The sun., 1900-06-17
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
PLANS or GEN. MACARTHUR. AND
CHANGES ALREADY MADE.

D,r.,,nce Between Gen. Otis and the New
Coy,rnor Of the ArchipeiaEo-Thc Military
situation . Question Of Police work
nIxer,c Interests Of the Natives
value Of Cavalry In the Philippines.
N,.,,. MAY ,2.-Cen Otis sailed for home
~ AGO to-day. and already the new broom Is
,oa,nnIne 10 sweep Gen. Macarthur has made
on. chanse in arrangement which Is far reach
,n, and Is taken as an indication Of a probable
aIa,ga IN method that will be still moro far
,sachlns. Both are strong men. capable OF
handllro large affairs But there Is the differ
.ncs that Macarthur IL said by those who have
Lroyn him longest and have had opportunity
tor knowing him best. TO be strongest on the
roint where Otis was always accused OF being
weakest, administrative efficiency.
twill be said no doubt, that there we're points
n, a. ential difference between the two men a. to
onerations and conditions here, Such things are
.ad sready here and they will OF course find their
xsv back 70 tho States and probably into print
,here do not believe IL, and my belief Is based
op long. frank confidential talks With both men.
when the whole situation and the best methoo OF
conns with Il were discussed. There was In
s,ead, striking similarity OF ideas between
them, both as t. existing conditions ana as 70
possibilities Macarthur seems TO have knack
Of getting more out Of his subordinates than
Otis had that is he has the faculty of relying on
them more and giving them more scope. He
works easily and without apparent effort. lie
IL ouck In his decisions when the matter comes
10 him we'll considered by those who submit 1t.
his mental process is rapid. Otis is slower In
reaching conclusions. but II Il doubtful II he Is
more sure. MacArthur's long training In the
office Of the Adjutant General must serve him
well in his present duty. He has the habit OF
turning of work which enables him TO get
through vast amount OF II with comparatively
no show Of labor and in very short time In
pace such as he now holds, where there Is such
q great amount Of paper work that must pass
through his hands, this is very valuable ability
In the midst Of all the multiplicity Of duties
attendant upon his command Of the division
north Of Manila. Macarthur found time some
where to devote to a very profound study OF the
whole question OF the Far Fast. He has read
widely on whatever pertains to the subject and
Il Is astonishing. sometimes, In talking with him
20 note the variety and extent Of his informa-
ton. He Is not the man. however. merely to
absorb what others have written about the
problems OF Asia. and the great perplexity OF
the future OF China he does his own thinking
and forms his own conclusions. on this as on
other subjects.
In a long talk had With him recently, just
before he came TO Manila. II was especially
interesting and inspiriting to hear him discuss
the future Of these islands and the possibility
OF the development Of American enterprise
n II we're undertaken In the right way with a
foundation OF American Institutions firmly
implanted and carefully upbuilded He has
a hone for and belief In the future OF the Phil
ha pahtd
OF the Filipino independents II they could be
made to understand It. On this point he Is in
especial accord with Gen Otis, When asked
Otis the other evening what he would do for
these Islands II he had unhampered sway, his
response was instantaneous and emphatic:
PLANT American institutions" Then he went
on to enlarge upon the advantages and possi-
brties for both islanders and Americans
that would be derived from such course
The change Macarthur has made Is In the
Office Of the secretary Of the Military Governor.
The order Is very sweeping 1t consolidates
under the charge OF the Military Secretary
sixteen divisions OF the civil work which for
merly were handled ultimately by Gen. Otis
himself II also provides that other depart
ments OF administration which may be organ
lied hereafter shall be under the same direc-
ton The sixteen divisions now in existence
include the judicial. customs and internal rev.
enue with their provincial and local depen-
denotes, postal and telegraph services. office Of
the Captain of the Port, and its several branches,
treasury. auditors department, public instruc-
tion, public works, patents, copyrights and
trademarks. mining forestry, claims and pris-
ons. 1t will be perhaps Illustrative OF the
effect Of the new departure TO say that here
after orders affecting any Of these departments
will not be countersiened by th9 Adjutant
General, but by the Military Secretary II is
IN reality the creation Of a single great depart
ment Of civil affairs separated from the purely
military. and 1t is difficult to see how 1t can fail
TO facilitate work greatly.
As his Military Secretary Gen. Macarthur
has appointed Lieut. Col e. H. Crowder. who
was Judge Advocate Of the department under
Gen. Otis In addition to the purely military
work OF his office Gen Otis gave Col Crowder
a vast amount of civil business to investigate.
lie has thus had more or less intimate acQuain-
tance with the civil questions that have come
up for action and either been settled or post
poned. He Is member of the Supreme Court
and will retain his membership under the new
arrangement He was on the board which drew
up the new plan Of civil government which,
a. Military Secretary, he will have 40 much TO
do with putting into operation and keeping in
running order afterward. He was also men,
Der Of the board which drafted the new Penal
Code and he has been a member Of the Court
Of Claims Next to Gen. Otis himself, Col.
Crowder is probably better informed as to the
civil affairs OF the islands than any other Amer
lean officer. not excepting Gen. Macarthur
The military situation has been for long
time practically a question Of police work. II
is complicated with certain difficulties, which
do not seem to be lessened greatly as time goes
on. It Ia always extremely difficult to chase
down an enemy who has only to get into the
bushes and shift his othss 10 come back smok.
Ing q cigarette and posing as your best friend
question very much. however. If the most
serious obstacle to the early settlement does
not lie in our own actions. The Junta at Hong
Kong IN still extremely active and circulates
the widest stories all the time with the mos
astonishing success II Is incomprehensible
how their lucubratons con find crodence after
so many OF them have been disproved so abso
lutely, They seize eagerly on every little Incl
dent that happens in the States, and they cur
make capital for themselves and their caus'
out OF the most untoward and forbidding events
But it all helps, and the local leaders are moi
slow to take advantage of mistakes on the par
OF the men in our garrisons
1t isl slow. hard work, requiring great pa