The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-11
OTIS is GENERATED
Philippine Instruction Gaining
Strength Daily.
A DlLLY-DALLYING POLICY
Cannot End the War This Way-Thir-
teenth Regulars Fled Panic-Strlcken
Before Night Attack-It's a
Job for Big Man.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
San Francisco, Oct. 1O.--"The insur-
gent forces are better armed, better
provisioned and better intrenched to-
day than they were when the rebellion
the instruction gains strength daily.
am sorry to have to admit that our
commanders have been completely out
generated by the Filipino leaders The
sort of campaign which is being car
ried on in the islands will never end
the war"
Major J. J. Wisenburger of the list
Washington volunteers voiced the
above sentiments. Major Wisenburg-
er knows conditions as they exist in
the islands From Dec. 2, 1898, when
the Washington troops landed at Ma
Mia, until Sept 3, 1899. when they
went aboard the Pennsylvania. Major
Wisenburger was off the firing line but
three hours. In every one of the 81
engagements in which the Washing
ton troops participated Major Wisen-
burger was at the front. The men re-
late innumerable incidents in which he
displayed bravery and seemed uncon-
scious of the Mauser bullets which
battered like hail about him. He con-
tinued
THE American people do not realize
the gravity of the Philippine situation.
The entire 18th regiment of regular
infantry dropped their arms, their hav-
ersacks and their baggage and fled
like sheep before a midnight insurgent
attack. 1t was not the fault of the
men. When they have had a soldiers
training they will be the equal of any
men in the islands. They were bun
died aboard their transport before they
even knew how to load their guns
When the ship reached Manila they
disemb erkeE at onoe, and without
any drilling whatever were marched to
the firing line and ordered to make
camp within sight of the enemys
lines. Their colonel protested against
the orders, explaining that his men
were undisciplined
We have accomplished nothing after
years fighting in the Philippines.
The insurgents, led by Emilio Aguin-
aldo, natural fighter. have held their
own-yes, more than held their own.
"A dozen compaigns carried on as
the previous ones have been will not
end the war. To conquer the Flip
inc you must whip him soundly and
let him know distinctly that you are
his master. Then give him good gov
eminent and you will never be troubled
with that Filipino again.
THE idea that they can be pacified
by treating them like friends is wrong.
That kind of policy encourages them.
Cannon balls and bullets are what we
should deal out to them instead of rice
and -four. ..+.
Our present lly-dallying policy
must be changed before the insurrec-
ton is subdued. We have good fight
ers among the regiments in the Phil
ippines. Despite the!- superior in
trenchments we beat them decisively
when we were allowed to fight them.
A campaign in which we drive natives
from trenches only to return after a
week and drive them out again will
not do. The Washington regiment cap
tured a trench defended by $500 rebels.
l hope that Miles or some man fully
his equal will be sent to the Philip
pines to end this war. which threatens
to be prolonged indefinitely."