The record-union., 1899-06-06
THE SITUATION IN LUZON.

THE SITUATION IN LUZON.
The dispatches indicate that the in
surgents in LuZon have renewed their
activity with spirit and energy sug-
costing that they have received ma
terial aid from the outside, and that
the necessity is upon US Of supporting
the troops near Manila with reinforce
ments ample for the suppression of the
rebellion. The fact that we have not
been able to keep the insurgents driven
back, but that they have reassembled
around Laguna de Bay will, of course,
sivs ne~ hope to the anti-expansionists.
as they are Pleased to call themselves,
and who are better denominated cop
perheads. new excuse for crying out
against the further prosecution of the
war. Their opposition at home has I'M
queslionably given the insurgents COM
fort and nerved them anew.
The very latest reliable advices are
that even the Manila Filipinos, who are
advising the insurgents to surrender,
set forth in their appeal that strong
party is organizing in the United States
to promite demand that will give the
Filipinos entire liberty. practically SUI
preme control of the islands. These
American Filipinos are daily growing
holder and are now claiming that the
right policy for this Government to
have pursued after the destruction of
the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, and
the unseating Of Spanish authority,
islands, leaving them to whatever fate
might befall them, since we are not re-
sponsible for the aftermath.
Therein is the blunder of the weepers.
The world would have held US respon-
sible. Every nation with interests in
the islands would have demanded of US
that they be protected, since when a
nation by act of war destroys a control
ing government, it Is in duty bound to
set up and maintain another for the
preservation Of order and the accom-
plishments of the ends of peace. But
the fact that in the midst Of the rainy
season We are placed at disadvantage
in the Luzon campaign precisely as we
knew we would be, may discourage
some; it will not, however, have any
effect upon the Americans who believe
that we are pursuing our destiny and
following out course to which we are
impelled by natural forces irresistible
Filipinos against our authority is cause
less and without shadow of excuse
since we had done no wrong to the ma
tive nor sought to dispossess him of any
right.
Justice and honor forbid that we
should give heed to those Of our citizens
who elamor dolefully for a stoppage of
the war and the abandonment of the
islands to inevitable anarchy, such as
would in its awfulness shame and over
shadow all recorded history. If addi-
tional troops are needed by General
Otis they must be sent to him. The
insurgents uuSL De ana VIII De Qe1eat-
ed and brought under submission, and
the supremacy Of the United States
Government in the Philippines will and
must be acknowledged.
Never a war yet but that at times
there were reverses for the stronger
arm of the contest. The inability Of any
branch of our force near Manila to hold
it's positions taken, or to make fur
Their advances. are simply incidents of
war such as characterize all armed
conflicts.
We will have more of them doubtless:
We must expect them; but our advance
will be steady in the future as it has
been in the past. We will hold the
Philippines, plant the standards of civil
lization upon the islands of the archi-
pelago, set up the staff Of justice and
free institutions, and shower upon the
Filipinos who are now making war
upon US the blessings Of free and repre-
sentative government