The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-20
COL. WE|SENbURGER'S
EMPHATIC OPINION.
Continued From Page One.

and on the ground and live IN maiarial
fields. and be out IN the pouring rain and
rest I'm damp huts and eat poorly prepared
food. at times. and, on these accounts.
there was considerable typhoid and malaria.
but these are exceptional conditions, due
10 wars vicisstudes. and the results are
not ehargeable To the climate. In which
there Is nothing deadly II reasonable care
be used
1T IL hard to tell where Agunaido's
forces GO: their munitions OF war and
army supplies The coast line rs 50 long
that filibusieFs could easily land and no
doubt do The last place we took We
found Mauser rifles that stiii had the Oil
Of the factory on them. They had been
used only few days The natives had
arms superior 10 the volunteers and equal
70 the regulars. one thing that Is needed
Is more light draft patrol boats that can
skin, about the bays and harhors and cap
tufe relief expeditions.
There is little doubt but that the dts
asier Ia the fine cruiser Charleston was due
TO the fact that she was doing patrol duty
on coast where a light draft boat could
have gone with safety. The shotes are
better natroiiea now, and no doabt Filipino
supplies from abroad will be cut ahor.er.
Insuit. from the Natives.
THE war started through the unbeatable
insolence az the fTlipinos. who are the most
arbitrary race ever met. For two months
after we landed A, Manila We occupied the
city, and the insurgents were lined around
&.
THE Washington troops had a strategic
point az Concordla bridge, and frequently
the sen.ries Of the FSllpinos tried 70 crowd
our linea Back beyond where i, was agreed
they should - drawn. They did every
thisg they could 10 argravate and Insult
and bfing about trouble. our orders were
emphatic IN sVn.d quarrel. and do Moth
ing that could re construed &c leading 20
ore. The insurgents could come into our
camp. bat they wouldnt allow as la s3effs.
'fDur troops were oFasrs<f 70 salute their
officers a they eva our own. These Of
ficeYg s1ysa the salutez and in SONS casas
spit AZ EheIn Taey tainted ogir men. say
ing one Filipino rou}t whip bait a aozsgl
Americans Al aiosg the lae IL WAS enc
continual iu~ilt They challenged oar
men =, fight day after day ard called
them cowar4A was hsifs9 while riding
along rs officer - fhe ttag. rs q Filipino
ze.ntry who demanded a surrender cf rny
g rms I raped hirl ever tbs sfuckles
wfta NV sabre ard made aim ict 20 fAe
brittle ara told him wnat woa1i3 happen
CT = repetition az znefa e1srssius,- TIE son
,inUai abuse caxu~ 20 an era when num-
ser of srTusd Filipino sol1fers refused -
halt fer the challenge - Nebraska ser-
try after might. He fired a. them and It's
war was On.
Record of Washington asys-
'~Tsle First Washington regiment male a
glorious record. I have seen th@m dur
sag weary GAYS ana ssespless nights al
7aYs 0n sAe ariHg line. en- the uasraa. In
the hiveoac hin tae rice feds. in she
e~xsactae wffs u was pouring rain ard
when tire bat was sorTg1 ard isey we're
a1wsys sss9i~r4y. aiwAys daring. ever ready
60 advance ard light. The fsoa~f &c lie
First wasainstoH may wei De a matter OF
ssGte pride