The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-08

thirty thousand Men Net Enough.
Manila. June q, via HOng-KOng
June SO.-TWo opposite news Of the
PhliPpiBe siiuziiOn aC held BY these
persons Who have followed the Amer
icsn eanpAigu With close attention.
First. S the OReiL militSry view.
According 10 this, 'the situation Is
nov well in hand and the campaign
has been IS successial IS possible.
The natives are tired Of The insunec-
tIon and are more inendly toward the
Americans than toward the lasaF-
gents.
1.-The insupgent army IS made up
almost entirely OF bngADds who an no
longer be held together by their
leaders. The war will soon be over, II.
the wei season holds of.
"rhe force Of troops nov on hand
is Sufficient for the emergency. Bus
iness Ia picking up.
The disorgAnized Ias~urrection, de-
pnved Of It's resources, Is held together
Al present entirely BY The hope gwen
the insurgents through the anti
annexation movement in the United
States and the Amencan papers which
reach here.
"The insurgent leaders are actuAled
solely BY selfish personal ambitions"
WHAT MEN N ri FIELD SAL.
The second view, which is held by
military men in the field and leading
thinkers, Is that. the ability OF our
troops to drive the insurgents st will
having been proved, the suppression
Of the Instruction depends upon the
sbility Of the men in authority to cope
with the situation, and not upon
muzzling the American press.
The outlook At present is more
gloomy for q speedy ending OF the war
than eve before. The method Of
making raids into the country and
then Withdrawing, leaving the friendly
natives al the mercy Of the returning
insurgents, has tended to ALLEVIATE the
population and not materially to
weaken the insurgents.
The organization OF the insurgents is
still good and their resources are not
greatly impaired. The failure this
season to take the railroads running
through the valley Of the rice country
shove San Fernando leaves TO the
enemy immense resources and fails to
protect the interests Of foreign mer-
| chants.
With the present methods, the war
with the Filipinos can continue in.
definitely. The only true method 10
paeify the country is to garrison all the
important towns. To do this more
than twice the number OF troops
already here, including the volunteers,
are necessary with several regiments
Of mounted cavalry.
oSLT EIGHT rHoUsASDN MEN IN THE FIELD
Four thousand men being in the
hospital, 1900 in the southern islands
aud $1,000 in Manila, Cayite and
small gArrlsons, this leaves only 5000
men for active campaigning.
This number is not sufficient, since
the troops In the north are in bad
condition, many Of the soldiers having
irritated hearts, by reason OF over
eIertion. On account Of the small mum
Der Of troops available, new advances
are constantly required and frequen
changes OF the exhausted regiments.
There is great waste OF time an,
energy Of the men by long marches Il
the front. The noncombatants arr
more friendly toward the insurgent
than toward the Americans, on accoun
manly OF the petty tyranny Of th
soldiers.
The isolated insurgent outrages ar
only a repetition of similar isolate,
acts Of our own men.
4, A pioneer and engineer corps
much needed for the building Of goo
roads. Nothing on this line has bee
n done, but it is indispensable for th
~pacifcation of the country.
. A government free from the Vext
tons of Spanish taxation should lon
ago have been established.
The business s~tagnstion, 1t is hell
wlll continue TIL all the impor.aI
ports of Luzon + occupied by sma
y garrisons.
Local bankers believe that currenC
is leaving the islands. The estimate
reduction is from s2S, O00, 900
s15, 1000, 900.