The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-04
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H. sam NOE fet Complete
Recent reports from Manila indi.
cate that the pacifcation OF the
gnilippines by Uncle Sam IL not yet
complete It was sixteen years ago
Today on February q. 1885, that
lAguinaldo's insurgents, after vain
endeayors to! get the washington goy.
eminent to recognize the Philippine
ltspapnc, commenced the long and
oioody war; which was suppressed by
me United States only after a vast
expenditure in lives and treasure.
lo1ncialiy the war ended in 1909, but
SINCE then the United States troops
nave been kept busy in suppressing
tinclplent reyolts in various parts OF
the Islands. Recent events indicate
mat even in Manila the spirit OF reyo.
luton still slumbers.
IN the spread OF popular education
and the development or industries the
United States has accomplished won.
aers, put at a cost far outweighing
tne financial gains. The rich trade
OF the Philippines has not followed
The nag. and the exporte frcm the
United States to the islands have In.
creased very slowly, while the i'm.
ports from the Philippines were less
in 1914 than in 1918, and less in 1918
than In the preceding year.
The white mans burden has not
rested easily on the shoulders Of
Uncle Sam. When the United States
declared war against SPAIN Dewey,
before he sailed for Manila from
Hong Kong, arranged with Emilio
Agutnaldo Fanny, the mestizo leader
OF the instruction against Spanish
rule, to return to the. islands and
again raise the standard OF revolt.
Aguinaldo and dozen other in.
surgent chiefs were taken to Luzon
by United States dispatch boat, and,
q little later. they declared the
Philippines an independent republic.
President Aguinaldo, disappointed in
his hopes of recognition from Wash.
ington, refused to recognize the
treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain and the cession OF
the islands to the former power.
Aguinaldo's army had occupied the
strong places around Manila and
closely invested the city, and the in.
surgents soon began to display an
latitude OF hostility toward the
American troops.
This hostility famed forth in open
war on February 4. 1889. when the
native. army made determined at
tack on the American lines. The
fighting continued throughout the
following day before the attackers
were repulsed, with loss of 10000
men, compared to an American loss
of 200. Pasig was the scene of an
other pitched battle in March. The
Philippines fought like demons, but
they were unmatched and out-gen-
eraled by the American forces. On
several occasions, however, the
Americans sustained serious losses,
Gen. Lawton being among the killed.
Early in 1901 Aguinaldo was captured
by Gen. Funston. who lately COM
manded the Anne can army OF occu'
patton ct Vera Cruz.
The capture Of the president" Of
the Philippine republic" practically
ended the war, although armed bands
Throughout many parts OF the Islands
continued to carry on a desultory
guerrilla strife. In 1901 military gov
ernment was superseded by civil gov.
eminent under the administration OF
William H. Taft.
Since then Aguinaldo, in common
with most OF the other insurgent lead.
ers, have accepted the sovereignty OF
the United States. In 1907 q Philip
pine assembly was elected, and the
natives have been given an increas'
ingly important share in the govern
ment Of the archipelago. Under
President Wilson'S administration,
with Francis Burton Harrison as
governor of the islands. the hope OF
complete independence has been held
up to the Filipinos. In spite OF
Ipraisewarthy performances and
promises, however, Uncle Sam ap-
parently has yet to kin the complete
confidence Of the "little brown
brothers" whose destinies he has at
tempted to work out.