The record-union., 1899-09-16
FILIPINOS ARE UHGRATEFUL.
TEEACHERY is A PART OF
THEIR NATURE.
Albert Tibbals Tells What He
Thinks of the Country and
the War.

Albert D. Tibbals, recently or the
Fourth United States Cavalry, has re-
turned from Manila. having been nom
orably discharged Mr.. Tibbals is the
son of Harry Tibbals. who was well
known in this city, having been Tor a
long time advertising solicitor and col
lector for the Record Union"
The young man enlisted for the war
with Spain and went to Manila with
his regiment. His discharge papers
show that he took part in fourteen bat
ties and did not receive a wound, and
that his record as a soldier is excellent.
He is an intelligent young man ana
has evidently improved his opportuni-
ties of observation.
In conversation with a Record I'm
ion'' reporter yesterday he said in re-
lation to the criticisms on General Otis:
unfortunately, there is some reeling
among the boys toward General Otis.
but l think he did the best he could,
under the circumstances. He was ham
dicapped in the beginning, for the
United States had not counted on the
rebellion of the Filipinos and had not
prepared for it, either in troops or COM
missary department 1t is a big coun-
y
rice fields. We could drive the enemy
off, but we had not men to hold the
country, and they came back. What
is needed is to keep them moving, and
then we would soon conquer them. l
think we will do it within the next
year.
Before the war was begun we were
tired and discontented at having to put
up with their insults and not being al
lowed to resent them. They drink
quantities of kind of wine or liquor
that is made by the Chinese and grow
very valiant after imbibing. They had
low opinion of us from our forbear-
ance, and thought we would be AFRAID
of them. While our Senate was delay,
ing the treaty of peace and dallying
along, they became very insulting, but
now that we have fought with them
they are afraid of US. Ingratitude is in
grained in the Filipino, and treachery
is part of his nature. On Fourth OF
July night, after the war had COM
menced one of our surgeons, a fine fell
low, who was attending a wounded Fill
ipino officer. was captured by them
and hacked to pieces. On one occasion
We were nearly led into a trap by
them. They put white flags on their
muskets and nearly had us in the trap,
when one of their officers waved his
sword to his followers to come on and
we escaped them.
NO / do not consider it an un-
healthy country. To be sure the rice
fields are often covered with water, but
I do not consider it as unhealthy as
our river bottoms. If a man will take
care of himself and what he eats he
viii generally come through all right,
although there is considerable dysen-
terry. Although the drainage about Ma
Mia is not what it ought to be the sani-
tary conditions can be much improved
There is plenty of meat, but in that
climate a man should be more of a
vegetarian.
We could have done better in rout>
ing the insurgents had not the Spanish
guides proved such failures. They
knew no more of the country, appar-
emily, than our boys did. We were
short of troops, too. and could not hold
the country we conquered. / think the
Macabebes would have helped us drive
out the Tagalos if they had not been
afraid the United States would take
their arms away from them and leave
them at the mercy of the Tagalos af-
terward. They We're friendly to us
boys and treated US we'll. The only
hostile Filipinos are Aguinaldo's men,
except the Chinese. who are all for
money The Filipinos, when cornered.
would commence TO negotiate for peace
and when they had new trenches built.
would go out again and fight. They
would pretend to be amigos ana arter
our soldiers went by would shoot at
them. I do not think they are capable
of governing themselves or are very
intelligent.
NO, have never known our troops
to slaughter prisoners. When the ne
groes broke out at Fonda. we took 200
prisoners into the walled city and treat
ed them WELL They had the same ra-