The Americans in the Philippines; a history of the conquest and first years of occupation, with an introductory account of the Spanish rule . rom Agoncillo, in theUnited States, to make the attack before the reinforcements got there. And itcame. 424 THE AMERICANS IN THE PHILIPPINES it on; being military men by profession, they prepared forwar much more intelligently, effectively, and even zealouslythan they labored for peace. On the Filipino side, as we haveseen, the prospect of fighting the Americans had been heldin view from the very first movement in reorganizing the revo-lution, and prepar
The Americans in the Philippines; a history of the conquest and first years of occupation, with an introductory account of the Spanish rule . rom Agoncillo, in theUnited States, to make the attack before the reinforcements got there. And itcame. 424 THE AMERICANS IN THE PHILIPPINES it on; being military men by profession, they prepared forwar much more intelligently, effectively, and even zealouslythan they labored for peace. On the Filipino side, as we haveseen, the prospect of fighting the Americans had been heldin view from the very first movement in reorganizing the revo-lution, and preparations for such warfare had been carried onmore or less consistently since before the fall of Manila. Oneside was waiting, with trigger drawn and aim taken, only forthe other to convert bluster into action. Their opponents, lessrestrained by discipline, and excited by the belief in an easyvictory over men they were being trained to hate as whitebarbarians, might at any time disregard the word from above,which was still the cautious It is not yet the time. Peacemust now be obtained by an effort; war would come of itself. END OF VOLUME I. \\ 9RrD CD-URf SOUTHERN r1?S.°/ ^^^^nia305 De Neve ^^O^.^L S^^^RV FACILITY
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