circumstances con-
nectod with an active campaign have not
been pcrmitted to Interfere with the
equally important work Of reconstruction.
Again | invite your attention to the re-
port of the commissioners for the inter
esting and encouraging details OF the
work already ACCOMPLISHED In the estnb-
lshmcnt OF peace and order and the in
nugurntlon OF self-governing municipal
life In many portions of the archipelago
The President. after outlining the plan
of government being established In the
island of Nogros, quotes the trenty en-
tered into with the Sultan of Jolo He
gn ~