The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-09
ABUSED BY THE
INSURGENTS.
American Soldiers Had TO Stand
FilipInas' Taunts.
THE NATIVES VERY INSULTING.
Told Uncle Sans Soldiers That They Were
Unable 10 Do Any Fighting.
THE NATIVES VERY INSULTING.
THE OPINION OF AN OLD FILIPINO.
Best Thing That Can Happen Il Rebels Are GIysn
Severe Druhblng viii Bring Peace For
The keYl Fifty Years.

Vancouver, y. c.. March 9.-Mall ad.
vices from Manila brought by the
steamer Empress Of India throw some
side lights on the causes OF hostility be-
tween Americans and insurgents. An
Englishman who witnessed the first out
! break says:
Il was told that Aguinaldo had dis
Played Nag OF truce, but that Dewey
refused to recognize ii, adding that the
flilplnos started the fighting and they
would have to abide by it, An old Fill
pIho told me II was the best thing that
could nave happened. as, If the AmerI
cans. gave the Filipinos a thorough
drubbinS now they would have peace for
lhe next 30 years. American soldiers
whom l have spoken to complained that
the taunts and giles they had put nm
with from the Filipinos were awful. II
was quite common thing for a Filipino
10 tel them that they could not fight"
An american gentleman named
Croker who saw good deal of the stir
ring events at Manila. corroborates tho
statements as TO American soldiers hav-
Ing To put up with all kinds of insultinp
language from insurgent sentries saw
Ing that the Filipinos would Frequently
walk up 10 them. point their bayonets M
their faces p I'd taunt them. The Ameri.
can soldiers had, however. strict orders
10 take no notice Of them unless they
fired, when firing was 10 be returned
with interest. Croker states that before
the outbreak took place the soldiers to
whom he had been speaking frequently
exclaimed To him: we cannot stand n
much longer" Croker added that in
firing upon the Americans the Fuipinos
wished TO see how much the Americans
would stand
John Barrett formerly American min.
lister to Siam. is delivering MANY ad- |
dresses IN the far east upon the Philin- |
pine question At Hong Kong he ad- |
dressed special dispatch TO the Asso- |
ciated Press. in which he speaks of the !
form Of government which should pre- |
vail. and SAID:
Judging from my own investigation
or the Philippine islands. their resources
possibilities. location, inhabitants. Gus
toms. habits and capability rs leaders OF
people. the happiest solution Of the pres
ent problems and difficulties would he the
careful establishment OF a semi-inde-
pendent protectorate. under the general
control or guidance Of the United States.
until the Philippines shall prove quality
and ability 20 stand alone. the United
States reserving for Itself some port like
that OF Subig bay for a naval station and
securing for itself and other nations in
the event Of eventual independence extra
territorial rights of jurisdiction over ma
tions as we now have in Japan. China.
Siam. Persia and Turkey. | would lay
special stress on this point Of territorial
rights as assisting in settling Philip
pine questions. because / do not know
IL 1t has been previously brought forward
In this connection. and it would avoid
most serious dangers OF native or mex
perienced authority and rule"