Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-07-18
rrNauIANo WARRIOR.

the natives themselves The American
government learns a. 10 goes along We
made mistake in the start in dealing
with the Filipinos The mass Of them
are no more civilized than the savages
Of Africa Their character is that OF an
irresponsible child Tho Spsniards
looked on them a. southern planters
looked on the negro slave before the
war They were a. at TO b treated
with politically az q southern alavs b.
fore the war would have been
When Dewey had orders to lombard
the Spanish forts here. hs was short
handed Of men. coal and provisions He
did the best be could under the circum.
stances and accepted all the help be
could get from the rebelA Il was neces.
sary He did the work he was set 10 do
but turned Spanish prisoners over to
the rebels for safe keeping He did IL
because he could not keep them him
elf There are various and conflicting
stories ss to the way the Filipinos
treated their late mastera Some say
they did the best they could for them.
others that they paid Oh old grudges
By inhuman treatment
At length the American hand forces
came. The services Of the Filipino In
surrectionists. such as they were. were
again accepted Our general officers. NO
more than the American people at
home, knew the Filipinoa Consequent
" they chummed with them. treated
them az equals The eyes Of the old
Spanish residents fairly turned inside
ont with horror when they saw an
American officer walking along the
street arm In arm with Filipino. Il
was az IL q meusber Of the New York
Four Hundred should introduce his
valet at his Climb. or II. again. southern
planter before the war should have
given banquet TO his negro slave hos
tier and invited bis own swell friends
TO be present Distinguished blueblood-
ed American army and navy oficerA
distinguished American civil officials.
treated with Aguinaldo and bis fellows
exactly as IL they bad been responsible
civilized white people
The mistake was disastrous though
fortunately not fatal one
The result was that the childish Fill
pino head was completely turned The
natives began TO think they were SINE
body. like white folk Having no more
Idea Of the real power Of the United
States than Of the complexion OF the
man In the moon. they swelled up like
the frog that tried to be an OK. Agui-
naldo himself il an ignorant native boy
Behind him are men Of mixed Chinese
blood. far shrewder and more capable
than he For their own purpose-that
Of making good thing ont Of this fuss
they egg him and his deluded natives
On to fight the Americana They ex.
pected to be bought Of handsomely
Even treated with on such an impossi-
BILE basis, however. the Filipino leaders
would not have been quiet Today there
d in q Hongkong bank the sum Of
$500. 900 which the Spanish government
paid Aguinaldo to cease fighting before
the Americans came to the Philippines
Aguinaldo took the money. made bis
promise and continued the insarrection
precisely as before he had no more
regard for his word than q guerrilla or
q professional politician has This 10
the gentleman and patriot whom our
American officers mistakenly took to
their arms when they came to Manila.
Il IL certain that II In the beginning
We had treated the Filipinos like the
irresponsible children they are this In
surrectior would not have started A.
II il. the only thing now Il to give the
"niggers, - they are called here. .
thoroughly good beating till they are
we'll cowed, then treat them kindly.
bat strictly a. inferiors. afterward till
they gradually learn civilization The
sooner and the more thoroughly the
punishment h administered the better.
The Filipinos may b burned ont and
driven away from Z spot but for .
time they win gather like hiss again %
soon % our army has passed on. and
they win Ore from ambush On tho nrst
psaceful white traveller who passes that
way. Our army has driven the fsbels
every step Of the way sInce II started
IN here that, too. without dif1culty-
but for the pence Of the country Il win
n nscsnary 70 leave dstachmsntsof col
disss ct frequent intsrvak
~ don't Hike to fight thsss nigssfA
mid IN American soldier who has beon
at the mont evsr aincs he fight with
Tie Tilipin0 has ben O. 'sThsy have
not sense enough 70 stand up to .
| square scrap and quit vhsu they ars