The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-07
TRUTH FROM ONE WHO KNOWS.
Dean worcester ON the Philippine
situation.

Conditions were improving here very
rapidly up to the time Bryan was noui-
mated and began to talk In public. The
result of the announcement of his poll
cy In regard TO the Philippines was to put
a stop to the important surrenders, which
were steadily being made under the terms
of the amnesty, and to bring about re-
trfcts here in Luzon.
We know absolutely from captured cor
respondence that this desperate effort to
keep UP a show of resistance is being
made only in the hope OF influencing the
election at home; and important insur-
gent leaders like Sandico say that I'M
less Bryan is elected or the war in China
draws troops from these islands. they
VIII give up their useless efforts in No
vemher.
! therefore do not look for any general
Improvement in the situation until after
the presidential election: but. with that
out Of the way, expect to see a sudden
change for the better. At present the In
surgents are resorting to that last re-
sort of a failing cause-wholesale assas-
sination.
They are putting prices on the heads OF
men known TO be friendly to the Ameri-
cans. and are resorting to the most fiend-
ish fortunes and mutilations in order to
influence the common people by fear. A
letter was captured few weeks since
from man sent in to organize insurgent
committees in four or five towns where
we have established municipal govern
ment. He stated that he had found 1t
impossible for him to carry out his mis-
sion, as the people had, unfortunately,
been seduced by the Americans, and said
that he could do nothing until four or
five lives had been taken in each of these
towns saw surgeon few days since
who had just dressed the wounds of four
natives whose 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 detailed account OF an attack on
party OF defenseless natives half women,
who were known to be friendly to US. by
an insurgent band. part of the COM
mand was moving along the road, when
they saw woman staggering toward
them. The back OF her head had been
pounded to pulp of hair. scalp and clot-
ted blood; her chin had been crushed in,
and bore the imprint of the mnxxle Of a
rife. and a bolo had been thrust into her
lung from behind and turned around in
the wound
She collapsed before more information
could be gotten out OF her As soon as
possible she was removed to one of our
ton OF every one. she revived sufifcientiy
TO give an account OF her experience. She
stated that their absolutely defenseless
party had been attacked. the throats OF
the men had been cut, ana she had been
pounded into insensibility. When she re-
covered consciousness she found herself
in an old well, with earth and rubbish
thrown on top OF her. together with the
other women Of the party. Of whom part
were still alive. She was the only one
able to escape from her predicament, but
seemed quite sure that a young girl, who
had been half buried while suffering from
no other injury than broken leg. would
be still alive. Two days were spent in n
fruitless search for the well. The people
In 1t doubtless all persisted miserably
The woman. with the astonishing vitality
which their people sometimes show. Is
recovering.
! am glad to report that there are now
very considerable number Of provinces
where pacification Is complete and where
civil government will be established in the
near future.--Dean Worcester, Of the Phil
ippins commission. in letter to friend.