The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-16

mission Reports.
President Mckinley speaks in the
highest terms Of the management Of
affairs ct Manila by Gen. Otis, mot only
Of his practical snnihilation Of Aguinal.
dos army, but Of hie shrswdnelssin 70.
fusi1s't 70 rscognisspA Asuinaldo 70. the sx-
tent Of agreeing 10 hold . conference
with him. It is the purpose Of the Pres
ident TO make the Filipinos understand
that - soon - Spain ratifies the treaty,
already ratified BY the Senate. the Phil
ippines will be American territory. Af-
ter that he intends that they shall have
- liberal . government - they show
themselves to deserve, even TO the Ok.
tent Of absolute independence. but he ID
opposed to any action by this Congress
that will bind this government to any
particular policy in advance, and Con.
gress, with few exceptions, is with him,
~ he believes the country TO b.
The report of the War Investigating
Commission il about what IL was OK.
pected to be by those who followed the
testimony given before that commission.
The report is unanimous, and 10 - .
whole highly commendatory to the man
agement Of the war, taking due account
Of the disadvantages under which the
administration labored at the beginning.
No unprejudiced man could read the
printed testimony which accompanies
the report, without endorsing the report.
The Commission acted upon the tsstir
mony heard, not upon the Sensational
charges, made by yellow journals
Although hope has not been abandon.
ed of getting the Hull army bin through
the Senate, the hostile attitude Of most
of tho Democratic Senators makes it
feared that it cannot be forced to vote
at this session without endangering some
of the regular appropriation bills and
making an extra session of Congress nee.
essary. fit is found that the bill can
not get through. an amendment will
probably be attached to the Regular
Army appropriation bill, authorizing the
continuance of the present strength Of
the Regular Army-62, ,O0Omen-one year
from July ], next.
Americans in Congress are not the
only ones who have been giving aid to
the Filipinos. The men in Congress who
have been lauding the Aguinaldo as .
Philippine George Woshingtons s,and the
savages who make up the greater part Of
bis forces, and who not only violated the
laws of nations BY attacking our soldiers
but who kill and mutilate prisoners, fire
upon Red Gross ambulances and the
bears Of flag of truce, - patriots, gave
them moral aid, but the American owner
Of the schooner loaded with arms and
ammunition, which was seized by Dew
ey. was doing his level best to give them
material aid. Which of the two classes
deserves the most condemnation is .
question that each man may determ inc
for himself.
Senator Lodge. in few words. dispos-
ed of the claim that the PHILIPPINES had
been oppressed and that they were in
constant dread Of being attac led by our
troops, which several Senators advanced
after the neVs Of the destruction Of
about one-fourth of Aguinaldo's army by
our forces reached Washington. Mr..
Lodge said: "Their oppression exists
solely in speeches in the U. 8. Senate.
They have been treated with the utm ost
kindness and consideration, and after
the orientals, they have mistaken kind.
ness for timidity. Stringent orders had
gone from the President of the U 8. to
Gen. Otis and Admiral Dewey that no
attack should be made on the Philip.
nos. Over q fortnight ago Aguilsndo
was officially informed by Gen Otis that
the President of the U. 8 had ordered
him not to attack the Filipinos, so that
he knew We had no intention of attack.
ing him. The idea that he had no no.
ton of our intentions is totally mis-
taken one. He knew absolutely and
officially what the intentions of the U.
8. were. Yet, knowing all this, the Fill.
ipinos deliberately pfecipitated this at
tack upon the American force in Manila.
where our army had right to be. The
attack was made, and it was met as Amer
ican soldiers and American sailors always
meet such attacks"
The House made up for lost time in
the business of providing for the erec.
ton of public buildings, by passing sew
enty eight public building bills this
week. The buildings provided for are
scattered around in thirty eight States
A proposition to attack the Hepburn
Nicaragua Canal bill, which has been re-
ported to the House - On bstitute foI