Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-19
fell, Of the Good Work Done by
Gen. Otis in the Philippines
NEWSPAPER MEN WRONG.
,..,,t,op I. Practically Mt nm End
riiipino onieer's statement OF
the Existing Dispute

st Che state department.
Tho state department received yes
,.,dav from the Philippine commits
sion these facts:
nv the cooperation of the military
and the commission municipal govern
,,.rts have been established IN seven
c,mplete towns In the provinces Of
Manila and Cavitc. These are working
admirably. and one good erect Of them
h mat considerable numbers of the In
-,rr.pts arc constantly deserving and
foring In. some of them with arms.
rb. rysiem VIII soon be extended 10
other towns which are asking for ".
continued success IN this direction VIII
moan the beginning Of the END, The
commissioners state that the general
situaunu ia NE described In the mes
-.se of Gen. Otis. the goth " June. eN-
rspt that n number Of ports IN IN,
soutbern part ~ Luzou. IN Leytc and
minor Islands 10 the south have since
t..sn ppened to trade Dispatches from
ur grhurmnn on his return from MS
thp through the southern part OF the
archipelago were OF the same purp0rt
a JlspoHltiou to accept American SOW
sfeIruty and to welcome our troops was
everywhere manifested,
The report OF General Otis's on the
s6ih of June. referred 10 By Commits
rI1ner DENLY In the above dispatch.
slated That as n consequence of the
rainy season, little island campaign
iur was now possible IN Luzon. We oc-
rupy. said General OTIS. "a large pur-
ton ~ the Tagnloa country Inc I'm"
stretch from linus on the south TO san
Fernando ON the north, nearly go miles
and eastward into the ihguna province
THE lusurgent armies have suffered
rraHt LOSSES and arr scattered The only
large force which holds together "
1bUut 1000 IN Tarlnc province aud
northern pampangn: There are ,eel,
tered forces In bands " hfiy ana 800
on the other portions of i.uzon, In ca
vite and Bataugus provinces, thoy
could possibly assemble nH many as
1000 They are dcnorallzed from re-
cent defeat The most OF the people
oilers. but desire peace ana American
They NO longer nee from our troops
unless forced by Insurgents, but gladly
welcome them.
There has been no recent burning o.
towns. The population within our lines
has become dense. taking up land cul-
tlvutinn extensively. They are Kept
out " Manila aH much A. possible aA
the city population was becoming too
great to be cared for The only hope
~ the insurgcnt leaders Is In aid from
the United States. This IN the iniu-
snre 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 insurgcnt rev
enues. H. now interdictcd. General
oils doubted the wisdom Of this policy
na people In those ports are without
supplies or food and the merchants sur
fefng losses. lie mcdltatcd at that
time the restoration OF trade privileges,
although the insurgents might reap
some benefit from u, a plan which has
since been partially carried Into effect.
The courts are In rucccsHful operation
under the direction ~ able illlpin0s.
Analrs In the other islands are COM
plratiVoly quiet, awaiting results IN
l.uzon. An We're anxious FOR trade
and repeated calls for American troops
received. He IL giving his attention 10
Che 1olp archipelago and Palowan
Islands
FILIPINO LEADERS, STORY.
Minneapolis. July is.-'rhc Times to-
morrow morning will publish an Inter-
View which took place May 18th at san
lHlru, LuZon, between It's special COR
respondent Martin rcw VI the Thir-
tenth Minnesota. detailed by Gen.
Wheaton as brigade Interpreter. and
Maj Lorenzo l.. Ilalcita. leader OF
Aguinnllo's cavalry, ana one OF the
Filipino commissioners who went TO
Cen. otis with proposals Cor an armis-
tioe.
Mai Zlalclta denied emphatlcally
that Filipino officials had ordered the
burning NJ Manila and the wholesale
murder " Americans, and cited us
proof that many Filipino officers were In
Manila that night and were taken
pTltouera. He said the proclamation
OF Gen. otis proolaimlng himself gov,
tlhlt general had greatly mcenhod
Ne lllpinos, but asserted that both
The Filipino leaders and people believed
NE Americans had begun hostlliticH.
Maj Llnlclta speaking OF the dis
pu'ed promises Of Independence made
PRIOR 90 the fall Of Manila, when asked
ly Mr few, II In their oagerness for
independence, the Fllipluus had not
mHundoutuod or miHcunstrucd the
lngu1ge ~ American officials ana
Officers. replied;
There is not the slightest mistake
about this. Consul Wlldman verbally
made this statement TO US, and We
hld so much confidence In the good
Intentions u the United States that
V a. - meant as much as " II had
b.gn delivered IN writing.
Besides when We were In CaVlte n
number " us had the honor OF enter
Ilhlug Gen. Anderson at the Atheo
hlAlI This was before Manila was
Whru hy your forces, Gen, Anderson
y. lhH occasion made "A speech In
''''H NN hNlN tue AiltlltNNN NNN NOT
eohr here Tor the purpose Of taking
one foot NJ territory with the view ot
permanent Possession. but Tor sle pur-
tse gf giving the Fillplnoa their in
dependence.
ON september 2lst last year. on the
-"Hlnh NJ fiesta "a number uf
american officers celebrated with as at
w residence Of PcdarnO Pnchuo, and
~ expressed the same sentiments. on
Ns inherent occasions We were told
men nigh In authority that Fiji
mno independence would be recog-
nj, What was the opinion Of the FIJI
bNu leaders In regard to Gen. OtlB'H
',..Trillnalion of January ith2'
lhAl proclamation" replied the
tH'llI was decidedly bad and greatly
.N,eu the people everywhere. II
r.Vl nothing clearly and 1.omlsed
,oolnihs' u WAS non-Gommittal ON an
tHA except that otis declared him-
~ k9Nernur general OF the island
4 mat our country had beoa pur-
1'7.d from SPAIN The Fllipk.1 poo-
ton '"N'P'nu'hoe not nnneNa-
nm being asked II he really thought
III Upino people were sufficiently
6r5 ",u 10 conduct affairs Of local
yn. nhuonul self-gOvornment. the
sDk flliplno leader replied:
rsrul people have always been mis-
etr .euted, both by the local and for
su press. The frlnrs arc nur yyorst
NlnltN and have bppn urtiva "a, ma