Chapter XII

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The Americans in the Philippines.

Manila Bay--The naval battle of Cavite--General Aguinaldo-- Progress of the Tagals--The Tagal Republic--Who were the aggressors?--Requisites for a settlement--Scenes of drunkenness--The estates of the religious orders to be restored--Slow progress of the campaign--Colonel Funston's gallant exploits--Colonel Stotsenburg's heroic death-- General Antonio Luna's gallant rally of his troops at Macabebe--Reports manipulated--Imaginary hills and jungles --Want of co-operation between Army and Navy--Advice of Sir Andrew Clarke--Naval officers as administrators--Mr. Whitelaw Reid's denunciations--Senator Hoar's opinion--Mr. McKinley's speech at Pittsburgh--The false prophets of the Philippines--Tagal opinion of American Rule--Senor Mabini's manifesto--Don Macario Adriatico's letter--Foreman's prophecy--The administration misled--Racial antipathy--The curse of the Redskins--The recall of General Otis--McArthur calls for reinforcements--Sixty-five thousand men and forty ships of war--State of the islands--Aguinaldo on the Taft Commission 109-123

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