Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-18
PHILIPPINE SITUATION. q
Would Tsks bat Little 10 Break the
Pssss Nov Etisting a. Manila

Would Tfks bat Little 20 Break the
Peace Now Eristing Al Manila
New York, Jan. ia dispatch to
The Herald from Hong Kong says:
The Herald's Manila correspondent
reports strict censorship upon dis.
patches. The latest advices dated Jan.
10. state that the situation in the Phil.
ippines Is sull acute. Aguinaldo Is still
holding his force in checx with diiiioul.
[ ty, aud natives have been arrested for
smuggling arms into the walled city
I On one occasion a coffin was found ful
OF arms and on another six Mauser rifles
and a stock Of ammunition was discoy.
cred hidden In load o. staw.
The natives residing In the city pre-
dicted an attack on Manila last Sunday,
but the foreigners maintains that there
viii be- no attack n the Americans DO
not prac.pitato one.
. The position Of the Americans i very
unpleasant Their Spanish prisoners
aro unfuendly and the hostile natives
are numerous and well armed, both in
I side ani outside of Manila
I ln nnlo tne situation remains the
same except that the natives are In.
I trunching themselves They have block.
cd the uver by sinking large barges
laden with stones.
The native troops outside OF Manilt
arr Host insolent, and it Is hard work
20 Restrain tho Americans The Filipino
soldiers come ont OF their lines, close M
70 the American outposts, load their
rhcs, deliberately point them at the
American soldiers and then doriivoly
walk back 20 their own lines Under
such conditions their might be a fight
ataBY MON lt
Clay McCauiey, professor of theology
az Toxic. who recently arrived from the
Philippines, says that as result OF his
study of the situation at Manila he
thinks now there are only three ways
open for tine United States % solve the
Philippine prob en-.
The first 10 ann xstion by force or pur.
chase. To use force il.t a. this time
means at tae most the worst war in ths
history OF tne ISLANDS, cuALing great
loss OF Ike and exueuduur' of money.
Moreover it would bo violation Of na.
tionll ndnor.
/ Purchase means the recognition oi
the insurgents ~ allies ol tGc United
I States during the wur W 90 Smin: re.
wariing the Filipino leador. wIin oa .fs.
salar.~, empoymcnt o, fne Insurgents
IN military ana civil .ti 's. ANA also -iy.
ing them back pay as aID, Tor SONS
months such % purchase wolli secure
a compromising gain OF d .u5 "a, tcuu.u
I The Americans m Mania are generally
opposed 90 ruuexau1n in any form
The second so.uIon ., cumpict.
transfer 1! sovereignty from Spain TO a
Filipino, rcuuh De- aud tne rategti 30 boy
NAN AMA.NA "NNANH ANA ANNN wv ~ Use or
Mania bay ami, port. just as Hong
Kong o. .ep, by Great Britain. Tas
solution means tae exposure oi tne Gc.
foncelc.s Philippine. 60 the greed of the
powers. with @ consequence acute crisis
Ia Europe over fIr eastern question
This way is neither honorable nor sis.
Tho third possible solution Is autolo-
my under au American proi,ct0rite
This means an independent Filipino r.
public controlling the admins ration OF
Internal affairs, the United States tax.
ing charge oi tine supreme judiciary ami
foreign, such as the powor ut making
war or treaties. while having contro. OF
the customs This solution, Mr. NJ.
Cauloy thinks, might bring about tutcl
which would result IN the future IN A..
solute independence OF the islands, or
voluntary annexation 90 the United
States The third way only, he says,
seems peace and prosperity, both to the
United States and the Philippines. In
any case immediate action Is imperative.