Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-22
the PHILIPPINE
SITUATION
What Or. C. A, McQuesten Thinks
of il.
FiLIPIMoS IN THE sWAMPS
VIII Require From 100 900 TO I5O, 900
Mon to ubduc and Hold Isinnds-
Tho Peace Commission au Also.
lutte Failure Filipinos Take 40
SwnmpS mud IsItis-Thc Rainy
SeaS0n Now on,
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San Francisco, June 2l.-Dr. Charles
y. McQuesten. who was on the staff OF
General Il. $. Otis and who was health
officer at Manila. has returned home
invaded by the climate.
Captain McQuesten made a close
study OF the conditions OF the Philip
pine situation. lie is of the opinion
that wifi taier- from 100000 TO 10000
soldiers 10 properly subdue and hold
the islands. He also says that the
peace commission was an absolute fail
ure. and that its work from the start
was without effect. He strongly sup
ports the military government OF the Isl
lands. except that he thinks more men
will be necessary than has been esti-
mated
DIR. Schurmann knows that the COM
mission is failure, and is coming
home in July, added Captain McQues-
ten.
Unless troops. thousands of them.
are sent to the aid or our men there
they will be driven back into Manila
IN the course OF the next few months,
during the rainy season. Our men
4.
Per cent. OF them will be incapaci;ated
by sickness, and the territory overrun
WIZ nave to be abandoned and Ma
Mia Will be in state of siege again.
our oihcerS and soIdiers have ac-
comPhshed wonders. and have proved
themselves the best soldiers In the
Woild. but nothing decisive has como
or 1t, because our men were not ia
great enough force"
Ell r1oIN-nc crr,r c-,-
Manila. June 2i.-e p. m.-The insur-
and hills beyond linus The largest
ior'e IS supposed to be IN the neighbour
mood of san Francisco d.. Malabon.
holding position more toward the lake
igencies demand
General Wheaton returned to INNS
to-dAy bringing ghree men who were
wounded In yesterdays nsh;ins
HEAVY RAINS FALL NIGHTLY.
The heavy rains that fall nightly
make camraicnini; uncomfortable. The
r"n"s are sun good. but the rice fields
adjoining them are pools OF water.
rhe Fnipinos will not fight unless
ihcy can nect our troops In positions
most advantageous To themselves or
TAKE our accommodating bodies in am
bush.
LOOKING FOR CONSOLATION
II is lmpossihle to learn what eject
we recent dcIeat has had upon their
leaders This should be dishearteniur
Tor 'hey had boosted that The Amcri-
81 tnvite. ASunaido's home country.
where he always worsted The Spaniurdl
THE WOMEN WILL FIGHT
General Otis recently received n lot
ter signed by native women OF tho nro-
vince declaring that. IL all the mon war.
Killed. the women would still keen I'M
the hght against the Americans.
HOW HOPE Is KEPT ALIVE
Copies OF the insurgent organ. In
derendencia, show that the ITiiIninoe
hope of success are kept aflama hv
poltical movements in America The
lndependencia prints reports OF alleged
speeches made at alleged meetings In
the United States denouncinG the war
ana II asserts that these represent the
q dominant American sentiment. 1t de-
cares also THAI the Ffiioinos will con-
tlnue the war until the next PresIden-
tiai campaign. which is sure to result
IN decision 10 withdraw the Amerl-
can troops from the Philippines.
SPANISH GARRISON SURRENDERS
1t is reported that the Spanish gar
rison Mt Raler in the province OF Prin-
cipe, on the east coast Of Luzon which
had become reduced to thirty new
finally surrendered to the Filipinos
after holding out for n year.
BROUGHT TO TIME.
The Filipinos imprisoned two English
men At Tachlobon on the Island OF
Samnr southeast OF Luzon. The Brit
ish iirst-class cruiser Grafton steamed
to that point from Cebu and her com
mander demanded their release. When
this was refused he landed force az
marines and cleared his ship for action
whereupon the Englishmen were hand
ed over.
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