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Show UPRISING NOT 1 THOUGHT TO BE I VERY SERIOUS ! WASHrNGTCVN De "6 Off cial conf rmation of a nat ve upr s no- n Man la, reported in press dispa hes was still lacking at the war departra n tonight, forty e ght hours afte a mes eatra of nquiry nad been sent Tl e report nd cated that the pris ng had been promptly suppressed and was of such a m nor character that offi c als oi the ns tar bu ea did not s t fy the send g of any message ask ug fo pa i ula s It ? assun ed th d ley k d to e al en o from Man a or Co e nor G ne al Harrison who i on an n poet o tour among out y ng slands of the group The gene al aff has hal no re ort wbato er of an pr s ns f om Major One a Barry ommanding he t,mted tdte forces n tho slands A my off ccrs vho ha e bo el n he slau Is oxpres ed ent o con ence to ay n the loya tv of bo Ph pp ne sco ts wh h they sa d ad been anpy d mo trated n the past vhen both he scouts and the con6 abulary rejected the o prtures of amb t ous na t ve lea lers The c ad u n stration s sa d o a e i pie d dlv eq ppel p et ser o n ope at o in 1 off als here bel p o tlero i 1 tie poss b 1 ty tl at the (,o er mnt co Id bo tal en b sirs Manuel Q ezon es den comm s s oner n ongress from tho Ph 1 pp nes declared toda he could not credit re ports of any serious disturbance in tho s ands If ho 1 n ted 5ta cs took ts troops 0 t of t e Ph 1 pp nos toda 1 e sa d the Pil p o people ou d be relied p on to fete d n er can sovero gnty there There s no re o t, I am cer tam Ihero s no ground for revolt or a y specif c gr ovan e aga net tho U tel States The Pip os are on v n e I hat tho peo e of the Lull Sta es are d al og with tl e n in a sp r t of fa neis n A st e The o n ay 1 a been a loca 1 t banco w h 60mc 1 eople thought was a upr s ng b t the e s no revolt I 1 ave re c ved a number of Chr traas greet ngs by ab e from Manila. Had there been any ro volt I wo 1& ha e heard of t and I d d not Previous reports that it was necessary to d sarin Phil ppme scouts on Lorreg dor already have been den ed by the usular government These reports of revolts will con tlnue as long as there is no def nite declarat on of the United States as to n lependen e f ot tl o PI 1 pp ues. R TrM tb,fl 'V ,AIr Quezn confcrrel with officials of tie ns Jar b reau a d also cable i to the speaker of tho P 1 n p uo assembl tba reports of upns ngs a o? T,fre e nff Publ h a n tie Un ted states Ho had re e od no rc ply ton ght |