Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-07
ONLY TAGALs IN REBELLION
MAJORITY OF FILIPINoS LOYAL TO
THE UNITED STATES.
1t Is Suspected That Senator Burrows
Has Some Ulterior Purpose in
EspOusing the Pingree View
of the Philippines
Situation.


administration still in the city are at a loss
10 understand the repeated interviews of
senator burrows, of Michigan, in which he
taxes exception to the expansion policy of
the administration, and speaks in the most
dlscouraging terms of our prospects in the
Philippines
Mr. Burrows has been counted as one of
the warm supporters of the adm. ..istra-
ton in the senate. 1t is true he was one of
the peace-at-any- price men before war was
declared, and has never been bold and ag-
gressive in his defense of the administra-
tons war policy. But he has voted with
the administration and fallen into line with
the presidents followers after the course
had been clearly marked out by ADLER lead
ers He has had the support of the ad-
ministration in all of his political efforts in
Michigan. The administration gave him
recognition and material as well as moral
support in his candidacy for election to the
senate. He and Senator Mcmillan have
been allowed to absolutely control the
federal patronage in their state. Much of
this they have demanded as a help to the
reelection of Senator Mcmillan as an ad-
ministration leader. The president has done
most everything possible to aid the Michi-
gan senators in their control of the politics
of Michigan, because he regarded them as
the eXponents of the administration and its
policies In that state.
On Same Ground as Pingree.
President Mckinley was, therefore, sur
prised to read the interview by Senator
Burrows in which he took substantially
the same ground as that taken by Gov
ernor Pingree, of Michigan, against his
Philippine policy. 1t was at first supposed
that Senator Burrows had been incorrectly
reported, and that he would take occasion
to set himself right before the public. But
the senator, in an interview given out at
Kalamazoo, Mich, says that he only stated
what have been his convictions from the
first. He repeats that the Americans have
secured control of a very small territory
adjacent to Manila, and there are thou
sands of miles yet to subdue and full TO-
600 of people yet to subjugate.
This rather startling declaration from
Senator Burrows is not in harmony with
the advices the president, the secretary of
war and the secretary of state have re-
ceived from the highest authority in Ma
Mia. General Otis, Admiral Dewey, and
the civil members of the Philippines corl-
mission all agree that the insurrection is
confined to the Tagals, and does not include
| even a majority of that tribe.
The Philippine commissioners have for
some months been in constant corlmunica-
and have received numerous delegations
who proffered their allegiance. They repre-
sent that peace is restored throughout the
| Philippines save in the single island of LII
| zon, and that only a small part of that
| island is in rebellion.
| President Schurmanns dispatches to the
| president show that the sovereignty of the
| United States has been welcomed by a
| large majority of the people of the island
| and that the rebellion has been limited not
| only in actual hostilities, but in sympathy.
Nine-tenths of the whole people of the
| archipelago would view the success of the
Tagal Sebellion with keenests stsapprehension.
| They aye ready to serve the United States
| in any way to prevent such result. From
| tribes in Luzon other than the Tagals the
| commission has received Acknowledgements
| of American sovereignty. These voluntary
| overtures have been coupled with offers of
rative forces to help subd The Taga1s
| These offers could not be accepted. but it
is an interesting revelation regarding the
extent of the rebellion in the Philippines.
Able to Suppress Rebellion.
The administration has no doubt that
with permanent force Of 10000 men Gen.
eral Otis will be able to subdue the rebel
| lion in few months after the rains cease
| and he is able to resume operations. The
general will have fully $1,000 men by the
end of October and the president believes
| that he will be able to report to congress
in December that the rebellion is ended and
| that American sovereignty has been ac-
| cepted throughout the Philippines. With
| this confidence in Otis and his army the
| friends of the president are unable to un-
| derstand the pessimstic views formed by
| Senator Burrows, of Michigan. They say
that had the senator desired information
| on which the president bases his confidence
| he could have had it at any time. 1t is
| therefore expected in administration circles
| that Senator Burrows has some other po-
| litical purpose in view than that of simply
| warning the country and the administra-
| ton that this rebellion must be subdued
| before the next national convention is held
| of the returned soldiers from the Philip
| pines is letter received by Assistant Sec
| retary Davis from Charles Krauthoff, a
| Kansas City boy, who was captain in a
Colorado regiment. Captain Krauthoff
| writes:
1--WE are having very hard time. as the
| rainy season has set in. My country Is
right. Right or wrong, my country'-that
is the spirit that every American should
follow. Among the men here who have
| fought and suffered few can be found who
| complain. 1t Is their duty and they are
| doing 1t loyalty and cheerfully and with a
| spirit that should be very gratifying to
President Mckinley. / have been here over
| a year and cheerfully would l remain to
| the end of my term of service were my
presence necessary to make the Philippines
| American"
| There's Danger in 1t.
| From an Exchange.