The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-09

Flrst Iaea OF Inaspsadcnue.
The commissioners report then rapidly
sketehes events now hlslorlcaL II tells
in astieiMnek huN TIE Fillpinau. attacked
tpa Spanish. and how Get AnAetgsn az
rived And AEuluaido, ~ ITS renhe@t
moved from Cavfie TO hHeooF saye TN"
commission.
''Now for the srSt time rose the idea of
national Independence. ANuiualdo ISSUED
proclamation Ia which he took the re-
sponHlkility OF promising " TO his people
on hehaR af the American government
although Ne admitted freaiy In private
ccnYersHtidn with msmhtrs ~ HE cabinet
that neither Admiral Dewey nor ang esll-
- Amsf'ean had made him any such
The report states that Aguinaldo wisnsl
to attack the AmericanT when they land
ed It Paranaquc. but was detFrr~e ~
point on theru was a growing friction be-
tween tho F1lipinos and the American
There were no conferences says she
report. between the officers " iife WI
pinos and our officers with a view TO ap-
-ss::aE AGAINST the Spaniardz. nor WAS
there cooperation % any Kind.
There never was apy Prceonceitfd opera
rniied States and F'iliginoB assinst ,hc
HpanlnrdH"
Reference Is made to Agulnaldo.s de-
manh that he be allowed 10 loot Manila
latter demand 10 said 20 confirm the state
mant that he lstsnded 10 set poHHes4iai
OF the arms 10 attack TIE Ameficana
Further evidsucd of the h9stiit ipsentions
Of the Filiptnos was found ~ ,he orsani-
Entton uf popular clubs" which later
oH furnished local militia 10 attack the
Americans. The DEGREES OF the Filipino
congress sre also sliea, AZ wei % a. ,', .he
in Manila. II Ia shown that a consiaerA-
bic element In the Filipino c0nFreFF w,sflea
70 address to President Mckinley I re-
guest not 20 abandon the Fiiipinos (at this
the future ~ the philipqiuesi. The preai-
dent VAS also 20 be- asked his desire as TO
the form Of government he wished TO es-
tahllah But all .his time ,ARuinalao was
messages, and II was understood that the
attack would come upon the irat act b.
the American forces which would af1urd
preteEt.
The War Was UHayoidsbIe.
A brief chapter then tells Of the hack
Of success attending tho EFFORT made al
this time hy Gen Merritt through a cum
mission, 20 arrive AT q Mutual undersiRnd-
ing with AEuinAldo as 90 the Intentions,
purposes and desires 0f the Filipino pcp.
pie. This brings the story up ~ the Gu!
break on the evening uf the an OF Fob
ruary. with the attack upon the American
troops following the action OF the Ne
The commission, In concluding this chap
After the landing OF our troops AEul-
naido mudo up his mind that ~ would b.
neccssary TO hght the American and AZ.
ter the making Of the treaty OF peace -
Faris this determination was sirens IN
ened. lie did not openly declare that he
intended to nFht the Americans, hut ne
excited everybody, aud especially the mil
Il Is doubtful whether he had the power
to check or control the army at the time
hoEtilities broke out.
''Dcplorablo as war Is. the one IN which
va are now engaged was unavoidable hg
US We we're attacked by a bold adsen-
turcus and enthusiastic army. No alter
native was left 10 rs except iEnaminiouH
retreat II II not 90 be conceived OF that
any American would have sanctioned the
surrender of Manila 90 the insurgents
our obligations 10 other nations. ana 30
the friendly Filipiuos, and To ourselves
and our nag demanded that force should
of the Philippines may nc. there Il no
course open to ua now except the prose
cution Of the war until the insurgents arc
reduced 10 submission.
''1hc eommishion IL Of the opinion that
there has been no time since the deatruc.
tlah Of thr Spanish squadron by Admiral
Dewey when n was possible TO Withdraw
our forces from the Islands either with
honor TO ourselves OF with safety to the
Inhabitants.
Reign OF Terror at Manila.
