New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
AFTER NALOLOS.

The capture of Maolos has been followed ny
the fight of what is left of Aguinaldo's army 10
the inland hills, closely followed by our VIC
torious troops The flight was first to Calumpit,
which Is northwest of Malolos and further IN
land In fact Il is not on the coast ut all. nut
ten miles back Yesterday our troops pressed
on almost 10 that place, and found that another
evacuation had taken place. The rebels are
NOW said TO be some miles east or northeast or
CalumDit AZ the foot Of the hills. That means
that they have abandC ned the railroad line ana
the coast and have fed 10 the interior. mat Is
exactly what the most competent observers long
AGO predicted they would do. II may mean n
prolonged campaign aG inst mere raiders and
bandits. but Il equally means that serious or
ganized resistance to the Government Is at or
near its end Cut off from the coast. the Ia
gals Will soon he without supplies. They are
reported TO have, o. to have had, manufac-
tory OF ammunition somewhere. 1t VIII not
take long to find and TO capture or destroy 1t.
Such an establishment cannot he Carted 10 the
hills on mueback, nor can 1t readily be dupli-
Gated And without ammunition the rebels will
be helpless
The effect Of these operations must be disaS-
trous to Aguinaldos prestige among the natives.
even among his own tribe of Tagals He has
never enjoyed any large measure Of confidence.
But when he boosted of his ability to sweep the
Yankees into the sea within thirty days many
of the natives wero dazZled by the hrilanCy OF
his words and We're inclined TO follow him In so
glorious a campaign. Now that he has SO lam
enaby failed to make good single one Of his
vanglOrious promises, and is a routed fugitive,
native opinion of him must be revised. and the
millions who are inclined to go with the win
ming side will give allegiance 10 the power that
is showing itself to e irreSiSt bic. The best OF
Information has all along been to the effect that
only few of the inha bitants OF the Philippines
really sympathized OIL principle. with Aguinal-
dos revolt II is impossible In present crcum-
stances that their number should Increase. 1t
Is inevitable that It Will rapidly decrease
1t will not escape observation either. that an
other set of prophecies has come to grief as
well as AguinaldOs. 1t was said little while
ago that our troops could not fight nor even live
in that climate. that they would not know how
to conduct a campaign In so strange a country.
that they would thus be at a serious disadvan-
tage and would suffer serious losses AT the
hands Of the natives. Nothing of the sort has
occurred Our troops have made themselves
just much NJ home there as on our own West
crn plains. and have not met with single veX-
ing problem. They have conducted themselves
with the valor in battle and the moderation in
peace thar were 10 be expected OF all who wore
the American uniform. And while their foes
have been unworthy of their steel they have
yet added. by their mastery over strange cond-
tions and unused ways, fresh laures TO the
American Armys wreath of fame There have
been individual instances of gallantry equal TO
any in the Boosted days Of chivalry and there
have been actions In mass comparable with
those on any field in all the history of our wars
There can be no loyal American who does not
think more highly of his fatherland for the work
It has undertaken in civilizing the dark places
of the earth. and not one who does not the more
eXult in the prowesS and the heroism of the
army through whose labors the first stages of
that work is being done.