| Show TROUBLE TROUBLE AT r ILOILO Feared That Insurgents Will Massacre the Sp Spanish Population Washington gt Nov 17 Reports Reports of a somewhat disquieting ii nature ture have been re received from General Otis in in command command command com com- mand at Manila He Ho says says says' that the province of of f Iloilo in the island of of Panay which is technically occupied by the Spaniards Spaniards- was surrounded by bythe bythe the he insurgents s and that fears are entertained entertained entertained en en- that the Spanish population and garrison will b be s massacred The capital capit l o of the province is miles from Manila but this and the other islands with the exception of Manila and its adjacent country is not under control of the Americans Heretofore the United States officers have tried to prevent disturb disturbances between the insurgents insurgents in in- and the Spaniards through good offices and council The The- The indica are however that the pre present ent situation in Iloilo cannot be controlled by the United States army at Manila or the insurgent leaders there and if serious consequences are averted some other method will have to be adopted The troops under General Otis are not available for any such duty and under the terms of the protocol pending peace negotiations it is not desirable to send a force from the army to the island of Panay There is no intention at present of sending additional troops to General Otis but the situation is such as to strengthen the determination of the administration not to reduce the avail able force under his command |