The commission then takes up the con
dltions of the country at the time of their
arrival. comparing II with condition ex-
isting at the time they left a short time
ago. a vivid picture is given us the an
archy existing among the inhabitants In
ana about Manila during the early spfinE
THE situation in the city, says the
commission. was bad. lncendiary Ares
occurred daily The streets we're almost
deserted. Half OF the native population
had fed, and most of the remainder wert
shut In their houses. business WAS at a
stsndsiill. lnsurgcnt troops everywhere
faced our lines. and the sound of rife fire
was frequently audible IN our house. \
reign Of terror prevailed. F'tlipiuus who
had favored Americans feared aKsaNaint.
tion, and few had the eourage g come out
openly for Us. Fortunately. therU were
among this number some Of the best men
OF the city"
The report then speaks OF the Issuance
o. and she sfe1, ma a nubis ssbiime5s Mn M
The natives, accustomed TO Spanish prom.
laes, urged upon the commission that acts
instead of promises should be- given them
As a result native law courts we're eatab-
ished, and this greatly aided IN the re-
Etoration Of public confidence. Tho flow
of population soon began 20 set toward
the city. Natives who had fed from their
homes returned.
Rebellion of Limited scope.
As showing the limited scope Of the re.
I'VE learned that the strong anii-Amefi-
can feeling was confined 10 the Tagaing
pTt yinces, namely Manila. cayite, Us
Ssens re,,s "s pt,ns,ue MTrgs infan,n ass a1e 1an
bales. IL was strongest IN the flrAt sis
named and hardly existed In the last
four. The population Of theas provinces
t. estimated TO be about i.s0a.1a but Il
should not he supposed that even In the
six provinces Immediately adjacent to
Manila the people were united in their
opposition TO us. Even here there was a
Of people Of wealth and intelligence. op-
posed to the war"
Under the head; The Rebellion Not a
n Sa.sn. di ,hs ,hs r,aort treat,
Luxon, where, u " stated, the uprislng
was viewed at first with Indifference, and
later with fear. Throughout the archipet-
ssose tho " points 10 '' which armed Tssa.oss
had been sent Ia considerable numbers.
The machinery Of insurgent government
served only for piundertnG the people ul-
tluns, while many cs the iiisurgent offielalk
were rapidly accommodating wealth.
II In stated that the insurgent adminis-
ireiion throushoui the Interior was worse
that IL the days OF Spanish rule; In many
provinces there was absolute anarchy.
and frem all sides came petitions ami
help.
insursent mpthnd OF iutimidating the aa-
tisea BY telling them fearful telsz con
eernfng the American soldiers. The meth
Cd OF procedure eminontiy successful ct
first. In the end recoiied on it's authors.
Conditions WHOM They Left.
As to tho state of Affairs when lha
COMMITTEES left. the commission says;
Before the commission loft the Islands
nearly all the inhabitants had returned 10
these ruined villages Many OF the houses
had been rebuilt. Fields that had lain
failow for three yenre were green with
growing crops Municipal governments
had been established. and the people, pro
teetsd lsy our troops. were enjoying peace.
security. and a degree Of participation
in thek own government previously un-
known IN the history OF the Philippines.
Attempts Of the Insurgents TO raise re-
erufss and money IN the province of Ha-
laran were proving abortive, except witcn
backed by baycneta snd bulleta, and even
Ia such c@ses lha natives were sppiyfns
10 us for hsip 20 resist them"
Of munic.pai governments" gives in detail
the efforts IN that direction.
There were many difficulties enEoun-
tered, The condition of the people Was
found 10 be most pisiabie. They had been
patsndefsd by the tnaurgenf froeps. who
had sobbed Them OF jewels, money. eioth-
ing and even food. 40 that they were .iit-
been tired on. women had haen maisfsHt-
g. There was general gattsfacsion that
the .ms-icanB had come az last. and enn.
dif.aur neemsd fayorahie 70 the American
prupasanda.
Hse~sl Government.
s-The towns of Bacaos and Inus were
1z5rrfs4 fer the uairxfoae Of Hxpz<5fufnf.