The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-11

From the Boston Globe.
Rev. Peter MacQueen, pastor OF the
Day street Congregational church,
West Somervilie, Mass, who recently
returned from a tour of several months
in the Philippines, yesterday gave out
the following interview regarding the
situation in the Philippines:
Il may sum up in a few points what
I have found to be the conditions in the
Philippines:
"First-The people of this country
started in at Manila with a sincere
purpose to do justice to the Filipinos.
When I reached Luzon, in March,
along with General LaWton, the war
had begun. Many believe the causes
that led to war could have been avoid
ed. AS long as Admiral Dewey was in
full charge, every pledge was fulfilled,
the Filipinos universally satisfied
with the coming of General Mer-
rift the devilment began. This general
is described to me by the best men
of our land as "a naughty martinez.
He it was who sent his inferior Off
GERS to negotiate with Asuinaldo, and
then, when Aguinaldo came for the
fulfilment of agreements made by the
officers thus sent, General Merritt
haughtily said that he had had no
dealings with the insurgents.
Every officer | have interviewed
who was present at the first landing
of the Americans told me that the Fill
ipinos showed the Americans the most
enthusiastic signs of friendship.
Lawton Neglected.
"Second-When General Lawton arriv-
ed in Luzon everybody expected him
| to assume entire command of the
army If this had been done there is
! no manner of doubt in any fair mind
but that the war would have ended
pretty quickly. Instead. Lawton was
given secondary position.
"Third-The peace commissioners
were very estimable men, but they
came too late They were not trained
| diplomats. If Dewey, with his mar
| velous genius for saying and doing
| the right things, had been commits
sion of one we could have got Aguin-
aldo AS it was, Otis was too busy,
| DENLY was too old, Worcester was too
much after bugs and pictures, Dewey
| was too tired and Schurmann was too
credulous. l went with an army of
| 1900 men, one of whose avowed OBJ
| jects was to distribute peace procla-
| nations We killed $50 Filipinos,
wounded 300, and distributed one tract.
THE European residents who have
| lived in Manila for many years as
sert universally that taxes were never
so grievous under the Spanish rule as
| they are now under our martial law
Of course they understand that it is
| l,,t r. hav ma
more than a year in a city of 100000
| inhabitants must work hardship to The
vast masses of the people l have otter
talked to Filipinos, and found they
were brooding over these taxes, and
feeling that it was wrong and an out
| rage.
"Fourth-The question of the Philip
pines is not by any in Luzon regarded
as party question. The presumption
is that all Americans are after the
facts. Party spirit is clouding oul
brightest minds The press censorship
was far too strict. Bass, Collins, Nc
Cutcheon, and all the others who sign
ed the round robin I can Vouch Wer'
careful, honest men. The whole Amer
lean public has been mulcted of new
by this silly censorship.
Against Harmony.
IF the dispatches are true tina
Wheaton, Lawton and Macarthur ar
to have separate commands. eac
one with full power, I do not thin
it is in human nature that they Shout
work in harmony. One man will hav
an expedition to-day, and another ma
next week, without any reference t
the movements of his fellow general
Il have watched very closely tn
temper of these men, and of all tt
men in the army whom l have me