New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
HOW THE FILIPINOS MADE READl'
DRILLING AND GETTING ARMS NOM no "'
FORE FIGHTING BEGAN-WHAT CAr-
TAIN FARRELL SAW IN LCION


Chicago. March 2S-Captain G. p Farrell aSs'S'
80, surceon Of the LIST California Volunteers. Is III
c,hicaco His regiment was the first TO reach MN
Mia last June and he was In the isiahd Oh LuAo
continuously until the last week or JahunN' wv
months ago lie had unusual opportunities 10 SUI"
the conditions In the ISLANDS as ne N"S So
LAST October 10 make n tour OF Investigation eN-
,a,,c from, Manila TO Dagupan lie speaks span
,eb nnentlv and for that reason was CHOSEN 10
carry on many OF the negotiations with Aguihaiuo
Cantain Farrell traversod the country "here t"'
American troops arc now hghtlns ana IN speah'ns
of The locality said:
.Tbe railway line extends up the middle OF tho
valley along which troops have been advhhc-
ing The country In which recent operations nave
taken Mace IS fat and Is simply a succession o.
rice fields Between this valley and the SO" j.
low range of hills. and on tho other mana ~ NV
coast range Of mountains. perhaps five thousand
or six thousand feet high The rice helds are Si'''
and are separated by bikes. so that they can De
flooded 1t is an excellent country for defensive
operations The natives can use the olAcs io'
trenches retreating from TO another. ana the'
in abandoning a position they can food the ne'of
and thus hinder the advance or our men' ~" ,
not seen II mentioned In the dispatches ou'
have no doubt that many OF these helds nave ''e
flooded"
What do you believe VIII De 'he ei''' VI Wv
present campaign" ~
''There will bc several pitched Datues anu ''''
Arujnaldo's army will he dispersed. but the A"e'
lean Army in the Philippines will have 10 cohtenu
with guerilla warfare for several years W '
Tho atives will not submit. II the main BODY
NJ the army is demolished and scattered gun
do not think the prospect Is one that shouid DE
,iorr,ng or distressing. Our Army Will have an
experience I'm the Philippines which VIII ne eAceeu-
inrIv valuable and make it all the more ehectNe
I'm the future .
How did YOU happen to make a trip through the
islandY
eft was found advisable to ascertain what inc
r.,ives in the interior were doing and what
seemed TO be their attitude toward the Americans
The American officers in uniform VINO hau al
TEMPTED 10 traverse this part OF the country hau
been arrested and sent back. so traVeieu rs :,
civilian That was late in october. AS am OIL
English birth allowed the natives to believe tha'
I vas an Enrlishman In addition to that spoke
Spanish and found little difficulty IN getting along
although was continually stopped and Questioned
at evcr1 town the soldiers demanded Of me a
pass from Aguinaldo. The fact that his name was
mentioned everywhere. and that he was regarded
&c their leader gave me some idea or his inhuenS,
g., mo leland | went the entire length or the RAN
way line from Manila to Degupan. on the other
coast and everywhere | found the natives arihln i
paos,ol,.es and drilling constantly. The one topic
Of Conversation was the coming fight with i1
Americans They seemed to regard IL dS '"e'''""'
and were not disposed 10 avoid H. , 49,, ,,l doy.r
Even the little boys were HaTcnInE w " GU, more
the streets and being drilled. and never saM MI ,hc
niliter, enthusiasm in any country. or course th'
drilling was awkward and the discipline pop, ns1
tba soldiers were intensely earnest ana ehlhusIaS
lie everywhere and the fact that the new arm.
wcre being shipped I'm and distributed showed thaI
some weii,deined policy OF preparation was Deihs
nut into effect , ,..o,.o, or,,,e 80
They were shipped in all last summer ana au-
tumn As soon as Agunaldo established ms III, HU co
ornrnont he began TO levy taxes IN every Nlldt
end dem1nd tribute from the residents IN anu
around Manila and great deal OF TINS InomvS ,So,
TRANSATLANTIC extended for arms and ammunition.
a. W9ioios | saw Maxrns and Gatlngs Ihere ar
enough Spanish artilerymen among .ne III r. ,s
80 hgrdla these guns in effective manner. - u
evident that the natives have eompesm1 tsf con
',,b tben, for their trenches have been wen CoIi
y, rctod and so arranged that soldiers can retrehe
from one 10 another without putting themselves III
range"
You met Aguinaldo often? ..oo ,t,,.. a dav
For time met him two or three tline d 49, u
w. ,,,nreesed me as an exceedingly shre"u
{ re n.y. n eyceedinglv suspicious OF the Americans:
and FOUND the greatest difficulty IN geIu1hs IA
Inflammation out OF him. At every lh'erNie" "0 ~
nne ~ his native officers with him.