Wilcox and Sargent and reads as follows:--
"In Pangasinan 'the people were all very respectful and polite and
offered the hospitality of their homes.'" [268]
Doubtless true, but as a summary of conditions perhaps a trifle
sketchy.
_Nueva Ecija_
Nueva Ecija was the next province visited by Wilcox and Sargent. They
have failed to inform us that:--
"In December, 1899, certain men charged with being members of this
society [Guards of Honour] were interrogated in Nueva Ecija as to
their purposes. One of those questioned said:--
"'That their purpose was one day, the date being unknown to the
deponent, when the Ilocanos of Batac came, to rise up in arms and
kill the Tagalos, both private individuals and public employees,
excepting those who agreed to the former, for the reason that honours
were granted only to the Tagalos, and but few to the Ilocanos.'" [269]
Blount has assured us that the Filipinos were a unit at Aguinaldo's
back and were and are an united people, and here are the Ilocanos of
Nueva Ecija spoiling his theory by remembering that they are Ilocanos
and proposing to kill whom? Not certain individual Filipinos, who
might have offended them, but the Tagalogs!
That there were other troubles in Nueva Ecija is shown by the following
statement:--
"On January 7, 1899, the commissioner of Aguinaldo's treasury sent to
collect contributions of war in Nueva Ecija Province reported that the
company stationed in San Isidro had become guerillas under command
of its officers and opposed his collections, stating that they were
acting in compliance with orders from higher authority.
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