The evening times., 1900-09-20
FiIipinos Not savaGes.
Continuing, Mr.. De Raekin writes:

Continuing, Mr. De Rackin writes:
When I arrived at Manila. from all the
information l had been able TO gather
from press reports, I confidently expected
to find an army made up of savage tribes
pfeylns upon the peaceful inha bitants of
the islands, and that its dispersion was
a duty devolying upon the United States
On the contrary, however I found that the
Filipino forces up in arms against the
assumed authority OF the United States
were not savages in any sense OF the
word. but the representatives of 5000 900
people who acknowledge the tenets of
Christianity, the leaders of whom COM
pared very favorably, far as native
ability and education are concerned. with
the public men of the United States l
found that the American representatives
in the Far East, in all seriousness. had
recognized the bellfgerency of the Filipino
revolutionary movement. and had treat
ed the leaders of said movement in
every sense as allies. l found evidence
which is conclusive that the present war
was forced upon the FiIipinos as the only
means of compelling the Senate to Tatify
the cession of the Philippine Islands to
the United States ! found that the Presi-
dent had ratified a treaty with the Sultan
of Sulu guaranteeing to respect the insti-
tutions of the Sultanate. including slavery
and polygamy. l found that the United
states mas no fiBnI or ute III OF 10 the
Philippine Islands except by the right OF
might. and that it is our bounden duty to
withdraw from those islands in accord
ance with the promises made to the Fill
pinos by the representatives of the United
States
Mr.. De Rackin reviews at length the
causes of the progress of the Filipino
struggle against Spain.
Spain's Power Ovcrthroyn.
THE insurrection which had disorgan-
lied in December, 1897, as d result of
Spain's promises to bring about many re-
forms demanded by the Filipino people,
was again in full swing in February, 1898,
owing to Spain's repudiation of her prom
ises. While much larger insurgent force
was in the field at this time than ever be-
fore. they were very poorly armed, as a
result OF having surrendered their arms
and ammunition to the Spanish authorities
two months before. Though poorly armed,
as they were. the insurgents by sheer force
OF numbers overpowered the small Spanish
gaFrisons in the northern provinces and
succeeded in this way in arming a large
force. Spanish troops from Manila were
sent out against the insurgents, but owing
to the fact that the Manila Dagupan Rail-
way had been torn up by the insurrectos,
relief arrived too late as every Spanish
garrison IN the interior had been destroyed
before the arrival of endorsements.
Those Of the insurgents who had succeeded
| IN aTming themselves hastened to the VI
entity of Manila, and by May /. 1898 20, 600
armed Filipinos were in sight of that city
The Spanish garrisons throughout the ISL
and were being Withdrawn for the protee-
| ton OF Manila. and before the arrival of
| Admiral Dewey the insurgents were prae-
ticaliy in control of Luzon outside of
Manila.
son February %. 1898, Consul Williams.
Of Manila. wrote the Secretary of State
as follows a republic is organized here
as in Cuba. Insurgents are being armed
and drilled: are rapidly increasing in num-
bers and efficiency. While some com batant
regiments have recently been returned to
Spain, it was for appearance only, and all