Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-02

the insurgent leader is a man OF un.
common ability and OF great influence
among the natives, who obey him i'm
plcitly. He is natural stratcgist
he is not hampered in his operations
by any sense OF obligation toward the
Americans, and is urged on by fanat-
ical race prejudice and an Unsuitable
ambition. All that has been disclosed
regarding this remarkable man con-
firms the opinion that the subiugation
OF LuZon is "a more serious task than
was the capture of Santiago, and that
it will cost more blood and treasure.
The soldiers of the United States are
better subssted and the climate Is less
deadly, although equally enervating.
Instead of force OF half starved sol
diers but one-third larger than the
attacking party, who were menaced ~
insurgents from the interior and COM
pletely penned within an area of 20
square miles, like the Spaniards at
Santiago, the Americans at Manila
are confronted 10y force of more than
10000 brave little fighters, who know
how TO use arms, who can secure
their own safety at any time by retir-
ing TO the interior Of the island and
who can subsist for an indefinite period
off the country. In such a case it is
slow suicide, TO stand on the defensive
while the natives shoot down dozen
or so Of our soldiers every day, and
when every house ia Manila itself may
harbor numbers Of the insurgents. The
necessity for heavy reinforcements is
imperative, for it is impossible TO at
tempt to round up the natives ana
force them into decisive battle with
the present force. The Filipinos can
only be subdued by following the
methods OF Indian lighting until tho
troublesome leaders are captured.
~
The proposed amendment 10 the city
fcharter which was published last week
and bill for which has been intro
duced In the legislature by Represen-
y tative Joseph A. Locher changes that
instrument in two important particu-
lars. First as TO the compensation Of
supervisors in each ward. The amend
ament allows them 800 each for all
work connected with their duties in
fthe city. Under the present arrange
ment they charge and are paid by the
a IL
had number Of wrangles over bills
that have, been presented which were
thought TO be eXorbtant. The city
attorney thinks this will obviate any
further difficulty in that line and be an
J equitable and just compensation. The
other change relates to granting
authority TO the aldermen after the
\ annual appropriation bill has been
Sassed to raise funds or enter into con
tracts and make appropriations when
ssaEctioned by a majority vote of the
aldermen. 1t also permits them at
nrov time to enter into a contract for
IN performance Of which an annual
appropriation can be made, providing
such contract shall not be for period
of ten years. This proposed amend
ment, it would seem, throws the mat
ter OF raising an unlimited amount OF
money into the hands Of the council
without allowing the people an oppor-
tinity of voting upon the question as
y given them by the charter under
limitations. While the present
r6uncil might use that power discreet.
. " and carefully another might saddle
ab enormous debt on the city and the
lAizens have no redress. 1t is the part
ewisdom to study it closely before
ulowing IL To become imbeded in our
vcharter.
Fifteen men from the University OF
Michigan have gone to the Philippines
since the outbreak Of the Spanish war
| They are Professor Dean c. Worcester,
PL. Sherman, Francis G.. Anspach,
Philip W. Corbusier, Frank F.. Free
wn. Howard II. Holland, John d, Kill
9tfick, Rice W. Means, Karl Roswell
~ Ter, Charles Leroy Moore, William
y.4lidehart. Leroy Southmayd, Theo-
dore vladimiroff, Frank S. Bourns and
Donald Macrea.
y ~
Notih Dakota has been enjoying a
0nr4 .trust" N the divorce business.
But the legislature has just dealt the
hasiuess fearful blow by the enact
,nsut of stricter divorce law. This is
wen. as far as it goes; but what is
coded is uniformity in the divorce
90. of all the states, with require
~ : sufficiently strict TO prevent di-
getting from becoming an easy
i's :.
knuring the past three months there
eyeen an advance in prices on cop
Dr.. Atiuware, sheetiron, glassware,
kper land many other products that
daily use by consumers.