The National tribune., 1899-11-30
END OF THE TAGAL REBELLION.

There has been astonishing progress
made in the past week toward ending the
Tagal rebellion, and now the work is
virtually completed. All semblance of az
organized army has been destroyed, many
of the officers of the so-called Government
have been captured. and the head thereof
is fugitive skulking through the mount
tains, where he is in hourly danger of
capture by our cavalry, or of being assas-
sinated by the hostile tribes who hate all
of his race.
The movements by which this was ac
complished were brilliant in conception
naldo's forces were struck quick and har,
and most Unexpectedly by successiv.
columns which all arrived on time fron
different directions, though the difficulties
of their marches were enormous. Then
10 rest was allowed the chief rebel after the
first blow. He was pursued relentlessly,
and struck savagely wherever he went,
until his army was shattered and scattered.
His artillery and munitions of war were
captured, and the only hope of continu-
ance of the struggle was by separation into
small guerrilla bands, which would take
refuge in the mountains. The order to do
this was the last official act of the so-called
Filipino Government.
This guerilla business is not so promis-
;p,r IL lnol-S or tba o11fSat In the first
place, the Tagals are lowland tribe, and
not popular in the mountains. The hill
and mountain tribes are quite eager to
take a hand in settling old scores with the
nants of Aguinaldo's army, which may
seek the refuge of the mountains. In the
next place, the energetic pursuit has pro-
duced a wonderful moral effect upon all
the tribes. 1t is something more terrible
and inexorable than they ever dreamed Of 1t
is true that the Spaniards would sometimes
make incursions in which they would
capture a few persons, and shoot them, as
spectacle, on the "Luneta" at Manila.
But this was something totally different
from the American way of hunting every
enemy to his hole, and of not relenting or
ceasing until he was killed or captured
This makes the Americans far more to be
dreaded than the Spaniards or Aguinaldo,
and those semi-barbarians understand
now perfectly where they had better side
Consequently, they will be quite willing,
as never before, to give Information against
the guerrillas, and help. or at least not
hinder, the troops in eXtermnating them.
1t is not unlikely that the guerrilla and
banditti business will come to as sudden
termination as the same thing in Cuba.
Many of us feared long and annoying
struggle with banditti in Cuba. but the way
our men tracked down and destroyed the
first banditti bands which attempted to
go into business stamped out the maraud-
ing spirit with remarkable quickness.
There are entirely too many spirited,
enterprising young Americans in the Phil
ippines to be encouraging to any body to
set up as guerrilla. The moment he at
tracts attention by his operations he wakes
up lot OF young fellows who want the ex-
citement and distinction of getting him,
and his end is certain. 1t will not be long
until every robbingminded Filipino sees
distinctly that raising tobacco, rice. and
sugar is much safer and more profitable
than guerrillaing.