The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-15
AguinaldO's Purpose Was to XII
Every European Resident
Of Manila.
BISHOP THORBURr's VIEWS
No Course Left unlisa slsiss but TO
Enfofes lis Auihoriiyln me
PhlIlpplnes.


rhoburn. o, the Methodist Episcopal
church. who has spen, y years As mif-
slonary. mostly in India. : here With his
family. some Of whom are In VI
health, The bishop spen, sumo time "a
Mania IN March last and was an in'
,eligem observer Of events, He says
there Is no doubt thas ,he outbreak be.
twesn the Americans and Fiiipinos was
lnssndea BY Filipino leaders 70 include
a wsnsral massacre in the clty Of Manila
ne cited NJ proof of this me sesti'
mony Of two Fii,p,uo servants who we're
summoned 10 service 10 sbe army by
Asunaldo and who dAred 20, diAo6sS'
a,nt VINO warned their American employ
ere 10 keep whhin doors that nignt. an
orders had been given TO XII Europeans
epund on che streets Another evidences
was the andlns OF 700 knives stored in
. Catholic church. Only the spiendid
discipline o. the American troops pre-
yenasd the maapaere'
1ns whole history Of the present Phil.
hIplne situation. the bishop declared
showed such natural and logeai and
even inevitable course Of events that the
t,ni,ed States ip bound TO assert ~ au'
thorI,y there. Anarchy and assasAina'
tlon he declares would follow the with
drawAi Of the United States forces The
only trouble nvs In me Luzon Island. All
,se other Islands are peaceful The bishop
think. the prayer policy Of the unted
States ls 10 enll-, the men OF the islands
who ara the nafarai enemies Of the
inbabRan,s Of LuIon. 10 hghi AgulnAl'
aos army, ofneere6 BY Americans they
w5uld quickly dispose Of the tew men
iha, ASulAaldo can muster
viewing the situation ~ the far cast
NON the s,andPoln, OF missionary Of
20 years 10 that par, o. the world she
bishop was Impressed with ,he faeI that
n was the duty Of the United states,
forced upon 4 Nv 4he circumstances OF
tho span@h var. TO hSld the philippines
aud GO preserve order and extend civ
IlIsea government In that vast region,
Moreover. IN the interest OF morality and
christianity. he hoped for the dissolution
OF the chinese empire, whieh'he eharac'r'
lsed as che mos, helpless government, on
eaNh. In that event Russia would have
portion glylng II an available Pacific
port The british has in view the valley
of The Yang rsc Kiang as l,s portion
The United states should have that por-
ton opposite the PhIlIppne islands. a
division OF chtns would bring UNFOLD
blessings to the people u that empire
ana would advance the clyihEatloa OF
the whole world,
The bishop declines to discuss the sub
Jecs from the s.ahdpoint Of American
polhcs, but he says he cannot imagine
Why the uplsd s,aics should shlrk from
swing up her exclusive policy and hesl-
tate ~ take her place amOns the NATIONS
when the duty Is rnanItestly thrust upon
her II chlua falls to p.eees' as nearly
all wen informed peOple believe she will'
Il would be unwise Il no, morally wrong
10 concede that the European nations
have righ, to settle the destiny Of thai
great empire wahow any reference TO
| Ameerlea. The United states must in'
evitably become the dominating naval
power Of the Pacific ocean and II such a
future lie In store for her, she certainly
ought ,e hold an impOrtan, section Of
the cOas, line OF Eastern Asia