New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-08
CONSUL WILDMAN'S VIEWS.
SAYS INDEPENDENCE WAS NEVER fNoM'
1SED TO TIE FILIPINOS.

Edwin Wildman former United states VICE. on
sui nj Hong Kong. arrived here YESTERDAY ." Wv
stear.hip 81 Louis. accompanied by MS "'-e'
-rhev loft Hong Kong IN July last and spent SONIC
time IN India Paris and London on ther way
home NH
Mr. Wildman has decided views regarding f"i'.
ppine affairs. and is OF the opinion that General
OTIS is not the man TO conquer the Filiplnos' ana
TIA, he should be replaced by a younger com
mandar
The Phllipplnes" he said Yesterday ARE wei
worth the struggle The country Is magini''n'
and the climate is good There are seven n''","s
Of excellent weather. and then comes me rainy
season. All one can DO then is To- do nothing but
then IN every country there r. bad time ~ me
year The eooner wc get down 20 governing th'
islands the better. They are worth much rom y
commercial point - Wow. The whole country j.
rich and productive.
Genera Otis IS too old and not sufficiently az
gressvc He tries to DO the whole thing out
there and like every other man who tries TO 90
f. ALL he does nothing successfully
Tho great need ont iu the Islands Is Young ana
aggressive man. II f. "A country for young men,
and not for men NJ Ocss age.
"Ous will never conquer the people. for ne does
not understand them. They are constantly inpos-
Ing on him and foolins him
When tod that Il had been alleged that iniral
Dewey said that Otis should stop his lying re-
ports Mr. Wildman said
What the Admiral said DO not know; but
know that he is a thorough American ana say
what ne means He speaks. az Il were, right OUT
from the shoulder and what he says he means
l stand by whatever be las said.
When Will the war cnd?'
THAT 1 cannot say. Il depends or he poAcy
ot the Government. There are two ways OF end'Ns
tie war-Arst. By quick aggressive moves INTO N
country by detached regiments. and second oy
compromising with the Philippine leaders The
second It seems. will not be adopted. 50 the hT5'
should be pushed \ genera. should be nut ont
there who is young. experienced and fighter
some one Who knows something about hshuns
Indians Ether General LAYTON or General Na :,
Arthur would DO. General Miles MOuIl d4SO We "
good man II he was sent ~ ,,,,
"As 10 who IS more capable or sell government B,
the FiApuo~ or the Cnbans, Woulo sat -
have new r. been acquainted VITA the ,upaiS
am lei 20 believe. however. tIat h"n' oi r. -,
ttv. prOUia are capab.r Ot srif-g0N' fin JIG li /.
highest sense Of the word. The on.y way that tI'
natives could govern Is under American super
II believe that the flag IN the Philippines should
never lee lowered. We have got T. conquer ~ al
initiate them. The question ia. When Will our
Il want to SAY now that AZ no time dii Aguina!do
or any Of the FIJI piuos get promise Oh lhu'peHu'
cnce Admiral Dewey made them 10 promises
We took AgulaaidO over % Manila to-"eii N'
same a. any other man Was br"uLht over lHe.e
TO help Al tine Was auyfhlns sld aDout ~
Ing them independence. You VIII notice that IN nl'
manifesto Agulna 30 is careful not % say clrect'
that there were promises made. mat tax away
.onnes from some 0t HIS followers VINO nave soi"e'
"Aeuinaldo is a man who las RISEN from the
ranks OF the common peoll'. He is without eau-
cation, but has a born genius for leading