The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-06
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So SaysGeneral Otis
in NeWSYork.
NO FILIPINO GOVERNMENT
Peace Practically Restored and
PaciHcation of Provinces
Proceeding Rapidly.

THE present >situation in the Philip
pine IslandS everything considered, is
eminently satisfactory said Major
General Elwell s. Otis in a recent in
terview in the Independent. ...The in
surrection is a thing of the past, the
rebel army has been completely shat
tered, its leaders killed or, captured,
and all danger of another rebellion has
ceased to exist. Various parts of the
islands are still infested by armed
bands of thieves: but that these out
laws are not actuated by any spirit Of
loyalty to the Filipino cause is shown
by the fact that the natives themselves,
in many Instances, have improved our
protection from their plundering
raids. Our soldiers are hot on their
trail, however. and the annihliation Of
these robber bands Will soon have been
accomplished.
"Tlg Instruction in the group has
been over for some months, and so far
as organized resistance is concerned,
none may be expected while the goy-
ernment retains firm hold on the now
territory. To be sure there are still in
existence a. large number of rob5er
bands. whichharass the natives as we'll
as the American settlers. These bands
are composed of bandits pure and sim
pie; and the proof of this is the attacks
they make on their own people, whor3
they pilfer with little regard to right.
They do net stop at murder, and in
some sections the ladrone is more
dreaded than was the Spanish soldier
of old. whqfis said to have been TN
adept at time I'm many individual IN
stances. This, of course, is merely the
natives side of the story.
Not a I'm, not a shadow of the So
calis Filfs.lo government remains.
| Peace has been pract tically restored,
and the F'ilipinos. as a general thing,
have returned to their trades and voca-
tions, thoroughly content to submit TO
the authority of the United States.
Trade conditions in our Eastern posses
sions are most encouraging. Confidence
is returning and business is reviving,
and a decidedly better feeling is evident
on every hand. Much remains to be
done before we can afford to rest upon
our oars: but there is every indication
that a new era is dawning for the peo-
pie of those distant islands. That the
natives will heartily welcome the
change is made evident by the manner
in which they cooperate with US in the
"One of the most hopeful and crafty
ing signs is that the natives themselve:
are supplying us with information fol
the purpose of breaking up the bands
of ladrones and robbers. We wer'
formerly handicapped by our inabilit!
to obtain any information whateve
from native. Recently the Filipino
have begun to realize that it is to thei
interest to assist us in putting an en
to the lawlessness. Within the pas
three months, owing to this reason, W
have captured more arms than it va
our fortune to secure before during th
whole campaign.
The northern provinces have bee
| almost entirely cleared of the Tagalo.
and the natives have hailed the comm
| of the Americans with joy. The estat
| lishment OF military governments wi
| in the near future be followed by pro
I vincial civil governments. Reconstrut
| tion has already begun In some proviT
| ces. and will shortly be inaugurated
| others. Outside of the island of LuZC
the tendency for the better is mo-
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