New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03


REBELLION LIMITED IN SCOPE
4. snou,r,- Tho limited scope Of tho rebellion
the Commission says
We learned that the strong anti-An'erican
,eeI,ng was confined to the Tagalcs Provinces
namely Manila Cavite Lagunda Batangas'
Woronr Bulacan Nueva ECiia, Principe. lnian'a
and Zambalcs II was str'nges, III 'ae ra,,r
six named and hardly existed in the iast i ou',
The reputation Of these provinces Is estima'eu
10 be about 100000. but II should not be SUP
posed that eve" IN M 1hT IN ihc people We're
united In their opposition 20 us Even He'c
there was a strong conservative element, con
sistng Of people or weai'h an" "''''"e' n.y.
opposed TO the war.
Under the head. The Rebellion Not a Ma
Nonal Movement" the report treats OF the Ie-
,e,lion outside Of the provinces Of Luzon where
e ,s stated. the uprising was viewed at hrst
with indifference and later with fear. Through
mt the archipelago at large there was uoup4e
only at those points TO which armed Tasalos
had been seat in considera hle numbers. The
machinery Of the insurgcnt government
served only for plundering the people under me
pretext Of levyng war contributions Whhe
many Of the insurgent officials were rapidly
accommodating wealth. II is stated insurgent al
rninistratlon throughout the interior was worse
than IN the days Of Spanish misrule. IN many
provinces there absolute anarchy ana Iio''
all sides came petitions for protection and heip'
In speeking OF General MacArthur's move
rnent northward the report tells Of the insursen'
method Of intin,idating the natives by telling
them fearful tales concerning the American SOL
diers. This method Of procedure eminently sue
cessrul ut first in the end recoiled on us au-
thors
BENEFITS OF AMERICAN RULE
A 70 the state Of affairs when the Commission
left Manila the report says:
before the Commission left the Philippines
nearl, all the inhabitants had returned L -nes'
ruined villages. Many 81 the houses Nil "'o,. ~
huut Fields that had lain failow ior I'M
years were green with growing crops; NUN
pal government had been esiaoishen' . 80 ~
people protected by our troops. were enjo' ne
neoce security and a degree ~ participation III
their own government previously UNKNOWN III
the history 81 the Philippines Attempts or ,ne
Insurgents TO raise recruits and money IN me
,1ro1,ince ~ Tyulacau were proving abortlNe' en-
cent when backed by bayorets and puile'S. anu
even in such cases the natives were applying IT,
US FOR help TO resist them
rh. chanter devoted 20 establishment Of
Municipal Governments gives IN de'ah inc ~
CTS IN that direction There we're many DIFF
Aculties encountered. The condition of the peo-
ME was found to DO mos; pitiable. They mad
been Numbered 10y the ineurgent troops. who had
rohhod them Of Jewels money. clothing, ana
oven food so that they were literally starving
Peaceful citizens had been flred on: women had
heen ,naltreated There was general satisiac-
,ion that the Americans had come at last. ana
conditions seemed favorable for an American
PROPAGANDA The towns Of Bacoor and linus
we're selected for the purpose Of experiment. and
after talks with tho local "headmen' local
form Of government was established Encour-
aged nv the result the work was continued at
Paranaque and Las Pnas. with similar good re-
suits At the request Of General Lawton, VINO
had been assigned to this work by General Otis,
the Commission prepared simple scneme oil
municipal government, similar enough TO the
cd system 10 he readily comprehensive TO the
natives. but giving them liberties which they
had never before enjoyed. This scheme was
adopted and gave general satisfaction In every
trstauce enthusiasm ran high before the Com
nolesioners took their departure, end cheers were
raised for General Lawton and for the country
which he represented With single exception
the officials elected proved worthy Of tho trust
reposed IN them and conditions very rapidly
improved in the newly organized towns.
Governments were organized with satisfactory
results IN Pandacan. Santa Ana. san Felipe
Mori san Pedro and Machei. while a slightly
different system was put into effect in Malahon
Polo Obando Meycauya. Yang and Maloios
The Commission states that large amount o
SUPERVISION over ll' dNdHS 81 'N A'i''i''''f '''-
ties proved necessary as the officials were timiC
and slow 20 comprehend their now duties. A.
many % the elections the voters went about
asking whom they We're expected to vote for.
And it was only with great difficulty mat they
were persuaded 10 exercise the right of free
suffrage
ORDER RESTORED N MANILA.
The Commission sums up the situation a. tn
time Of rs departure follows
When we left Manila a large volume of bust
ness was being done. and The streets were g
crowded as 20 no hardly safe. The native popu
lati0n was quiet and orderly. and all fear Or al
uprising had long since passed An eflcien
corps ~ native policemen was on duty. sys
tenn Of public schools in which English wa
\ taught had been advocated by the Commissio
M and established 10y General Otis some 81
N thousand scholars were in attendance
In the Tagalog provinces Of Luzon. whcr" III
anti-American feeling had been strongest publ
sentiment had greatly changed. rs evidenced b
the fact that the military governor of Batanga
had offered 20 surrender his troops and his PROV
lnce II we would only send q small force there
The Bcols IN Southern Luzon. had risen agains
their Tagelcg masters. The Macabehcs WEI
clamorng for opportunity 10 fight i'm ot
ranks and native soldiers and scouts We're a
ready serving under General LAYTON Stories
the corruption Of insurgent officers were h'
coming daily more common. and the dlSlnt"gra
tiou az the encmys forces was steadily proceed
Ing The hope of assistance from outside source
seemed 10 be all that hold them together
CONDITIONS IL OTHER ISLANDS.
Having given so much attention 70 the slar
Of Luzon. the Commission then takes up in d
tail the conditions in the other islands on IN
noint II IS said that the rebellion is essential
Taealog. and that when it eHds in Luzon it mu
end throughout The archipelago. The situate
elsewhere than in Luzon is summed mp as f.
lows:
from