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IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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MANIA. sept. q The FilipiBos seen
Incapable of realizing the scope and
purPcse of tho legislative functions Of
the commissioa % peace.
There - no p-s>slhslity % separating
the legislative from the executiv.
branehe. Of the government. aud there
fore the commlssions snnoune~ren, -
its assumption % power yesterday has
met with childish epmmrnt. at the
hands % the spsniards aud foreigners.
who ieaiously sneer st the new ar
rsng-ment. ss they are ap, to do at
every beneficial Innovation on the part
of the United state. snthosities
The commission en,-rs upon th. gov
ernmentai fe1d under the Following
condition.
A majority Of the islander. desire
peace asd the assumption of business
under the Americans. but they are so
eowed by . long s~rie. of murderous
atrocities aud destruction % property
dare not actively show their feel.
ings. especially becans. experience has
taught them what such an espres.ioa
Of s-ntimeat will bring upon them from
the mereile>siy r-veng-fui rebels A
genuine reign of terror Is exercised by
insurgents and lsdrones over peaceful
country folk. IN order "a collect the
revenue aud recruit. their operations
requir-. and widespread vcng-snc. Is
wrraksd IN the vicini,y of gsrrison-d
towns For example, the insarg-ns
general. Cailies. In the province 10 Ia
tuna, put Ia death IN. president and
of'icc holders of the town of Bay. %
la 1ana Hay. officials who had been
Installed by the Americans. aud CAV.
orders that . similar fate shoald be
American cause. lie also ordered that
all fnliPino soldiers who sold their
rifes 10 the Americans should be killed.
D..ssrsas r.tt<y.
Any change % policy Involving the
withdrawal q the United states troops
without substituting for them an Ade-
qua;- defensive force. 10 certain TO re-
sul, In fearful retaliation at tho es-
p~n.e ~ the friendlie~ The approach
iag repatriation % the volunteers tends
10 influence the situation uafavorzbly.
In northern Latoa IN. status quo 10
fairly well maintained. and the people
In the, quarter are quiet and engaged
in planting. escep, In th. provinces of
NusvA Eeija and Bulacan. where there
has been a recent bathurst Of rebel aud
lsdron~ activity. Hut In soathern
Laxon eoaditions arc far from satisfae-
tory Life there Is no, safe outside the
garrisoned towns Travellers arc sub
Jet 20 ambush by gnerrilis~ Rarely
does day pass when there is not an
eBcoanter between the United States
troops and the insurgents or ladrones.
r~aulting in casualties There are Is
600 troops In that district. Gen. Bate
commanding. and in three regiments
over third Of the men are sick. The
activity Of the enemy increased last
month There Ia evidence that the in
surgents have come into possesxion of
new rifles and that they wish to ami.
hilate some small American garrison.
Conditions in the Visayans continue
virtually unchanged. The lack OF
troops in samAr prevents aggression.
Negros. Romblon. Masbate, sibuyan.
TablAs aud Bohol are tranquil. all de-
string civil governments Mindanso Is
also tranquil. excepting the districts Of
Teagayan and surigam. where oc-
casionAl encounters with the Filipinos
occur. the enemy's fighting force
there Is limited, but IL has number Of
rifles. The surrenders. although they
have notieeably decreased since May,
continue.
what Espssssaes shows
The experience OF northern Luxon
shows that the American occupation Of
any locality tends to its pacification
and well being. An unsettled Ameri-
can policy retards the investment Of
capital. Nevertheless. the imports for
the last quarter and half were greater
than during any equal period OF the
Spanish regime. No doubt the n~eds
of the army OF occupation are respon-
sible for very considerable fraction
of the present commerce. The inter
ual revenue collections are = third
greater than those made by Spain.
This is due to an honest system Of se-
counts. 10 lack Of favoritism and to
impartial enforcement Of the law. The
military authorities will turn over
u. .ooo. 900 (MeIicanl to the commission,
and this will probably be expended in
public Improvements. the need of which