Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-25
REBEL HOPES REVIVED.
Have Money and Arms For the
Fall Campaign.
AWAIT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Plan to Keep Americans Fighting, Hop
ing United states Will Declare Against
ImperiaIism-So Some In Manila Believs
War Will BE Prolonged.

MANILA, Aug. 22, via San Francisco,
Aug. 25.-In Manila talk of the ending
of the war deals no larger with weeks,
but with months and even years. Among
the mass of people here, military men
and foreign residents, there is but one
opinion. The whole efforts of the i'll
sprgents for three months was to hold
off Americans until their ally, the
rains came. In this they have been as
successful as they could have hoped.
Unless affairs take some unforeseen
turn, the Fllipinos will resume the war
this fall with fresh spirit and a replen-
isiied stock of arms and ammunition.
One shiplcad of arms. it is learned. on
good authority, has reached them with
in this week. OF money the leaders OF
the lnsurrection have no lack.
Reports brought through the lines TO
SlaDIartlo and tihpinos in this city are
that the spirits of the insurrecnonists
are improving.
Americans, like the Spaniards, must
defer to nature and rest OH their arms
most of the time, while the country Is a
mud walluw. the generals are telling
their followers that American inactlon
during the past month is due to dis
couragement and decentralization. The
Flllpnos soldiers, according TO these in
fornlants, are tolerably contented.
Through the American secret service
come different stories that the Filipino
army Is becoming decimated by deser-
ton to the number of 20 or 80 a day, and
are fast losing heart and on the verge of
disruptiou.
Past experience with the secret SER
vice jusriii,,s il suspicion that many of
its employees, most of whom are natives
or Spaniarls, are deeply interested i'll
holding their places by seeming to earn
their pay, while the refugees who come
through the lines have been disposed to
give reports which they think will
please the authorities.
There was time when Aguinaldo's
biggest army hung i'll the balance when
its lts destruction appeared inevitable.
That was when MacArthur had cap
tured San Fernando and LawtOn was
marching upon San Isidro with the
tihpinos scattering before him. Lawton
had made himself terror to the insur-
gents because no obstacles stopped him.
But orders came TO Withdrew his
tFUOlJS 1TCul i,ttu lsluIb duu EttuIh w
Maloios, leaving small garrisons at
some of the towns he had captured.
His retirement the Fihpinos con-
structed into a retreat and from that
day the sinking hopes of the insurrec.
ton seemed to rise.
The E1llplnOs are encouraged by the
handicap the rains impose upon the
Americans and the departure of the vol
unteers. They read the American news
papers and think the home sentiment
against war is growing.
Their policy, after the rains, will be
DIS il was betore-a campaign for gain
ing time and wearing out their oppoD-
cuts. They profess to imagine that
congress will declare against annexa-
ton. Ii congress fails them they will
try to prolong the struggle until the
presidential campaign, with the expecta
ZION that one of the political parties
will declare against imperialism and
hopa that such il party may win.
70 whip them while they are pursu
ing such tactics itii army will be needed
rI,ir Gin move rapidly and strike day
alter day, following upa defeat without
h;svli2 TO wait 1Or rations and thus Civ
ing Inc enemy time to reOrganize. To
capture them most of the generals here
THINK cavalry will be necessary