The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
FILIPINOS INSULTED
AN AMERICAN WHO THINKS AMER
ICAN OFFICERS DROVE THEM
TO REVOLT
TREATED WITH CONTEMPT

Are Said to Have Constantly
Into the Country, Where They
Found Difficulty to Even Get
Enough to Eat-StrOng Language.
(By an American.)
SINGAPORE, April Sat the time
when the capture OF Manila was arrang-
ed, Gen. Merritt, instead of notifying the
fliipinos that 1t was his intention to at
tack and take Manila; that he had orders
from his government the Filipinos were
not to participate. but to remain outside
of the city. he pursued the course of leav-
ing them In complete ignorance There
were 1900 armed insurgents in front of
the Americans occupying the approaches
TO the city of Manila, the main road helm y
Gale Real, from which it was necessary
TO move the Ftlipinos in order to allow
the American troops to march by.
nave seen published in Il newspaper,
"hlch confirms the above. COPY of Gen
Merritts report of the battle of Manila.
Ill Wn1ch he states that, not wishing to
hold any communication with the Fill
plnoS, he requested one of his officers
10 ask them to move over to the right:
and this was the only word that the Fill.
plnos received OH the day of the attack
upon Manila. Upon receiving the orders
oA zen. Merritt the FilipinoS willingly
obeyed, and allowed the Americans TO
pass. But as soon as the left of the Amer
leans had passed the right or advance
guard Of the Filipino forces. several
American regiments were faced about
with bayonets fixed, with orders to hold
the insurgents back One cannot helm but
think what disastrous results this action
might have caused; suppose in the ex
cltement OF the moment some Filipino or
American soldier had discharged his rifle
with the inevitable result of a general
conflct Spain, with her well-known
tfeachery, seeing the Filipinos firing ON the
americans, would not have respected their
previous arrangements with the Anar-
leans; and while, finally. the Americans
WIN the assistance Of their fleet, would
undoubtedly have captured Manila. there
"ouio nave been Grape on many doors OF
the United States
one OF the conditions of the treatv of
the surrender of Manila as signed ha-
tween American and Spanish officials wac
mat in the event of the withdraw ne
the American and Spanish forcs from, the
fhlilppines the arms and ammunition sur-
rendered by the Spaniards would he ra-
turned to them have 1t from q eentla-
Ailah very closely connected with Aguin-
diuo ana the F1lipines that Gen. Apl,inal-
90 repeatedly advised the Americans Tint
the reason the Filipi1ios still ran,ai,,oa
uiioei arms was because Of their fear
that the Americans world 7vitI,,1,..,.,- :,
return the arms and ammunition to the
Np@Nish soldiers, from whom they could
49, - no mercy They also promised
that If the United States otzicioi -IsN7
assure them that the, islands I..o,,1a -, -.
pe returned to Spain, they would To-
u?Wn thelr arms at once and go back -
.ieil homes anu Occupations In foot
eiie flllplnos were not in a fioancial 90,
/ ultlon TO support the army that thev U,or,
epiIs up and to continue to feed Snan9
~ +eI none were SO anxious as
tbei, 10y 10y uoWh their arms, but to all
- oNerLureS no answer would ha oi,,a,
1iiu' III TACT, their emissaries were +root,
WIFI Inc greatest contemDt en1 ridiaI1
very OFTEN being denied an audience 80
Win an under official. have the fo1Io, et'
Ms ndcts from gentleman residing IN
Ii I'm ac the time, and whose statenents
+ = o. % y IN guaranteeing to be true :
E,ia ~ re capture of the city Of Man
I'D Line United States officers and 49,
occupied the best part of II and 49, Ups -
TUG suburbs and outlying distrtc4s -. -.
lne flllplnos allowed to take nm -:
- leiS' me Spanish prisoners 90
otllcers especially, were treated Will, GU 4n
ssteatest consideration by their foes t ti,e
treated 'i- I,,;4 whereas the Filipinos were
isb' Win contempt The snan.
f9h priests and officials. seeino N'Ps ~
feeAng that existed between e. tne
cans and the Filipinos, did all tho, no7,,1
70 aSgraVate 1t, with a view of go go
an outbreak. The widest l,ind "a -. -
Trofs were being constantly c;ro,I1.4o
"ithlii Few days quite n,,n,hor
eETspaPeFs were started in ManiIa -
si5o., europeans 1t was generally, COR.
| rooT,a11 e.iot the priests furnished the
LloIiey Tor these newspapers. O,1i+a =,
respective of the merits IF ai+, Soute II
eiie case 1t was most preiudjcioI =.
sooa efaer to allow these ,newsnara,- -
use tneir columns for the p,jrnceo .se -, -
cuiallng these wild and malfcio,,s -,,.,.' 81
~ intended attacks by the Fflipinas 49,
.ls tAAlerieans, thereby inhamjne III
1,.nas';.. "a Tie private soldiers. and IN
leasing the possibility OF an a+taa1- II Ia
irresponsible parties @,rbesa -. q eslek nJ
rhe cause OF fresh -annoyaneas-o,,5' We
a9eu py the. American officers - -, 800
ING AlplneS. 1t was cofnno, teI1,-; a.
IaieS that the Americans. renan+;,-r- ~.
| -. piohiises and assurances .n,oSa A.
L. ~ oiliaiuo, were seeking pretext, ~ A..
liiS d reputation OF them. and +hat -
80 possible course to-this end svo,,Ia r.
'lo Anrlng about conflict A IT,, =, *
was praetised In the secona .--H1. Una
september is still fresh In tba 80 ~
+potn american and Filipino of1ea,.., y!
oiSiildhs IN Manila. Word. was 49, - =!
from enc OF the American o11tnosts ~. =.
d 'II!plno soldier had notified tba go
49, - the american force was not 1U+b
~ a rom tnat particular outpost .,,;+b
49,. ~, minutes, they would be draI
| +o bo,,zo..N o threat was Immediately SEN
" ileauquarters, and general a1arn, -
Sallea. troops were hurried 10 ~,
tlohI' ana the whole city of Nani1o -
III state OF excitement:oas Tho -. :.
was carried from mouth to, n,o,,+I, ~ -
CONSIDERABLY g, added to and intens,fiod 10 y
"a me report was current that aoeenara
go e.s,- nau peen made by the insllrgpnt,
So So 'ndl ngntlng was going on at th,
Ia 'front.'. "A friend of the Eyljni1o, - e-i'
e1ateiy rode to their heaao,a
SUBURBS (which was In change rtor NJ
eodhufco.) There everything way, o.. = =" -
oe quiet, and everyone In scon,nIo+e -. :
T. nce or the alarm existing In ~ 80 !.
as.. oei1g informed of the state of . :
n MS, sanofee Immediately sought out !
p, Z. oiiiiilenl american officer Il and T,,,+s
MIN rode to the outpost in r,,,a, WI ~
s IT was found that thew too sis1-,
oandico, were in complete tgnors noe : *
any proposed. attack; and a1tho1,pb 81
qoiry was made of ali the oa1tposts -,
one could be found that knew snsi+b,,,,
OF enc rumor. The question was aslras
| oy everyone: why did not the guard SELL,
i tInQ QGtain this man tharo L. A'