The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-04
OPlNIONS FAREGuLAR
Sergeant Heron Roasts the Filipino
and American Ally.


and American Ally.
Guthrie, @ T., Nov. 3-The Allowing
interesting letter from Sergeant Arthur
c.. Heron 10 his mother. is puolished En-
the Arapahoe Bee. Sergeant Heron IS
now seeing service in the PHILIPPINES iu
a good deal more about his real Dsy-
good deal more about the real phE-
chologicat experience as wen as his
strictly physical comforts and discom-
forts. than most of the soldier bows sue
coed in conveying 10 the folks az home.
Sergeant Herrou's letter in for follows.
san Triglon, Manila. II. l. Sept g foo
Ny Dear Mother. Yours Of July 9Th
al hand this instant Sc VIII reply with
out delay.
II seems TO me that II al the soldiers
had mothers as dear and kind as / have,
this corps would he much better or We
rsve little to civinze us-that IS. good
old home civilizauon-and letter from
home is always a godsend Many ~ the
troops seldom haar from their parents.
Some do not seem 70 care. while Others
worry considerably which causes much
discomfort L can't complain so very
much, only 7 think you might drop an
extra to. me sometimes.
I like soldering snd had 7 no attrac-
lions in civil life / should certainly fol-
low my profession. do not mean 90
say that I delight in taking human Hfe
but very much the reverse War IS he'll
and the battlefield is the furnace. Stil
there is certain sensation that only
these who have been under fire can COM
rrehend. While in action one UEdergoes
a sort of ain electric dream. OF course
it is nothing more or less than excite
ment Of q curious nature. One does not
think If being killed or wounded while
iu the heat OF battle. 5ut Jet troops run
ont Of ammunition or for some other
reason &c compelled to lay Idle under
fire. then one feels the strain upon his
nerves Many grow gray after few
such occasions The artillery have much
of this waiting under IRE 70 do. not from
lack Of ammunition 5ut for many other
reasons. such as getting stuck in the
rice paddles" and $3.50 pound gun isn't
an easy article to navigate under such
trying circumstance in gunho such as
is most OF the valley land here. ] used
to think &c DO many others. that SOLD
Ter was a lazy piece OF humauitg but
have learned from practical experience
that good soldier must be a sort of
machine able to endure almost anything
from ditching 10 controlling the gorern-
ment and we come very near doing it
Last fan when the railroad from Manila
10 Dagupan was being captured we quite
frequently found a car ln the ditch and
an engine torn completely apart Wen
in an hour or two the train would be so-
ing 30 Manila again. ] have seen SOLE
der with q shovel OF an AK buildiug
road or bridge today and tomorrow be
clerk In the corps headquarters. This is
what a real solder Is. that Is. real
American soldier Tfe is also supposed
to BE- bullet proof but 81 an extraordln-
ary Mauser with sufficient power back of
it strikes fellow be gets ride
On an ambulance ard cu.nne pI
20 boot. do nos mean 10 Say that our
medical department Is on the bum. bat
I do know that j can doctor myself with
zumoo better than some jo5s have
seen or course in q genera hosp.faI
things are dlnerenC think 4 politics
would not have such voice. many more
able surgeons could be- procured and
therefore many lives saved
see in the Darers from the states
that MANY are bowling sb11t humanity
for the sureea-s a3t da NOT m 7
take into consideration what tha ameri
can soldier has O. contend 2fa
tropical climate bate ~ see such
ignorance disoiaye5 IN waat is apposed
60 re a highly civilized an9 escafad ra-
tom anow Htte about ecnstlta-
.rrr and international lawr msar.r-