Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-20
TALKS Of PHILIPPINES
Brigadier General Frederick D.
Grant Arrives From Service
in the Orient.
Talks Interestingly OF Conditions
in the Islands--Natives
Making Progress.
Scene of Great Enthusiasm on
Arrival OF the Transport
Sheridan.

laSSl.i1IiS nome 10 De mustered cut.
As the Sheridan steamed slowly into
harbor the big slocum, with President
Mckinley on board, was just proceeding
e the dock yards, where the battleship
Ohio was soon 70 be launched. The Slo-
sum. ti he chief executives request.
changed its course 50 as to pass close To
The transport. The soldiers on board
recognized the presidents flag and a
few moments later the president HIM
self, and this scene of enthusiasm which
tet.eWec Viii long be remembered.
As the slecunl Approached the big
transport there Was a scene of almost
trenzied enthusiasm on board The
soldiers al! IN their stsrvice uniforms.
rushed to the side and rent the air
with cheer upon cheer al sight ef the
psesidsntllf The United States come 10
welcome them home
frsae bard On the altertleck struck up
The star 81 ansleG BANNER
The soldisrs lined the rails and ra,-
lines ana almost drowned the music
Win tilelr shouts, They Swung tfeir
haas ard acted like naanen. Several
q then got out thei, regimentai flags
ard waved them tsantisally 10 and fro
from the bridge. The ensign al the
stern was Dipped again ana again The
saiate Vas ;ilsWtred BY the Sloeuni.
Tins president Was plainly moved b the
remarkable demonstration. He stood on
the loMyr deck uncovered bowling and.
smiling and waving his handkerchief
uiitilhe sound 81 the shouting died
aNsay in the dlssance.
General Grant and President MeNin-
ley recognized Zach ether and eNcaans-
- saiutatisils a. the boats passed. 1t
mis- the firsr inns that the two had met
since hey stsqa together ut the Gsrlica-
lion Of the monument 10 ulysses s.
Grant at Phiaaslnh.a ~ April y. 1883.
1isnera Grant VAS sslbls affected by
the e,lcounter
Later II the day Genera Grant lansi-.
ed ard was driven 20 MS ttltei. Last
evening he talked freely Of conditions IN
THE Philippines, declaring without re-
l5serve that the insurrection was pro-
oaget BY the nomination and attitude
TOT W. j. Bryan and that the rebellion
against the United states authority did
not begin 70 collapse until after tie re-
suit the claetier became known
tiruou; the provinces of LuzaIl
General C:rail5 asserted tisat he in
slitreetiqn was max al an entI anil that
the soldiers reraa ming task was 10
stamp uut trigarGage His full state
ment was as fellows
y am cad 70 b. able 70 Express an.
opinion ae Phiilrp!ne situa,l n. i
bs!ieye that ne ferple of the United
STATS nave nesafii b,sen fully Informed
IN the Whole Phllippiae situation and
the causes WHEN nave made ieestab-
lishnent Of government; in the Islands
50 long delayed
since the first campaign. when they
gave US all that we could do the story
mas been one OF steady Improvement
and progress toward order. but with
great reaction Always following any
thing that occurred in the way Of en-
courag Cement In the United States.
The greatest renewal Of activity aft
ter the first outbreak was directly after
Bryan speech of acceptance of the DEM
ocratie nomination Every 8ailti -expan-
SION speech IN congress was followed by
a similar reaction against the United
states,
Unless the situation is known it is
hard To appreciate tbs cause of this di-.
| rect connection between Filipino
tiveDutbreaks in he Islands. The prop
erty-hclding class in the islandsis com
i.posed Of persons who are rather igno-
rant. and Who could not quite under
istand the situation. They are naturally
constant pressure to throw in their
When they heard that party was
which was in favor of withdrawing the
4 troops and giving up the government to
the insurgents they did not know what
i surrectlon they would be likely 70 lose
4 turned our backs.
"All speeches in favor of Withdraw
4 ing from the islands, all the progress of
| ly noted and circulated by the insur-
gent leaders. The story lost nothing in
the telling.
/ From the time that Bryan made his
first speech OF acceptance TO the week
of the election any war on the Fillpinos
was a. useless slaughter, of no use at
all, since they would never submit and
swear allegiance when they knew that
\
give OYER the friendly natives To des-
truction. ] myself, as we'll, think. as
all the other commanders of districts,
gave up trying to do anything and kept
the troops as quiet as 1 could. This gave
the insurgent leaders a chance to go on
laying wires. putting by ammunition
and supplies, preparing for aggressive
campaign, Strengthening neutrals and
friendlies.
This slaughter of innocent people,
largely the work of the most lawless
element of the Filipino. but hardly
sanctioned by their leaders, was one of
the most derlorable results of the par
alysls of our activity following the Bry-
an speech of acceptance and the ag-
gressive anti-eXpansion campaign.
Some of the figures, which / car
vouch for in the case of my own dis
trict, are appalling. In the province Of
Pampango they killed over a Thousand
people because they would not swear
allegiance to, the insurrection. In one
narrow district over 300 people were
buried alive, possibly by Ladrones. but