New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
NO ARHTSTICE.

We said the other day that the American peo-
nile would find cause for rejoicing ID the he"s
from Manila. that the Tagal insurgents were
being cornered by our troops and were oeNeiop-
ing q tendency to seek peace. Ihere VIII pe
no less satisfaction felt over today's news that
the American commander has refused 10 gram
an armjstice or TO recognize the sovereign! Va
rho Aeuinaldo government" and that III ue
fault Of surrender by the Tagals our troops are
pressing relentlessly forward. Generai JUS
nollcv. thus manifested, is. as we have hither'o
maintained the true one, and the OH! iosic"i
and effective one. There Is good reason Ior
confidence that he will persevere IN IL, anu 'ia'
{. will aeon be crowned with complete success.
The only reason put forward by the Tagais
for asking an armstce Is the strongest OF rea-
cons for the American commanders relusal W
grant H. The Tagas want, they say 10 prihe
their Congress" together to CONSIDER TERMS Vi
neace In other words IL is simply trick u
secure American recognition of the sovereignty
of thot Congress" That is something that
will not he granted The United states does
NOT nronose 10 treat with fugitive cabal ap-
no,nted bv Apuipaldo. as the valid Parliament
of on indenendent Power. To do so would be
70 folsifv the facts of current history. III Agul-
naldo wants TO call his puppets together ior
consultation he is at liberty to do SO. II he can
find some Mace secure from the advance OF our
troons He has been at liberty 10 DO so TOT
n,onths mast But he must not expect the
American Army TO keep still while he does H.
or the United States Government TO treat win
his .Congress'' as its peer. Moreover, IL Is d!
mn means certain that the ENJOYS VINO asKeu
for the armistce were empowered TO 90 So
There appears to be some dissenson among the
Tagal leaders Aguinaldo processes to want 10
treat for peace. Others repudlate his leader
shin and arrest his ENJOYS. And the Iagai
Juuta at London keeps up its shrill CRIES lor
independence or death. Which OF these Is the
simon-pure representative Of the Filipino ne
public?
M. there is but one course to pursue mat
il TO demand unconditional surrender or the
Tagals and. pending that, to keep moving
straight upon their works 1t Is agreeable 10
learn that the ENJOYS from Aguinaldo were
treated with courteous hospitality That VIII
90 some way toward freeing their minds from
tho detestable fasehoods which have been so
industrjously propagated by the antl-expansion-
,sts In this country that the American soldiers
ORC cannihals and the United States Govern
mont reincarnation of Tmur Leng We have
M doubt that some Of the Tagals have actually
heen persuaded. by the malignant libels of the
Anti-Imperialist League, that II they surren-
dered TO General Otis they would be cruched
or boiled In oil. Finding by actual experience
that Americans are as kind and humane IN
peace as they are formidable IN war, 'ne ma
t,vee will he moved to cease their futile striv-
ings against law and order "hen 'ne! uo
that. and accept the lawful sovereignty OF 'he
United States Government, they VIII nave an
everlasting armistlce. Until they 40 So 'hey
are entitled to not a moments respite from the
forward movement Of our irresistible Army.