The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-13

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NAnlLA. r. L, April /. 1881
EplToR PREsg:-If what one reads |
IL papers recently from the states 4 %
be belIeved, hundreds arr belly aclsing |
because 81 tho suppsscd alanshter 81
The quiet. inollenxiEe FlIipin0sr By the |
AmeFican troopn. aue alrea1y : protest |
y suing np - ZEAL ~ The dogs q war.y
II those annne calamity hoWiers knew
Tie situntion here @ re esuses which |
I'd W 70 the opening of hostilliiea. they
would either eenas their defense q 4 /
blood Thirsty Fnce Of whom they knew
nothing. o. devise some means % bring
about . speedy solution Of this Vexsd
probiem.
lat one time thought them capable Of
seif-Rsvernment. That they should
have their freedom still beiiese; but
that they shoald n this time BE- granted
the privilege Of establishing . govern
nent Of their own, ! very much doubt
the wisdom Of. While the protocol was
still In fores and The peace treaty still
remained nnratihed. the hands Of the
American forces were tied, whlie the
insurgents had free access into and
through our lines. Their ofiicers and
men In uniforms, could como and 20 By
dozens and scores. No attempt was
made By our authorities to place any
restraint on their movements either %
or through our lines. and al the time
the enemy was perpetrating some act
which they hoped would bring about
acrash. Thst - finally brought about
the dificnlty which now exists, and
which, II reports are trus, they are aux-
Iona 20 settle, and which, believe me,
win be settled before this reaches yoa.
Had the Fiiipinos only waited q little
while longer Ill would have been well,
bat no. Bothing but the blood Of the
hated Americana" would satisfy them,
and when their thirst for IL became %
great that they could mot restrain their
passion. they did what al Of the world
condemned then. and think win con
tinue TO condemn AguinaIdo's desire
20 bring himeeif more prominently be-
fore Che eyes Of the world made him
force the issue before al attempts 1t =
peaceful solution had been exhausted.
He fired upon our forces and our dag,
littis knowing what that net would re-
suit In. He had his men shed American
blood, and he must settle the score.
was on guard and heard the hrst and
only one shot fired. Within five seconds
q voliey was Gred by theenemy. presum.
ably q platoon. knew they we're guns
Of the enemy because tbsy we're Man-
eers- I turned 70 = comrade and 70
marked that AguinAIdo had signed his
death warrant. and sealed the doom Of
his people for e least . generation.
How true the prophecy. remains 20 be
sren. bat l don't think I win miss e far.
Agulnald0 had our sympathy, n did his
people. who had % long fought 70 free
themselves from the yoke Of tyTanical
Spain. and we hoped then that the day
was not far distant when under the
protection Of our government and our
dag the Filipinos would be recognized
government made % by our nation: not
that ! believe In annexation, for do
not. but think it Was our duty when
re whipped Spain 70 offer TO them the
means Of establishing for themselves q
government superior 70 that under
which they had 90 long been forced 70
live. They scOrned our offer and after
Spain was subdac4 they sparned our
offers Of help, aud now be them take
the consequences. Three months ago
they had bright prospect Of becoming
. great nation within . short period,
ander the protection and guidance Of
cur government, but now the -tiniest
toddles'' re - On their mothers arms
win never live 10 60 the day when there
will BE = Filipino TePahiic. though Agui-
ualdo says he will make one, 0r make 4
MoscoW q every village, and a potter's
Geld Of every Tice paddy"
Fighting b still going On, and north
Of the city the American forces have
swept onward to aud through Malolos,
the insargent stronghold and capital,
never Ioosing foot Of ground although
our los In nen has been considerable.
To the south Of the city the enemy ID
reported to be strongly entCenched, with
q couple Of pieces Of artillery, and about
1000 men. Opposed to them we have
running from the bay east 10 Laguna
de Bays In the ogder named, the Four,
! teenth regular iafantgy, two battalions
of the Fifty -6Est Iowa, the rist Idaho
First North Dakota, one battalion Of
the Eirst California. and the Tisi
Warrington. At two places along oul
line Ne have four guns Of the late Astol
battery, now worked By the Sixth artil
lery, and two gatling guns. These gum
are stationed between the Iowa and
idaho troops. Between the North Ia.
kota snd California h planted two three
inch guns Of the Sixth L. S. artillery
General Overtime commando the right
consisting % the Fourteenth Iowa and
ldahos. while General King command
the LEFT with the DakotaS CALIFORNIA;
and washingtons.
A forward movement q sald 10 Be o.
! the program within q few houra. an
writing this under ditlculties and a doc
tent. with the aerce heat OF a burning
tropical sky pouring down, while an &C
n A. - a.