The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
Two Hundred Elect to Remain
In Philippines.
$50 MEN REENLISTED.
Funston Intfmates That He
Would Like to Stay.
Says War Can Be Ended Within
Year
If the RegimentaI Officers Are
Given a Chance.

Manila. Sept l, SIS a. m--Of the
troops able TO return to the United
States. the Kansas. men will leave on
board the transport Tartar. the WASH
iugton regiment on board the Pennsyl- !
vania and the Nevada cavalry on the
Ohio. All these departures viii occur
within the next week Eight hundred
men Of the Kansas regiment viii re-
turn and 200 will remain at Manila 10
of them re-enlisting- Three officers ana
forty men of the Kansans were killed
and nineteen men died from disease
during the smallpox epidemic while
122 members OF the regiment were
wounded
OF the Washington regiment 80 men
ara ernbarking. while eight officers and
206 men viii stay. most of these re-
naming enlistfng in the new regiments
being formed here
Cne of the officers Of the regiment
was killed, one was wounded and one
died from disease. - of the men We're
killed. 12S were wounded and nine died
General Frederick Funston and Mrs
Funston are with the generals regi-
1nent General Funston has undergone
an operation necessitated by an injury
resulting from a fan from his horse
while serving in the Cuban army with
General Gomez
In the course Of an interview, Gen
eraI Funston remarked that he would
not mind staying in Luzou- He dis
likes war. but inasmuch as there IS
fighting. he would like to remain and
aid IN bringing II TO q close Speaking
OF the future, ne said;
The only solution of the problem Will
be through whipping the Insurgents I
do not think they will surrender When
we begin active operations against
them on larger scale in the autumn,
we viii scatter them into small bands.
and I think when the soldiers COmpOs-
ing these bands see that they are per
sfstently pursued. they will throw away
or hide their arms and return to the
pursuits of peace.
a year hence small bodies of armed
men VIII be able to go anywhere in
Luzon- The island was always in
tested with. bandits and was never safe
for Europeans to travel in. Probably
after the end of the fighting the high
waymen viii be more numerous be
cause the members of AguinaIdo's army
who have lived for years with guns in
their hands. have acquired a taste for
bush life and would rather continue as
highwayrnen than return TO work
Cavalry is greatly needed here The
country when dry is superb for cavalry
operations. The Insurgents have none.
One Of their strong points is their abiI-
ity to retreat rapidly Cavalry could
overtake and hopeIessly scatter and
punish them and could subsist largely
on the country When cavalry is once
here II should be given chance to 90
ahead and not be kept in towns for
guard duty. our greatest successes
have been gained when the regfmental
commanders have been allowed to
quickly follow up the advantages gain
ed in battle Small bodies of Amerf-
cans operating freely and commanded
by officers of dash and energy could
badly break Up the enemy. The cap
ture OF AguinaId0 by cavalry would be
a less difficult proposition than the
capture of the Apache chiefs in Ari-