Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-03

mont IN the Filipino uunrrnnH wished
TO address 10 President Mckinley a re-
quest not TO abandon the Philippines
CAT this stage the Paris conference was
discussing the future of the Philip
nineal The President was also TO be
asked his desire ~ 20 the form of guv-
crnmont he wished 10 establish Hut
nh this time AFuinaldo was preparing
for war and delaying thefo messages.
and u was Understood the attack would
come ON the first act by tho Amcri-
can forces which would an0rd q pre-
text.
a brief chapter tolls o. the lack Of
success attending the efforts made at
this time by Con. Merritt through
commission 20 arrive NJ n mutual I'M
dcrHtnndlnE with Agulnaldo. o. to the
Intentions. purposes and desires of the
Filipino people.
This brings the story up To the OUT
hrcak on tho evening ~ the ith %
February. with the attack upon the
American Troops following the action
Of tho Nebraska sentinel.
The commission "a ~ the opinion that
there has been no time since the de-
rtruction Of tho spanish squadron BY
Admiral Dewey when II was possible
10 withdraw our forces from the Islands
either with honor TO ourselves or with
safety to tho inhabitants
The commission then tnkos up the
! conditions of the country at the time
of their arrival. comparing II with con-
| ditlous oxlatlnE al the time they loft,
q short time ago. vivid picture u
given ~ the anarchy existing among
tho Inhabitants In and about Manila.
/ during the early spring.
Under the heading. 'T'he rebellion not
a national movement" the report treats
of the rebellion out 81 the provinces 81
iuzon. where II u stated "the uprlslng
was Vowed a hrst with indincfcuce,
and later with fear. Throughout the
archipelago at large there was trouble
only at those points to which Tagnlogs
had been sent IN considerable numbers.
| The machinery OF lnautEcnt govern
mont served only for piundcring the
people under the prctcxt % lcvyins
war contributions while many Of the
insurgcnt oniclale were rapidly accu-
mulhtinE wealth."
The chapter devoted 10 Establish
mcnt of municipal govcrnmentH' gives
In detaii the efforts In that direction.
At tho request uf Con t.awtun. who
had been assigned 20 thiH work by Gen.
OTIS. the commission prepared simple
scheme 81 municipal government, elmi-
! lar enough 10 the old system TO Dc
readily comprchcnsiblc TO the natives.
but giving them liberties which they
! had never before enjoyed, This scheme
was adopted, and gave general salts
! faction. In every Instance enthusiasm
ran high before the commissioner took
their departure. and cheers were raised
Tor Gen. Lawton and for the country
which he represented
a system u public schools. ~ which
| English was taught had been udvo-
Gated by the commission and oaiuh-
lishcd BY den. Otis. Some G,0o0 scholars
were In attendance.
Having given 80 much attention 10
the island ~ Luzou, the commission
then takes In detail the conditions In
tho other ialande. on this point u IL
stated that the rebellion IL essentially
| TagaioF. and when IL ends IN i.uk0n u
must end throughout the archipelago.
| The situation elsewhere than Ia Luzon
| is summed up ne followsi
''rhe only island. apart from Luzon.
where SERIOUS trouble threatens u
| panay, TO which r. considerable force -
| TaFulog soldiers were frnt before an
outbreak Of hoHtilltios. Many u the
| Nieaynns OF this island arr opposed 10
the TngnloFr, however. and II ~ not b.
lleycd that the latter can make a for
midahlo resistance.
IN snmnr. Loyto and Maabats the
Taralog Invaders nrc numerically few
and are dlHiiked by the natives of these
islands. whom they have oppressed, We
were assured that 200 men would suffice
| 10 restore order In Mlndoro. Bobol was
uHking for troops. the cnlnminuea
! Islanders had sent word that they
would welcome Ne. There can be no
resistance In palnwnn. Satisfactory
| relations had already been established
with the warlike M9ros, whoac aultnn
| had previously been conclliatcd by a
member OF the commission, and IN Min
dnnao this tribe had even taken up our
cnuse and attacked the Insurgents, Of
whom there are very few In the Island.
| In Ccbu we have only 10 reckon with
the lawless element which has never
been very formidable there"
Special attention 10 given TO the
| island OF NcFros 40 this seemed q field
well adapted 10 the extension OF an
! American eyatem. Thorc the natives
had adopted the extension of an Amer.
| lean system. had adopted a local form
! OF government, Including congress,
and had raised the American ilag. They
! believed themselves capable Of manng-
Ing their own affairs and asked Tor a
battalion OF troopa TO hold ln check a
mountainous band OF fanatics. The
battalion was furnished, but the people
proved unable To carry out their pro-
gram owing to ill-feoling among
their own officials. The Americans re-
manned popular
md almplined scheme VI government
FOR the island. giving the people large
voice In their uunirH, but placing an
American IN fun control, was put into
operation. II brought uhout tAtHthc-
ton and public order IL bettOr IN the
island today than at any time during
the last twenty years,
The efforts at Cancellation with
Aguinaido and his various commissions
are set forth IN detail These commits
sionofu were assured Of the bcnenccnt
purposes OF the United States and the
Proaidcnts readiness 20 grant the FIN
pino people as large measure OF home
rule, and as ample liberty rs WaA con-
Hlstent with the ends OF government,
"aubject only 10 the recognition OF the
sovereignty OF tho United Statoa-a
point which, being established, tho COM
mission invariably refuses even TO dis
cusa"
The report sums up the results Of
these frultleaa exchanges ms follows:
mo better proof could be furnished
that tho primary object OF this strug-
Gle " not ms pretended, the liberty OF
the Filipino peoples, but the cuntlnu-
nnce Of his own arbitrary ana despotic
power. In any event the American
people may feel confident that no EFFORT
was omitted by the commission 10 BE-
euro a peaceful end of the struggle,
but the opportunities they offered and
urged were AZ neglected. II not In
The chapter devoted to capacity FOR
self-goycrnment" "a tho reault. the re-
port states, OF dlligent Inquiry for SOW
eral months, Ia the course " which q
great number OF witnesses were exam
ined, OF all shades of political thought
and NuFIaflUa 81 nTNIfUuflum fFlIn mud