Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-15
SENIOR LALA'S VIEWS.
The Filipino Au'hef Talks About
What Philippines Should Have.
The FILIPINO REBELS STILL ACTIVE


Boston, March 10.-Senor Ramon
Reyes Lala, the Filipino author and
lecturer, arrived in Boston yester-
I day and at once began round of calls
and visits. Lala's first call was made
IL, response TO an invitation from
Erving Winslow, secretary of the New
England Anti-Imperialistic league,
where he met William Lloyd Garrison.
As to the policy of expansion and So
called anti-imperialism, Lala was not
in agreement with Winslow and Gar
rison, yet they made his reception
none the less cordial. Senior Lala is
a native of Manila. He speaks as a
representative of the better class of
Filipinos, who comprise the mixed ma
tionalties, the English Spanish, Ger
man, French and Chinese. Lala says
his mission here is to dissipate the
wrong impression which most people
have Of the Philippines and their peo-
pie. He says; "1'he best in the Phil
ippines dress as the Europeans and
the Americans do, There are 81 tribes
in the archipelago, which comprises
1000 islands Agunaldo stands as the
representative of Tie lower element
in the islands, and Aguinaldo's pur-
pose in the insurrecton is one of per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The better ele-
ment are neither in sympathy with
nor supporters of Aguinado. Many
look on him with suspicion. To all
loyal, ardent Fllipinos, ! would say
that | believe they will not eventually
regret the day when Commodore
Dewey sundered the calling chuins Of
Spanish dominance and when Gen.
Merritt later holsted the stars and
stripes over the archipelago. They
will, rather, most surely live to rec
ognize and appreciate the unsullied
manifold advantages incident to
American occupation and to close
contact with this honest, vigorous
type of manhood. l do not want to
see independence for the Philippines.
Neither do the best class of Filipinos
desire it. But we want strong pro-
tectorate."
The Filipino Rebels still Active
Manila, March 1O.-Gens. Young and
Hood are asking for achievements
and battalinon of the Forty-eighth
regiment has been sent to APART.
Other troops will follow. The rebels
recently attacked APART for sew
eral hours, but were finally driven
away. Apart is on the extreme
northern coast of Luzon. The rebels
are holding reunions in the province
of llicos and the Red Katipunan cross,
symbolic of resistance, is again APP
pearing among the natives, The fact
that Gen. Young is unable, owing to
ldCk VI tloOVS W Iiiullltulu SuiIlsDuo
in all the towns occupied has had
bad effect upon the natives.
The Spanish prisoners report that
the enemy has divided into small
bands in the mountains under the
leadership of Gen. Legaspi. The town
of lriga has been burned by the en-
envy. Both provinces were thorough
ly secuted. The liberated priests from
New Caceres report that the insur-
gents killed 6S Cinnamon and 40 Span
iards at the town of Calabanga.
Twelve hundred well armed nsur-
gents, formerly of Cavite province,
with a Chinese general in command
surround the towns of Albay and
Legaspi. They have effected three
night attacks and continually harass
the Forty-seventh regiment, which
has lost eight men killed and 20
wounded in defending these towns
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