The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-19

"Aud now Admiral, 90 / said, what AZ
you think Of the situation7
In The arst place" he answered. u
I have great hopes on the conference
/ which Mr schirman has nearly every
day with the Filipino delegates And. in
/ ans case Aguinado., viii be ohtl7ed T.
! submit sooner or LATER He has around
him tso- many generals and too few sol.
disra TO resist"
"But" I replied. should It not be rec
ogn.zed that the insurgents asht admir-
ably2"
Certainly. yes" answered inc admiral
"and f render them full justice On that
point They fight WELL but hey are chill
sven. incapable OF military tactics"
'And at the same time ] think you
ought 60 recognize that on land they con-
dueted Che campaign against the Span
iards very we'll"
his STATEMENT.
"1hat Ga true. but since you have touch
ei on ihe subject shall be obliged t.
YOU ~ yon repeat the following state
nent n France Asuuaido durins iia
war with Spain was not our ally. as mas
been claimed We never made treaty
of alliance with him and wa never PROM
sed him anything We had common on
emy He acted on hia side and We ON
3urs There has never been any under
standing"
Havug thus been enlightened upon the
sentiments of lhc high personagea upon
.bo American side. t remained to me 10
ascertu nthe views Qf the Filipino .eat-
.r. ono evening visited Florn me
rorres. president of the Philippine cam
.t.4
crate under spanifh rule and is a very
uteleent man. iie said.
PHILIPPINE OPINION
sTho position of ,the Philippine commits
.lon la a very difhcult one. We are do
rg what we can to bring about paeih-
luon bal when We shall have found a
solution oi the question Win Mr Schur-
uan it VIII be- necessarily TO cause Agu
ualdo 60 accept q. ami there viii be
araat dtfaculty." D.
"Why do you fear the opposition Of Agu-
inalodq 1s he an abitious mang
mo- but ha has illusions. lie hopes
for tho intervention OF the great Euro
penn powers. as ia crete and he even
counts ON the cooperation OF Japan
"Aud you sir. Tor what do you HOPPER
"Oh. as for myself, 1 hope the war will
soon be finished. FOR it Is running US. We
landed propriotors would accept a gov
ofnment similar 70 that or Canada. We
lu no way wish for the departure OF the
Americans. for 90 that case our fogtu-
uos would be swept away II is not only
"a question of Agunallo aud his troops.
ut a. nationalist movement, but above an
ct socialist and revolutionary move
ment created by the inauerectlon. rns
lower class of iha people and many OF tho
chiefs are military socialists. I wiz cite
Tor example Luna, who for long time
uoqueuted the socialists clubs of Eu
rope. santiko. who al one time had In
hueuce among oretain socialist committees
ot America aud the poet, Paterno. who
IS an enthuaiasiic social 81. Also. ,sst wel
assured. the movement ia directed much
more against the capiiaiats. 20 whatever
nation they belong. than against the Ame-
ricans
afterwards had ifSeryiews with several
influential Finplnos, notably with Gregg
rio Amueto the first minister OF justice
OF the government OF Aguinaldo. Thes
al confirm The statements OF Torres.
j was struck with t-e fine presence OF
your soldiers. They are big men. strong.
supple and agile. who bear testimony 10
the beauty of The American race.
But. unhappiiy. ! know that. precisely
ou account of their physical strength. they
experienced great difficulties In enduring
rho climate of the Philippines. This seem.
p8rldoxcal and yet 81 Is 80. In warm
and damp countries { Is indisputabls that
very vigorous men do not endure the eii-
mate as woll as smaller and more degen-
Grated individuals.
Your soldiers light with great bravery
hut ltiH impossible not 70 remark the lack
of discipline among the volunteers. The
latter con uct themselves well under fre.
but they pay little attention to obedience
l1 their chiefs.
I think 70 s absolutely necessary for
tho success of your conquest to replace
Tho volunteers as quickly as possible by
regular troopa
lu amy case. 70 does not seem 20 me pos,
sible 10 hope for "a complete victory dur
ing the rainy season II seems 10 be In
coute table in this conquest that FOR ths
interior 10000 men win not be too many.
we know iu France what the system OF
'uuio parcels has cost. 10 an exam
pIe which the unilod States would do well
not 10 follow