Willmar tribune., 1899-12-13

ically denied by the very witnesses who
Msas sss1ifs g Rss a si ssS Rsse 1e
fsn Wa 81 o ths
they had been laboring for years without
success to throw of.
ssasA Agulnaido's Ambitionsaa8 ws
Thesprompt ccso,mpli IL shmeent of Ills work
+ by the American rn1y1ands navy gave him
gnd
he 6aataksh d arms. ~ sosnerhad i Mn9 eSP
army captured Manila than the Filipino
RsE 5aR @ ttnde Of s9S
forts of our officers and troops were unable
to disarm or modify. Their kindness and
were taken as proof Of
3Sst 3S bsfGrs 5;3z t9sstime ast for the seaae 81
treaty. an attack. esidsntlTy T prepared asss IL Is
ADVANCE, was made ah&ja along theaAmer-
lean lines, which rssultedsin terribly de-
ss5rae1lyeisand snn4feset san of thes
Ten days later an order of the insurgent.
government was issued to its adherentsa
d., IN,
Otis justly observes that "for barbarous in
tent it is unequaled in modern times" 1t
Of ths 5a 5 of bt oek tbs
militia hail come together int lie str reets
Of Pedro. "a rm ed with tn eir bolos, with
guns and ammunition where convenient;
spected; that all other individuals, of what
/ sysr | 4 Iaes. they. may be, shall sbs. sxter-i
MI saWthout iid It. any eompassioh afse,the9
eXterm!natlOn OF the army of occupatio
and adds: ,Brothers. We must avenge our
selves On the Americanssand exterminate
aa ann srtaa aas ee a sSsgg fe5
passion upon them. attack with
tune, into the hands Of our etie oftieerS. and and
they were able to take measures to con-
troll the rising" whicns~ was actually at
week, later than was originally contem-
plated Considerable number of armed
insurgents entered the city by waterways
SSsafSs SsV Inside attempted to destroy Manila
ne ngne cg 9th ana the next day driven out of
l4a Rebellion Must Be Put Down.
Z OF the course to be pursued and the work
it0f reconstruction that is going on he saws.
& Inc course thus clearly Indicated has
be- The rshe0n
not be thoroughly established until order is
restored. wstf6H With w deyeton and gallantry
"r,r "ur,ns III, III 1ts most priillant history the
navy, has carried on this unwelcome, but
most righteous, campaign, with richly de-
with which our soldiers and sailors whose
aq ter sPrSd risht fff'Ied to reauro t0
front formssone qpf the brightest pages in
ours nails Although their operations
| have BEEN Somewhat. Interrupted and
lence and duration. they have gained
now look forward confidently to to'iuii a speedy e
Work of Reconstruction.
| ed with an active~campaign have not been
permitted to interfere with the equally i'm
I portant work of srecOnstructionaAg Again
| invite your attention to the report Of the
commissioners for the Interesting and en-
| couraging details of the work already ac-
| complished in the establishment of peace
and order and the Inauguration of self
Eof the archipelago. A notable beginning
has been made IN the establishment Of a
government in the island Of Negros. which
was the first island Ito accept American
sovereignty. Its people unreservedly pro-
claimed allegiance to the United States and
j tablishment* ofsa popular governm emit It
| was impossible to guarantee to the people
of Negros that the constitution so adopted
|
ment. Such question, under the treaty
| with Spain, and in accordance with our
own constitution and laws, came exclu-
sively within the jurisdiction of congress.
| The government actually set up by the
inhabitants of Negros eventually proved
unsatisfactory to the natives themselves.
| A new system was put into force by order
of the major general commanding the de-
! partment, of which the following are the
| most important elements: ~
H. q 1 The Sulu Islanls.a d + y -
He refers to the government established
in the island of Negros as successful, and
group he gives the features of the treaty
entered into between this country and the
sultan, and of that portion of the treaty
| relating to slavery in the islands says:
Article X. provides that any slave in the
archipelago of Jolo shall have the right
to purchase freedom by paying to the mas
ment by Gen. Bates was made subject to
confirmation by the president and TO fu-
ture notifications by. the consent of the
agreement subject to the action of the
congress- and with the reservation, which
have directed shall be communicated to
not to be deemed in any way to authorize
or give the consent of the United States
| to the existence of slavery in the Sul,l
archipelago. I communicate these facts
| to the congress for it's information anG
| action
The United States flag will be used in
g9d sea ana It's b
and the sultan agrees to cooperate heart
lily with the United States authorities to
that end and make every possible effort to
arrest and bring to justice all persons. en-
products of the archipelago of Jolo when
| carried on with any part of the Philippine
islands and under the American flag shall
be free, unlimited and undu:iable. The
United States will give full protection to
the sultan IT. case anysforeign ration should
| attempt to impose upon him. The United
States will not sell the island of Jolo or
any other island of the .Jolo archipelag so to
any:foreign nation without the consent Of
associates in the administration Of the is
LANDS have been agreed upon to the
amount of $3.50 monthly. s!:-.
Government of the Philippines.
The president points to the recent vic
tories over. the insurgent forces as a. proof
that the insurrection in the islands is about
over and says OF their future goyernment:
rests with the congress Of the United
States. Few grayer responsibilities have
ever been confided to us. If we accept
them in spirit worthy Of otlr race and our
them. The islands lie under the Shelter Of
7 our flag. They are ours by every title; of
law and equity. They cannot, be aban-
doned. II we desert them we leave them
is1n: 4; NV W }1ng them. GOLDEN apple 81 81 ds:
cord, among the rival powers, no one +of
which could permit nether to seize them
uariquestioned. Their. rich plains and val
W9ga be the scene Of endless strife
The advent of Dewey's fleet In. Manila
| bay, instead Of being. as we hope, the dawn
| Of a new day of. freedom, ,and1progress. will
and Violence worse than any whichs has
| da rkened their unhappy past. The Sugges-