The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31

II is reported from the Philippines
that General Chsnee VIII have weekly
Uar7des Of the military forces in order
10 impress the natives with an apure-
/ ciaJive sense Of American power. and
I thus awe them into complete submits
sion. There is nothing wrong about
such parades. They are spectacular
and pleasing TO many people while in
the Philippines they may have the de-
sired effect Of aWiug some OF the ma
/ uves. 1t is extremely doubtful, though.
whether they viii materially hasten
the complete pacidcation of the islands
The trouble is that the military ra-
geants VIII not take place where the
natives stand in the most need OF be
ing aWed into submission. The most
imposing Of the parades viii be at Ma
/ Mia, Iloilo, and other large towns
/ where everything is peaceful and quiet
now II may b. and probably is true
that there are malcgntents at those
/ places, but II man is a maIc5u-aut
has views can scarcely be changed by
a mere showing Of military force.
General ChaneC is too 4ood "a soldier
/ 20 believe that the Fmipiuos can be
made either loyal or couteutrd by dress
/ paraGes alone. The first essential is 10
! crush out armed resistance wherever il
may show itself. That is the substan-
+ tial ny Of impressinE the natives with
+ a fun sense of American power The
4 surprise and slaughter of a company
( of our troops in some outlying PROVING
. VIII encourage The Insurgents hun
/ cred times more than q dress parade
f IN Manila viii discourage them. II is
4 clearly evident that the Fiupiuos gen
orally are disposed % accept American
sovereignty. but there are scattered
clements who are not. and these should
. be promptly reduced 90 submission by
/ the application OF whatever lorce Is
/ necessary.
But The Times takes occasion To say
again Thar in its Judgment the civil
/ policy Of the United states with refer
I ence 10 the islands should De such as
10 remove every just cause Tor con-
( paint on the part Of the native popu-
Iaton- There are many places where
I civil government IS claimed To- De in
/ FUN Operation. bur il is not such civil
+ government as we know in this coun-
! try. Not only is it a mere branch Of
/ the military department but IL is a
/ government that IS altogether extra
: constitutional II is one which gives
/ the natives no national status what
/ ever. The Philippines are left in the
/ position Of being neither an indepen-
/ dent country nor Il part Of any other
! country. Politically and nationally con-
I sidered, the people are mere chatteIs.
4 To extend constitutional rights 10 those
4 people wherever civil government is es-
/ tablished can in no possible way AFFECT
/ General Chafree IN his military opera
/ tons In the disturbed districts. and il
/ may be highly beneficial i'm reducing the
/ strength and Conference Of the iusurrec-
I tiOnary element II is an experiment
/ well worth trying. Let the word 20
/ out hom the natives In Manila that
B they are being treated IS AmerI IAN citi-
zens. with the constitutional safeguards
/ thrown around them. and il could
scarcely fail 10 have a potential innu-
ence in those provinces where the feel
ing Of discomfort still uanifests itself
by armed resistance.