The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-10

tre,en authority Of the United States" IVES
conf,ned to the Tagals. which were only
zone OF the 1870 small tribes inhabiting the
islands" These we're. therefore. the only
warlike Filipinos into whom II was I'M
narrative to pump benevolent assimila-
tion" with the aid Of rapid-hre guns anu
the long-range Mauser. The comm ssion,
following tip perhaps from the war de-
partment, strives to support this PROPOSE
ton. but its own report. to the analytical
reader. does not seem to bear II out. ms
is what the report has to record IN ms
subject:
Wa learned that the strong anti American
feeling was confined to the Tagal Provinces
namely, Manila. Cavite Laguna, Banta''sas,
Morong, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Principe. III III
fenta and Zambales. II was strongest IN the
arst six named, and hardly existed in the
last four The population OF these provinces
is estimated to be about 100000 but u snoulu
not be supposed that even In the SIX proslns,,s
Immediately adjacent to Manila the people
were united In their opposition 70 us. Even
here there was strong conservative eieme ,1,
consisting OF people OF wealth anu ihtei"-
gence, opposed to the war
The Tagal provinces represent pop"-
lation of something like 100000. Inc
strong anti-American feeling" therefore,
although confined to the Tagal prov
inces" must be- as indicated by the COM
mission, real Strong" Advices from ohs
and his compatriots have all along Ter
sisted in representing that, while the
Spanish In Manila sided with the uniteu
States against the natives, all other ma
tives were accomplices Of Aguinaido, and
that even those who protested friendship
for the Americans were IN fact AguinaIdo
spies and secret agents OF the warllke Ia
gals. But to support Its claim oil serious
disaffecton to Aguinaldo and growing
sentiment In behalf OF American DONNA
ton of the archipelago the commission
declares:
In tho Tagal provinces OF Luzon, where the
anti American feeling had been strongest
public sentiment had greatly changed as evil
denced by the fact that the military govern
mcnt of Bataganas had offered to surrendei
his troops and his province II we would only
send a small force there, The Bicols II
Southern Luzon, had risen against their ragn
masters. The Macabebes were clamoring fol
an opportunity to fight in Our ranks. ant
native soldiers and scouts were already serv
ing under General Lawton.
Ou oiSuihNhhh ipNe'i
of this wondrous report, that lodges II
one moment and out the next, in dee
perate effort to make out an adm'nistra
tion case. the Indianapolis Sentinel ct'
serves with biting sarcasm and solid logic
What list--one offer of treachery from
n local commander, one revolt against tht
Tagals when they therefore must bav
been in control outside of the ten prov
inces named and one tribe Of auxiiaries-
the Macabebes, who are traditional enc
mics of the Tagals. Do these facts ids
tify the claim of any general opposition It
Aguinaldo or friendship to hmericlr
rule? And do they especially when it
known that other tribes are acting wit
/ the Tagals? Nobody has forgotten tn
| Ygoritos who tried to fight orr troop
/ with bows and arrows. II this report add
any strength to the imperiallst positio
we confess our inability to perceive
what respect It does So"