The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-08-23

naIdo made up his mind that it would be
necessary to fight the Americans, and
after the making of the treaty of peace
at Paris this determination was strength
ened- He did not openly declare that he
intended to fight the Americans, but he
excited every body, and especially the mil
itary men. by claiming independence, and
it is doubtful whether he had the power
to check control the army at the time
hostilities broke out.
No Alternative Left.
"DeplorabIe war is, the one in which
we are now engaged was unavoidable
by We were attacked by bold, adj
venturous and enthusiastic army No
alternative was left to us, except igno-
minious retreat. 1t is not to be conceived
of that any American would have sane
toned the surrender of Manila to the
insurgents Our obligations to other ma
tions, to the friendly Filipinos and to
ourselves and our flag demanded that
force should be met by force
Whatever the future of the Philip
pines may be, there is course open to
US now except the prosecution of the war
until the insurgents are reduced to sub
mission. The commission is of the opin-
ion that there has been no time since the
destruction of the Spanish squadron by
Admiral Dewey when it was possible to
withdraw our forces from the islands
either with honor to ourselves or with
safety to the inha bitants.''
Reign of Terror.
The commissioners then take up the
condition of the country AT the time of
their arrival, comparing it with condi-
tons existing when they left short time
ago A vivid picture is given of the
archy existing among the inhabitants in
and about Manila during the early
spring
The situation in the city, says the
commission, twas bad. Incendiary fires
occurred daily The streets were almost
deserted. Half of the native population
had fed and most of the remainder We're
shut in their houses. Business at
standstill- Insurgent troops everywhere
faced our lines and the sound of rifle fire
was frequently audible in our house A
reign of terror prevailed. Eilipinos who
had favored Americans feared assassina-
ton, and few had the courage to come
out openly for Fortunately there
were among this number some of the best
men of the city
Restoring Public Confidence.
The report then speaks of the issu-
ance of the commissions proclamation
and the good effects it had on public SEN
timent. The natives, accustomed to Span
ism promises, urged upon the commission
that acts instead of promises should be
given them. AS Il result ative law courts
in the restoration of public confidence
The flow of population soon began to set
toward the city Natives who had fed
from their homes returned
AS showing the limited scope of the
rebellion the commission states:
I'VE learned that the strong anti-Amer-
lean feeling confined the TagaIo
provinces, namely, Manila, Cavite, La
guna, Batangas, Morong. Bulacan,
Nueva Ecija Principe, Infanta and Fam
bales 1t strongest in the first six
named, and hardly existed in the last
four.
Revolt Not Popular.
1.-The population of these provinces is
estimated to be about 1,5O0, 900, but it
should not be supposed that even in the
six provinces Immediately adjacent to
Manila the people were united in their
opposition to US. Even here there was
a strong conservative element consisting
of people of wealth and intelligence, OPP
posed to the war"
Under the head, THE Rebellion not a
National Movement the report treats
of the rebellion outside of the provinces
| of Luzon, where, it is stated. the upris-
ing was viewed at first with Indifference
and later with fear. Throughout the
| archipelago at large there trouble
| only at those points to which armed TIA.
| galos had been sent in considerable num-
| bers.
| Ask American Help.
/ The machinery of insurgent govern
ment" served only for plundering the
people under the pretext of levying war
| contributions, while many of the insur-
| gent officials We're rapidly accommodating
| wealth 1t is stated that the insurgent
administration throughout the interior
| was worse than IN the days of Spanish
miSrule- In many provinces there was
| absolute anarchy, and from all sides came
| petitions for protection and help
| movement northward the report tells of
| the insurgent method of intimida ting the
| natives by telling them fearful tales CON
| corning the American soldiers. This
method of procedure. eminently success
full first, in the end recoiled on its au-
| thors.
Troops Bring Peace.
AS the state of affairs when the
| commission left the report says
| Before the commission left the Philip
| pines nearly all the inhabitants had re
turned to those ruined villages Many
| of the houses had been rebuilt. Fields
| that had lain fallow for three years were
| green with growing crops Municipal
governments esta blished. and the
| people, protected by troops, were en-
joying peace, security and degree OF
participation in their government
previously unknown in the history of the
Philippines Attempts of the insurgents
to raise recruits and money in the prov
ince of Bulacan were proving abortive
except when backed by bayonets and bull
lets, and even in such cases the natives
were applying to for help to resist
them
The chapter devoted to '-Esta blishment
| of NIunicipal Governments in dc