Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

The order Tor the emil im0nt 0f
volunteer flr the war ln the Philip
pines viii meet with general approval
although tho conditions uoocHsitatlng
such o. step are doplorablo. Hut facts
uro stubborn aud cannot b. cyadcd.
Hy all accounts General OTIS has not
enough men Tor an active campaign
and To garrison the towns be- has taken.
Nor ~ his force sufficiently large 10
shut the Insurgents on from some Of
the fertile hclds where they obtain
their supply Of rice Under the clrcum-
stances there ia nothing 10 do but to
mnk, the army large enough 90 put
down the rebellion once and for good
GENERAL Otia's force Is now estimated
az $4,000 regulars, Of whom about 10000
arc considered effective. About 1000
more are under way and about an equal
number are waiting Tor transportation.
Hut this number b. not adequate Tor
the accomplishment u tho desired pur-
i.ssos. In a short time. Hence the ap.
peal 10 the patriotism OF tho country
10 make q speedy end Of the war.
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Aggressive steps taken during the rainy
season. Practically an unaErcod nrmi-
rticr now exists. The interval should
be- taken advantage ~ 60 ind out H.
possibly. tho trouble cannot be settled
without further bloodahcd. Previous
negotiations were Interrupted. ostcu.
Hbly because the commissioners could
not assure tho insurgents that Congress
would certainly ratify tho propositions
discussed lu the suspicious minds of
the natives, this was equal a. evidence
% bad faith on thy part ut our Euycrn-
mcnt. and the inHurrectlon was coutIu-
urd.
The best way 90 dlapol an doubts
would be- by establishing everywhere
in tho occupied territory such Holf-gov-
crumont. under American protection
and supervision ns may be- found prnc-
tlcablc and make Il rather too liberal
than otherwise. when the disturbrra
OF the peace lind that friendly natives
are given employment Ia local offices.
and protected In their rights. thcy will
have but little success in keeping alive
the uusplclons, preiuiicos,an dlssatis-
faction on which the lnaurfrotlon is led.
Eut it this falls 10 establish peace.
General otis should be- In position at
the end OF the rainy season 60 cleanse
the entire island NJ rebels. Whatever
troops are necessary fur that purpose
should ho sent to him. Tho uuuplign
his already dragged out beyond tho
time in which, according To- early rgp-
rvsoutltlons of thg case. it should have
boon ended, Further delay would en-
tail unnecessary expense and make our
country ridiculous 100 the eyes OF tho
civilized world For 10 cannot be- denied
that unless we provo our ability Co core
rect tho evils the existence OF which
caused us Co uufhrath our sword he
wrath. impartial history will not iusti-
fy our war with spain. notwithatand-
ing the victories Won
Tho question rs simply this; what
r|sht ala We have Co punish a weak ma
tlUn Tor Heglootlng t1 do what we. our
solves. In our gigantic strength. fail
to accomplish Do failure there be- n
o. apotloss record Iu history is worth
anything In this matouolHtlc ago, tho
wur must ho ended without much fur
thor delay and American civilization
must take tho place OF medieval
ulrharity in the Islands chat have como
into our possession.