Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-03-04
The Responsibility.
From the Chicago Inter-ocean.

NrTOll Illo OulCagO lnLef-OCeAn.
When the Americans occupied Manila
there were two distct types of Phiipi-
nos to be dealt with. The inhabitants
of Luzon were represented as an indus
trious and submissive people, with
enough intelligence and information to
appreciate better government and TO CO.
operate with American officers in Sc
curing protection OF property and psrson.
On the other hand the Vlsayans. who
inhabit the central group of large islands
in the Philippine archipelago were ex-
pected to resist American authority, and
the Negroes, tho ruling race in one OF
the larger islands of the Visayan group,
seemed to like to be especially violent in
their opposition. 1t was known that
the Tagsls under Aguinaldo had not had
ihe active support of the Visayans and
that he had never been able to impose
any conditions upon the inhabitants of
the island of Negroes. But the Spani-
ards represented that there would be
great difficulty in establishing any au-
thority in the Visayan group or in the
Sooloo islands to the south.
At the time the treaty OF peace came
before the senate for ratification there
had been no open hostility to the Amer
leans in any part of tho Philippines
But with the ineendiary agitation in
the senate of the United States there
came rebellion in LSzon and an attack
on the American troops at Manila.
AguinaldO, who had been heralded in
the balls of congress as a latter day
Washington, and who had been inflated
hy the nause0us tributes Of the Ameri-
can mugwumps, had come to believe
that he could become dictator for the
trying, and he tried, Thus the submits,
sive semi-ciyilzed Malays Of Luzon have
been Transformed into the assassins and
incendiaries of to-day.
Meantime Iloilo was surrendered to
the Americans without a struggle. A
hold was acquired in the Visayas with
oat the loss of a man, and the wild ma
tiyes of Negroes, rallying against Agui.
naldo as an invader, hoieted the Ameri-
can flag and formally offered their sub
mission to the nUnited States. They
even went further. In appreciation OF
the advantages assured TO them by
American supremacyt hey offered to raise
an army Of 100, 900 men to oppose the
schemes and conspiracies of the Agui-
naldo horde. Thus did wild people,
lar from The influence exerted over the
crbles by recreant Americans, manifest
JOY at the prospect of American rule.
Ne one can read the story of the times
in the Philippines without the convic-
ton that had it not been Tor the Ameri-
can copperheads the Talgas would have
been the first to adopt the present course
OF the Visayans and the Negroes. 1t is
not putting the case too strongly to say
that the outbreaks in the island OF Luzon
have been melted by men like Hoar,
Hale, German, Schurz and Carnegie.
The responsibility for rebellion and arson
IN the vicinity Of Manila rests with the
senatorial pettifoggers and the mugwump
aentiment&lists, who worked on the van
ity and egotism OF the hslf-breed merce
nary, Aguinaldo. The blood Of Ameri
can troops spilled near Manila, and the
loss of property in the city, must be
charged up against the obstructionist.
in the United States senate and their
supporters OH the public platforms of
the country.