New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
THE OUTLOOK IN THE EAST.

,,ipo,do is running amuck That is not an
rprsral performance for men of his tribe. They
generally do II sinrly and never before have at
tempted II upon anything like the present scale
IN LARGO scale or small. however the end Is the
same The mad hrawler gets Knocked OH 'he
head and the trouble subsidies as quickly as II
arose That will be the result IN THIS cast ANU
the sooner Aguinaldo piping petty war through
his pinchbcck whistle, is put out OF .he wa! "
doing harm the better II will be for the land ne
has twice betrayed and the people he mas 'e'
into disastrous mischief. He has crowned
months Of arrogance and onensNeness anu o"''
fo,,h with an omen declaration of war and an
open act OF war against this country roi s"' "
conduct there can be but one return. BY the
vay II will be remembered that when II WIS lc'
ported in the latter part OF last mohth 'iia' 'lc
phlippine Congress had empowered Asu-
naldo 10 declare war against the unlted Sti'eS
as soon as he pleased the chief Phillpplne sp!
I'm this country Sententiously denied IL anu ue-
clared il was impossible and the report was
certainly an invention Of wicked Amellcahs'
The proclamation issued by Aguinaldo on sat
urdav last effcctually confirms that former re-
rort and brands Agoncillo's denial with raise
hood as was 10 he expected.
The fighting at Manila was not. then. mere
impulSve outbreak. 1t was deliberate ACT OF
war. carefully planned in advance, sanctioned
by the Philippine Congress- and put into exc
cution mt what seemed 10 Aguinaldo an oppor-
tune time-doubtless at the suggestion OF and IN
complete colluson with his agents in this coun-
try His shallow expectation was to eaten the
Americans mapping and slaughter and mu'llate
them wholesale In that he was rudely dsap-
Donted The Americans were more ready 10
repel than he to make the attack. They nave
swept his misguided troops before them like
chaff, infctng upon them fearful losses and, 1t
may we'll he believed, quite demoralizing them
1t does not appear that Aguinaldo led his troops
in person. More's the pity. But 1t is exceed
ingly doubtful if he will be able to rally them
for further attacks. If he does not know When
he has had enough, 1t is to be presumed the av-
crage Tagal does. If he wants TO proceed win
his running amuck he will probably have TO do
50 alone.
But. however that may he, whether there is
further resistance or not, the duty OF this GOV
ernment is plain 1t must go on. Order must
be established in the Philippines. If other les
sons like that of Saturday and Sunday are
needed they must be given. American author
itv must be shown 10 be absolutely irresistible
and inexorable Then it will not be disputed
After that Justice. And the justice must be as
impartial and unfailing as the authority Is mex
orabe We have already had an object-lesson
iu trihing 1t is before us to-day. For the
United States 10 disregard II would be as mad a
performance as for the Fipinos to disregard
the lesson our troops and ships have just given
them. We do not believe either lesson Will be
disregarded. The United States will get down
to business. and the Filipnos will accept the
situation And in doing 80 both will he choos-
ing the part of wisdom.