Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08
WHO IS rHE DEcEIvER.

mes:
Our cnuntrymen should no, be de.
eivei. We are not vuEinY war
,gainst the inhabitants Of the Philip
zine lei inds. A portion 81 them are
uaking war ayainst ;nS Uuitei
States. BY far the greater part OF
the Inhabitants recognize american
-overeisnty and welcome it rs "a
guaranty OF order aud nf security for
life, property. liberty Of conscience.
md the pursuit Of happiness. To
hem full protection will be given
They shall not be abandoned We
will not leave the destiny OF the loyal
uillions III the islands to the di-loyal
thousands who are III rebellion
.gainst tile United States. Order un-
Ter civil iustit utions will come Us
Oun as those VINO now break the
'eace hail keep it. Force will not
De needed or used when those who
lake war against US shall Lake 1t no
more. May it end without further
Iluodshed, and there be usherrd i'll
lie reign Of peace to be made per
nanenl by a Government Of liberty
lnder the law
This rosy picture oi the President
inds nothing II the official reports ui
General Macarthur, commander of
he American forces i'll the Philip
pines, to give it color. That it is
simply a creation Of the Presidents
vivid imagination Is easily proved 10y
the following extract from the latest
report Of General Muc rthur:
He says that the ucces 81 uf the in
%surgents' unique system Of warfare
depends upon almost complete unity
Of action Of the entire native pupuIa
lion. That such unity is IA fact Is too
obvious To al MT of di-cu sion. How
1t ID brought about and maintained is
not SO clear. Intimidation haa I'M
doubleday accomplished much 20 this
end; but fear as the only motive Is
harily sufficient To account I1r the
united and apparently s~pputaneou-
actlon OF several millions Of pc .ple.
One TRAITOR III each town wonld Il.
tectually destroy such a complex or
ganizarioD. 1t is more Probable that
the adhesive principle comes FROM
chronological houngeneIty. which i'll.
duce@ men to respond for IA time. Ia
The appeals OF cOnsangumeuus lead.
ership, even "hen such action is op
posed to their W interests and con
victions OF expedlency. These re-,
marks apply with equal force to the
entire archipelago. except only tina,
part Of Mlndanao occupied by Moros
and to the Jolc group"
IL other evidence Ii needed that
President Mckinley IN his inaugural
address attempted to deceive the
american people when he SAID. -by
Tar the greater purt Of the inhabitantt
recognize American sovereignty aud
welcome it, plenty OF it "a be found
III unofficial reports ~ officers Wit
have served in the Philippines. The
following foom II dist ,nguished Of,
ticer OF volunteers ho lately re
Turned To Washington after srxirer
months service III the island OF LUXOR
is to the point:
"rLe tn ny that Impressed itsel
most deeply upon me, first and last
was the unnhangInR, l~nrelentinG. im
placable hostility OF ull classes o
FIllIpInos toward the Americans
They don't like us. and | don't believ,
that they will ever come to like ut
There ls III the hrst place Il racial an
tipath!; tLis is increased by recollcc
ton Of their experience with III,
Spaniards, and ~fiually it has been in
teusticd by ON treatment OF and wn
upon them. They may bc taught t,
fear uR, bnt | dop'i think they Gu,
ever be brough: to like us. OF give u
anything m0re than enforced sub
mission. This applies to all the ma
tivrs Of Luz IN where ! served, and i
applies almost without exec ptinp
Some tlllIpinUs are outwardly friend
~ to us. and ever enter our service
but they don't like us. IL We continu,
to hold the isl lnds-Hnd cont 60,
ho" we can give them up--we sinai
have L" govern, In my opinion b., fear
The resistance we are eDcounterinI
III the Isl md II Luz III is that OF tn,
whole people. Although only "A par
OF them are engaged in actual hos
t~iities. they are all our ant
those who don't tight contribute /,
those Who do. Or course many of tb,
contribution ara force,I, but "A YER
large part Of them are voluntary.
know wealthy FIllipinos in the north
crn pnrt OF LuzUn who have given aI
most their whole fortunes to the SUD.
poTto OF the nsurrecGon. Even mer
who are in our service lud who 70.
ceive salarise from the United States
contribute II percentage ~ such sal
aries To the iDsilrgent cause"
Another ollicer who has recently
returned from the Philippines con.
trms the above statement und adds
'Wiatevor YEN may hear from On,
President, or from the high officials
OF the War Department. it IA abso.
Iut"ly irdo that NO hold eocurcly IN
the Philippines only tho te~rritcry
bonnncd by the range Of our nnca
, III u man rOcs back uud h,r,I, L.,