The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-08-28
Dir. GRIFFITH TALKS OF
THE PHILIPPINES
ABOUT HIS SERVICE ON
THE ISLAND
5Hetiirned Columbian's VIews-BelIevest that
gSsSSSS5 the Election In November VIII End
the Insurrectlon-Charact ctsr
n OF tho People.
(The State, 7th.)

81 siTlShhts l1Shhts5$'Ie"lo ". Illlllln, me COlum-
ban who was formerly adjutant sur
geon Of the Second South Carolina,
~. S.Y. in Cuba, but who subse-
quently went in Ii'lo position to the
philippines with tho Forty. second
infantry, U. S. v, rosigning recently
on account Of i'll health and return
ing home, talks NEST interestingly Of
the situation in the Philippines. DR..
Griffith got home Il week ago. The
steamer called at Japan's chief port
on route and thon made the record
trip for fast time across tho Pacific
to San francisco. lIo was delighted
with what he saw Ct Japan.
Dr. Griffith stated yesterday that
he had made up his mind to stick to
Columbia, which ho regarded tho
coming city. Ho will rest for Il
month, spending tho time with rola-
tives in Lexington County, and in
September will rot,1rn here to resume
his profession. DR.. Griffith is still
much suuburned antl is wearing a
beautiful Ponuma Eat
'&5,I Asked to give brief account of
his experience and impressions yes
terday ho said: II havo heen in the
Philippines abou. ssssn A,asaahs and
have been on ds$y IN tlsa hei& on the
island Of Luzon during thHh period.
The headquarters Of my regiment,
the Forty second in ontry, U. S. ",
have always been in Northern Luzon,
but L have been stationed in South.
ern Luzon with detachment of my
regiment most of tho time. / first
saw active duty in tha field January
10th when, as the only medical Off,
Ger, accompanied the six compa-
MES composing Lieut.. Col. Beacom's
expedition into Southern Luzon.
This expedition WAS sent out for the
purpose Of healing off the insurgents
who were being driven to the north
by Gen. Schwan's column. This
command did some veay efficient
work. Col. Beacon was afterwards
placed in command Of all the troops
on the western coast Of Laguna de
Bay. We had numerous skirmishes
and one engagement with tho insur-
gents.
"rhe Fillipinos in this section of
the island are an industrious and in
telligent class of people. There is a
considerable proportion OF the IN
habitants Of the Philippines who are
nothing more than semi -savages.
Their chief food is rico, and for that
matter all the Inhabitants of the far
east subsist almost entirely on rice.
Sugar, tobacco and rice are the chief
products of these islands.
"The fighting there now is chiefly
guerilla warfare and may last indefi,
nitely. A sottlement Of some kind
should be made with them. After
the presidential election | thluk a
settlement can bo made. I believe
that Democratic administration
can make q quicker and moro salts
factory settlement because the Fill
pinos have moro confidence in the
Democrats than in the Republicans.
"The military government had for
several months before the arrival of
the commission been making an ef-
fort to establish civil government in
all the towns occupied by American
troops, bnt the establishment Of civil
govornmont has been found to be
very difficult. It has been hard to
find intelligent natives who would
serve as presidents OF the towns and
citios and whom a capable man has
been persuaded to r,rvo Ae has fro
quently proved to bo in league with
the insurgents.
"a short time before I loft I was
talking with an intolligent and edu-
Gated native Of MaIsbon and I asked
her If there were many insnrroctos
in Malabon and she repiied that
they we're all insurrectos. From my
knowledge of the Fillipinos I think
that she made as fair a statement
not only as to Malabon but as to
the Philippines as + have over heard.
II am very glad to have visited
these islands and to have served in