Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-10
CAREFUL REVIEW
PHILIPPINE SITUATION GIVEN
BY AN AUTHORITY.
A REIGN OF TERROt IN ISLANDS.
A Few Murderous Bandits Terrorize
Nine-fenths of the People Who
Would Be Friendly.

Correspondence of Associated Press
Manila, p l.. Sept. 14.-That the Fill
pinos as people. and especially the Ia
galos, hate the Americans. is an estab-
lished and recognized fact. Americans
ara not popular with them (Which is but
an expected result of fighting them). and
they have not yet been impressed with
the fact that the Americans honestly
have their welfare at heart. But the
more and the better they know Ameri-
cans the more does their hatred dimin
ish and the continued American occupa-
tion Of a town or county tends. though
very slowly, to establish confidence and
good feeling between Americans and
Islanders.
AS an example Of the good resulting
from continued contact with Americans,
the faet is referred to that the provinces
OF Central ana Northern Luzoa have
been longer in American possession than
any other portions Of the islands, ana
that Central and Nor lhern LuZon are to-
day comparatively quieter and more at
rest than is southern Luzon on TIE VS.
avan islands. So much so tnat the Unit
ed States TAFT commission has selected
the province Of Pampanga in Central
Iuzon as the best field to establish their
first municipal and provincial govern
ments. Il cannot truthsully be said that
the period OF reconstruction IS AZ manu.
but it is believed the influences to make
this period possible are shaping, aided by
whatever the wisdom and good Judgment
it.,rT a n
dictate ard make effective
American control of civil affairs has, up
to the present time. o. necessity oeen
military. In its directment and methods
il has not been diplomatlc nor tactful,
nor have the Americans made any espe-
rial effort to please the Filipino people.
nor TO increase their popularity with
them But the Americans have peen
lenient and extremely fair in their deal
lngs with the rebels, through the wisdom
of this leniency has been questioned py
many. and few days ago Spanish triar
said to the writer.
You could stop this revolution at once
If you wanted to by taking drastic meas
ures against it's leaders: shoot them on
the Luneta or Danish them, and the peo-
Die would Believe you are in earnest IN
your efforts to stamp out revolt. AS long
as you continue with your pollcy OF len
ancy they think YOU are afraid ot thenl,
that eventually they will be able to torce
concessions from you and that II they pu'
hold out long enough they VIII cbta1i
their independence. The departure o.
those two regiments for China, and the
return of half of your army Of occupa-
ton during the next nine months does
much TO encourage them They realize
Iatn ry,,iY,
power"
Tn this connection it is interesting tt
note that very many intelligent Fill
pinos in Manila, and especially thos
who have in the past been connecte'
with the revolution, believe the Amerl
cans are prolonging the fighting W.T.
intent: they argue it's continuance J
beneficial to the army, collectively an
individually; that there are Still Amerl
can leaders who wish to make reputa
tions and believing such to be the cas'
they can see no good reason why IN
Americans should bring their campalg
to a close. They all admit, howeve
that the Americans could bring abol
peace, and not by concessions, either
though they are not frank as the Spar
fsh friar in outlining the proper metho
to do so. These same opinions are share
by number of foreign residents of M;
Mia, and especially by those foreigne
who still i've in the provinces. III
lack of a mutual understanding and al
precia ton of motive has long been
stumbling block to satisfactory relation
between the Americans and Filipino
and it exists today. and is accountab
for the utterly false view of the Anne
leans attitude. The difference in la