| Show B CONDITIONS CON I 1 fib report of at Major General Mac MacArthur tn Arthur on the tho he conditions In the Philip Philips PhilIppine pine Islands lands l covering a n period from fromI I October 1900 to the beginning bell Inning of July Jub I this year Is satisfactory In the th main It shows that the rebel forces force have havo I been broken up UI and that peace pence prevails I in 11 most of the provinces particularly particular 1 since tho the capture of at which he regards as the most momentous sin sine e Kle ie event of the year The Tho effect t of the work vork done by bv the thet t American soldiers Is portrayed In the tho thelL lL figures urea presented and this Is perhaps I i best belt appreciated If IC compared with the tho results achieved by b the much more num auto numerous numerous I erous orous British army arm operating In South I At t the same time tho the enormous quantities of ot o arms and ammunition t captured and the great rent numbers of I j killed wounded or surrendered 1 give Ghe Ghenn an nn adequate Idea Ida of the magnitude of I the rebellion that confronted our troops t The report further shows show that all nil allI I trouble Is III not yet ot over oer A well organ j I lied be army and navy nl must mu t still be main maintained mainI I tamed since anything calculated to Im Impede rn pede the tho activity or reduce the I clency of these thee the e Instruments In the Im tm Immediate I mediate future will put hut in Jeopardy the I entire future of American po i In the archipelago And lId this na no doubt 4 is true It H Is known from authentic reports re rl I i thAt there Is lain In existence a secret or ort t of a rebellious and murder murderous I bus ous nature to which the armed armil bostil hostility ity It to 10 the United State States Is Ii mainly ns as ascribed This Thill society the I was wn organized In at Manila os ostensibly ostensibly I to promote th tM political L I cal ral social and moral elevation of or the thee I e Tatal Taral race The r l object however I i t was opposition to 0 the Spanish S h rule rul The I IIi Ii society grow rapidly In UM lUG Its mem JJ It Is ii I said wa was a estimated at ats s from 19 to 1 The Th initiation cere ceremonies ceremonies I It t monies 1 were ero ro solemn and terrifyIng and antI andu f u were nere desind to Impress the tho and nd test his hi courage After various tests tells t u had bad been applied the th candidate sign tn In oath usIng In place plate of or Ink blood j taken laken from his left The mn r bers ber orthe society were ere supplied with s of or The nights flights of f Man and andr K r 9 of It th the thi French Revolution The Th They J t als tu on military tee tar tics tit Lic an in and A on the he Ure ft of f gun ts i 4 some powder r The tion later was utilized by L the tho leaders now on duty In the Wands describes this organization as ns asa asa a society dedicated ll d to 10 assassination as ns an which without sanction of ot lit lt or authority exercised the power of ot punishing by 17 death any nn person perRon who disobeyed Its mandate The Filipinos 1 were forbidden under pain of ot death to accept otilee olnee under Amen Ameri Americans cans although at this period according to Colonel Kennon Jennon the American occupation potion pation was complete throughout the tue ar archipelago avery town and province had Its it dual set let et of elect elected elected ed under the laws and nd the secret appointees of nt the Natives who aided the Americans were sex ex nor ale ago being spared Friendly natives I were slain by hundreds perhaps by lIy thousands declares Colonel Kennon The Kail J aU has hns hn not real misted led the military m III tat forces of the Iho United States Sl tl Its vie vic victims Ic tims have b bean n exclusively natives nail and It has hils succeeded In terrorizing them to nn no extraordinary degree Ivon I ven un under under Under der the very vor eyes IY I of the military nu au it has ha Inflicted vengeance on three marked marke 1 out Jor tor punishment In every village are Ir the of ot the RO SO Molly olly quick to dt Qt any Rny friendship by bytho L bythe I the tho natives towards the Americans I For fear of DC their own tI n lives th Ih Fili Filipinos III pinos dare not relue e to obey I non nan mandates lOan ll fur for von ven vengeance on I Is i swift mid sure Urt General MacArthur probably refers I to 10 this organization when ho lie mentions the work of ot secret crot committed who collected contributions and Indicted punishments In the Interests of ot opposition Hon tion to the Americans It It is clear that thatus us Its u long as such Hueh secret organizations organization exist the greatest vigilance must be ex cx There must mUll be bo no power In lbs thi th Islands blands carrying on an such work One of or tho the first t considerations con Is s tho the protection of life and property anti and ane any an society that Is III a n menace me naco to these must be suppressed There will willbo willbo bo ha work for the military as long ns liS that organization shows n II spark of lire life Hut Dut the pacification Is going on and In time every vestige of rebellion grown rown primarily out of ot Spanish oppression will wilt vanish and contentment and hap happiness pine rule rub ever everywhere whole hoi e |
