The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-24
FORCE is TOO SMALL.
Otis Needs More Troops in Order to
Subdue Filipinos.
A Member OF His stan Declares the
situation Il serious-Rumor That
Miles II To Be sent 10 the Phil
fppines II Denied.


San Francisco, June 22.--Dr. Charles
A. McQuesten, who was on the stan
of Gen. Il. S. Otis, and who was health
officer at Manila. has returned home
invalided by the climate.
Capt. McQuesten made close study
OF the conditions of the Philippines
situation. He is of the opinion that
it will take from 100000 10 10000 sol
diers TO properly subdue and hold the
islands, He also says that the peace
commission was an absolute failure.
and that its work from the start was
without effect He strongly supports
the military government of the islands,
except that he thinks more men will be
necessary than has been estimated.
DR.. Schurman knows that the COM
mission is a failure and is coming home,
In July. added Capt. McQuestcn.
Unless troops. thousands of them. are
sent 20 the aid Of our men there they will
be driven back into Manila In the course OF
the next few months, during the rainy sea-
son. Our men simply cannot stand the
climate. Fifty per cent. Of them viii be
incapacitated by sickness and the terri
tory ovcrrun will have 20 he abandoned.
sour officers and soldiers have accom-
plshed wonders and have proved them
selves the best soldiers In the world but
nothing decisive has come Of IL, because our
men were not In great enough force.
'One of the great dangers that our men
have to face is the climate. The new
corners Will be at disadvantage, because
the volunteers who are returning home are
Injured 10 the climate This will make more
men necessary than we would otherwise
have TO put in the field. AS matter OF be-
lief the Filpinos think they have the
Americans licked already
zone solution OF the situation might be TO
enlist colored men from the gulf states. and
this might settle some OF the race questions
OF that section. These men would be bet
ter able TO stand the climate conditions
around Manila, and II has been proven that
they are good fighters.
81 want TO say a word for the western
volunteers They make the finest soldiers
In the world, and their fighting qualities
are wonderful But the volunteers all want
20 return home and hardly think that the
plan 20 enlist three skeleton regiments
from the volunteers now IN the Philippines
Will be a success. The men enlisted 10 fight
for their country, and they are not the
kind OF men who want 10 stay and fight an
lnsurrection for money or the fun OF fight
ing"
Miles NOD ia lie sent.
Washington, June 22.--There is abso-
lutely no truth in the report that Gen.
Miles has made application for or seeks
assignment TO the command of the
army in the Philippines. Capt Francis
Michler. aid de camp TO Gen. Miles, said
that Gen. Miles had not sought the
command and that no intimation had
passed through the Office of the COM
handing general that he would be des-
ignated TO succeed or supersede Gen.
Otis Gen. Otis has given entire salts
faction to the president and the secre-
tary OF war. No change would be made
in the command AT Manila without con-
sulting the president, and nothing has
yet occurred 10 cause him TO lose con
fidence in Gen. Otis. Strong pressure
is being brought upon the president to
increase the army i'm the Philippines.
but he is sustaining Gen. Otis and has
so far refused to ignore his recom-
mendations.
Tell of American weakness.
Madrid, June 22.--Dispatches from
Hong Kong received in Madrid describe
the American situation in the I'hilip-
pines, while not critical as greatly
weakened through loss and disability
from disease. The urgent need OF
large number of fresh troops Is empha-
sized.
Takes to the swnmpx.
Manila, June 22.-The insurgent army
has taken TO the swamps and hills be-
yond linus. The largest force is sup
posed TO be in the neighborhood of San
,ntu Il "a.
ton more toward the lake or toward
the coast, according as eNigencies de-
mand. Gen. Wheaton returned to linus
Wednesday, bringing three men who
were wounded in Tuesdays fighting.
The heavy rains that fan nightly make
car ~ Ids