The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-10

Nor nve months.' Tag
alogs alone are active in leading gaier-
rilla warfare. In Negros Cebu, Rom
Dion, Masbate Sibuyan. Tablas. Bohol
and other Philippine islands little dis
easily Hgg atta fsts ana .iVii government is
-Four years of lawlessness ana war in
parts part Of the islands have created unset
I constahulary and militia, which should
/ oe organized at once. viii end this and
| me terrorism TO which defepseless peo-
/ pie are subjected. The natives desire TO
{ enlist in these organizations IL judici-
I ously selected and differed. they will be
4 erseient forces for the maintenance OF
order, ana viii permit an early reduction
/ OF United States troops.
Eject of Abandonment.
Turning the islands
/ over TO a coterie of Tagalog politicians
VIII blight fair prospects, OF enormous
Improvement, drive out capital. make
I life and property. secular and religious
most Insecure; Danish by fear OF cruel
/ Consumption any body OF conservative
4 Filipinos who have aided Americans. in
! the well-founded belief that their people
are not now TT for self-government and
I re-introduce the same oppression and
/ corruption which existed in ali the prev
( inces under the Malolos insurgent gov
eminent during the eight months Of its
/ strife between jealous leaders. chaos and
anarchy and viii require and Justify
J the active Intervention OF our govern
Business. interrupted
by war. Is much improved as peace ex-
s,,l.a In Negros more
sugar Is in cultivation then ever before
New forestry regulations give Impetus TO
umDer trade and reduce high prices OF
lumber. Tho customs collections for last
quarter are 30 per cent. greater than ever
/ In Spanish history. and August collec-
tons show further increase The total
revenue for the same period is one-third
greater than In any quarter under Spain,
| though the cedula tax the chief source
oI spanish revenue. is practically abol-
4 tary government have created a s,irplus
/ fund of ss,0W.o00. which should he ex-
I pended IN much-needed public works,
Dor. ~ 'T Nth % pro Mania mar
and facilities Manila will become the
great port Of the Orient"
work of the Commission.
The. commission is confident that by
| tudictous customs law, reasonable land
tax and proper corporation franchise
| tax, the imposition OF no greater rate
man that in the average American state,
| VIII give less annoyance, and with
peace, win produce revenue sufficient 10
| pay the expenses OF an efficient govern
ment, including militia and constabulary.
/ They are preparing stringent civil
service law giving equal opportunity to
! Fflipnos and Americans, with preference
for the former where qualifications are
1 equal TO enter. at the lowest rank and
by promotion reach the head of the de-
partment.
/ Forty-five miles OF railroad extension
! large province, rich in valuable minerals
! with strictly temperate climate. mile
/ high. Railroad construction Will give EN-
| pioyment 70 many. apd communication
Will furnish market to vast stretches of
/ rich agricultural lands.
| They report that there are calls from
parts of the island for public schools
! school supplies and English teachers
greater than the commission can provide
| until comprehensive school system IL
| organized. Night schools for teaching
| English to adults are being established
! in response to popular demand. Native
! children show aptitude in learning Eng
! lish. Spanish is spoken by small frac-
! ton of people, and in a few years the
/ medium Of communication In the courts
/ public offices and between different tribes
/ will be English; creation OF central gov
/ eminent within sixteen months, under
which substantially ali rights described I'm
| the bill of rights In the federal constitn.
! ton are TO be secured TO the people of the
! Philippines, who bring TO them content
ment. prosperity. education and political
/ enlightenment"
Efforts of the Government.
This shows, my countrymen. what has
| been and what is bong done to bring the
| benefits Of liberty and good government
\ 10 these wards of the nation. Every effort
! has been directed to their peace and PROS
( perity. their advancement and well-being
/ not for ACKNOWLEDGMENT. not for pride Of
! might. not for trade or commerce. not
/ for exploitation. but for humanity and
civilization and for the protection of the
vast majority OF the population. who well
come our society. against the designing
minority whose first demand. after the
| surrender of Manila by the Spanish army
I was TO enter the city that they migst
| loot IL and destroy those not i'm sympathy
\ with their selfish and treacherous designs.
No Alliance Was Made.
Nobody who will avail himself OF the
1 facts can longer hold that there was any
/ alliance between our soldiers and the in
! surgents. or that any promise OF independ-
( leader had reached Manila they resolved
I II the commander of the American army
/ would give them arms with which 70 fight
the spanish army they would later turn
upon US. which they did murderously and
without show OF cause Of justification.
\ There are those without the means OF fun
information who believe that We were In
I alliance with the insurgents and that We
assured them that they should have indc-
I facts.
/ on the 2sth Of May. 1875. Admiral Dewey
was instructed by me TO make no alliance
! with any party or faction In the Philip.
pines that would incur liability 10 main
\ tain their cause in the future, and he re-
{ piled under date Of June s. 1855 HAYS
I acted according 10 spirit OF Department
Instructions from the beginning and !
have entered into no alliance with the
squadron can redurs the defenses Of Man
1 Tia at any moment, bat II Is considerei
/ useless until tho arrival Of suflcioni
I United States forces to retain possession"
In the report Of the first Philippine COM
/ mission, submitted on November :, isee
I Admiral Dewey one ~ It's members. saii
/ ''No alliance 81 any kind was entered inta
I with Aguinaldo. nor any promise OF
3 Independence made 70 him at any time"
IB.urgent. Become Aggressive,
I Gen Merritt arrived IN the Philippines
! June q. iNss and n dispatch from Admiral
I Dewey 20 the government az Washington
. said. Merritt arrived yesterday. situa-
d ton IL most critical At Manila. The span
fish may surrender az any moment Mer-
+ ritts most difficult problem viii be how
70 deal with the Insurgents. under AEuin-
3 aldo who have become aggressive. AMI
R fhYanHamtFtn Inward aafaF a.
I IS revealed the spirit ~ the insurgents a.
Z early as July. tssS before the protocol
was signed, while We were stiu engaged
+ la active var with Spain. Even then the
insurgents were threatening our army.
3 ON August y Manila was captured ard ~
f this and subsequent events the Philippine
I commission sayHs
when Manila was taken. on August 10
the riiipinos took no part IN the attack
F bat came forward. with \ view - lootine
she city and were only prevented from
doing SO hy our forces preventing them