The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-07
HOPING FOR PEACE
Administration Officials Anxious For
Philippine War to End.
SPEEDY COLLAPSE EXPECTED
Fiipinos Are Striving to Secure the
Best Terms Possible.
REALIZE THEY ARE 0YERMATCHED.
VIII Probably Accept Any Proposition
Looking to ProteCtoraie.
INSURGENTS ARE CASTING AWAY ARMS.
This Is Taken to Indicate That They
Are short of Ammunition and
Ready to Give Up.
REALIZE THEY ARE OyERMATCHED.
VIII Probably Accept Any Proposition
Looking to Protectorate.
INSURGENTS ARE CASTING AWAY ARMS.
This Is Taken TO Indicate That The y
Are short of Ammunition and
Ready 10 Give Up.

Washington. May 6.--The officials of the
state and war departments are looking
for the speedy collapse of the insurrecton
in the Philippines, Not only is this expec-
tation based on the private adyices that
have come from the Philippine commits
sion as to the negotiations that have been
going on between that body and the insur-
gent representatives. but also upon the
successful development of MacArthur's
and Lawtons campaigns.
So far as the commissions reports are
concerned they indicate that the insur-
gents have at least recognized the inevi-
table break down OF their struggle, and
are simply striving, by protracting their
resistance to secure the most liberal terms
possible in the erection of a government
in the Philippines. They have not in any
diplomatic sense acknowledged the SOW
ereignty OF the United States but have
recognized the physical domination of our
military forces. and while they have talked
more or less for independence even at the
last moment, WITHOUT doubt they will ac-
cept readily any proposition looking to
lions, however, are clear on this point and
the commission understands that it is to
take no action in a way of making prom
Uses that will deprive congress OF free
hand in disposlng OF the future OF the Phil
ippines II is believed that the animatins
purpose of the Filipnos' representatives is
to make sure that whatever form of gov
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and influential places for the many am
bilious Filipino leaders. The administra-
ton sees nothing In this aspiration ire
conciable with a Arm government over the
island by the United States, with an on
portunity for the Philippines being found
in a liboral provision Tor municipal and
even provincial government of the island.
The Philippine commission has been in
structed on these points and President
Schurman especially is sangulne Of the
commissions ability to bring about the ac-
ceptance of these conditions by the instr
gents,
Aside from the encouragement conveyed
by the progress OF the peace negotiations
the officials find bright promise in the
rapid development Of the military cam
paign. The press reports this morning an
nouncing that Lawton is meeting slight re-
sistance in his movement northward that
the insurgents are fleeing before him and
that. more important still they are cast
ing away their arms, are facts tending 20
indicate the approach Of the end. The
throwing away of the arms Is claimed by
tic naval officers to be the results Of the
navy's effort TO cut off the supply of in
coming ammunition to the insurgents.
Without ammunition there would be no in
ducement to carry along their weapons
The army officers here say that II is either
lack of ammunition or breaking down
of their courage that has led the Filipinoa
to abandon their rifles
Moving northward from Bslinag, where
he is reported this morning, 14awton is
apparently marching hls forces upon
Mount Ararst, distant about sixteen miles
the point at the bend of the Rio Grande
where Otis predicted the insurgents would
make their last stand. with Macarthur
moving northward from San Fernando the
two columns should meet before this last
insurgent stronghold within about four
days If they meet win no more than the
ordinary opposition, so that even If diplo-
macy fails there is hope of the collapse OF
the war from purely military reasons with
in a week or ten DAYS