The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-07
An UNCENSORED VIEW
A New York Correspondent Gives
Opposite Views Of Situation.
THE OUTLOOK RATHER GLOOMY
fac Omcisi military Wow See, Only h
Bright sids-The Men In tho Field
Have Little Encouragement to Oner
only 5000 Fishtins Men.

NEW YoRK. July IA dispatch TO
| the New York Herald from Manila,
June 81, by way CT Hong Kong, says:
Two opposite views of tho Philip
pine situation are held by those per.
sons who have followed the American
campaign with close attention.
First, Is the official military view.
According to this the situation Is now
we'll in hand and the campaign has
been as successful as possible. The
natives are tired of tho insurrection
and are more friendly toward the
Americans than toward the insur.
gents The insurgent army is made
up almost entirely Of brigands, who
can no longer be held together by
their leaders. The wal will soon be
over, it Is declared. 10 the wet season
holds off. The force of troops on hand
Is sufficient for the emergency. Bust.
ness is picking up.
The disorganized insurrection, de.
prived Of its resources, is hold to.
gether at present entirely by the hope
given the rebels through the anti.
annexation movement in the United
States and the American papers which
reach here.
The insurgent leaders are actuated
solely by selfish personal ambitions.
The second view, which is held by
military men In the field, and leading
thinkers, Is that, as the ability of our
troops to drive the insurgents Mt will
has been proved, the suppression OF
the instruction depends upon the
ability Of the men in authority to
cope with the situation and not upon
muzzling the American press.
The outlook at present Is more
gloomy for a speedy ending of the
war than ever before. The method OF
making raids into the country and
then withdrawing, leaving the friend
ly natives ut the mercy of the return
ing insurgents, has tended to ALLEVIATE
the population and not materially to
weaken the insurgents. The organi'
cation Of the insurgents is still good,
and their u are not greatly
impaired.
The failure this season to take the
railroads running through tho valley
Of the rice country above San Fenap'
do leaves to the enemy imncns, re
sources and fails to protect the inter
ests OF foreign merchants
With the present methods the wa,
with the Filipinos can continue indcf,
initely. The only true method tc
pacify the country is to garrison a
the important towns. To do THU
moro than twice the number Of troops
already here, including voluntee 5
are necessary, with several regiments
Of mounted cavalry.
With 1000 men in the the hospitals
$500 in the southern islands anC
10, 900 in Manila, Cavite aai the small
garrisons, only 5000 men arc left FOL
active campaigning. This number |!
not sufficient, since the troopI il tn,
north are in bad condition, many o
the soldiers having irritatcd hearts
by reason Of over cxertion. On &C
count Of the small numbc: OF troop
available, new advances arc con
stantly required and frequent change
of the exhausted regiments. There i
great waste OF time and energy Of tn
men by long marches to the front.
The non-combatauts are NOR,
friendly toward the insurgents thar
toward the Americans on rccoun
mainly, OF the petty tyranny OF tn,
soldiers. The isolated insurgent out
RACES are only q repetition of simila
isolated acts Of our own men.
A pioneer and engineer corp, |
much needed for the building Of goo
roads. Nothing on this line has bee
! done, but it Is indispensable for tn
p~acification Of the country. A 60,
eminent free from the vexations G
Spanish taxation should long ago hav
been established.
The business st~agnation. IL is held
will continue until all the importsn
ports Of Luzon are occupied by sma
garrisons. Local bankers believe ths
currency Is leaving the islands TIL
estimated reduction Is from s2s, 00o
900 to SIS, 600. 900.