The sun., 1899-11-03

out t6e island We learned that the strong
anti American feeling was c9niinMed 70 ihs
Isgans sgniTs BsfSngos BHS Norong. Buiacnn. Nueya
Eciin, Principe. Intanta ana Iamphle4, ~ was
eIisteJ in the last four. The. population ot
these provinces s ,estimatsd 10 be ,ahput
1.50O0OQ but It should not he smplosrm unmt
10 Manila the people were united in their op-
position to us. Even here thee was stronH,
wealth and Intelligence opposed tn the war.
THE HEByLLION SoT 4 NATIONAL IoNEMEST.
In the remaining provinces OF l.nzon; the
Tagaloe rebellion was viewed at frst with III.
the archipelago at large there was trouble only
at those points to winch armed Iagai2hs hnd
osen Snb sem ,mmacSinetv IN cSrf Of soverHment aseX
lstod. served only for plunderinR the people un,;;
der the rrotext OF levying war CONTRIBUTIONS.
rapidly accumulating wealth, The administra;;
ton OF Justice was paralyzed and crime OF all
Never in the worst days OF spanish nisrple
had tho people been so oyertaaea or SO Dadiy
soy.rned In many ppoynG's sas fners c,. waI rs sI
tions for protection ana help winch we wers
unable TO give. as troops could not be spared,
When Gen. Mac arthur began the moysment
tivss, at tie order OF den Luna. nred their
towns before his advancing columns. Those
Who were unwilling TO ieavs thslr homes were
their houses. Ths object OF this inhnnan
procedure was to compel the inhabitants TO
from p eTperIsnce that The fearful tale. concern
ing our soldiers with which they had been de-
Sssu.s Ssiysd wss k, at p the
end .recoiled on it, authors, provoking 40
much oppo.ition that the obnoxious order
Philippines. nearly all the inhabitants had re-
turned to these ruined villages; Many oi the
IN grow
Ing crops. Municipal government had been
established and the people. protected by our
troops. were enjoying peace. security and
degree OF participation in their own govern
lnsnt previously unknown In the history OF tho
raise recruits and money in the province OF
Bulacan were proving abortive. eIcert when
backed by bayonets and hullets; and even in
such cases the natives were applying to us for
help To resist them.
ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS.
II was not however. in the province OF Pull
aean ,hs TIE ri rng mn1cpS S, ,s ss asrs
part OF Jun. there was n tacit truce along oar
south line. hut later in the month the insur;
Gen Iawton took the field aga inst them. driv-
ing thom from Paranaqus and LasninnS and
sry ,a'aS ws. S"m .. nI nS me
Of linus came "r' 70 meet Gen. l.Gsytn. on"i-
ing to surrender hts town snd asking for
\ visit to these towns at this time revealed
greatly changed public sentipept. The IN
ST NOR. as I rule. sesndon.d r'f them. S but had
quietly awaited the arrival of tho American
troons. Those,vh had remained soon learned
that their confidence had not been misplaced.
and those who had fled speedily returned: He
found their condition TO be most pitiablc.
troep. Se I Who had roGSsd them q Jewels. money.
clothing and even food. so that they, were
on som.G
there was general satisfaction that the
Americans had comes at lnst. Large nuanttti T. =
OF food were promptly distributed among tho
hungry. measure (which resulted In great
good.
propaganda The towns OF Bacoor and linus
were selected for purposes Of experiment. as
they were notoriously tho two most rsbelllous
rown- OF the most rebcllous province in the
islands In such places the headmrn were
called together and frank talk was had with
they were urged TO state their own wishes.
We found them thankful tor the considerate
treatnient they hsd received from our troops.
and willing to aid us against the Insurgents, at
whose hands they hat suffered 80 severely.
They seemed, however, powerlsss to act On
account Of lack OF organization. and there was
| a universal desire for the establishment oi
| some form Of municip pa' government
Encouraged by whnt We saw IN Bacoor and
linus We continued our work ia puranauus aud
LsHpinas. with similar results, ON reroiting
these facts 10 Gen. OTIS he ordered Gen. Law;
| ton TO organize these towns. VI the request ut
| the latter. and with the assistance OF two able
| Filipino lawyers. the Com mission repaired a
lar s .snoush to the Old system 10 be readily com
| prehensiblc To- the natives. but giving them
! ilhortios which they had never before enjoyed
| Th" scheme was adopted in its entirety by
Gen. Lawton. and a. his request member o
| the Commission accompanied him to all In
pgtAhQ IL into effect
EIEc-rosa HELD ~ EhCH Town.
In each town tho peopls were "a led together
| and an election was held. Ths Officials chosen
| were fully instructed as tn their duties and
cent raised Iy taxation in de'rayine local -x,
| pcnses. In every instance enthusiasm rar
welrit. cheers we're raised ior zen IawtoT
! and for the country which he rcpresrnted
| With single exception. the officials e!cr"c
| proved worthy OF the trust imposed ia them
| and conditions very rapidly improved Ia the
newly organized towns. each. OF which soon
became centre OF attraction Tor the n.urCsnt
soldiers whose families resided within IT.
| limits Daserters began to come in. some o
them bringing their arms, OPPOSITION 10 the
PGsaSs na,y1s Of tGs trsr pr9,@Se Rsrn,a
| towns. begging us 10 advance our lines and dc
Tor them what We had done Tor 8acoor and
linus. This was impossible, but government
! sanfslipe. Neri. and San Pedro MaGat. while a
siSh,y dcrnt rs"% ,ys," waS .gt n,% eject y
| Malolos. The results obtained IN these latter
| towns have already been mentioned, Large
amount Of supervision over tho Affairs o. our
new municipalities proved necessary. as the
| officials were ttmid about assuming responsi.
| hlity and slow 10 comprehend their new
duties At many OF the elections voters went
| in succession to the comm ssioner present
! the military representative and the native
| priest asking whom they wers expected tc
vote for, aad il wa. only with great dlllculty
and by dnt OF much argument that they were
| persuaded to exercise the right OF free sun
| rage.
| SITUATION AT THE TINE OF oI'K DEPARTURE.
Whom We loft Manila a large volume OF bus
! mess was being done and tho streets were 81
crowded as TO be hardly safe. Th" native peo,
pie were quiet and orderly and all fear .. an
| uprising had long since passed
A system OF public schools In which English
| was taught had been advocated ~ he Com,
| mission and established BY t-n. OTIS
! Some 5000 scholars were in attendance
| In tho Tagalog provinces OF LuHon
| where the anti-American feeling had
been strongest. public sentiment had
| greatly changed. as evidenced by the fact that
| the Military Governor Of liahngas had Offered
| to surrender his troops and his province II w
| would only send u small force there. Tn,
| Blcols, In southern lu2On, had risen agaiAs
| their TAgalog masters. The MacabOhes wer,
camoring for an Opportunity to hight in on
ranks, aud native soldiers and scouts were nj
ready serving under tisn, I.awton Stories o
the corruption OF inSurgeDt Olllcsrs were be
| coming daily more common, ana the disinteg
ration OF the onemys forces were steadily PRO
Rrcssing. Tho hope of assistance from OUT a.
sources seemed TO be all that hold them to
gsthcr.
CONDITIONS IL OTHER ISLANDS.
Should il be thought that too much attention