The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
DEPORTATION OF FILIPINOS.
Good Results Expected From the Ex
pertinent of ExiIing Leaders.

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| pertinent of EXiIing Leaders
The experiment of deporting irreconciI-
/ able TagaI leaders TO the island of Guam.
which has Just been put into operation by
| General Macarthur. was recommended sew
eral months ago by the chief military and
! civil officials at Manila. but was not ap-
proved by the President until the matter
/ had been exhaustiveIy considered in Wash
/ lneton- As explained at the War Depart
/ ment. some method had TO be adopted 10
: break up the hotbeds OF conspiracy that
/ Hourished in the city Of Manila under the
leadership Of Filipino generals, who after
surfelcerlng AID taking the cath Of 10y
atty 10 The United States. continued to as
SiSt the rebels and TO keep the fires Of re-
volt IN blaze. 1t was impossible to Sc
cure sufficient evidence against these men
TO put them TO death, and the only alter
native seemed TO be to take them away 10
/ where they could do no harm.
About twenty-five Of the most notorious
generals and aides were selected for the ex-
pertinent, and they are probably now on
. their way to Guam. They will be treated
az Guam as prisoners OF war. with such
/ liberties as c0mD0rt with thef- rank and
+ station IN life, and viii have every pbysf-
cal comfort, but they Will nof be allowed
70 send incendiary letters TO their homes.
Inc eject OF this experiment upon the re-
volt. and especially upon Other conspira-
tors II the Philippines, will be watched
WIN great interest by the members OF
the TAFT Commission ard General Mac
Arthur's advisers in view Of their exDec-
tatioEs IN the mater, which are understood
10 be expressed in the following inspired
extract, published in the Manila Times
Of November IS:
The ruling fear 10 Filipino. in com
mon with all humanity, Is a dread of the
unknown. Death, although an unknown
transition. is not greatly feared nv TIA
average Filipino: the SpanIarCls racoo-
nlzed this fact, and when IL was possible
made tho manner of infieting the death
penalty as obnoxious and terrif-Ine as
possible. The stOlidiUy and fortitude OF
these children who are SO close to natura
are remarkable, and it is doubtful if the
wholesale slaughter Of the insurgent
forces could wipe out the lessons of re-
belion inCulcated in the minds of rho
rising generation Religious superstition
ana fear Of the unknown have far erear-
er effect on the masses of this archiDe}a
go than mas the fear of death or the man
hef OF It's lnflction- The time for govern
ing people with the aid OF the church M
matter how strong it may be. is pasr. and
the CnIy course left seems to be TO incr1l-
cate such a fear Of the consequences of a
continuation OF this rebellion that these
iulS$Eided people will lay down their arms
ana L the end become fitted for the he0a
MS o. Ilberty-that liberty about which
tFeT rare and so little understand. De-
Pc. =atson would strike them in their most
Vulnerable spot. The enforced departure
OF comrades. friends. and relatives 10 a
distant land would have q most saIutarv
eHect upon these erring children. 1t
would be cruel but a lasting lesson.
mat would result IN a great change of
mind in the average Filipino.
Put them To work building public
roads. and if this should fail to infifct he
proper punishment and example shin a
Few thousand OF the worst to disfanT
Guam, and there. IN work for the public
good, let them expiate the wrongs they
have inflicted upon their own peoDla bv
their criminal folly and rebellion