Washington sentinel., 1900-05-12
WAR FAR FROM OVER.
McKInIey's Philippine Purchase
Bad Bargain.

sailed for the United states on an
army transport. According to the
reports which he had cabled to the
War department from time to time
during the past few months, the
"insurrection" in the archipelago
was practically at an end, the Fill
| pinos were beaten into submission
only few guerilla bands were al
large, and AguinaldO was fugi-
tive, running in terror from our
victorious soldiery. Our imperial
ist friends who believed these re-
ports were thrown into ecstacies OF
delight at the glad tidings cabled
by Otis, and the Administration
was happy-or pretended to be -
at the rosy situation in our new
possessions in the Far East.
General Otis had been at sea
scarcely 4S hours, however, before
the cables began to tell another
storY-a story so startling that it
may subject him to frigid recep-
ton when he arrives in Washing
ton and calls on COMMANDMENTS
Chief Mckinley. Under date Of
Manila, May 7, some candid per-
son who has no regard for the
Administrations peace of mind
sends the following ominous dis
patch:
kilograms received here from Gen.
Young report that Aguinaldo has re
joined the insurgent general Tino in the
north, and that they have Teassembled
a considerable force in the mountains.
1t is presumed they are planning
to resume fighting during the rains.
The conditions around Legaspi
and Sorsogon are reported to continue
disturbed.
General Otis is a lucky mortal.
He is sailing on the brinY deep,
where disquieting cables from
Manila cannot reach him. But his
eommander-in-chief in Washing
ton-who last Saturday, in formal
War Department order, returned
the thanks of the President and the
country to our late commander in
the Philippines--is not so fortu-
nately situated. Mr.. Mckinley
cannot get away from facts which
would be depressing even TO a
President who is not seeking re-
nomination and reelection. The
"insurrection" is not subdued, the
Filipinos are not beaten into sub
mission, Aguinaldo is not running
in terror from our gallant soldiery.
In fact, the war is stall on, the Re-
publican national convention is
not more than a month off, and the
election will be held in November.
How inexpressibly sad it is that
the feelings Of a great and good
man must be lacerated by such
untoward tidings from our new
possessions"
With an army OF nearly 10000
men in the Philippines we hold
practically only such territory as
our troops actually occupy. There
are many thousands OF square
miles in the archipelago. the Fill
ipino "insurgent" is master Of all
he surveys outside ot our garrisons,
and American soldiers are liable
to get hurt whenever they venture
away from the limited regions they
are policing. A.nd now. with all
our hurrying OF troops across the
oceans and with the imposing
arraY OF battalions which we have
concentrated for the purpose Of
overawing the unsophisticated
Asiatic, the Filipino generals have
"reassembled a considerable force
in the mountains" and are prepar-
ing to strike when the conditions
suit them. For IA months we have
been waging war against our
"semi-baTbarous" subjects and
there is every probability that we
shall be in the same fix IA months
hence. unless we send enough men
to the archipelago to garrison
every square mile.
The American people were the
victims Of a very bad bargain when
Mr.. Mckinley and his fellow inn
perialists purchased Spain's SOW
ereignty in the Philippines. They
warned the President that he was
committing this country to a pol
icy which could not be successful
without an expenditure OF life and
treasure grotesquely out OF pro-
portion to any benefits 20 be de-
rived. II Mr.. Mckinley was not
welded to his imperialist idols he
would see the error OF his ways and
even at this late hour would rec
ommend change in the policy for
which he is largely responsible.
But Ephraim is joined to his idols