Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-11-10
GENERAL MACARTHUR
TAKES The FIELD
Active Operations That Will End the Re-
bellion in the Philippines Are to Be
Commenced at Once.
A REPORT OF EXISTING CONDITIONS


Macarthur, says a Washington special
to the Herald, will personally direct
vigorous military operations against
the Filipino insurgents. Major General
Bates will probably be assigned to duty
at Manila as executive head of the
military government during the alb
sence in the field of Macarthur. The
plans of the war department commune
Gated to Macarthur for the suppression
of the rebellion contemplate the divis-
ion of LuZon into districts and the
mobilization of sufficient troops in
these districts effectually to shatter
any insurgent forces.
A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
Washington Nov. 10.-Major General
Macarthur, commanding the army Of
the Philippines, and military governor
of the islands since May 5th, submitted
his report to the war department. He
refers to the change of Aguinaldo's
plans in abandoning his army organi-
cation and starting guerilla warfare.
forded advantages for such a policy, he
says, as they enabled the insurgents
to appear and disappear at convenience.
At one time they are soldiers, and i'm
mediately after are within the lines In
the attitude of peaceable natives. The
widely scattered formation of the Fill
pinos quickly followed the guerilla war;
fare which led to corresponding dis
semination of the American troops,
there being SO military stations in the
archipelago November l, 1899, and Alb
stations on September 1, last. This re-
suited in a large number of minor af-
fairs, many Of which did not assume
the dignity of a regular combat al
though the casualties between the dates
stated were 26S Americans killed, 750
wounded and 55 captured. The Fill
pino losses during the same time being
1927 killed, 694 wounded and 2,64S cap
tured. Macarthur speaks in the high
est terms of the service rendered by the
troops amid all labors and hardships.
The Fiipinos, says Macarthur, are not
warlike or ferocious people. Left to
themselves large number of them
would gladly accept American suprem-
acy which they are gradually coming
to understand is a means to individual
liberty and the absolute security to
their lives and property. They have
been maddened, however, the past five
years, by rhetorical sophistry and stim-
ulants applied to their national pride,
until the power of discriminating in
matters of public concern or private
interests has been almost entirely sus-
pended AS substitute for all the
other considerations the people seem
to be actuated by the idea that in all
doubtful matters, politics or war, men
are never nearer right than when go
ing with their own kith and kin, re-
gardless of correctness.
Washington, Nov. 1O.-General Nc
Arthur after speaking of the establish
ment of a Republican form of govern
ment in the islands, says
In the light of existing conditions it
is difficult to realize that there is any
possibility of such future for the is
lands. especially so at present and for
many years to come, the necessity of
large military and naval force is too
apparent to admit of discussion.
WANT INDEPENDENCE.
New York Nov. 10.-The Herald
quotes Senior Lopez, close friend of
Aguinado, as saying that the Filipinos
will stop fighting when granted inde-
pendence or the promise of independ-
ence or when the islands are placed in
similar position to that of Cuba.