The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-11
TIE PHILIPPINES.

vices received at the War Depart
ment recently, and the Sgreatest un-
easiness continues to prevail in Ad-
ministration circles over the attitude
of the insurgents, although hope IS
entertained that the conservative pol
icy of this Government will prevent a
conflict between our troops and the
insurgents at either Manila or Iloilo.
Gen. Miller is supposed to have land
ed bis troops at or near Iloilo with
out clash. Although it is not known
here whether he will occupy the forts
now held by the Filipinos or not, it
is believed, in view of the exceeding
ly conservative instructions sent to
Gen. Otis, that Gen. Miller will COM
mupicate with Manila before making
any attempt to land his troops. Every
honorable expedient is being resort
ed to by the Administration to pre-
vent bloodshed, but it is not believed
that the Intention is to carry this con-
servative policy so far as to make it
appear to the insurgents that they
can hold the forts at Iloilo as long as
they make a show of resisting by
force any advances made by our
troops 1t is realized that such ex-
treme conservatism would put the
United States in ridiculous attitude
before the whole world; and yet this
conservative policy will be pursued
as far as it can be pursued honorably
by way of averting hostile conflict
between our soldiers and our newly
acquired denizens in the far-away ar
chlpelago.
1t is reported that Gen. Otis will
call upon Aguinaldo to submit and
lay down his arms; and that, if the
willy insurgent chief refuses or neg
lects to do so, acti, measures will
be taken to subdue hlm and his fol-
lowers by force. It is not clear that
such would not be the best policy,
after all It does not pay to tempor-
ize with such people; they must be
brought to their senses by force, if at
all; besides, in this case, our conser-
vatism is being minconstrued into
fear, on our part, to resort to more
drastic measures. Aguinaldo enter
tains great ideas as to his strength,
wisdom and superb leadership. He
seriously hopes to achieve recogni-
ton from the United States of an in
dependent insurgent government over
there under his dictatorship. To this
end, be has ENJOYS enroute to the
United States now He really hopes
to get such recognition; and, so long
as such great ideas find harbor in his
head, it is idle to suppose that be will
quietly submit to our domination
over the Filipinos or think of laying
down his arms without desperate
conflict.
The Senate Saturday ..ssed Sena-
tor Hoar's resolution calling upon the
President for all official correspond
ence that passed between the State
department and the peace commits
sion during the latter's sittings at
Paris. The instructions given our
commissioners and both sides of the
official correspondence are called for,
although the language of the resolu-
ton is not mandatory; the President
is not bound to send them, if he
deems such policy incompatible with
public interest. OF course this COM
patibility clause completely emascu-
lates the whole resolution; for if the
President sees anything in either his
instructions or in the correspondence
which he does not want to have made
public, it becomes at once iucompat-
ible with the public interest to lay
it before the Senate; and yet each
administration Senator felt called
upon to oppose the passage of the
resolution.
The ex-Confederates are flooding
Congress with protests against the
passage of Senator Buffers bill pro-
posing pension for them out OF the
national treasury. The spectacle pre-
sents an object lesson to the whole
world-to tie infinite credit, dignity
and honor of those concerned. The
House Saturday struck blow at civil
service by striking out the approprla
ton for the commission, but the
omission will not stand.
HOw'S This!