The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-13
PUT BACK In
THEIR PLACES.
Col. MetcaIf Restores Clarke,
Watson and Ball
To Their Old Positions in the
Regiment.
OFFICES ALL FILLED.
Oakland Will Entertain Jay
hawkers Tomorrow.
The Boys Are Delighted With
the Preparations at Home.

San Francisco, Oct. 13.-Co1. Metcalf
of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers has
restored to their old commands three
wounded officers who were invalided
home on the hospital ship Relief. Capt.
& @Adna @. Clarke went back TO company
H, Captain William J. Watson to COM
pany B, and Lieut.. Collin H. Ball to
company X Captain Albert H. Krause,
who in Captain CIarke's absence, had
been in charge of company H. has been
transferred to company E. The Twen-
tieth Kansas now has a full corps of
officers.
It is expected that the date of mus
tering out the regiment will be fixed
today. The men will be taken back to
their homes on two special trains. Gen
Funston and Governor Stanley will oc-
cupy a private car.
The Twentieth is in camp at the Pre-
sidio and everybody is well and happy.
The men grew enthusiastic when they
We're informed that they were to be Ia
ken home at the expense of the state
All the men are in excellent spirits
and have entered heartily into the ar
Tangements for their entertainment
that are being made. Details of the
Oakland reception Saturday have been
made known, and are in every way sat
isfactOry. The Twentieth Kansas regi-
lneuL Will De received WIN AlOnldlld
troops in Oakland. and the two COM
mands viii be escorted to the willows,
where a banquet will be spread The
Native Sons and Daughters will have
charge of the exercises at the Taber-
nacle. A street parade has been ar
ranged for the evening, at which time
the Alameda volunteers will be decor
ated with medals. Local military COM
panieS and veteran volunteers will be
the escort for the returning Philippine
soldiers.
When asked why he had returned
when he knew his regiment was to be
mustered out Gen. Funston replied:
I came back to America because I
was ordered to do so. 1t was not upon
my solicitation, and would gladly
have stayed in the Philippines. I am
willing to return if my services are
needed
The reports that General Funston is
disgruntled and entertains an opinion
against expansion were repudiated by
the general.
L am not an expansiOnist of the type
that believes in making the Philippines
an integral part of the United States
nor am l IN favor of trying to educate
them to govern themselves. The people
of the islands are totally unfit for self
government and will always be so in my
opinion. 1 am heartily in favor Of
keeping the Philippines forever. but
only as colonies. That is the only salts
factory solution of the whole problem.
THE best form of government for the
r lllplLOS VIII De a SLlI-neckeQ colonial
establishment such as has made the
Great Britain's rule of her colonies so
effective.
The islands are ours by every right
and we must hold them. We are solely
responsible for their prosperity and
happiness and that responsibility we
cannot shirk-
While the primary cause of our con-
quest is for the establishment of peace
and social order in the Philippines We
Will, as a nation, reap a vast pecuniary
benefit from their acquisition 1t will
take but a few years for the United
States to receive back from the riches
of this Oriental colony wealth enough
to more than pay for our wrestling it
from the insurgents"
when will the war end?" was asked.
II $4,000 or $4,000 men are pushed into
an active and aggressive campaign the
Philippine war will be over within six
months replied the general.
But such a campaign must be rapid
and there must be no temporizine and
no delay. Every advantage must be
quickly followed and the rebels not be
given a chance to recover.
The war is kept alive by the per
nicious activity of the Filipino junta in
Hong Kong that keeps in close touch
with the rebels, and sends reports to
them of disasters to our troops that
never occur; of a general reputation
of the administrations policy in the
United States that will result in free
dom being granted them by the United
states anu uluCn OlIGT ABSURD nonsense
that keeps their hopes kindled.
"Aguinaldo is a political confidence
man, and if his followers only knew his
true nature he would be deserted bv
his army. The opportunity was given
the FiHpiRos to accept honorable terms.
but they were so blinded by ignorance.
avarice and cruelty that they let the
chance slip"
The Kansas delegation to welcome
the homecoming of the Twentieth. head
ed by Governor Stanley, will separate
tomorrow, the majority, including Gov
ernor Stanley and Mrs Stanley. Captain
Barker, ". H. Sheldon and z. F. Heis-
Ter. going back to Kansas by way of
Los Angeles where the party will stop.
Adjutant General Fox will remain for
a few days to take care of his son.
Lieut.. Fox, who is still weak from his
recent illness
There is a months pay coming to the
Kansas men, and they will probably
draw this before they have been MANY
days ashore The papers of the regi-
ment nave been made all ready for the
mastering out officers. and there is but
little to do or to delay matters The
accounts must all go back to Washing
ton, however, and that will take mn the
time while the regiment is waiting.
IN THEIR OLD ouARTEpc