Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-20

torted some 100000 from the inhabi-
tants of Samar ana Lcyte, and had
put it in his pocket. The people Of
Bohol We're asking for help. The Moros
ana the insurgents had fallen to fight
ing each other in Minbarao. where we
had not landed a man. Tomas Agun-
aldo, an insurgent official, and a cousin
of the dictator, had gone to Mandurao.
on the west coast of Mindoro. and had
there organized a genuine piratical eX-
pcdition with the avowed object of
plundering the peaceable inhabitants
of the Calamianes Island. PalaWan,
Masbate. Sibuyan and ROmblon. This
plan had been carried out. and he had
returned to Manbaruo heavily laden
with plumber. thereby SO disgusting the
insurgent captain Of the port at that
place that he had voluntarily come to
Manila. given himself up, and begun
to work heartily for the American
cause. From all sides came accounts
of the intOlera bic abuses practsed by
the inSurgent troops. and by bands of
robbers made up of deserting soldiers,
who had escaped with their arms. and
who promptly began to rob and kill
nitely with illustrations. but l believe
that those given will suffice. The sim
pie fact of the case is that the insur-
gent government had signally failed 10
maintain law and order. punish crimes
provide for public education. or per-
form any of the essential functions of
good government if we except the col
lection of taxes, in which it has dis
played an ability unequaled even un-
der the Spanish regime
The above facts will make mighty
can statesmen who have professed to
see in the Tagal despot a Washington
and a Lafayette.
In closing Professor Worcester dwelt
at some length upon the growing
friendship of the Filipino people for
the Americans.
I'VE have" he said. many good
and true friend today among the lead
ing F'ilipinoS of Manila. Even in the
provinces which have been laid waste
by the war the better element. which
has all along been secretly in sym
pathy with us, is coming out and de
claring openly for us The people in
our newly organized towns never
wearied of talking to me about the
wonderful difference between the
Spaniards and the Americans. We are
more popular in the great Island of
Negros today than the Spaniards ever
We're and we have done in the Sulu
Islands what the Spaniards failed to
do in more than three centuries.
wherever our troops have come in
contact with the natives public senti-
ment has gradually but steadily
changed. When we first march
ed through the province of Bula-
can the natives burned their houses
and fled before our advancing columns
Today those same natives have rebuilt
their homes, have planted their fields.
and are living quietly and conteqtedly
| under the protection of our troops,
while enjoying a larger measure of
local lf-government than they ever
had before.
How have we brought this about?
by treating our prisoners most hu-
namely. by tenderly caring for the in
surgent wounded; by granting protec-
| tion to the wives and children of those
who are fighting against us: by deal
ing out even handed justice to those
who We're WrOnged. r
THE Filipinos never saw the like
before. and it has touched their hearts.
In a hundred ways they show that they
have begun to trust us. | say to YOU
that if we give them good government,
the day will soon come when they will
fight to the death for us Nay. more.
| say to you that native volunteers are
fighting to the death for us today
against their Tagalo foes, but, the OBJ
jectorS say. if only a small fraction of
the Philippine populati is in arms
against us. and if the great majority
of the people are ready to accept
American sovereignty. why is it that
we are compelled to send a great army
| to the islands? l answer, first, because
we are waging the most humane war
| in history. If it We're simply a matter
| of killing, We should not need so large
| an army. Two regiments Of troops
| could go where they chose in the island
of Luzon today and kill to their heart 8
| without serious risk. 1t is because We
are attempting to protect the peace
! able inhabitants from the depredations
/ of the lawless that we require so largo
| a force. With the evil element once in
! the ascendant among 10000. 900 of peo-
pie, the task of restoring order and
| affording protection to the law abiding