Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-04
Powerful Revolutionary Society
in Philippines Active as
Election Approaches
ARE SWORN TO ACETATE WAR
Province of Lasuna the Scene Active
orsanization-Rand Of Insurgents
/ Captured in cuba-lmplicate General
!, Castillo in a Plan for Uprising -
General News.


vail thruout the archipelago and Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proclamation calling
for the meeting of legislative assem-
bly,, the newspapers here publish
story Of the discovery that the katipu-
nan, the most powerful insurrectionary
society in the Philippines, is being re-
Nived in the province of Laguna.
The emblems of the society depict
the agitators Gomez and Rial, While
Its seal bears representation of the
Fraternity clasped hands of Filipino
and Japanese.
The oath, taken by the members re-
uuires them to resist without quarter
and to agitate for war in the native
papers.
Emboldened provincial correspond
ents OF anti government newspapers
express their feelings openly. Con-
eervative reports show that the prov
sifaces OF Tayabas, Rial, Laguna, Pam
panga and Bulacan are pro-Japanese.
The Tayabasites have resigned uni
form anticipating an alliance with ia
pan.
Partie. il Campaign.
All the political parties are organ
izing, consolidating and attempting to
adjust their differences, arising chiefly
thru personal equations. The handful
OF leaders on the platform apparently
Is Of secondary consideration
The parties are modifying their doc
trines and attitudes towards the gov
ernment in conformity with the preju-
dices OF the far districts. The govern
ment undoubtedly appreciates the sit
uatdon, but 1t apparently considers dhat
the political restlessness iS not suff1-
Client to delay the assembly. The press
criticizes the apparent inconsistency OF
the commissions certification of peace
and the published reports of serious
breaches OF the peace since 1904. Mill
tary opinion generally does not COIN
eide with the commissions optimism.
saws Castillo Plots Uprising.
Havana. April News comes to
nron1inent citizen here from a reliable
friend in Pallos village, near Havana,
that q few days ago the rural guard
had an encounter with a band Of seven
teen insurrectos, who fired on them
from the bush. They attacked ana
scattered the band, captured one,
Pedro Diaz Rodriguez, white. The pr1s-
oner declared he and his companions
mad taken up arms against the Ameri-
- cans under Major Sanchez of the con-
stftutional army. He also stated that
the day. before the band had been Wis
Tied at q cattle ranch at La Jutia py
General Loynaz Del Castillo of General
Pine Guerra's revolutionary forces,
who has repeatedly asserted publicly
that the Americans must give Cuba
Immediate and complete Independence
or accept war.
According to the prisoner, Castillo
and two other liberal leaders got or
the train at Melena or Palenque and
came straight to. the rebel camp. He
also states that Castillo ordered Major
Sanchez to take his forces to the hills
Of Babiney and houd the place until
further orders from him.
Rodriguez said the band was given
orders not to fire on rural guards or
any Cuban authorities, but to cole It
arms and horses as quietly as possible
and wait for word Where to join a
larger force.
Castillo, he said, told them there was
= large supply of arms and ammunition
near Flor De Mayo, but when they got
there, all had been removed. Unfor-
tunately for the band, they were Joined
~ another man to whom they forgot 10
give instructions not to fire at rural
guards. When on sentry duty this
man saw the guards approaching ard
Ared his gun. In a few minutes the
band was flying, leaving Rodriguez a
captive.
Among other visitors to the rebel
camp the prisoner remembered three
negroes who said they belonged 70 a
band OF seventy hiding in the bush
near vuelta, and all were members Of
the constitutional party.
Villages Of Concrete.
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