The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03
The H. HI.E|;.MAJORITYI
| OF FFILIPlNOS
WANT PEACE.
But a Vicious Minority is Hamper
ing the Good Intentions Of tho Z;
American, Commission.
GENUINE REIGN OF TERROR
Is Exercised by: the Merciless and
K Revengeful Rebels-Installed
officials Are Murdered n a5,i

MANILA, Sept. 1.-THE FIllpinos.
seem incapable Of realizing the scope
and purpose OF the legislative functions
of the commission OF peace. There IL
no possibility Of separating the legisln-
tive from the executive branches Of tho:
government and thereof the commls-i
slon's announcement OF It's assumption
of power yesterday has met with child,
ish comments at the hands Of the Span.
iards and foreigners, who sneer at the
new arrangement, as they are apt to do
at every beneficial Innovation on the.
part Of the United States government.
The commission enters upon the gov,
ernmental field under the following con-
ditlons:
Majority Want Peace.
A majority OF the islanders desire
peace and the resumption Of business
under tho Americans. but they arc 90
cowed by long series OF murderous
atrocities and destruction OF property
by. their armed countrymen that they
dare not actively show their feelings,
especially because experience has
taught them what such an expression
of sentiment will bring upon them from
the merciless, .revengeful rebels. al
genuine reign OF terror is exercised by.
insurgents and Ladrones over! peaceful
country folks in order to collect the rev.
enue and recruits their operations re-
quire. and widespread vengeance Is
wreaked in the vicinity OF garisoned
towns. .j (. 81 T ,.i st r n Is
Numbering Installed officials.
For example. the insurgent general,
Caillos, in the province OF Laguna, put
to death the president and office holders
OF the town of Bay Of Laguna de Bay,
officials who had been installed by the
Americans, and gave orders that SIM
1larsfate should be meted out to other
adherents of the American cause. * He
also, ordered that all Filipino soldiers
who sold their rifles to- the Americans
should be sh5t alfy chang of policy
Involving the withdrawal ofsthe$ United
States troops, without substituting for:
them an adequate defensive force isl
certain to result in fearful retaliation
at the expense OF the friendlies. The
approaching patriation of the yolun-;
teers tends to influence the situation
unfayorably. iisss, y itis!sl3 z Il
s. Life Not Safe. y.
In northern Luzon the status quo IA!
fairly well mainta he'd. and the people
in that quarter and engaged In planting,
but. In southern Luzon conditions arc
far from satisfactory. Life there IS not
safe outside the garrisoned towns.
Travellers are subject to ambush by
guerrillas. Rarely does a day pass
without an encounter between the 'Uni.1
ted States troops and the Insurgents
or Ladrones, resulting In, casualtes.
There are $4,000 troops In that district,
General Bates commanding. and Ia
three regiments over half the men an
sick. v.55s a s. ~
The activity, Of the enemy increased
last month. There Is evidence that tho
insurgents have come into possession OF
new rifles, and that they wish to annI,$
hilate some small American garrison.
6 Conditions in the visayans conanna'
virtually unchanged. W