The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-03

among the Chinese themselves, which
sometimes broke out into open riot and
bloodshed, he deemed II exped!ent TO apply
the immigration laws TO the island. This
was done and arrangements have been
made for Identifying such Cinnamon as
have rights of prior residence in the
islands. so that no unnecessary hardship
may be worked.
The correspondence between Gen. Otis
and Aguinaldo before the outbreak OF ac-
tive hostilities receives much space and
more is taken up with the detailed ac-
counts of the various engagements. In con-
nection with the Filipino uprising in the
suburbs OF Manila on the night Of Feb. =,
General Otis prints the translation or one
of Aguinaldos proclamations which incited
this demonstration. The paper fortunately
was discovered on the 18th and the plans
OF the insurgents were checkmated. IL
called for the assembling OF the Manila
militia in the rear of the American out
posts. AT the sound of the attack from the
outside the insurgents in the city were to
fall on and butcher the whole OF the for
eign population. respecting nothing but na-
tive Filipino families. All the Jail prison
ers were to be released and armed TO as
sist in the massacre. The plan was success
full in so far as about one thousand armed
insurgents assembled behind the American
line. In the fight of that night and the fol-
lowing day about five hundred of these
were killed.
General Otis relates minutely the diff
hculties encountered in dealing with the
foreign merchants whose business was in
terfered with by the war. the outlining OF
plans Of revenues and customs, the nego-
tiations with the Sultan of Sulu. from
whom he says General Bates secured more
concessions In a month than Spain had
been able TO secure in three hundred years;
the institution of town governments. the
establishment of schools and caring for
large number of prisoners. both Spanish
and native.
In concluding his report General Otis
says II may prove fortunate that Aguin-
aldo's insurrection was not stamped out
instanter upon it's inception. He says the
natives throughout the island have peace
fully and even gladly accepted American
occupation of their towns whenever the
American troops appeared and that they
have learned by experience that the insur-
gents have made a speciality of murder.
outrage and robbery under the guise Of es
tablishing free and independent govern
ment
A column of 1900 troops. General Otis
says, could at any time during the insurrec-
ton have marched from one end of the
island to the other without encountering
serious difficulty, but the insurgents would
inevitably have closed in behind them as
soon as they passed, showing the necessity
of having sufficient troops to hold the coun-
try after IL had been captured.
General Otis dwells on the necessity of
establishing good school system, and says
that the native population is very insistent
upon divorce OF the schools from clerical
control. This was promised by the Spanish
government during the last insurrection,
but the archbishop of Manila has protested
against it's being carried out. General Otis
says. finally. that the insurgents are duped
by their leaders as 10 the political situation
in the United States, and that the cry all
along has been to hold out until the assem-
hing OF Congress, when the views of the
anti-eXpansion party, whose literature has
been extensively circulated in the islands.
would be sure to prevail.