The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-12
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Aguinaldo's Berlin Representative
: on the Controversy.
ooULDKEEP UP GUERRILLA WAR.

Meantime the London Newspapers
Continue to Give Advice as to the
Duty of Our Government in Dealing
with tho Filipinos.
London, Jan. 1.-THE Berlin corre-
spondent of The Standard says that
Professional Blumentritt, Aguinaldo's
representative there, writes to The
Tageblatt as follows:
"The Americans, being addicted to
drink, are less able to fight in the
tropics than the sober Spaniards. A
guerrilla war could be kept up for six
or eight years, during which the in
evitable conflict between the powers
in eastern Asia would afford the Fill
pinos chance,
"All the Jesuits and Benedictines are
at liberty: only the other orders have
been kept prisoners. The former are
now pro-American, because American
rule offers the only hope of retrieving
their fortunes. Ill treatment of pris-
oners is severely punished, while nuns
are not molested, most Of them being
natives. The Americans imagine they
can buy the insurgent army for 3d.
100000, but the Filipinos anticipate
that an American party inspired by
Washington's spirit will yet come into
power and grant them independence. !"
The Madric correspondent of The
Times says: at is not to the advan-
tage of Spain that settlement in the
Philippines is delayed. The fact is
fully realized that Spanish shipping is
suffering from the uncertainty, as well
as the interests of the religious orders
whose prosperity is at stake, and many
OF whose members are prisoners. 1t
is not true that the Spanish command
ers have been ordered to give the
Americans trouble Spain desires to
bury the hatchet. A scheme is being
seriously discussed for the government
of the Philippines by an international
company, or three companies, like the
British South Africa company, which
would be more acceptable to tie ma
tiyes than the rule of the United States
and would enable Spanish investments
without loss of markets In the archi-
pelago."
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing dispatch from Hong Kong: 1.-The
Americans who are arriving here from
Manila complain bitterly of the mac
ton of Major General Otis, particular
ly in leaving the Manila water supply
at the mercy of the rebels. They say
q collision between the Americans and
the insurgents is inevitable. Aguin-
aldo's dispatches to the Filipino junta
here have been stopped
Most of the morning papers comment
today upon the situation in the Phil
ipnires, drawing theinference that Sen.
ator Foraker's remarks in the senate
Gambler yesterday were made by him
as the Z Spokesman of the president and
expressing disappointment and Their
disarproval of possible relinquish,
ment of the Philippines by the United
| States.
The Times says: Senator Foraker
| sappearS To ledNe luc suuJeCt III al uh
pleasantly ambiguous state. 1t is II
| the Philippines that the new system o.
| government will be brought to test
| and no resolutions passed in the senate
can solve the problem. The claims O
the insurgents to national recognition
can hardly hold water, but there is nj
! bower in the world that would be Sc
much embarrassed by the raising of
| Question Of this sort as the United
States. To announce that the occupa
tion of the Philippines is only temper
ary would be scarcely prudent
The Standard says: ut is little
startling to find the liberators of Cubi
engaged in suppressing a youthful re
| public which claims the sacred right o
self government. Yet to Withdraw
Would create another Cuba off the coas
bf ASIA for which naval nations woul'
scramble"
The Daily Chronicle says: 1--WE be
lieve that, SO soon as it can safely b
done, the United States will give tn
Filipinos virtual home rule under re
snonsible government"