The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-01-21
OF A MORE VIC
o7ous POLICY IN BATAN.
GAS PROVINCE.
NERAL BELLS LAST PLAN
Involves Recommendation In a Mod.
he'd Form, the Application Of Mar.
Sal Law In All Directions and the
Pursuit and Punishment
Natives Who Act as Spies and
rrators TO the United States.
traitors TO the United States.


Washington. Jan. 2l--Having failed
er two years strife. In subduing the
direction in Batangas province.
eh lies just so,h Of Manila. and
hing satisfied himself that lenient
A,ment Of the insurgents Is produ-
of no good results. General J.
rklin Dell. the military command.
n that province. has determined on
enforcement OF the war in the
ii vigorous and determined fashion
pfk3ng concentration In n modi.
form. the application Of martial
i MI directions and the Ensparing
knt and punishment OF the natives
act az spies and traitors 10 the
tt States. All this appears from
bne report To the war department
published The Recommendation
pr is dated at Batangas. Dec. s.
In substance Il provides for the
hisons. into which the friendly IN
Iifants are TO be required 10 come
.r pcnalfy OF coniisca,ion and de-
etlon Of their property. This Is
10 b. necessary To prevent the
.efion of forced contributions from
inhabiiaafs BY the insurgents. Th.
fary officers are allowed to hx tho
!. II nec.ssaries Of life and II Is
r. s,i sha, the people may return
.on rs peaceful conditions are OBJ
.l This is followed by n long cir
II nv General Bell 10 his station
mand.rs. commenting on existing
tf5ons and giving them advice how
praecci II begins with the state
j lat he shares In the general con
that the insurrcctiou continue
the greater part of tho peo-
.-pecialiy the wcalihicr ones.
% Nc. Really Want Peace.
SAYS I: is rcgrct;able that tho In
PIT must suffer with the guilty bat
greatest good 10 the greatest mum
can BE- hes, brought about by put
promp end 10 the insurreeiioa.
y fore he directs the application
neral Order No. Zoo. In force dur.
tic ctyil war in the United States
HI practically regards an snsnrgcn'
guerrilla and outsid. the pale ~
xei warfare and subject To the
h penalty. wherever such insur'
doas not engage continuously IN
war and observe all the rules OF
special Injunction Is laid on tho
uandcrs To hunt down through
spies secret sympathizers with
contributors to the rebellion many
Mhon will he found among mu.
ral officers. General Bcll says that
var and other insurgcnt leaders
r dictated elections of NIL town OF.
Us In I,atancas and Iagnna and
r. town councils meet and pass res
Hons dcnouncing the insurrection.
le secretly informing the insur-
Is that this Is done under compul.
and supplying them with informa-
Therefore General Bcll declares
neutrality should not he toler-
Every inhabitant should either
ln active friend or an enemy. acts.
words. must be made the test.
Pr and most important among IN"
Ps OF disloyai persons. he saws. are
native priests General Beil de-
cs II is practically certain that ev-
one In Batangas and I.aguna prov
s Is n secret enemy of the govern
and in active sympathy with the
rgents. He orders that they be
n no exemption whatever. hut be
ight to trial whenever sufficient
ence Is obtainablc and adds that
in case Of well founded suspicion
should he arrested 10 stop their