Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-14
ONLY THING is TO HOLD THEM
HE WOULD ENLIST LOYAL FILIPINOs
TO FIGHT AGUINALDO.
n Hope for the Dissolution
of the Chinese Empire-snys Ag-
- uinaldo Planned n General
Massacre of Europeans
in Manila.

Z CINCINNATI, o., July 13-Bishop ]. M.
Ihoburn, of the Methodist Episcopal
church. who has spent forty years as
missionary, mostly in India, is here with
his family, some of whom are In Ill health
The bishop spent some time in Manila in
March last, and was an intelligent OBJ
server of events. He says there is no
doubt that the outbreak between the
Americans and Fflipinos was intended by
fliipino leaders to include general mass
acre In the city of Manila. He cited, in
proof of this. the testimony Of two Fill
pino servants who were summoned to
service in the army by Aguinaldo, and who
dared not disobey, but who warned their
American employers to keep within doors
that night, as orders had been given to kill
all Europeans found on the streets. An
other evidence was the finding of 5000 new
knives stored in a Catholic church. Only
the splendid discipline of the American
troops prevented the massacre in Manila
The bishop was in London when the
thrilling news of Dewey's victory came.
1t was universally understood there, he
said, that it meant the permanent possess
sion of the Philippines by the United
States. To questions put to him as to why
Dewey did not leave Manila after his vic
tory, he said tSe shortsightedness of the
sible. Dewey had not coal enough to
carry him to the nearest American coaling
station, and he was bound to take Manila
in self-defense The whole history of the
present Philippine situation showed such
natural and logical and even inevitable
course of events that the United States is
bound to assert its authority there. An
archy and assassination, he declares, would
follow the withdrawal of the United
States forces. The only trouble lies in
Luzon island. All the other islands are
peaceful.
The bishop thinks the proper policy of the
United States is to enlist the men of the
islands who are the natural enemies of the
inhabitants of Luzon to fight Aguinaldo's
army. Differed by Americans, they would
quickly dispose of the few men that Aguin-
aldo can muster.
Viewing the situation in the Far East
from the standpoint of a missionary of
forty years in that part of the world, the
bishop was impressed with the fact that
1t was the duty of the United States,
forced upon it by the circumstances of the
Spanish war, to hold the Philippines and
to preserve order and extend civilized gov
ernment in that vast region Moreover, in
the interest of morality and Christianity, he
hoped for the dissolution of the Chinese
empire, which ne characterized as the most
helpless government on the earth. In that
event Russia should have a portion, giving
it an available Pacific port. England,
though favoring the integrity of the Chi
nese empire, already has in mind the val
ley of the Yang Use Kiang as its share.
The United States should have it's por-
ton of the coast opposite the Philippines.
Such division of China would bring un-
told blessings to the people of that empire
and would advance the civilization of the
whole world.
The bishop declines to discuss the sub
ject from the standpoint Of American poll
tics. but he says he cannot imagine why
the United States should shrink from CIV
ing up her exclusive policy, and hesitate to
take her place among the nations when
the duty is manifestly thrust upon her.
If China falls to pieces, as nearly all we'll
informed people believe she will, it would
be unwise, IL not morally wrong, to con-
cede that the European nations have a
right to settle the destiny OF that great
empire without any reference to America.
The United States must inevitably become
the dominating naval power of the Pacific
ocean, and If such future is IN store for
her she certainly ought to hold an i'm
portant section Of the coast line OF Eastern
Asia.