That interesting people were, however, of a different opinion. On p. 4582 of the 'Congressional Record,' I find that Señor Mabini, in a manifesto published at San Isidro, April 15th, 1899, states that "race hatred is much more cruel and pitiless among the Anglo-Saxons" (he is comparing them with the Spaniards). Again he says, "Annexation, in whatever form it may be adopted, will unite us for ever to a nation whose manners and customs are different from our own, a nation which hates the coloured race with a mortal hatred, and from which we could never separate ourselves except by war." The outbreaks against the negroes that have recently happened [August, 1900] in New Orleans, Liberty City, Georgia, and in New York, seem to justify Señor Mabini's remarks. Don Macario Adriatico, in an answer to a message of General Miller, writing from Jaro, January 3rd, 1900, says: "It could easily be conceived that the Philippines would not suffer a new reign, least of all of a nation on whose conscience the curse of the Redskins rests as a heavy load." In other documents they refer to the probable action of the Trusts, and anticipate that, what with the Sugar Trust, the Tobacco Trust, and the Hemp Trust, they would soon find themselves reduced to the condition of porters and workmen, or even of domestic servants. They seem to have an intelligent anticipation of what will probably befall them when conquered, and hence their desperate resistance to a large American army. But let us now turn up the evidence of another expert on the Philippines, Mr. John Foreman, who also ventured to prophesy what the Tagals would do (Blue Book, before mentioned, p. 443). Mr. Foreman (answering Mr. Day): "The Tagals are of a very plastic nature, willing in their nature (sic), I should say, to accommodate themselves and take up any new established dominion which might be decided upon, and I think they would fall into any new system adopted. "The inhabitants of the Central Islands or Visayas are more uncouth, decidedly less hospitable, and somewhat more averse to associations and relations with outsiders than the Tagals, but I think they would easily come under sway. They want a little more pressure and would have to be guided, more closely watched, and perhaps a little more of the iron hand used than in Luzon." Thus was the administration in Washington misled, and it is probable that the American military chiefs reported that they could easily overcome all opposition, so they were allowed to try. Yet in June, 1900, we read, "The recall of General Otis is taken to mean that the administration considers the war to be at an end, and that there is no longer any necessity for military rule."