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Show Anllelpalo Trouhlo t llh In-urorntt. Washington, Aug J. The officials tare insko no concealment of their apprehensions ap-prehensions of serious trouble to follow fol-low the execution of our program In regard to the Philippines The reports at the military and naval commander Df lata have contained warnings of ex pected conflict with the Insurgent ind no surprise will bo felt at the receipt re-ceipt of news of an outbreak at almost my moment. The United Htstes government feels ' lhat It has assumed a moral obligation towards not only tho foreign rcsldcnta it Manila, but toward the unprotected lasses of the Hpanlsh community, women, children, nuns and prletta. Therefore, when Intimation came that the Ineurgrnt were threatening tho Uvea of soma hclplesa monks, orders were scut to the American military commander to look Into the matter tnd to act in the Intercatof civilisation ind humanity. |