New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
GEN. ANDERSON'S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
HIS STATEMENT OF WHAT HAS BEEN AC-
COMPLsHED IN THE PHILIPPINES.

HIS STATEMENT OF WHAT HAS BEEN AZ
COMPLIsHED IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Chicago. April 2a-Major- General Thomas NJ
Anderson, u. S. ". who returned to the United
States on the steamer America Maru, is reported
in a dispatch from San Francisco to THE Record
saying:
The order directing me TO report TO the AdJutant
for assignment TO duty in this country was issued
in January at time when 1t Was was geneLiaaiy genera De De
leVed In the Uni ed States that there would De no
fighting in the Philippines. The order was sent by
mail and was some time in reaching sefnTe e Was
actually called on to lay down my command h9d 40
me in the plan OF campaign. which was put IN OPP
Grafton Immediately following the attack OF the
While there was feeling in the United States
that there would be no fghting, we who were on
were TO act on the defensive to eonciliste the
Fpnos 70 assure them OF the good enpe 1s
their confidence and goodwill But TINS was
IT was hard in the place TO get pressg,n,t.a-
ton OF sentiments to them ana narder s,iii 70
this was that had to endure many trying things
their hands and another result was snat H. dtSs S
Americans as successors In oppression 10 ne IN be
outbreak OF the insurrection. -
The plan of campaign was, first to divide the In
Mia along the Pasig River, opening up that stream
and Laguna de Bay TO the gunboats we had i, made,
| commanded we forced our way up the Pasig
River capturing the three principal villages , 1e-
forces to the south Of It and cutting them off from
communication with the forces TO the north ana
from the capital of Malolos One brigade marched
down Laglina de Bay about fifteen miles, 50
that by the time | turned over my command 10
General Iawton on March q. the region TO the
south of the Pasig River for twenty or thirty
miles from Manila was practically free from insur-
guna de Bay. - .,. m
Then the second part OF the plan was taken up.
This was to divide the forces 20 the north py al
vancing along the line Of the railway running to
Dagupan A large part of the men OF my division
we're transferred to General Macarthur FOR ms
purpose and the advance TO the north DeEah. Most
Of this work | see. accomplished after IeIt
Manila The insurgents were driven back from
village 10 village and from the strip OF territory
between Manila Bay and the railroad, and out INTO
the swamps and mountains. .
THE capture OF Maolos was not important IN
itself as we knew that driven from there Agui,
naldo would simply establish his headquarters ai9
tbe larger plan Of campaign. One object was 10
get complete control OF this line or rairoad ana an
the territory that II commands: Ths mas Deen
done and the insurgents have been driven pack
IRON, Manila in all directions for as great distance
as there are troops to command our lines
During this fighting 10 the north Dodles Oh lnsuI-
gents secreted themselves In the swamny regions
on and about Madiban Island. and were thus IN
our roar The navy attempted to shell them out
Of this position but could not get ciose "
thorn and troops had TO be sent TO dislodge thein'
What the next move will be can hardly say. a., ~
will probably depend good ceal on "hat the I'LL II,,
surrents themselves do. The health or tne army army
reo1,red for provost duty and those down az Ioiio
and nj Negros Island the effective nghthg Io.Se
somewhere in the neighborhood or niteeh tnou-