The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-30
PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS.
Gen. Otis Report on the Situation
in the Islands.
THE VIEWS HELD At WASHINGTON.
Brig. Gen. King Believes the Filipinos Ca
pablc Of >clf-Unvcrnment- The rweU-
ueth Kansas Regiment Withdrawn
from the Firing Line

Washington. June 21.-ticn. Otis. in
reply To "A cable from the war depart
mcnt asking for information regarding
the situation and condition in the
Philippines. yesterday cabled a long re-
ply as follows:
Manila. June %. -Aijutant General. WASH
ingtou: Rainy season. Little inland cam
palguiur possible in Lulon. We occupy q large
portion of Tagplog country, lines stretching
from linus south 10 san Fernando north. nearly
80 miles AMI to eastward into Laguua province
Iusrgcnt armc, have suffered great
losses and arc scattered. only large force
held together. about ~ 0. In Tarlnc
province and northern Pampungu- Their
scattered forces are in bands Of 5Oto 50 In other
portions Of Lu9pnS in Clvite and MatanAIS
provinces they could assemble possibly sOO
though denoralzcd from recent defeut; the
mass OF people, terrorind by iusurgent soldiers,
desire peace and American prOtertians they NO
longer tee on approach Of QUE troops unless
forced by insurgents, but gladly welcome them;
no recent burning OF towns population within
our lines becoming dcnSe. taking up land Gulti-
walton extensively kept out OF MANILA a.
much as possible. as citg population n
becoming too great to be- cared for NJ
tiveS southeast 0f Lu%On combining t0 drive
out insur- cutS; only hope Of iuSurgcnt Ieaderr
Is United States aid. They proclaim ~ neuT
the overthrow Of the present administration, to
be- followed by their Independence anu reVUgni-
ton by the Cuiird states. This H. the intin-
cuce which enables them to hold out. Much
contention prevails among them and no civil
government rcmaias. trade with, posts not in.
our possession. the former source NJ insusgcnt
revenue now iutefdicted; not cCrtHin of Wis
dom of this policy "a. people iuthose parts are
without supply OF fhOd and merchants are .uf-
fcrtug lo,,cSi; mediate restoring trade prW-
lcgc,. although insurgents rc'p bcncfiis,
Courts hrro IA successful operation undcV dl-
rcction OF able FiupiuoS.
Affairs % other 'slAu.l- comparatively quiet;
awaiting results iu LuIou.. Ail anxious for
trade and repeated calls for Anne rirau troops
received. Am giving attention 10 JulO utchi-
pe,ugo and phla1van islands Our roops have
worked tu the Limit oi endurance Volunteer
orguuiM Mtiuu> have been called iu. replaced by
regulars who now occupy salient positions
Nehr~ka Pom, }lvuuiu AMI III ,h now taking
transports and sixth Infantry seit to NigrOs
On relieve Culiumai. These u1Jp- are IN
good physical condition, SICKNESS ;Wpug troops
has increased mtelJ- due mostly 90 arauous
service AMI climatic influences Nothing
alarming OF rhc H. pcr cent. rrportcd sick
nearly SIX are iu the -tuural hospital, of whom
threc per cent. have typhoid und Il mulnral
fever; - per cent. have intestinal trouble; re-
naming - per cent have various ailments, II
of which IS dutto wound injuries Many officers
uud men who served In cuba brcst under rcCur-
renee OF Cuban fever and regular regiments
la,ely rccciyodarc iuadeuuutnly onccr,d dots.
Gen. Otis report is considered very
satisfactory at the war department 1t
is taken 10 mean that Gen. Otis will
not now prosecute "A campaign on ac-
count of the rainy season. except where
the insurgents make. Ia necessary TO
defend the teunitory NOW in, possession
of the United States. That portion of
a 4 a 1. a
EilipinOs that the present policy Cd the
United State will not be upheld. is ne
gardCd as of great significance. 1t is
believed that when the Filipinos see
there is ne hope OF their recognition
Y the United States they will give up
the fight, The absence of any sugges-
tion as TO more troops heing needed Is
taken to mean that Geu. Otis does not
believe they could be used to advantage
at present.
A HGH OPINION OF THE FlIIpINOS.
Milwaukee, June 9I,-Brig. Gen.
J Charles King, who returned from the
! Philippines short time ago, in Il let
ter to the Milwaukee Journal, pub
lished yesterday, states that the capa
bility of the Filipinos for self-govern
ment cannot be doubted, and if giver
fair start they could look out foi
themselves infinitely better than ON
people imagine, He says they ranl
far higher than the Cubans or the un
educated negroes to whom the United
States has given the right of suffrage,
TllE TWENTIETH KANSAS.
Washington, June 2G-The war de
partment is advised that the Twentieth
Kansas regiment has been withdraw
from the firing line at San Fernando
being replaced by regulars, This un
doubtedly means that Gen Otis iutcnd
TO send the Kansans home very shortly
Already 1877 members of the regiment
including Capt. Watson, Capt. Clarl
and Lieut. Ball, have been invalideC
home and more than 400 others are in
capaetated for duty because of sick
ness or wounds.