The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-21
It WILL take 100000 MEN,.
A Great Army Needed, Says Law
ton, to Govern the Phillppinoa
INSURGENTS BACK AGAIN.


MANILA, April 1s,-Major General
Lawton returned with his expedition
to Manila, by order OF General Otis,
after ~evacuating the towns OF Paete,
Longos, Lumbar, Gasnjau and Santa
Cruz, from which the rebels had been
driven.
General Lawton's troops are needed
In the movement north OF Manila, and
Laguna dc bay will DO left TO the in
surgents until the rainy season, when
the water will be higher, thus cnabl-
ing the army gunboats to get into the
rivers. Tho launches captured from
the insurgents are to be returned to
their former wner In Manila
General Lawton said in an inter.
view:
with the forces I have there Is no
doubt l could go through tho whole
island; but II a government Ia to be
established IL will be necessary to
garrison all the towns. IL would take
100, 900 men to pacify the islands.
~ regret the necessity OF abandon.
Ing the captured territory"
Major General Lawton's expedition
left the Laguna do Bay district
last night and reached Manila this
morning, bringing all the men and
the captured insurgent boats.
It's objects, namely, the capture of
the insurgents boats and the distribu-
ton Of the proclamation, emphasized
by a lesson OF American power,
throughout the lake region, have been
attained. General Lawton iinmedi-
ately began preparations for an i'm.
portant expedition on land. Thero
has been no fighting on the lake for
three days.
During the absence OF Lawton's cx.
petition the insurgents have been con.
centrating at the northern end OF the
lake, near Pasig, and the American
scouts report that several thousand
are already there.
Two hundred and fifty Cinnamon
from Santa Cruz have arrived here.
They left the town owing to their fear
that the rebels, on re-entering tho
town, would wreak vengeance upon
them for favoring tho Americans.
WASHINGTON. April 1Z-When q dis
patch, announcing .hc recall OF Gen
eral Lawtou, was shown to Brigadiei
General Schwan. acting adjutant gen.
cral, he said IL was In accordance with
the understanding Of tho War depart
ment as to the purpose OF Genera
Lawton's campaign.
General Otis sent this expedition
to Southern Luzon." he continued
for the purpose Of destroying any in
surgent forces that might be fount
there, so make q careful reconnaissance,
OF the territory and to spread broad
cast the recent proclamation Of tn,
Philippine commission, setting forti
the purposes Of this government will
respect to the islands.
81 understand that he will releas,
all the prisoners he has taken anc
they will be sent to their homes. By
this action 1t Is hoped that he will
prove to the Filipinos that the Amer
teams are not rs barbarous as tho in,
surgents pretend we are and that W,
propose to treat the Filipinos hu
namely"
why is General Lawton needed q,
ManilaP"
General Otis has not communi
Gated his plans to the department
the matter being left entirely to hi
discretion. The insurgent leader hal
established his headquarters at Sar
Fernando, to the northwes'
OF Maloos, and suppos,
General Otis contemplates q move
ment against that city. Genera
Lawton had only 1900 men undel
his command, and II was Of course i'm
possible for him to divide his force b,
~stationing dctachments In every vii
lage captured. His command will b.
useful, however, In assisting In tn
advance or Malolos, or In reinforcing
the line about the city OF Manila. /
Is possible that when tho lake rise
General Otis will resume tho campaigI