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FIGHTING 70 CONTINUE.
Senior Lopez Names Conditions I'm
der Which War in the Phil.
ippines May End.
GEN. MACARTHUR TO TAKE THE FIELD.
His Plan to Personally Conduct the
Luzon Campaign Is Approved by
the President -. Forwards Report
of Operations and Conditions in
Islnnds to Mnr Department..


of a lengthy dispatch from l'oston, APP
pearing in the Herald. Senior Sixto
Lopez the former member of the
Filipino commission to the United
States and close friend of Aguinaldo,
is quoted as replying as follows, when
asked what the future course of his
people would be:
''Under any conditions involving a
Withholding of independence the Fill
pinos will continue to fight in de-
Tense"
'"What will induce the Filipinos to
stop fghting?" he was asked.
First, the granting of independ-
ence." he replied Second, a definite
promise of independence. Third,
declaration of policy by the admins
tration placing the Philippines in
similar position to Cuba. Any one
of these woulu result in an immediate
cessation of hostilities, and every
thing, including foreign obligations,
protection to life and property, coal
ing stations, military and naval bases,
could be arranged by friendly nego-
tiations."
Senior Lopez refused to discuss the
result of the election last Tuesday
When asked if he cared to say any
thing in reference to the suggestion
that he might be in communication
with Aguinaldo he said:
81 am glad of the opportunity to
state that while in this country | have
not held any communication whatever
with Aguinaldo. and have even refused
ter for an American citizen whose
patriotism / would not question"
Macarthur to Direct Campaign.
New York, Nov. 12.-Maj. Gen. Mac
Arthur says a Washington special to
the Herald, will personally direct the
vigorous military operations to be
directed against the Filipino insur-
gents.s.-Afn.i Gen. J. c. Bates will prob
6D7y be assigned to duty in Manila
as the executive head of the military
government in the Philippines during
the absence in the field of Gen. Mao
Arthur
Gen. Macarthur has clearly indi-
Gated that as soon as the rainy sea-
son shall have ended he will take per-
sonal command of the troops. This
action has received the. emphatic ap.
proval of the president.
Plans of the war department COM
municated to Gems Macarthur for
suppressing the rebellion contemplate
the division of Luzon into districts
ha N1,s or, Of 6oia
snarrpr amy 1nsrrrgenr rorces unar may
be operating therein.
Gen. Macarthur is APPARENT. con-
fident that he will find large bodies
of insurgents, and is laying his plans
to catch them between cross fires.
The details of the operation must nee
essarily be left to him. but the author
ities have clearly indicated that the
insurrection must be crushed during
the dry season.
Reports 10 War Department..
Washington, Nov. 12.-Maj. Gen, Arthur
Macarthur, commanding the army in the
Philippines and military governor of tho
islands since May 5. 1900, has submitted his
report to the war department. A, consd-
cradle portion of the report relates to
events which took place previous to the
u. d
publishes some of the correspondence and
proclamations of the Filipinos obtained be-
fore that time. He refers to the change in
Aguinaldo's plans in abandoning his army
organization and starting guerrilla war
fare. The conditions of the country have
afforded advantages for such policy, he
says. as they have enabled the insurgents
to appear and disappear at their con-
yenience. AT one time they are soldiers,
and Immediately after are within the Amer
fcan lines in the attitude of peaceful ma
tives A widely scattered formation of
Filipinos quickly followed the guerrilla
warfare which led TO corresponding dis
semination of American troops there be-
ing SO military stations in the archipelago
November l. 1899, and +l3 stations Septem-
Der !, 1900 This resulted in large num-
Der of minor affairs, many of which did
not assume the dignity of regular com
bat. though The casualties between the
dates stated were 26S Americans killed. $50
wounded and IS captured; the Filipino
losses during the same time being 1927
killed 694 wounded and 2.S64 captured, Gen.
Macarthur says the extensive distribution
OF troops has strained the soldiers of the
army to the full limit of endurance He
says the apparent desultory work has de-
manded more Of discipline. and as much Of
Walor as was required during the period of
regular operations against concentrated
field forces OF insure ctionists. Gen. Mac
Arthur speaks in the highest terms of the
service rendered by the troops amid all
sabors and hardships.
FilIDInOs Not n WarIike People
'"Tbe Filipinos." says Gen. Macarthur
ARE not d Warlfke or ferociDus people.
Left to themselves large number of them
would gladly accept American supremacy
which they are gradually coming to under
stand means individual liberty and abso-
lutte security in their lives and property
They have been maddened, however dur
1ng the past five years by rhetorical snphis-
try, and stimulants applied to national
pride. until power of discriminating in mat
ters OF public concern or private interest
has been almost entirely suspended AS a
substitute for all other considerations the
people seem to be actuated by the idea that
IN all Doubtful matters of politics or war
men are never nearer right than when GO
ing with their own kith and kin, regardless
of consequences"
This condition, he says, has raised diff
cultles and distractions In pacification
The effort to institute municipal govern
tnent under American auspices carried the
idea of exclusive fidelity to the United
states. but this met with difficulties where
E,ilipinos we're placed entirely in control
and secret municipal governments were
organized in various towns under irsursent
auspices 10 proceed simultaneously with
the American governments and often
through the same personnel Presidentes
ana town officials acted openly in behalf
OF Americans and secretly in behalf IF the
insurgents, and, paradoxical as it may
seem with considerable apparent solcitude
Tor the interests, of both
w hereVer there is a group of insurgent
forces, contiguous towns contribute to
ihe,r support and render great assistance
IN secreting the soldiers and helping them
20 escape The report says the success of
the guerriliq system depends upon com.
pete unity of action among the native