Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-11
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~ OF pANAY ISLAND.
!. ,,.o,rtnsnt Receives Word Of the Fact
VI" v vsr Credit Due Col. Edmund Rice'
Tventy-Sixth U. $. y.

and travel and called themselves neu"
trails, SO far as the war was concerned,
After the trial the lieutenant had kept
I'm touch with them and had brought
much influence TO bear on them to make
them PRO American II is wei 10
make II plain what this neutrality or
apparent apathy meant,
Almost every where on the island Of
toers and soldiers were met with smil-
ing faces the profound obesiances ana
the utmost Difference. But when any
thing was asked to be done in the race
of nature, others cooperating with the
Americans or what might be regarded
In the least compromising 10 them was
independence Their heads had been
turned by fulsome rhetoric, by ann
bitious projects for power and, more
over, they were In mortal fear OF as
sassinatlon by Quentin Sails and his
minions II they wandered one step from
the status. The officers Of the Twenty
sixth infantry had toiled unremitting-
ly TO bring about peace and prosperity
ON the island. They had waged wars
brayely and well, but not relentlessly
and ruthlessly. They had earnestly
tolled to build up rather than destroy
vet despite the improved conditions,
The remarkable lowering OF the death
rate, the almost total eradication OF
smallpox and the Increased cleanliness,
beauty, prosperity and peace OF the
various towns, these men had held
aloof; and though appreclative OF I'M
proved conditions and better methods
had chung sullenly to their pre1udices
and their cause. II was more than pro.
voking and patience had almost ceased
TO be virtue.
But on November 22, last Apoloine lie
Desma, one of the clique, decided to
take the oath. He said he had thorough
ly canvassed Jaro. and asked that to
all the people of that district might be
given an opportunity to take the oath
on the day following lie Desma and |
Villalobas were then duly sworn and on |
the following day hundreds OF Jaro
citizens of all classes surged about |
post headquarters endeayoring toswear |
allegiance. Two days later Molo fol-
lowed suit and the oaths there quickly |
ran into the thousands. Col. Rice tele
graphed all over the island, announcing
that the ice had been broken and that
Jaro and Moo had fallen into line. One
month later, ON December q, the record
Df OdtnS tdheH III diidy NdS as ioi-
lows.
Jaro, 4,949; Molo, $3.50; Pototam, 1885,
-abatuan, 1,Gs2; Leon, 1872 Tigbauan,
1872; Oton, POI; Cordovas. 277; San Mi
suel, liza; Almondial, 205; st, Bara-
oara. 662; Iliolo, 2,73l; Barotace, 500,
Nandurriao, 500; Miagao, sou Guimbal
49, Igbaras, 1859. San Joaquin, 49, La
1az $40. Total 25,SA
This absolute change Of front has a
leep significance 10 soldier who for
wo years has closely studied these
people their customs and their mode OF
bought They have prated about their
ormer government, have resisted all
PRESSURE and have kept a good 'front.'
,ut now they are coming over to the
americans with a rush and they are
warm, too, In their enthusiasm.
With the island of Panay becoming
\mericanized at the rate of 1000 day,
he end Is In sight. Dlvested of the
Import from the towns, the bands OF
that still exist must Ian
uish and disintegrate, and when they
an no longer operate the native scouts
nd police can soon land with much
elight) wipe out the other bands, the
ldrones, or robbers, Then the few
problems will rapidly solve
themselves,