The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-11

! cd that they can handicap the American
Z programme more effectively by irregular
( operations What Gen. Macarthur has 70
fight is a secret organization which
amounts almost TO a government, when
exercises power to some extent and or
forces It's DEGREES over all of Luzon and
most OF the other islands, which collecIs
taxes here in Manila and even gives re-
ceints for duties paid on the cargoes OF
native boats passing up the rivers In the
suburbs The control Of this underground
organization is reputed to be in the hands
of a junta whose headquarters are in
Manila, but so great Is the loyalty or the
fear which II commands that the authori-
ties have been unable TO trace its roots and
the question whether II is Identical with
the famous Eatipunan Society. is an open
one Many OF the elections of municipal
governments held by the American officers
are controlled by the revolutionary organ
ization which selects the candidates and
some OF these governments are unquas-
tionably efficient parts of it's machinery
Probably the men who are directing the
guerrilla activity In the towns know no
superiors except the general who has au-
thority in their province although they
may believe that Aguinaldo is still the
supreme head in fact as he IL in the minds
Of the populace
The policy of the insurgent machine IS
to repeat the Cuban revolution in the
Philippines to discourage conquest by
90 devastating the islands and keeping
them in such state of war that they
will be useless TO the conquerors. No
where outside OF the garrisoned towns
can Americans go, except in large armed
parties. unless the country for twenty
miles south of Manila and ten miles north
N
south OF Manila and those north as far
as Dagupan are the quietest of the is
land, and there schools and local gov
ernmcnts are in operation, and much
money Is being expended In building
roads and other improvements. The mu-
rcipal governments prove useful under
the strict supervision fthe American
officers, and the towns are cleaner and
better administered than many villages
but. generally speaking. the native Of
ficials have no initiative. and their eff
cheney without the paternal vigilance of
the American officers would be doubtful.
The theory that the Filipinos outside
of the Tagalog provinces were friendly
to American rule has been deeply shaken
by recent events. All of the northeast
ern coast beyond Dagupan Is In a state
of war and there are frequent fights.
with heavy loss to the Filipinos. All
OF the southern provinces inhabited by
the Nisayans are also turbulent and in
the Camarines Nueva Carceres and AL
bay the Americans control only the terri
tory within the picket lines OF the garri-
sons In the coast towns. while these gar
risons are the objects of frequent at
tacks from large insurgent forces with
the exception of Negroes, which, being
the wealthies. island OF the Philippines,
is the most friendly 10 American rule,
the Visayan islands show similar condi-
lions. There are guerrilla bands in
Negroes which are preventing the sugar
planters from putting in their crops by
threats Of burning the buildings. but
American authority controls throughout
the island. and the planters are organic
ing against the bandits Panay IS over
run by the insurgents outside of the
Americans garrisons They have 500 or
:, 200 rifles; they levy a tax OF 80 per cent
on all the crops planted. which keeps
the great majority of the inhabitants from
putting IN more than enough rice to keen
them alive and the insurgent payrnasters
IN 40 out from lloilo with money collected
for their troops
American officers from Cebr report that
conditions there show no change from one
year ago; that outside Of the dozen towns
held by American troops the insurgent
forces control the country p,nlla the
troops In the garrisoned towns are under
arms. constantly repelIng attacks. Sol
diers cannot even venture 10 the out
skirts Of the city Of Cchu In smaller
parties than eight according % official
orders, ard they are frequently n ad upon
In tho city. An occasional expedition IS
sent into the country. but the Fillpnos
merely scatter before &. harassing Il as
mu GS they can IN a small way and
return "a the towns when the soldiers
withdraw Similar conditions prevail in
the great Nisayan islands OF SamAr and
l@yte. who're large iusurgeut forces under
Gen. Iuckhan have heen repeatedly at
lacking tho gsrrls0us and the Ameri-
cans lack surlcicnt troops 20 send puni-
tive expeditions Co drive them into the
country Mindoro aud Faiawa two Of
thf largest islands ~ the archipelago.
have mo-, been visited by American sol
diers
throughout much ~ the Philippine. the
same sort ~ destruction and terrorism
prevails that Cnha r1w before the Amer
lean Intervention. The peaceful natives
rafhrr th,u armed Insurgents, bear tho
bruu' Il tha suffering
IN t'ls s.ft ~ struggle for the mastery
~ thr people fh" insurgents hold the
highest -1rAe They SO not hesitate 90
BORN % house wherein rire or shelter
p ne to't -.trr g. Americas. nor to cut
fhe hra' = ~. head IL the family
ha Pas '.f.-mr1 Hro1 'heir movements
\mericans cps me other band. are more
eafthaartrA anH the most native
EHEh' br thtw Hitiug tine guefillas OK
tr.fs .s frrs v.'i ff B cars in COM
or. h.r p-'r.r witch s. nr 1iaha0ar
n So 'uag 'h. present conditions may
continue e. NtrruraEiur question Most
% tea 81 r-s th'ak mo thorough cone
quest - 'he Hao3~ along present limos
tnuft p- slew v.~k ~ wears unless the
Evtsram. 20; shnU'A adopt methods reSem-
N.trs th fE uhigh England crushed