The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-19
I K K IN THE Philippines
rnE raUrn ArcUT 4HE TxoALs.

wlent OF peace Win ITS consequent Iull
filling of The soil and uninterrupted inter
nal commeEce and travel for an lndennite
tiE1e 70 come. possibly many months
IA = believed that even The majority Of
the leaders would stop lighting II theF
dared. Here lS the chlef dlliculty. and
the one that IS going 10 Be q condnue4
source ri annoyance and dlsQuiet. Ihere
has been set ia m0tion force that cam
not be controlled until it wears Itself ont.
EFen those who nursed and fcd "a cam
not noN cheek a. a reign Of terror ex-
lists within the insurrection lines The
minority is terrorizins the majority. be
cause the minority IS organized into an
oa.h-hound society. and 6 ianatcal and
cruel while the majority is peace-loying
and timid The katapunans threaten
death 70 an who win NOT fight. and DO
not hesitate % execute their threats.
This informa ton IS derived from a Mailo
lP. - letter o. the New York Evening
Pest
There has Tor years existed secret
brotherhood known as The Katapunans.
political 0fganizatiou resortine 10 The
unsaY0ry0 memory in our own country.
and ussaS > ie same mystic symbol. Nk.
II. k Not politics alone. but financial
gain and other considerations prompted
the members 0f this order to deeds of
murder robbery and arson. The leaders
oh AAIt THHtAAtNM EBNiIINEA WIN AUte 20
ciety. and. FOR the time being an least.
succeeded in making u their chief agent
and support. During the months when
the Americans were lying idle IN Manila.
awaiting The action OF the peace commits
sion. the senate aud the administration.
this society was busy recruiting it,
strength from among the young and
reckless and irresponsible FilpinOs. until
IL became strong enough TO make The en-
tire poDulace bow 70 its win and fear It,
vengeance. Throughout the city every
ableb0dled man was listed and made 10
give in his adherence 10 the revolution.
Even the servants Of white families. TO
whom they were attached because 81
kind and generous treatment were reg
istered as revolutionary soldiers and
feared 10 make protest. The Filinin0s
who drove Oziicers carriages were their
personal servants did their washing OK
cooked III their kitchens. az well as 9TH
ers who worked in company kitchens or
about the hospitals, were either Kata-
pgnans themselves or so feared them
that when the time came for action. they
deserted their posts 70 a man, stealing
what they could including an the cloth
ing Ia the hands Of the laundrymen..
Many of them were found dead IN the
trenches on the day Of the big fight
around Manila.
Il vas dread Of the secret and swift
vengeance OF this society that enabled
Aeuinaldo to collect his taxes Ia every
house IN Manila The Americans co.'s
lected the regular taxes only where their
military authority extended. bat Aaui-
naldO collected bis even fron the body
servant Of the military governor himself
j have seen the three KS everywhere.
even on the bamboo measuring cup I
found on the lo9r Of a deserted milksell-
ers hut IN pasig. after its capture, ]
found one of The Kataplnan pamphlets.
but as At was printed in Tagalog ! have
not yet learned rs contents. This is the
force the revolutionary leaders have
set IN motion. and which now holds them
ia rs relentless grasp. There Is not want
Ing evidence that ils strength was tested
by Agunaido Immediately after the fall
ure Of his attack on Manila and his dis
astrous defeat az caloOeap showed him
his Inability to fight the Americans sue
cessfuily. There were rumors that Agui-
nalio had been ocposed because he sent
en- issaries to Gen. Otis 10 consult about
peace and that Montenegro had been
made commander OF the army. This
proved not TO be wholly true bat il APP
pears that Montenegro an ardent revolu-
ZIONIST. though but a bell-boy a the Lala
hotel before the war had the Natapunans
behind him. and WAS strong enough 70
dictate the policy Of the president who
had either TO 90 on with the war OF be-
come a refugee himself with the possl-
bility cf KaiapUran vengeance seeking
him out wherever he might 60 Monte
negro has been killed. and this is one Of
the elements that must be considered in
estimating the length Of dime the present
state Of affairs will continue.
Having created force he could not
&C ntrci. Aguinaldo, in order to hold his
prestige and be IN position 10 reap any
personal advantage In the settlement OF
the difficulty, was compelled to issue an
other proclamation of eternal war and 20
en- with the night II vas the kata-
rnnans who organized the uprising IN
Manila on Feb - and set the nres that
burned so many i.ouses and native huts
IN the Santa Cruz Tondo and San Nifho-
las districts. and it eas they VINO set the
tcrch 10 Malabon. Mal1lOs and every VII
lage and town they have evacuated be-
fore the battle line Of the Americans
reached them After the battle oi Mala-
bon I talked with half q dozen W0unded
Filipsnos, and every one of them said be
either had 10 tight or b, would b. killed.
A short distance from Malabon twenty
three dead men were found each with
his head nearly severed from his body.
and natives said they had been killed
by the Katapunans for refusing 70 light.
Yesterday ] was with a scouting party
in The direction 0f Santa Maria. town
occupied DN ABOUT fNN iNrNiEtNL rotHltAEs
near the foot hills had with me sew
eral copies Of the proclamation issued
bv the American Commissioners We APP
preached within half "a mile Of the town
and within 500 yards Of an insurgent out
post All the natives fed as we ad-
vanced. except one old man. who re-
nialned in hts house I gave him two
f the proclamati0ns. printed Ia ltgaiog
and spanish. and asked him 10 see that
they were taken to Santa Maria. He
promised. bur said the l<atapunaBs would
cnt his throat and that they killed every
body who did anything to bring about
peace
Nevertheless TIE insurgept army Is
Non-combatants are COM
ing through The lines and returning T.
their horses OF to whore the cold ashes
Indicate the location Of their former
homes. and some Of them freely admit
that they have been soldiers. bat against
their will which latter may not have
been true ia the beginning Two days
ago wen dressed and eentlemaniy
young mestizo came IN. He talked good
English and was a fair representative OF
the higher-class Filipinos. He admitted
without hesitation that he had been al
officer ri the Filipino army. but said he
was convinced Of the folly of fighting
the Americans and that the fhipiuue
would be better on with the American
..-tnr tFrrn fa aat0 thar III