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Carpenter Chats
With General Otis
(Copyright, 1900. by Frank a. Carpenter.)
MANIliA, March 7, 1900. (Special Cor
respondence of Tho Deo.) 1 spent last even
ing with General Otis at his palaco In Mat
aennnn, one of tho most fashionable of the
suburban etrccts of Manila. Ills residence
Is tho houso erected for tho Spanish gov
ernors general of tho Pulllpplncs, a great
two-story structure, with floors of Filipino
mahogany, with a polish llko tho top of a
new piano, windows of opalescent oyster
shells and walls and ceilings frescoed and
painted with flowers, cuplds ond heathen
gods. Tho ceilings aro very high, tho rooms
and halls largo and airy, and at night, when
tho tinsel and cheapness which character
Izo parts of tho building aro softened by
tho rays of tho electric lwht, tho palaco Is
really Imposing. It has cxtcnslvo ground?
filled with tropical plants and trees and tho
air about Is saturated with the sweet per
fume of orango blossoms. Thero aro sol
diers on guard nt almost every block of tho
with tho result of his work. Oenoral Otis
replied:
"I can't say that 1 am, for I am anxious
that tho Islands should bo In a much better
stato and that etato, I think, will soon
como. I will say, however, that wo havo
put down tho Insurrection as far as any
organized resistance Is concerned and that
tho condition of tho Philippines la now an
good as It has been at any time for ton
years. In many places tho country Is as
safo as It has been during tho last genera
tion. In Mindanao the Spaniards did not
daro to go outsldo the limits of their army
poets. Thoy were always In trouble with
the natives and In many places had thotr
deadlines over which tho Moroe did not
daro to step for fear of being shot by
their Gentries. Now our troops are moving
about without arms outsldo the pesta and
many oxpcdltlons havo been taken Into tho
mountains. Hero In Luzon thero havo al
ways been robber bands In tho mountains
GROUP OF FILIPINO LEADERS AQUINALDO IS IN FRONT WITH THE CAP.
streets that lead" to it. My carrlag" was
stopped nt tho gato and It was only upon
saying that I had a special apprlntment
with tho general that I was permitted to
pass In cn foot. I found mro sentries walk
ing up and down under tho porto ccchcro
and 1 waited In tho hall until an orderly
took up my card and returned with tno
nnBwer that the military governor would
88o me.
I found General Otla In his workshop an
ofneo and bed room combined. It had evi
dently been used as a parlor or music room
In tho days of tho Spaniards, for Its deco
rations aro Moorish and seem quite out of
place with Its present practical, hard-working
surroundings. Large writing decks havo
taken tho place of tho piano and a plain
brass bedstead with a mosquito netting at
tachment has ousted tho divans. Last night
tho desks wero littered with manuscripts,
documents and blank broks, containing
translations of tho Spanish cncesslons ns
to tho cable, street car, telephones and elec
tric lights of Manila, which tho general had
brought homo to study. Ho pushed these
asldo and for two hours chatted freely with
mo about tho situation and tho conditions
now prevailing In tho Philippines.
Ten Picture of General Otla.
Deforo 1 report our conversation let rao
show you Genernl Otis as ho appears at
first sight. His pictures In tho newspapers
do not. fairly roprcsent him. Ab photo-
with a big head and luxuriant oldo whisk
ers. Tho real General Otis does not weigh
nioro than 160 pounds. Ho stands about Ave
feet eight inches in his stockings and Is
slender in build. His head Is not at all
largo or Imposing. Tho face would be email
woro It not for tho whiskers, which are of
silver gray mixed with black, well covering
tho hollows of the cheeka and extending be.
low tho Jaw a half finger's length. He has
an overhanging gray moustacho. Iron gray
hair and very heavy black eyebrows. His
oyos are small, bright and black. Ho has a
good forehead, a trltlo narrow, perhaps, a
straight noso and a rather determined
mouth. Ho was dressed yesterday In a plain
business suit, lacking the vest, and ho
looked more llko an ordinary business man
than a general In command rf one of the
world's greatest armies, and the absolute
ruler of a country 1,000 miles long, inhab
ited by 8.000,000 as turbulent people as now
oxlst outsldo of South Africa.
Goneral Otis' entire lack of military airs
Is the more striking considering his length
of service. Ho has been In tho ranks over
alnco tho beginning of tho civil war, when
at 21 ho loft tho practice of tho law to go
to the field. Ho was wounded In the head
near the close of the war and mustered out,
but tho doctors told him his wound would
not permit him to livo In tho cast, and ho
accepted an offer of service in tho regular
army upon the frontlor. There he gradu
ally roso until 1893, when ho became a
brigadier general, and then major general
here In May, 1898. During our conversation
I asked him how ho camo to bo sent to tho
Philippines. Ho replied that he was pitch
forked Into thorn without having any say
in the matter, and that he was only hore
because he had beon ordered to-come.
Otla on (he Situation.
Lator on I asked hlra it he were aatlaflod
which have preyed upon tlio peop'o. Tho
country has never been really safe."
"Do you think you can mako It so, gen
eral?" I asked.
"Yea, In time; but wo must keep on de
stroying tho bandits wherovor wo find them.
Many of tho lnsurrectos havo Joined cuch
bands and It will tako somo months yet to
clean up tho country."
"Thla will, I suppose, ncccssliato tho
keeping of a large force here on the Islands,
even after peace- has been established, will
It not?"
