Arizona republican., 1899-05-04
They EilI First Be Taught the
 Humanity of COnQuerOrs.
LESSON IN SELF-GOVERNMENT
Opinions of War Department Offic- iaI of fhe Manner of Dealing With inc Natives as Soon as inc Present Peace Movement of inc FiIipinos Has Ripened into Actual PeaCe.

Washington, May 3.-Although no
 action will be taken until the insurg-
 ents have surrendered finally and ur-
 condtionally, the military authorities
 are already colaiderins the best
 course to pursue in anticipation of
 cessation of hostilities. The early
 withdrawal of the volunteer troops,
 which had already been determined
 upon, will reduce the fighting force in
 the Philippines to about 14,000 regular
 soldiers Orders have already been
 issued which will increase the force
 to about 10000
 About one-half of these reinforce
 ments are now on their way to the
 Philippines. The number includes
 the Sixth artillery and one light bat tery each of the First, Fourth and
 Fifth artillery, the Twenty-irst in fantry and the Thirteenth infantry.
 Other regiments under orders to go to the Philippines are the Sixth in fantry, the Sixteenth infantry and the Nineteenth Infantry. The Sixth in- fantry will sail from San Frapcisco on
 the 10th, and the Sixteenth infantry on the 18th
 The Ninteenth infantry which is now in Porto Rico IS under orders to come to this country and go into ]. camp at Camp Meade, near Middle town, Pa, with a view to being or ganized for service in the Philippines. h view of the prospects of peace, however, it is not at all improbable that the orders for this regiment to go to the Philippines may be counter manded
 Tn addition to these regiments wkich arc booked % sail on the Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, the remainder of the Fourth cavalry, now serving in the west, and the remainder of the Fourteenth, now on its way home from Alaska, and about 1900 recruits are also under orders to proceed to the Philippines. The recruits are 1n- tended for regiments which are not up to the maximum strength A bat talion of engineers from WilIets Point numbering eighty men has also been ordered to San Francisco for trans portation to Manila, to fill up the en- gineer company engaged in operations at the front.
 AoJutant General Corbin is author ity for the statement that the Filipino peace overtures will not bring about any change of plan in this country as to forwarding troops and supplies. IL was thought that. the latest turn in affairs at Manila would result in suspension of active military move ments for the reinforcement elf Gen. eral Otis army. General Corbin says, any plans on the basis of the Filipinos' and the programme al- ready outlined will proceed without any material change
 One thing settled beyond all doubt by the cessation of hostilities in the is that there will be no necessity whatever for the calling out of the proposed volunteer army of 35.000 men. The muster out of the volunteers now in the Philippines will reduce the army to it's statutory limit Of G5,00O men The regular troops now in the Philippines and under orders for service there are ample for any service they may be called upon to perform in the future during the reconstruction of political affairs in the archipelago under the auspices of the United States government.
 The war department officials do not expect nasty action n dealing with the Filipinos, but believe that the ne yotiations will be conducted with such deliberation as to convince the F7ilirinos that the Americans are not a slrch a hurry to obtain peace that hey WSll agree to anything that may be asked of them. As to the treat nent Of the Filipinos who have been a arms it is probable that the same spirit Of htdalarity. liberality and jus ice which has characterized the deal ngs of this country with those people with whom it has had difficulties of he kind in the Philippines will be manifested.
 It is believed that so far as the leaders can be employed in conjunction with the United States officers in the pacifca;ion of the peo- 3le of the island their services will ,e engaged by General Otis. But in anything that is done it will be made apparent that the authority of the United States Is supreme.