The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-18
LONG FIGHT LOOKED FOR
DEWEY THINK THE FILlFINOS
GALLANT CHILDREN
RICH fILIFlNOS DESIRE OUR SUCCESS
They Fear the Socialists Amo 6 Their Own
Soldiers. The Volunteers Some mes
Set Discipline AT Defiance.
100000 Men Needed In
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Phil ppInes.
copyright 1899 by Associated Press
New York. June I'm. Henri Turot.
special correspondent of L'Eclar and
of lie Monde lllustre and chief editor Of
La Petit Republique, ana la Lanterne,
recently returned from the Philippine
Islands, by way of Vancouver Il. c.,
and sailed for France today IL order
to report the result of his mission to
his papers. Before sailing he was
asked to furnish the Associated Press
with the impressions he had formed in
the Philippine Islands and he did so.
in the following terms:
My first visit was to General Otis.
i am satisfied he said, with the results
achieved, and from this time on | hope
to accomplish in the quickest manner
possible the patriotic task confided to
me by my Government. Unhappily. |
cannot deny that it will take IL long
time.
Mr.. Schurman.I am happy To have the
pleasure of saying, is Il very remark;i-
BILE man, of high intelligence and pro-
found erudition. Nobody could be more
worthy of the mission which has been
entrusted to him. Unhappily, be-
| lieve he is powerless to obtain satisfac-
tory results.
'Why'.sI said to him, has not
IAmprica established in the Philippines
1.-THE protectorate system, like that which
France has installed in Tuns and An
nam?'
AT TuniS,' replied Mr.. Schurman.
there is Bey and in AMMAN an EN-
peE0r. and your protectorate is exercised
over stable government. Here we are
in the presence of regular anarchy, and
you cannot establish a protectorate
| over government which does not ex-
list
But | asked, in default of a Pro-
tectorate will you accord 10 the Fill
pinos the same regime as exists between
Canada and Great Britain. that is to
say. sort of autonomy with the recog
milton of American sovereignty
Yes answered Mr.. Schurman, af-
ter moments reflection. | do not
see, so far as ! am concerned, any OH
lection to the establishment Of such
SYSTEM
Then Mr. Schurman asked me why
public opinion III France appeared 10
be somewhat hostile toward the United
States.
This hostility | exclaimed. is in
no way general. 1t is evident that the
| reactionaries and the clericais of France
WOULD feel more sympathy toward
Spain, monarchical and Catholic. But,
we Republicans have not ceased TO hope
for your triumph Only. at the present
time. we fear to see American demOcra-
cy dragged into the wanderings of jim
goism and Of extreme miltarism. and we
see there a new danger for universal
peace
Mr.. Schurman then said with
great deal of firmness:
!" You are wrong to be alarmed. The
United tates are too much attached to
liberty to become Il military nation in
the special sense which you attach to
the term in France The people would
never tolerate it,
Admiral Dewey received me on
board the Olympia.
Admiral | said, what do you
think Of the situationY y
IL have great hope he replied in
the success Of the conferences which
Mr.. Schurman has nearly every day
with the Filipino delegates. And in
any case, AguinaldO will be obliged to
submit sooner or later He has around
him too many generals and too few sol
diers to resist us.
But | replied, should it not be
recognized that the insurgents fight adj
mirahly!
Certainly answered the Admiral.
They fight well but they are children.
incapable Of military tactics Aguinal-
do. during the war with Spain. was
not our ally, as has been claimed. We
him and we never promised him any
thing.
"One evening | visited i lorentino
Torras. president of the Filipino com
mittee Of Manila. He said: The POI
sition of the Philippine committee is a
very difficult one. We are doing what
we can to bring about pacification. But.
when we shall have found a solution OF
the question with Mr.. Schurman, il
will be necessary TO cause Aguinaldo
to accept it. and there will be a great
diftiulty.'
why do you fear the opposition of
Aepinaldo? Is he an ambitious man?
No. but he has illusions. He hopes
for the intervention of the great Euro
pean powers, as in Crete, and he even
counts on the cooperation of Japan
land you, sir, for what do you
hope?
"'Oh, as for myself 1 hope the war