"Yes," waa the reply. "Wo shall need
as many troops as wo havo now for nt
least a year, and perhaps longer. We shall
havo to garrison tho most of the towns and
ehow the people that we Intend to protect
them. After a year or so, when tbo condi
tions have become settled, tho forco can
be greatly reduced,"
"How about Americans attempting to
travel alone throughout tho Philippines? Do
you consider It safe?" I asked.
"No, I do not," said General Otis. "I
don't think Americans should go Into tho
Interior without they aro In parties or aro
with tho soldiers. Thero would bo Ices
danger, perhaps, for Englishman, but in
tho mountains no one Is safe. There is no
tho proclamation was issued. Thoso prison
ers aro men who havo In ono way or an
other wandered away from their brigades
or companies and boon captured."
"As to tho robbers," continued tho gen
orot, "and In this I Include tho lnsurrectos,
tho peoplo la moot of tho districts aro afraid
to inform against them. Thoy not only at
tack tho Americans, but also rob tho na
tives. This Is especially so with tho Taga
loe. Their patriotism Is of a pockotbook
nature. Thoy aro In tho wnr only for vhut
they can got out of It, and It they cannot
got anything from us they will prey upon
their own people."
"If that la tho case- thoy would fight for
pay," said I. "Why not uso them as sol
diers? England has a natlvo army In In
dia." "Wo may bo ablo to do that at soiuo tlmo
In tho future," said General Otis, "but nt
present wo dare not trust any large number
of thorn In our ranks. Wo have about 120
natlvo scouts with our troops nt Vlgan. Thoy
aro doing well and fight tholr brothers qulto
as well aa they fought us. All they seem
to caro for Is their pay. They aro llablo to
bo treacherous, however, and wo keep n
closo watch."
Property Otviiern AkiiIhn AVnr.
"What classes of tho peoplo aro they ,who
aro carrying on tho war? Do the bettor
classes really want to contlnuo tho strug
glo?" "Tho war," replied tho general, "has beon
largely fomented by tho professional poli
ticians, fellows llko Agulnaldo and othorti
who expected to mako fortunes out of the
agitation. Tho richer Filipinos, and, In
fact, almost all of tho property owners are
tired of tho struggle. They don't want tho
Americans to leavo them to tho mercy of
their own people. They havo begged us to
stay, saying tbat If wo go tho result will
bo anarchy, ending In ono cr moro of the
powers of Europo stepping In and taking
possession of tho Islands. This Is tho feel
ing of many Filipinos who havo taken part
In tho Insurrection. Mablnl told mo that this
was his view, and when I oslted why In
that caso ho had been fighting us ho re
piled:
" 'Oh! Wo nro fighting for tho best tornm
wo can get out of you. Wo believed that
you would grant us moro rights If we
fought for them.' "
"Dut. general," said I, "did tho Filipinos
really bellovo that thoy could successfully
resist us?"
"Yes, I think scmo of them did," replloil
General Otis. "Thoy thought thoy coultl
tire us out. Somo think this oven now, and
somo como to me nnd beg mo to n't allow
tho government to tako tho soldiers away
from tho country. I tell them thoy need
havo no fear of that, at least not as long
ns tho war lasts, and that when tho Ameri
cans mako war thoy may rely upon It that
they will all stick togothor until thoy havo
conquered."
Not Pit to Govern TIu'iiincIvcii.
"What do you think of theso peoplo as
prcspcctlvo hlgh-grado American citizens,
gcnoral? Aro they at all fit to govern them
selves?" "They havo a long way to go boforo thoy
will bo what you can call hlgh-grado citi
zens," replied Goneral Otis. "They aro not
now fit to govern themselves and will not bo
for a long tlmo. They might perhaps bo
awarded certain liberties of government un
der our direction, but as to tholr conducting
a republic themselves and honestly adminis
tering tho government that Is at present an
Impossibility."
"Why?" I asked.
"It Is an Impossibility from tho nnturo
and education of tho peoplo," said Genernl
Otis. "They havo boon trained under tho
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GENERAL OTIS AND HIS STAFF IN MALACANAN PALACE.
tolling when you may bo attacked by a
band of bandits or so-called lnsurrectos,
who, If you aro an American, will claim tbo
right to rob or kill you under the pretext
of war."
Would" Cut l'rlnoncrH' '1'liroutn.
"But, goneral," said I, "If the organlzod
resistance has stopped, as you say, why
can't you declare the war at an end and
treat theso peoplo as robbers and murderers
and hang or shoot them whon you take
thorn? This would soon put an end to'their
business, would It not?"
"It might," said Genoral Otis, "but If wo
did that It would also put an end to tho
lives of ono hundred or moro of our sol
diers who are now prisoners In their bands.
They would cut their throats as soon om
Spaniards and bred In political corruption,
They havo lttllo Idea cf truth between man
and man as to political and official acts.
Why, I havo often had two prominent Fili
pinos couneollng with mo over somo Im
portant matter. Each would assent to tho
statements of tho other, and I would think
them In perfect accord, but later on each
would como privately to mo and toll mo not
to trust tho other."
"Tho Filipinos havo been accustomod to
bribing and being bribed, nnd thoy can't
got rid of tho Idea that that Is tho only
way to accomplish results. AVo havo tried
them hero In tho custom houso and olso
whero and found tbat thoy havo syatematl-
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