Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-07

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''to announce and proclaim In the most
public manner that We s9m.. hr,.nas ~, 10
protect the natives In their homes. "
! their employments and In ,heir psrsSSnY' ann
while ordering General OTIS 70 see tIn tha'
| the peace should be pressrS.u IN ,p, in,
he was admontsnsd 1Ss, ,hs,s haald l /. no coniict
OF January. isss. urgent orders were ,S,. r..
| iterated that the kindly intentions OF thhs
government should be In every possipls
way communicated TO the insurgents. On
The sist q S,ana.sSipr Iamuafy aii ,n Manila CON:
| mittee composed OF three Eentl.nien o'
J the highest character ana ~, b,s"rit' nrisnt
who in association with Admiral dewey
and Major General OTIS. were insttn.t,n
10 i,eia,s ,as anasarisy 9s, s thSoSshout @ the
| sibs, delay the benefits of a wise and gen,
| erous protection OF lifc ana property :"
the Inhabitants.
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
"These gentlemen were pr. Jaeos
Gould schurman, president ot Sofhsn
University. the Hon. charl.s Denly tSr
| Dean {. Worcester. OF the University OF
Michigan. who had made "A most carsiui
| the treaty OF peace was under consider
| alton In the senate. these commissioner
set out on ihsir mission 81 good VII, sn,ni ama
Client guaranty OF .-.s ben.ne.ni purpo-.
with which they went, even u they had
government, which made their GRAND
prs-eminen'iy one OF peace nni ,,i.nt'.
ship. but ecfors ,.,sir ARRIVAL ~ Mah,at
| the Fiiipinos mad created a scene fu!l OF
! embarrassment for US and most grie.ans
clear and Impartial preliminary report OF
! the commissioners which transmit hctr-
With sivss 80 lucid and sonpfThSns,rs cs'.,,r,, =
IL Is enough to say that the claim OF n.
psSdshss Tss asaI sy % any % Sr,isss u the United
States In return for his assirtanc. has
no foundation nna Is smpha,,,.iy @ @ yiiss nss',a 10
prove Il. Tn. most the insurs.nt leader
hoped for when he came back to Manila
spanish control. under which they had
been iaborin. for years without, success.
The prompt accomplishment of this
work BY the American army and navy
gave him other ideas and ambitions and
insidiour suggestions from various quar-
,srs p,rt;sisd III. Intention With which s,a
army captured Manila than the Filipino
forces BEGAN 90 assume an attitude OF
efforts OF our officers and troops N-fc un-
ake TO disaIm or modify. Their Kind.
proof ~ eowasdie.a The assrss.ions Of
the filipinos continually Increased until
nnaiiy Just before tbs. time Sc, By the
upon the treaty. an attack. evidently pre-.
pared In adyanc-. Was made all along
terribly. d.sirus,ivc and sansuinary re.
pul.- OF the Insurgents.
Ten aayr later an order Of the insur-
gent government WAS Issued to Its adher-
-ntr who had remained In Manila. on
which General Otis Justly observed that
,n,.sn fsr sarel,sss ,,Ss in'Ia' Is snssssis 's
| o'clock on the night Of the 18th OF F-bru.
ary, the territorial militia shall come 20;
h.F b. - .aN IL N.astr. Vsa.t
with their boio-, With guns and ammuni-
tlon ~hcrr convenient; that Filipino fam.
other individuals of whatever fac, they
may be. shall BE- oSi-rminatci without
any compassion. after the determination
| Of the army Of occupation and adds;
'bro;hcrs. We must aVcnkr ourselves on
| the Americans and -st-rminnt- them.
iainier and su,chsriss which ,hss have
committed u:Non us Have no cornpas.
sss, SHh " s sy ss s,sn Ea n;o me
hands of our officers and they were able
TO take measures to control the rising
niEht Of February End. a week later than
Was originally contemplated. Consider
sS's ~. nnssri NIB h, Of ssmsI ,n.nrEsn'. .n,Sr
attempted 70 destroy Manila by nrc. They
the next day driven out Of the city with
This was the unhappy copdi,ion OF
affairs which confronted our commission.
.rs, on ,h.lr arrival in Manila. They
ssa ssms With ,se soTs and ,n,.n,ion .,
Major General Otis In establishing psaec
and order In the arrhipcisso. and the
patiblc with the true a.ifsr. ~ IL. I pso.
pie. What they actually found can best
be Sc, for them in their words:
Dcplprab'e war Il. the one In
which Nc are now ENGAGED was unayoid-
| able by Us. wc.wcrc attacked by a bold.
left to US cxeept irnominiou. retreat.
u Il not to b. conceived Of that any
Tnnssr mmsr,ean NJ ] won,a hay. sanctioned the sur:
friendly r'ilininos and to our-siv.. and our
by force. Whatever the future of the
Philippines may be. there Is no course
the war until the Insurgents ar. reduced
TO submission. The covpmission II of tho
opinion that there has been no time since
the Destruction Of the Spanish squadron
by Admiral Dewey when Il was possible
to wi,hdt,w our forces from the islands
safety TO the Inhabitants
REBELLION MUST n: PUT DOWN
The course thus clearly indicated has
cannot be ,horenshIy sstabiIsSsd until
9ndsr sniinr Is restored; With a devotion and
history tho army. % ably and moi. ioysily 'ss. an.
sisted by the navy. has carried on this
nnweleom: but most momentous cam
been somewhat Interrupted and checked
by rain. season OF unusual violence
and duration. they have gained ground
steadily In every direction and now look
forward cnnfidentially to speedy ter
minatlon of their task.
"Thc unfavorablc circumstances con.
ncctcd with an active campaign have not
been permitted TO intcrferc with the
equally important work OF reconstruction.
Again ! invite .our attention to the re-
! port OF the commissioners for the inter-
estinE and encouraging details OF the
work already accomplished in the cstab-
| lishment Of peace and order and the In
nuEuration OF self-governing municipal
| life In many portions OF the archipelago,
The President. after outlining the pian
OF government being established In the
Island OF Ncgros, quotes the treaty en-
| says;
| - have confirmed said agreement. sub
| Ject to the action Of the Congress and
with the reservation. which have direct
cu snail be communicated to the Sultan
o. Joln mat this agreement is not to he
u'cm"d IN any wny to authorize or give
lne consent OF the United States TO the