New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
PHILIPPINE AGITATION.
Nationalist Leaders Preach Anner-
alton by Japan.

afron Occasional Correspondent The Ir1ouheJ
Manila, P l., Jan. 2S.-Of the three four so
called political parties in the Philippines, the
Nationalist" the most radical in their aspira-
lions. Unlike the Federalsts' who desire that the
United States and the Philippines shall always be
united, the Nationalist leaders talk of complete
independence. and desire that political relations
with the United States be more than with any
other country. The reason for this tendency Is
the desire of the leaders Of this party to have
close alliance. II not actual union, with Japan AS
many OF these leaders are free thinkers they
ignore the fact that Japan IS not Christian nation
and that all of the civilized inhabitants of the
Philippines are devout Roman Catholics Every
EFFORT has been made by this party to weaken the
hold OF the Christian religion upon the people To
nulify the efforts OF the Protestant missionaries
and at the same time to wean the people from the
ancient Church, the Filipino Independent Church."
was established in 1902 with the notorious Gregorlo
Aglipay archbishop. This church claims to be
Catholic" with the self-ordalned Aglipay at the
head ignoring the fact that this person is an ex-
communicated Catholic priest
In this connection the following translation or
article, which appeared in late edition of Re
nacimiento,' Spanish Tagalog paper published in
Manila is of interest showing the influence pro-
ouced upon many of the Tagalogs by the Japanese
victories against the Russians:
Given the benign and humanitarian colonial
methods of the Japanese forming an immense con-
trast with those followed by the Western nations.
mosa is certainly worthy Of consideration ana
Inc Japanese nave eerray AN tbe isand
whose spirit is found definitely set forth in an
eral to take into consideration the former conditions
and customs of the country in the Introduction OF
his governing and administrative measures, slmPn-
tying as much as possible the Fundamental PTiin.
discipline among the civil employees as well the
military officers. for the purpose OF galnlng, 9y
respect to this point there exist favorable enough
and magazines speaking very highly in behalf OF
the love order and the discipline Of the Japanese
who occupy official positions there o,,or,,,,,er+
we must recoliect that the Japanese governments
on taking charge of the island of Pescad9res (slcJ
Shimonoseki in 1895, conceded the term OF . ABOUT
to recognize the japanese sovereignty or leAVe inc
men established there very few We're noted as re-
Not all of those who remained in the island were.
feeling did not delay in manifesting itself by the
outbreak Of revolution. the repression OF when zen
hrst Governor General, Count Kasayama, one or
These armed movements. put down partly by
arms and partly by arrangements with the nnon
greater or smaller scale. One OF the Iargest OF
thoGsaRds Of ha pebe Is the city Of
and killed several japanese ot1cers ana s9ioers j
the occurrence called attention to the fact that
troops engaged, this Being due to the tactics Of
men in hidden and safe positions where they could
have the Japanese 4cgTs T1n on the
island at that time was the renowned soldier
measures. which. aided by diplomacy. soon brought
The Japanese government not losing sight or the
civilized and humanitarian ends which it has pro-
wish to commit the repression of this insured.
ton entirely and exclusively to the orutanfy a OF
ored to go to the bottom Of the matter searching
definite remedy. Thinking thus, it found means to
place itself in communication with the leaders, in
aspirations: If anywhere in this movement there
# In blood and fire? Has it not been seen from
thousand other examples in history that after
to iaiS been annhiated it surged up later,
purer, powerful and more triumphant? On,
the spaniards first and American mlperialsts later
believed also that they had succeeded in reducing
but afterWard does not this IDEAL with the pers
cutons to which it was subjected. and the yeissi-
tudes through which it has passed. to-day appear
more clearly with better defined outlines ana
The Japanese, in order to make themselves COM
petely distinct from other colonzing races neither
syound them in spite Of the heavy censures Of
some foregners who accustomed to bloody re-
pressions,. cannot comprehend the generous con-
upon this subject, will continue this in net, ether
Kowloon. China, Oct. g. 1904.
To any one familiar with the difference between
the Spanish administration and that of the United
States in the Philippines the linking of the two
nations as having anything in common in their
colonial policy is ridiculous, but it is just such
Missionaries as the writer OF the foregoing article
who are keeping up the so-called "ladrone troubles
in the Philippines. Safe from the bullets OF the
army and constabulary, under the shelter or an
allen flag they continue to excite the ignorant and
eonaaeG IF
could have their way no force f0 XIII 3v man a
uniform, be he American or Filipino. In striking
contrast to these vain dreams is the achievement
of CAPTAIN Nathorst of the Philippine constabulary,
who, after four years or constant eHort' mas JusS
head hunters to make peace with each other and
henceforth be friends. If any mistake has been
de nv he
pines it has been in giving too much power and
not too little. This statement is made not alone
from an American standpoint, but from observa-
lions of of the best educated and well balanced
natives of the Philippines.
The alluSion to the pacific methods or the Japan
in dealing with the abOrigineS of Formosa Cwho,
inhabitants of the Phippines) also far from the
truth. On the contrary the Japanese have been
stern and unyielding in their represSons OF the nil
tribes, and nearly as severe in dealing win the
Chinese 'insurgents" who have risen from time to
time against their new masters. Those who remem-
Der the suppression Of the rebels after the assault
General Kodama then Governor General now CHIEF
of staff to Marshal Oyama, will be inclined 70
smile at the ingenious twisting of the tacts IN
order to make a against the Americans IN tne
PhiIippines II the Americans had been allowed to
deal with the real leaders of the troubles In the
Philippines as the Japanese have dealt in the ad-
disturbance in either LuZon or Samar, and thou
sands of American and Filipino lives would have
been saved The reason is simple-there is no anti
imperialist party in Japan, nelther does the oppo
sition make support of rebels In arms part or
their platform: Ii, l., ,oos b,,+ 4.
WAS sneediIv abandoned for seVerer methods, ana
the results of the change have been excellent
TWENTY-SIX KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
&c o~poupced that twenty