Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1900-01-17

there are only three commanding in
teiiects and characters-Arellano Ma
bini and Aguinaldo. Arellani. the
chief justice OF our supreme court. is
profound lawyer, and n brave and
incorruptible man. Mabini is the
highest type of subtlety and the most
constructive mind that race has vet
produced. Aguinaldo is clever pop
ular leader, ahe. brave, resourceful.
cunning, ambitious, INSCRIPTIONS
and masterful. He is full OF decision,
initiative and authority, and had the
confidence of the masses. He is 4 ma
tural dictator. His ideas of govern
ment are absolute orders. implicit ODE
dience or immediate death. He under
STANDS the character of his country
Zen. He is n Malay Sylla: not a Fill
pho Washington.
These conclusions were forced upon
me by observing the people in all
walks Of life in the different islands,
and by conversations with foreign
merchants, priests, mesti.os. pure Fill
ipinos, and every variety of mind,
character and opinion from San Fer
nando in Luzon, on down through the
entire archipelago To ,ae interior of
Sulu. | will read to the senate salient
points from my notes of these CONVEX
sations, reserVing the names of the
persons interviewed. except that of
Pablo Malta, of Cebu. who was assas-
sinated week after | met him, and
whose fate | would not risk bringing
down on others. Their names and res
licences are here in this book, and will
he gladly given 10 any senator or to
the senate in executive session
Senator Beveridge here reaG to the
senate extracts from great number
of interviews with natives and mer-
chants in each of the islands.
1--we VIII Hold II Fast. and Hold IL
forever"
Here. then, senators, is the situa-
tion. Two years ago there was no
land in all the world which we could
occupy for any purpose. Our com
merce was daily turning toward the
Orient, and geography and trade de-
velopments made necessary our com
mercial empire over the Pacific. And
in that ocean we had no commercial
naval or military base. To-day we
have one of the three great ocean
possessions of the globe, located at
the most commanding commercial,
naval and military points in tae east
ern seas, within hail of India, shout
der TO shoulder with China, richer in
its own resources than any equal body
Of land on the entire globe. and peo-
pied by n race which civilization de-
abandon it? That man little knows
the common people of the republic.
little understands the Instincts OF our
race, who thinks we will not hold
it fast, AMI hold IL forever, admins
tering just government by simplest
methods.
Otis Defended.
The military situation. past, pres
ert and prospective, is no reason for
abandonment. Our campaign has
been as perfect as possible with the
force at hand. We have been DELAYED
first, by failure TO comprehend the
immensely of our acquisition. and,
second, by insufficient force; and,
third, by our efforts for peace. In
February, after the treaty of peace.
Otis had only 3,722 officers and men
whom he had Il legal right TO order
into battle. The terms OF enlistment
of the rest of his troops had expired,
and they fought voluntarily and not
on legal military compulsion. Those
who complain 10 50 in ignorance of
the real situation. We attempted n
great task wiz insufficient means; we
became impatient that il was not fin
ished before il could fairly he com
menced; and / pray we may not add
that other element of disaster, .paus-
ing in the work before H. is thorough
ly and forever done That * the
greatest mistake we could possibly
make. and that is the only real danger
before us. Our Indian wars would
have been shortened. the lives of sol
diers and settlers saved and the In
dams themselves benefited. bad we
made continuous and decisive war;
and any other kind of war is criminal
because ineffective.
This, too. has been SPANS course
i'm the Philippines. Never sufficient
troops; never vigorous action. pushed
TO conclusive results and permanent
peace: always treating with the re-
bells while they fought them; always
cruel and corrupt when a spurious
peace was arranged. This has been
SPANS way for three --undred years.
until insurrecticn has become q Fill
ipino habit. Never since Magellan
landed did Span put enough troops
in the islands for complete and final
action in war; never did she inteili-
gently, justly. firmly. admir- lister gov
eminent i'm peace. 81 the utbrcal. Of
the last instruction in August. ,9G.
Spain had only 500 Spanish soldiers
in all the philippines, and 700 Of
these were in .ranila. I'm November
Of that year she had only 1900 men.
Tie generals in command OF ,hcsc
we're criticised and assailed in Spain.