Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-09
FILIPINOs DESIRE NO PEACE AT TIL
PRICE.

FILIPINOs DESIRE NO PEACEAT THE;
PRICE.
Official documents in response to a
senate resolution were laid before
that body Tuesday which show that
the pacifcation of the Philippines is
slow operation, and that the cleo
ton of President Mckinley did not
have the effect that the republican
organs and spelIbinders declared it
would have. The senate resolution
called for a statement as to why the
Filipino leader, Mabini, had been de-
ported to Guam. Secretary Root
made this answer:
"a. Mabini, the person referred to,
is prisoner of war captured by the
military forces of the United States
the 10th of December, 1899. While
such prisoner he was found to be
maintaining correspondence with in
surgents engaged in armed resistance
to the authority of the United States,
and his place of confinement has been,
during the month of January, changed
from Manila to the island of Guam. :"
A telegram from Gen. Macarthur,
among tie documents sent to the
senate, reports under date of Dec. 81,
1899, that ''Mabini, ablest of insur-
gents, founder of late government, -
was captured by scouts Dec. IL. 1t
will be remembered that during the
late political campaign Mabini was
held up before the country as having
become reconciled, and that his de-
sertion of the Filipino cause was
equivalent to its collapse. Mabini
was eulogized by the republicans as
great and good Filipino, who would
devote the remainder of his life to the
cause of bringing his people into su b..
lection to President Mckinley.
1t appears. however, that Mabini,
although great and good Filipino,
s'the ablest of the insurgents, F" would
not bend his knees in servitude to
President Mckinley. Instead of
being reconciled he became an 'agi-
tator," and being reported to the inn
Perial authorities at Washington, the
American emperor, through Gen.
Corbin, his adJutant general, tele-
graphed Gen. Macarthur on Dec. 20,
1900, authorizing him to deport Ma
bini and other Filipino leaders to
Guam, to be delivered TO the naval
officer in command. On being called
on by the senate resolution for an
explanation Macarthur sent the fol-
lowing telegram:
Manila, Jan. 20, 1901.-AdJutant
General, Washington: Mabini de-
ported, a most active agitator, per-
sistently and defiantly refusing am
nesty and maintaining correspondence
with insurgents in the fsld while
living in Manila, Luzon, under pro-
lection of the United States; also for
offensive statement in regard to
recent proclamation enforcing laws
of war. His deportation is absolutely
essential. MAcARTHUR
It appears also from another dis
patch from Macarthur received about
a month previous to the above, that
Mabini is not alone in his opposition
to benevolent assimilation" Gen.
Macarthur reports the Filipinos un-
willing to be pscified as follows:
Manila. Dec %, 1900. -Adlutant
General, Washington: Expectations,
based ON result of election, have not
been realized. Progress of pacifica-
ton apparent to me, but still very
slow. Condition very ,infexible and
likely to become chronic. 1 have
therefore initiated q more rigid policy
by issue of proclamation enjoining
precise observance of laws of war,
with special reference to sending sup