The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-10
Bryan And the Insurgents.


placed by the Filipino insurgents in the
election of Mr., Bryan as President Of the
United States, and hat this one thing
is keeping the rebellion alive, was writ
ten by a captain in the volunteer service
of the American army to his family. 1t
speaks for itself:
Lucuban, Tayabas Prov, LuZon, L. <,
February 10, 1900.
The officers and soldiers in the army
in the Philippines are pretty careful stu
dents oil The causes of the continuation
of this rebellion, and there is n opin-
ion expressed and general among them
all-namely, that the nj thing that is
keeping the rebellion alive is the hope
of the election of Mr.. Bryan. The army
is convinced IF this, because friendly ma
t:ves all over the island continually adj
vance this as the promise hat the in
surgent leaders hold out to their follow
ers, and insurgent prisoners frequently
make the assertion. The troops, in 60
ing through the island, have picked up
many copies of the different insurgent
publications, now suppressed, which
claim that Mr.. Bryan will be cleo
ted, and has promised to withdraw the
American troops and turn the islands O.
yer to the Aguinaldo government.
l have more times than / can count.
heard officers and men say, ''The blood
of every American killed from now on is
upo1. the head of Mr., Bryan. He can
stop this rebellion at any moment, by
announcing that he does not sympathize
with the rebels, and will not recognize
them if elected" And they add further
But he will never do this, because his
needs this point in his campaign. If he
should be elected, he would never recog-
nize the rebels, but he could net stop the
bloodshed ly saying so, because it would
be inconsistent with his present course"
Mr.. Bryan perhaps does rot realize what
a factor he IS in the present rebellion.
If he knew it, he would probably end it
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ing the rebel government in any case.
Whether Bryan is elected or not, it will
make no difference in these conditions
until fall, at least. Until he is finally de-
feated and the scattered insurgents have
all received the news, they will continue
to fight and plumber, believing that if
they can only hold out until March, 1901
the new American Administration viii
withdraw the army. recognize the Agui-
naldo government, and probably leave a
feet here under Aguinaldo's orders to
protect the newborn power against all
molestation from without. We know OF
Il own knowledge, that the insurgents
universally believe in this hope, and
that it is this that holds them together,
for we have talked to the insurgent pris-
oners as well as to the friendly natives
and many regiments have men who have
been captured by the insurgents and es
capped. The company tailor of NJ com.
pany, this regiment, for example, was
captured during a skirmish at Cabinti
January Oath, and is now back with thu
regiment, after 3 weeks captivity. Th,
insurgent officers, some of whom talked
English well, sounded him a good deal
and told him that when Bryan was elect
ed all the American soldiers would b.
ordered home and the Insurgents recog
nized. The Filipino soldiers talked a
bout Bryan continually, and believed b
. would be elected soon, and turn the isl
and over to t EN-. All the Filipino
know about Bryan and talk about him
and ask questions about him, of the sol
diers. A mar of my company told a FIJI
ip no. at Santa Cruz that Bryan woul
i, never be elected. The man said he sure
ly would, then the United States woul
have free silver, and all the American
e would have to go home from the Philip
pines. They all say Bryan is a yer
great man, when you mention his nam
The soldiers take notice of all tai
and | have heard them say, while trudg
n ing along at the heavy end of a har
n days march: Bryan, Bryan, damn Bry
IN. l ain tired of hearing the Filipino
> talk about Bryan. If it wasn't for hin
g we could go home, instead of hiking a
over these mountains chasing insu.