The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-18

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Hongkong says: The Her
aids Manila correspondent reports a
strict censorship upon dispatches. The
latest advices, dated Jan. Is, state that
the situation in the Philippines is still
acute. Aguinaldo is holding his forces
in check with difficulty, and natives
have been arrested for smuggling arms
into the walled city. On one occasion
a coffin was found full of arms and on
another six Mauser rifles and a stock
of ammunition was discovered hidden
in load of straw.
The natives residing in the city pre-
Gicted an attack on Manila Sunday, the
10th, but the foreigners maintain that
there VIII be no attack if the Ameri-
cans do not pTecipitate one.
The position of the Americans is very
unpleasant. Their Spanish prisoners are
unfriendly, and the hostile natives are
numerous and well armed, both inside
and outside OF Manila
In Iloilo the situation remains the
same, except that the natives are in
trencning themselves. They have block
ed the river by sinking harges laden
with stones.
The native troops outside of Manila
are most insolent, and it is hard work
to restrain the Americans. The Fill
pinO soldiery come out to their lines,
close UP to the American outposts, load
their rifles, deliberately point them at
the American soldiers. and then de-
risively walk back to their own lines
Under such conditions there might be a
fight at any moment.
Rev. Clay McCauley, professor of the
olOgy at Toxic, who recently arrived
from the Philippines says that as the
result of his study of the situation at
Manila, he thinks there are only three
ways open for the United States TO
solve the Philippine question. The first
is annexation by force or purchase. To
use force means the most disastrous
foreign war in American history. en-
failing great loss of life and expenditure
of money. Moreover, it would be a Vio-
latiOn of national honor.
Purchase means the recognition of
the insurgents as allies of the United
States during the war, rewarding the
Filipino leaders with offices. employ
ment of the insurgent in military and
civil offices and also giving them hack
pay as allies for some months. Such a
purchase would secure a compromising
gain of doubtful tenure. The Ameri-
cans IN Manila are generally opposed to
annexation in any form.
The second solution is d complete
transfer OF sovereignty from Spain 10
a FilipinOs republic and the retention
by the United States for her own use Of
Manila bay and port. just as HongkOng
is kept by Great Britain. This solution
means the exposure of the defenseless
Philippines to the greed Of the powers,
with d consequent acute crisis in Eu-
sope over far eastern questions. This
way is neither honorable nor wise
The third possible solution is autOn-
Omy under an American prOtectCrate.
This means an Independent Filipino re-
public controlling the administration of
internal affairs. the United States TAX
ing charge OF the supreme, judiciary
and foreign relations, such as the pow
er of making war or treaties, while
having control OF the customs. This
Mr.. AIcCauley thinks, might
bring about q tutelaSe which would re-
suit in the future IN absolute indepaud-
elce OF the islands or voluntary annex
alton to the United States.
The third way, only. he says, means
peace and prosperity 20 the United
States and 10 the Philippines. In any
case. immediate action is imperative.
= leading member Of the Filipino di-
rectorate at Hongkong declared Eeadiiy
and enphatically that the Flipinos
would refuse absolutely to hand over
the customs. There would be 70 OBJ
lection to paying the cost Of maintain
ing 2 naval squadron in the Philippine
waters. i'll the same way as the British
colonies contribute toward the imperial
defence.