Willmar tribune., 1899-12-13


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ically denied by the very witnesses who
surgents leader hoped Tor when, he came
back to Manila was the liberation Of the
islands from the Spanish control, which
they mad been laboring for years without
success to throw off.
z4a>s, Agulnaldo's Ambition.ss.ss =,
The prompt accomplishment of this work
by the American army and navy gave him
| other ideas and ambitions, and fnsidiousS
Es W
| he had taken up arms. No sopnerfhad our
army captured Manila than the Filipino
| picion ana hostility which the utmost ef-
| forts of our officers and troops We're unable
| to disarm or modify: Their kindness and
The aS Of FIT Of
xpinos continually Increased until finally,
Just before the5tme set for the senate Of
treaty, an attack evidently prepared In
advance, was made all along the Amer
lean lines. which resulted in a terribly de-
ssIrnct1ve sIs1,r = and sansuinary repulse of the
Ten days later an order of the insurgent
g9vernment He IN was $ iss1ed to it's adhersnts
| Otis justly observes that "for barbarous in
| tent it is unequaled in modern times" IT
bs f5as S at at g1ght O'clock on the nh
militia" shall come together in the streets
Of San Pedro. armed with their bolos, With
that Filipino families only shall be re,
spected; that all other individuals, of what
Sacs they may BE- shall be exler
extermlnat@i9n ION OF the army of occupation,
ss!ves @ On the Americans and cxterm:nate
i ia
the iHfamies and treacheries which they
have committed upon us. Have no com
yisor copy of this this fel a';SGE by good Ttin for1
tune, into the hands of our officers, and
they were able to take measures to cor
tempted on the night of February %, a
| week later than was originally co7tem-
PLATED: Cons!delable number of armed
ard swamPs and in concert, with corfed-
crates INSIDE. attempted to destroy Ma Mia
the night, and the next day driven out Of
the city with heavy loss.
| Rebellion Must Be Put Down.
OF the course to be pursued and the work
of reconstruction that is going on he says:
been unfinchingly pursued. The rebellion
must be put down. Civil government can
not be thoroughly esta blished until order e is
worthy Of its most brilliant history, the
army, ably and Loyalty assisted by the
navy, has carried on this unwelcome, but
served success. The noble self-sacrifice
with which our soldiers and sailors whose
terms terms Of service had expired refused to
home as long as they were needed at the
! front forms one of the brightest pages in
our our annals. hads AlthoHgh their operations
lence and duration, they have gained
6ok Stsady in and
| completion OF their task.
Work of Reconstruction.
The unfavorable circumstances connect
ed with an active campaign have not been
permitted to interfere will the equally i'm
portant work of reconstruction Again I
| invite your attention to the report Of the
commissioners for the interesting and en-
couragng details of the work already ac-
and order and the Inauguration of self
governing municipal life in many portions
of the archipela 60. A notable beginning
government in the island Of Negros, which
is deserving of special consideration. This
was the first island to accept American
claimed allegiance to the United States and
! adopted constitution looking to the es-
adjustment Of popular government It
of Negros that the constitution so adopted
should be the ultimate form of govern
ment. Such question, under the treaty
own, constitution and laws, came exclu-
sively within the jurisdiction of congress.
The government actually set up by the
inha bitants of Negros eventually proved
unsatisfactory to the natives themselves.
A new system was put into force by order
OF the major general commanding the de-
partment, OF which the following are the
most important elements:
The Sulu Islands.
He refers to the government esta ablished
| in the island OF NeGrOS SnCCPSSfnl and
outlines it's salient features. OF the Suu
group he gives the features Of the treaty
sultan and of that portion of the treaty
relating to slavery in the islands says,
Article x provides I that at any slave in the
| to purchase freedom by paving to the mas
ter the usual market value. The agree
ment by Gen. Bates was made subject to
ture notifications by the consent of the
parties in interest. l have confirmed said
agreement. subject to the action of the
have directed shall be Communicated to
the sultan of Jolo that this agreement is
not TO be deemed in any way to authorize
or give the consent Of the United States
to the existence of slavery in the Sulu
archipelago. I communicate these facts
to the congress for it's information anc
action.
The United States flag will be used in
the archipelago and its dependencies. OF
land and sea. Piracy is 20 be suppress SC d
Y WITH m the ned sates to
that end and make every possible effort to
arrest and bring to justice all persons en-
prod ucts Of the archipelago of Jolo when
carried on with any part of the Philippine
islands and under the American flag shall
United States will give full protection to
the sultan in case any foreign ra ton should
attempt to impose upon him. The United
States will not sell the island of Jolo or
any other island of the Jolo archipela so to
any foreign nation without the consent of
the sultan. Salaries for the sultan and his
associates in the administration Of The is
lands have been agreed upon to the
amount of $3.50 monthly.
Government of the Philippines.
The president points to the recent VIC
tories over the insurgent forces as a proof
that the insurrection in the islands is about
The future government of the Philippines
rests with the congress Of the United
ever been conflded to US: If we accept
them in spirit worthy Of our race and oil,
traditions, a great opportunity comes with
them; The islands lie under the shelter Of
our flag. They are ours by every title of
doned If we desert them we leave them
at once a. to ; anarshy and f9aly to barbar-
which could permit, another to seize them
unquestioned. Their rich plains and val
leys would be the scene of endless strife
and bloodshed.
The advent of Dewey's fleet in. Manila
bay, instead of being. as we hope, the dawn
of a new day of freedom and progress, will
have been the beginning of an era of misery
and violence worse than any which has
ton has been made that we could re-
nounce our authority over the islands and,
protectorate over them This proposition
will not be found, I am sure, worthy of
YOUR serious attention. Such an arrange
nnont would involve at the outset cruel