Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-18
BACK FROM MANILA.
Walter S. Ingalls, Returns to His Home
In Yuma.


In Yuma.
Walter S. ingalls, returned Wednes-
day from the Philippine islands, says
the Yuma Sentinel having arrived in
San Francisco the week before on the
transport City of Para. Mr.. ingalls, a
year ago last summer Joined company
F, Twenty third regular infantry, T..
S. A. and a month later was at the
fight and surrender of Manila. He
served his country well while on the
islands and for his attention to bust
ness was an inspector of licenses in the
city of Manila.
Mr.. ingalls, says the interior of the
islands is entirely undiscovered and
that there are great fields there for
American industries. All the farming
market and development are 300 years
behind the times, but it needs only the
magic touch of American industry to
make the islands teen with wealth and
luxury.
The natives as a rule are peaceable
but are melted to rebellion by leaders
who would rather fight than eat, when
there is no danger, and Mr.. Ingalls,
states that fat bride placed in the
right place would end hostilities
Most of the fault found with Major
General Otis is by the volunteers and
the chief kick is as to his humane man
ner of warfare, inasmuch as he has
tried to defeat the Filipinos by kind
ness. He now sees his mistake and is
preparing for a vigorous campaign
against the little brown rebels and eX-
poets to restore peace in the islands
within the next four months.
Walter says the soldiers are all in
healthy condition. the raticns good and
the climate not at all oppressive. How
ever, he is glad to get back home
among his family and friends and they
are glad to have him back.
The following letter printed in the
San Francisco Post in reply to state
ments made by Army Secretary Pey-
ton will prove of interest:
Editor Post: Replying to the state
ment made by Army Secretary Peyton
of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, con-
tanned in a dispatch from the east l
wish to make the following statement
as one of the '45, 600 drunken rakes and
gamblers from in and around Manila
First, the charges made by Mr.. Pey-
ton are defamatory and utterly false.
There never We're $4,000 soldiers (some
of the sons of our best families that
we have in America) in and around
Manila at any time during the past six
months beginning from the date that
Mr.. PeytOn had residence in the
islands.
las to the $40 saloons-the author of
the article did not count correctly by
any means. There were not more than
300 liquor licenses, counting canteens.
e - Is1E,
ed. I helped to complete the re-
port for the first six months of the Ii
cense bureau, being license and market
inspector for the city of Manila from
October u. to May Is, 1899
''At my request 1 was then permitted
to rejoin my regiment and to perform
those duties for which ( had enlisted
1 have had letters that were written to
an interpreter asking him to do what |
he could to get liquor licenses for ma
tives, written out and signed by Span |
ish priests of Manila 1 have since |
seen interpreter and priest talking to- !
gether and have had the interpreter
ask me to use my influence in securing !
certain licenses for natives.
las for there being more saloons now |
than there was before we took Manila. |
1 often received ten applications for |
locations IN one block. L would grant |
two, perhaps. out of these. and often |
none. Many of those granted were for |
saloons under Spanish rule.
Mr.. Peyton speaks of the morals of |
he Tagals there. Had he investigated /
the matter before he made his state
ment he wouI5 have discovered that,
quite contrary to his declaration. the |
race is corrupt in every sense of the
word and unfit for soldering. When
the Tagals were examined for soldiers
fifteen out of every 500 passed. 1 also
assert that the church friars invariably
excited the natives against the Ameri-
,ans and gave us false information
Many a priest has been found dead on
he battle field, as he fell while leading
he insurgents to an attack. Mr. Pey-
on should be more careful in his fur
her statements and give the soldier
lis lust due
'.WALTER s. INGALLS,.
'Ex-Private Company F. Twenty-third
Regular Infantry, L. S. a.