The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-19
OF THE END
The Administration Has Again
Discovered It.
THEY ARE DEMORALIZED
Insurgents Are DESERVING and Their
Armies Are Scattered, but They
Still Terrorizs the
Natives.

Washington. July 1S.--The following
statement was given out this afternoon
at the state department:
The state department received yester-
day from the Philippine commiss on ad-
vices concerning these facts:
By the cooperation of the military
and the commission municipal govern
ments have been established in seven
complete towns in the provinces of Ma
Mia and Cavite These are working ad
mirably, and one good effect of them is
that considerable numbers of the in
surgents are constantly deserting and
coming in, some of them with arms.
The system will soon be extended to
other towns which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction VIII
mean the beginning of the end. Til
commissioners state that the general
situation is as described in the message
or General Otis, the 26th of June. eN-
cept that number of ports in the
southern part of LuZon. in Leyte and
other islands to the south have since
been opened to trade. Dispatches from
DR.. Schurman on his return from his
trip through the southern part of the
archipelago We're of the same purport,
A disposition to accept American SOW
ereignty and to welcome our troops was
everywhere manifested.
The report of General Otis on the
18th of June, referred to by Commits
Sioner DENLY in the above dispatch
stated that as consequence of the
rainy season little inland campaigning
was now possible in LuzOn. We or-
cupy,' said General Otls, "a large pOr-
tion of the Tagalos country. TIE line
stretches from linus, on the south, 20
San Fernando, on the north. nearly 90
miles, and eastward into the Laguna
province. The insurgent armies have
suffered great losses and are scattered.
The only large force which holds to-
gether is about 400 in northern Pam
panga. There are scattered forces in
bands of so and 500 on the other pOr-
tiOns of Luzon. in Cavite and Batangas
provinces; they could possibly assemble
as many as 1000. They are demora-
lied from recent defeat. The most of
the people are terrorized by the insur-
gents, but desire peace and American
protection. They no longer flee from
our troops unless forced by insurgents,
but gladly welcome them
There has been no recent burning of
towns. The population within our lines
has become dense, taking up land cult
walton extensively. They are kept out
of Manila as much as possible, as the
city population was growing too grea.
to be cared for The only hope of the
insurgent leaders is in aid from the
United States. This is the influence
which enables them to hold out. Much
contention prevails among them and no
civil government remains. Trade with
ports not in our possession, the former
source of inSurgent revenues, is now
interdicted. General Otis doubted the
wisdom of this policy, as people in those
parts are without supplies of food and
the merchants suffering losses. He
meditated at that time the restorati ton
of trade privileges, although the insur-
gents might reap some benefit from it,
a plan which has since been partially
carried into effect. The courts are in
successful operation under the dlrec-
ton of able Filipinos. Affairs in tha
other islands are comparatively quiet,
awaiting results in LuZon. All were
anxious for trade and repeated calls for
American troops received. He is giving
his attention to the Jolo archipelago
and Palawan islands.
General Otis speaks of the general
desire of the volunteers to re-enlst. He
has provided for the enlistment of two
regiments which have been authorized,
and has asked permission to organize
third regiment.