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SITUATION IN PHILIPPINES
STATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY THE
STATE DEPARTMENT..
An "Important Dispatch" Received
from the Philippine Commission-
Municipal Governments EstabItshel
In Several Towns In Manila and Cavtte
Provinces

| Washington, July 1S.-The following
statement was given out this afternoon
at the state department:
THE state department yesterday re-
ceived from the Philippine commission
an important dispatch conveying these
facts:
by the cooperation of the military
and the commission, municipal govern
ments have been established in several
important towns in the provinces Of
Manila and Cavite. These are working
admirably and one good effect of them
Is that considerable numbers of the in
surgents are constantly disarming and
coming in, some of them with arms.
The system will soon be extended to
other towns which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction will
mean the beginning Of the end. The
commissioners state that the general
situation is as described in the message
of General Otis of the 26th of June, ex-
cept that number Of ports in the
southern part Of Luzon. in Leyte and
other islands to the south have since
~>SA' Of'SANu W tio OC6RdlCIleS ITOIIl
DR.. Schurman on his return from his
trip through the southern part Of the
archipelago were OF the same purport.
opposition to accept American sover-
eighty and to welcome our troops was
everywhere manifested.
"The report of General Otis Of the
26th of June, referred to by Commits
sioner DENLY in the above despatch,
stated that as a consequence of the
rainy season little island campaigning
was now possible in Luzon. We occu-
py, said General Otis, large portion Of
the Tagalog country. The lines stretch
from linus on the south to San FernanA
dino on the north, nearly sixty miles,
and outward into the Laguna army.
The insurgents have suffered great loss-
es in Tarlac province.
There are scattered forces in bands
of fifty and five hundred in other por-
tions of Luzon, and in Cavite and Ba-
tangas provinces they could not possi-
bly, assemble as many as two thousand
They are demoralized from recent de-
feat. The most of the people are ter
rorized by the insurgents, but desire
peace and American protection. They
forced, but gladly welcome them. There
has been no recent burning Of towns.
The population within our lines has be-
come dense, taking up land cultivation
extensively. They are kept out Of Ma
Mia as much as possible, as the city
was becoming too great to be
cared for. The only hope Of the insur-
gent leaders Is in aid from the United
States. This is the influence which en-
ables them to hold out. Much conten-
ton prevails among them and no civil
government remains.
Affairs in the other islands are COM
paratively quiet, awaiting results in
Luzon All were anxious for trade and
repeated calls for American troops were
received. General Otis Is giving his at
-ention to the Jolo archipelago and the
Palawan Islands. General Otis speaks
If the general desire of the volunteers
20 re-enlist. He has provided for the
enlistment Of the two regiments which
nave been authorized, and has asked
permission to organize third regi.
nent"