Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
INSURRECTTON NOT WAR.

INSURRECTTON NOT WAR.
That our readers may learn
how those at the front in our
new Philippine possessions look
upon the tactics. of certain papers
in the United States regarding
the condition of military affairs
in the islands, and also that the
public may know what enoour-
agement the rebels are receiving
from Mr.. Bryan aud his lieuten-
ants, we republish the following
editorial from the Manila Times,
of September rs, 1900:
Plain-spoken correspondents
of home papers are very enlphat-
ic in declaring that "the war in
the Philippines" is not yet over.
They enlarge upon the constant
petty attacks made on U. S.
troops by bodies of inssurrectos
and almost lead their readers to
believe that Manila itself is prac-
tioally in state of siege. On
the other hand, officers of re-
sponsibility, and those who can
distinguish between "war" and
armed opposition to the govern
ment maintain that the "war"
is over.
Now that the period Of amnes-
ty has expired, If IS high
time that our friends in the
States were enabled to form an
accurate estimate of the position.
The word "war'' no longer ap-
plies, as war can only take place
between two powers to which
the world at large accords inde-
pendent rights. AS no power
whatever recognizes the "Fili-
Pine Republic" and the U. S.
government has proclaimed all
found fighting on its behalf as
rebels, the only term now appli-
cable to existing affairs is insur-
rection or rebellion and those
who continue in arms against
the government are ''insurrec.
ZIONIST" or "rebel." 1t may seem
to matter very little by what
name armed opposition is called,
but it really matters great
deal-as regards the Filipinos
themselves. So long as their
newspapers are allowed to print
news day after day under the
heading ode la Guerre," SO long
will the hopeless struggle now
maintained be dignihed in their
eyes. "The War of Indepen-
,dence" has a high-sounding
ring about it that is wanting in
the more prosaic Petty Fights
by the Rebels" which is the cor
rect caption Of the news appear
ing from day to day. So, too,
at home. 1.-THE War in the
Philip .ries'' is heading that
rejoices the sub-editorial mind to
which "a fresh brush with Phil
ippine rebels'' seems scarcely
worth the same sized type.
We cannot but think that in
allowing the Filipino organs to
inevitably refer to insurrectory
movements as regular warfare
much has been done to keep the
insurrection alive. That there
are certain number of natives
who are acting from really pa
triotic motives is quite probable.
They are but the tools of those
who, while fully aware they can
never upset American rule, have
their own purpose to serve in
prolonging opposition to its es-
tablishment. The honest, but
mistaken, men are those who
figure in the daily items such as
"the enemy lost two killed and
there were eight wounded" But
they march light-heartedly to
death or suffering, for are they
not engaged i'll ''patriotic
wae?"
Nobody of course can prevent
the insurrectos from calling their
raids by any name they like;
out the Spanish aud Tagalog
press can be prevented from in-
,esting them wita the dignity of
war as between two contendingl