Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

talked very freely to the News"
I'm glad 10 be here" continued Gen.
Funston because I knew all the Of
fccra and many Of the men In the Utah
batteries And these Utah soldiers.
he went on. his face lighting up az the
memories awakened, are the very SAT-
Of the earth. no organization IN tho
Philippines stood higher or did more
efficient work Those batteries were a
tower Of strength TO our armies ana "a
terror 10 the enemy
TRIBUTE To YOUNG AND GRANT.
u know Major Young and Major
Grant Intimately Major Young enjoys
the entire confidence of Gen Otis. A
him arise very high IN the administra-
ton OF the Islands. Already be " pruc-
tlculiy the chief Justice there and he %
thoroughly equipped 10 render splendid
service later on, Major Grant u a par
ticular friend ~ mine, The work he did
In the Philippines II not even yet fully
understood. He made magnificent
record. and II was a great loss to our
army when he left You know we called
him the Dewey of the army. | hope
20 meet some OF them before leave and
wish II were possible 20 meet them all.
HIS VIEW or THE WAR.
when will the war Ia the Philippines
be ended? liy March l. In my opinion.
Naturally the people Of the United
States are distressed at the loss Of life
and property that has been involved,
but the obstacles encountered were Inn
mpnsc. Tho rainy season this year has
continued longer than any one antici-
pntcd. and this has greatly delayed
operations, but II Il about nt an end
now, and with such q magnificent army
IN the field. the campaign VIII cer-
tninly be a short one. My belief " that
Aguinaldo will make his escape whom
the lines are too tightly drawn. This
patriot places very high value upon
his own skin. ana has never yet ul-
lowed Il To be In any danger lie has
always been with the rear guard Sc
cure from injury or capture.
"Of course believe u 10 be the rlght
and duty OF our government 20 conquer
the Islands. The war was not OF our
seeking In the hrat place. the war
with spain was inevitable, As "A conae-
qucnce Of that. II became necessary for
Dewey to destroy the Spanish fleet at
the spanlards To have stopped there
would have been TO turn the city over
To the nations 20 loot and destroy
Therefore. as our government had pro-
tccted them from the Spanish, II be-
came necessary 10 maintain order In
the InllllhlNfNf II was hNltlN hl hNt
fortunes Of war that we found our
selves later on In the position we did In
the Philippines, II could not be fore
seen. Then Agulnaldo deliberately
planned the assault upon our army,
and after events will show that he was
not inspired az o l!berator. but was no.
tuated by selfish desires 10 feed his
own ambitions at whatever cost 20 his
country and countrymon. There was
nothing loft FOR our army but 90 night Il
out II Is now our duty 10 establish
peace and a stable government In those
Islands. and II win speedily be accom-
pllshed. A short ana decisive cam
pnign may now be- looked for"
General Funston talked very rapidly
while expressing these views, and al
this point Marshal Miller snapped his
watch sugEestiyoly and remarked that
II wan time 10 be going
Yes" said the general I'VE must
move on, and l am sorry TO 20 30 soon.
l was here six year ago, and will try
to stop over on my return"
when do you expect TO return7"
well, n I come out all right. ! eX-
pcot 20 come through In seven or eight
months The instruction viii al bo
over before that time"
Thon with hearty handmade the
general left for the Alta club, calling