Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-26
GIVES l|D 10 UI[N|[ !.
Dean G. Worcester, Member Of Phil.
ippine Commission. Says Bryan
Helps Aguinalda
he Democrats speeches Have En-.
Outraged the Filipinos to Con.
tiAus Fighting.
,itustioa Not Likely to Improve
Much Until After the
Election.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. 6.-"Condi-
tions were improving here very rapidly
up to the time Bryan was nominated
and began to talk in public The result
of the announcement of his policy in re-
gard to the Philippines wae to put
stop to the important surrenders which
We're steadily being made under the
terms Of the amnesty and to BRING
a bout renewed hostility thru the worst
districts here in Luzon.''
So writes Dean G. Worcester, member
ofthe Philippine commission, from Ma
Mia under dates Of Sept. 20 me lever
was received here Thursday by Regent
Dean Of the University Of Michigan, and
was in acknowledgment OF one from
Col. Dean announcing the arrival OF
three young Fil!pinos gan, to Ann ArborS
by Professor Worcester
We know absolutely from captured
correspondence continues Protector
Worceeter, that THE desperate effort to
keep up chow OF resistance 10 being
mad . only in the hope Of influencing the
election at home. and important inslr-
gent lea ders like Sandico say that un.
less Bryan IL elected or the war in China
draws troops from these islands they
will glvelup their useiess efforts IN NO
yember. l therefore 90 not look Tor any
general Improvement in the situation
until after the presidential election. but
with that out OF the way expect to see
a. speedy change for the better.
AT the present time the insurgents
are resorting to that last resource OF .
falling cause, wholesale assassination.
They are putting prizes on the heads OF
men known to be friendly to the Ameri-
cans and are resorting to the most
ifiendish tortures and mutilations In or
der. to influence the common people by
fear.
"A letter was captured few weeks
since from a man sent in to organize in
surRent committees in four or I'VE
towns where we have established mu-
inicipal government. He stated that he
had found 1t imp possible for him to carry
out his mission, az the people had un-
fortunately been seduced by the Ameri-'
cans, and said that he could do nothing
until four or Ave lives had been taken.
in each Of those towns
II saw a surgeon few days since
who had just dressed the wounds of
-four natives " hose tongues had been
cut out for refusing to join in night
attack on one OF our garrisons.
Col. Kennon, who is in command Of
a regiment in Nueva Ecija. recently
gave me a detailed account OF an attack
women, who wer1 known to be friendly
to ur, by an insurgent band. part OF
Ibis command was moving along the
road when they saw woman stagger-
ling toward them. The back OF her head
had been pounded to pulp Of hair.
scalp and clotted blood: her chin had
been crushed in and bore the imprint Of
the muzzle of rifle, and a bolo had
been thrust into her lung from behind
land turned around in the wound.
She was naturally greatly excited
land collapsed before more information
lcculd be gotten out Of her. She was put
lin house, and the colonel spread the
word that he would burn every building
lin the vicinity IL she was molefted be-
fore help could be sent to her. AS soon
as possible she was removed to one OF
four hospital where. contrary to the
Il depreciation OF every one. she revived 20
i far az TO give an account Of her ex-
lperience. She stated that their abso-
Ilutely defenseless party had been at
\ tackled. throa IL of the men had been cut.
4 the women outra ged and she had been
pounded into insensibility. When ehe
recovered consciousness che found her
self in an old we'll, with earth and rub
bistl thrown on top Of her. together with
the other women Of the party, OF whom
a part We're s,ill alive.
She was the only one able to esca DC
from her predcament, but seemed quite
sure. that a young girl who had beer
half buried while suffering from nc
other injury than broken leg would
be etill alive Two days We're spent In
Z a fruitless search for this we'll. and th<
people In 1t doubtless all persisted mis-.
erably. The woman, with the astonist-
!, Ing vitality which these people some
! times show. i- recovering.
Events of this sort are PRACTICAL,
!. lof daily occurrence, and throw plenty o
light on the character of many OF thos,
who are keeping the ineurrection aliy,
today.
"on the other hand, I am glad to re:
port that the are now very consider.
able number Of provinces whore paclf1
cation il complete, and where civi
BOSSIn1Iielll ~ VIII UG seetdUllE1lSQ III TN
( very near future.
The communication came into the pow
ere vested in IL by its instructions OF
lSept !. and not only since that date, blu
for many weeks before 1t. We have beel
T Excessively busy. We have adopted tn
custom Of enacting all legislation a
open public sessions course absolutel.
5 unheard of in thir country, and one tina
is. am sure, likely TO lead to good re
!. suits
Our varlou. bills are flrst put int
the best possible shape, then printed ii
English and Spanish and given to tn
E local press, together with statemen
!. OF the date when they will be taken u
4 for public discussion. The author Of tn
q bill presents it at the public session. ex
r PLANE its general scope and its variou
t provisions. and it 10 then thrown ope
d for discussion.
i Anyone who desires to make sukKes
I tions or critcism IL At liberty to do =,
i providing he applies for time on tn
,-|previoua day. This gives the people q
4 these islands an opportunity to expires
% their views on proposed leSiS,atiy
ltIand i suggestions Of Importance al
made they are incorporated in the bill
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