The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-19
DEPARTMENT WON'T HEED i !
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
As it is at Present. Described in Dis
patch to the War Department.

As it is at Present. Described in a Dis
patch to the War Department
Washington. July 1S.-The following
statement was given ont this afternoon
at the State Department:
srhe State Department yesterday re-
ceived from the Philippine Commission
an important Dispatch, conveying these
facts:
by the cooperation Of the military
and the Commission municipal govern
merits have been established in seven
important towns in the Provinces of Ma
Mia and Cayite. These are working
admirably. and one good effect of them
is that considerable numbers Of the in
surgelsts are constantly deserving and
coming in, some of them with arms
The system will soon be extended 70
other towns which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction will
mean the beginning of the end The
Commissioners state that the general
situation is as described in the nes-
sage of General Otis OF the 18th of
June. EXCEPT that a number or ports In
the southern parts of Luzon. in Leyte
ard ether islands to the south nave since
then been opened to trade Dispatches
from DIR. Schurman On his return from
his trip through the southern part of the
archipelago were Of the same purport.
\ disposition to accept American sover-
eighty and to welcome our troops was
everywhere manifested.
The report of General Otis Of the
18th of June referred to by Commits
sIoner Denby in the above dispatch
stated that as consequence of the
rainy season little island campaigning
WAS now possible in Lrizon We occupy.
said General Otis. a large portion Of
the Tagalo country. The lines stretch
from linus. on the south. to San Fer
naIitto. on the north, nearly sixty miles,
ard eastward into the Laguna Province.
The insnrgent armies have suffered
great losses and are scattered. The
only large force which holds together.
is about 1000 in Tarlac Province and
northern Pampanga. There are scat
tered forces in bands of fifty and five
hundred in other portions Of Lizon. In
0avife and Batang;,s Provinces they
could possibly assemble as many as
2.DW. They are demoraized from re-
cent defeat. The most OF the people are
ferrorized by the insurgent soldiers and
desire peace and American protection.
lhey no longer flee from our troops un-
less forced by the insurgents. but gladly
welcome them. There has been no re-
cent burning Of towns. The population
within our lines has become dense. TAX
ing UP land cultivation extensively.
lhey are kept out Of Manila as much
as possible as the city population was
becoming too great to be cared for. The
only hope of the insurgent leaders is in
aId from the United States. They pro-
ciaiin the near overthrow of the present
ldihiilsiration 10 be followed by their
independence and recognition by the
United states. This is t1le influence
which eIiables them to hold out Much
contention prevails among them and no
civil government remains. The trade
with ports not in our possession the
former source Of ins,irgent revenues. is
now interdicted.
General Otis doubted the wisdom Of
this policy, as people in those ports are