The times., 1899-04-23
The Palais Royal,
A. LISNER. AND ELEVENTH ST.


Filipnos are among the 250, 900 inhabitants
OF Manila, and they will soon convey TO the
less enlightened rural dwellers the knowl-
edge that the United States means to do
the right thing and is friend rather than
an enemy.
There are 5000, 900 inhabitants to carry
this news to, and it will take time to cir
, culate it and more time for the inhabitants
to confirm it, The doctor further says it is
possible that it will be necessary to keep
standing army in the archipelago for sew
eral years, but believes the situation is not
in the least discouraging and that the diff
ficulties 1t presents are already in fair
way of solution.
He believes there is no doubt that there
is still danger, even in Manila itself. of ma
tive outbreaks. The population, were it not
handled in the most careful manner. might
make trouble at any time. Still, Admiral
Dewey is employing Filipinos in the navy
yard shops at Cayite and they are doing
good work and are seemingly content.
There has to be strong police protection
in Manila. and when Il political meeting is
held in the city there is always detail
of officers sent to see that there is no
trouble. Free speech is allowed. but there
is constant work done by secret means to
keep General Otis informed of what is be-
ing done by the enemy. The American
troops are SuTrOunueu Dy SyHlpdtulZeFS
with Aguinaldo. and yet there has been
only one outbreak in the city. and it was
promptly settled. Aguinaldo's recruiting
station in Manila was one of the discover
les of the secret police.
There is not so much mystery in Manila
as to the source OF Aguinaldo's supplies,
such as arms and ammunition. He got
most Of his guns from the Spaniards
whom he disarmed when the Americans got
to the islands. He sacked the churches,
most of which the doctor says, were regu-
lar treasure houses nearly all having
quantities of gold coins stored in their
vaults. and most of them having gold and
silver services.
1t is possible to send small steamers to
China and bring back supplies of whatever
nature when there is no state of war de-
clared and no neutrality to preserve. espe-
cially if there is money with which TO
make the purchases.
The doctor says il would be foolish to
send large force out to the islands. A
thousand men might chase thousand
Filipinos up into the mountains and lose
them. The thousand Americans would get
mountain fever or starve and the FilipinOS
would get fat on roots or on potatoes.
which grow in great abundance. There
are many hiding places in the mountains
that are known to the Filipinos, by vir-
tue or which knowledge they success
fully resisted the Spaniards every time
the latter attempted TO pursue them. The
only way to do. the doctor thinks, is to
take care of the coast towns and let Fill
ipino nature take its course. civilizing the
men who come within the American fold
and killing those who refuse TO surrender
whenever they get close enough to permit
of training a gun on them. With the hill
natives 1t is probably case of the Ameri-
can Indian over again-a dead Filipino
will be good Filipino.
The doctor says that the Philippines are
the richest islands in the world and that
America will profit in many ways by their
acquisition.