The sun., 1900-12-04
SECRETARY ROOTS REPORT.
OPERATIONS or THk ARar ~ rvs
rHIItPpsSFs AVID tHtNA.
construction NJ Road. In 'hs rhii'pp'nss and
orssni,stion Of Native Troops Recem-
msnd'd tvio and commercial Prosper
w In 'ubs and Porto Rieo F-dmstes for


w'sniNoroV. Dec , In his annual report,
I made ru'.In today. tho Secretary of War
u., .'0s r" urtti.ions ~ tho army In the
. IuUrHI.,. and No CHINA IN grent do'afl with
ne soorr'nry'- report IL transmitted tho report
ot VI Muor-G"p O'ts describing the creator part
ut r." operation. - TIE army IN the philippines
during ito lnat ycnr Secretary Root con-
cIuI". hi7 royiov II tho Philippine campaign
with the s'a'omen, that "nll formal and open
fe~i-t7nr" 70 American authority In the Philip
pr'e termina'rd leaving only an eIcesdingly
v"Nn'ioGs AMI annoying guerrilla warfare Of a
character closely approaching brisandags.
which will require time. patience and good
judgment 10 finally Sippress
"a rapidly us we have occupied territory
h" saws, the policy of inviting Inhabitants
e. return 10 thHI- peaceful voostlons, and aid
inE them IN the rcestsbl,hment OF their local
governments has been followed. and the pro-
lection OF the United states has been promised
20 them The giving Of this protection has led
10 the distribution Of troops In the Philippine
Islands 70 over 90 different posts with the con-
srlu"nt labor Of administration and supply
The maintenance Of these posts involves
the continued employment OF large force.
but as the Tagalogs. who are in rebellion. have
deliberately adopted the policy OF numbering
all VI their countrymen who are friendly to the
lni ted States, the maintenance OF garrisons
Is at present necessary To the protection OF tho
peaceful and unarmed Filipinos who have sub
mttsd to our authority. and II We are to dis
charge our obligations in that regard their
reduction must necessarily be gradual.
The most efficient measures for the reduc-
tlon OF the number OF posts and consequently
of the number Of troops necessary in the Philip
pines will be the construction of roads. maxim g
possible rapid communication, so that each post
may effectualiy protect the people OF a larger
section OF country, the establishment Of persop-
al relations between our officers and the people
of the country with whom they are brought in
contact, so that We can tell who are Trustworthy
sources OF information and who are not: the
gradually growing appreciation OF the benefits
OF our control and the sincerity OF our pro-
fessions of good intention. which will natur lly
follow the benefits OF good civil government.
and the organization Of native troops under
American officers.
The Secretary DISCUSSES with sat isfs ction the
establishment of a form Of civil government
In many places where rebellion no longer exists.
the harbor Of Manila and Gays 1t is a source Of
qualification that the revenues or the Stands
are increasing. though as yet they are not large
enough TO meet all expenses connected WITH
roads, harhors. the railroad. schools and other
insullr improvements
made 10y Congress either for loan 10 the insu-
lar treasury to be repaid out Of the revenues of
the island hereafter Of a sufficient amount for
authority be granted for the Issue Of bonds for
that purpose. constituting an obligation Of the
Insuar Government secured by lien upon the
Much embarrassment, he continues, has
been caused by the condition OF the currency
Of the islands Two suggestions for relief
have been made and he refers 70 remarks Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury on the subject.
secretary Root reviews the work of the China
the frst time tho text OF the confidential in
struc;ions to Gen Chatfee which. in part, were
Reports now indicate that American Min
ister with all the legations. have been de-
.troyed IN Pekin Chinese Representa-
sefs hsssF R hope s aScS h m
lose sight Of until certainty is absolute II
the desire Of ,hs GoyysTnme3t 70 70 mantaiI
Chinese people and Chinese officials not con-
crrned in outraScs or Americans. Among
eS e y4sH a b 4 Hung Ghspr % 10 qt e
tent Of your power aid the Government Of
China. or an ! part thereof. IN repressinG such =,
projecting American citizens and interests
and wherever Chinese Go,eInnIent fails TO
render such protection you will do all In your
Dcg1fsr freely with eomT}ands5' ,S,, Of oths,
ere and q Thsa .ns shad
be iuil and free confidence as to operations
before they are entered upon. You are at
As 20 a common oficIai direction OF tho various
forces in their combined OPERATIONS. preserv-
Ing. howeyer the integrity d 01 y0vI own Ans,s
| and complete organization
Secretary Root also gives Gen. Cha1ees =
complete report Of his erection ~ keisIrns 2;
The Fourteenth, assaulted with yisor the
BSSs,SSaH ,Sa Btss 81 s troops Who we're also % - soe s
| What mixed with the Fourteenth in consequence
Of. the contrss,ted ground The Iogrteen,h
| attack on the west side Of the railroad, az there
was not sufficient ground even, for the Brit
h to Spfte psot d doBBsry BecGss s ~ the eues e
| british comuondcr. who wished me to sup
port his right In this attack the fourteenth
anI ai' Iifty-soven wounded ! regret to state
that probably Of twenty-Nye or thirty OF this
r ., he S1sh sa and Rs.sn Rs.Es
after the position OF the Chinese was In pos
sossion Of the Fourteenth Infantry and some
Gene e tfass fr,ss ,es f u the queer action. Of the
| Russians in attacking Pekn, saying that after
arriving az IunS ShST the Russan commsndrs ma, Ter
could not move forward that day as he had to
rest his troops II was agreed to reconnoitre
For reascn- unknown to ms. the Russians
left their camp at Tons-thow abou' the time
| that my troops were mnrChInS 10 close on my
| advance guard They follow we'd tho road which
| had been asslgned 10 them. md about O'Clock
| heavy firing wa, heard in the vicinity Of rekn.
| I, was the next day ascertained that they had
| moved forward during the previous evening
| and had attacked the Tope-Pen-M Gate. an
ast gate ~ the city near where he Chinese wall
| ioins the Tartar wall At the time OF the oC-
| ourrence supposed the firing Ia he the last
| efforts OF the Chinese troops to destroy the
| legations About davbr of Aug. IL japan
| ESQ staff officer came and inquired II / knew
anything Of the whereabouts Of the Russian
| troops, to which ] could only reply that ! sup
! posed them at Tonga Chow on my right flank,
! on the opposite side of the canal. To this he
raulied that they. were not on the opposite
! side ~ the canal
/ Tito 18th. being the day decided upon for
| tho concentration on the line seven miles from
| Tuny-C how, ] made n" preparations FOR carry
| .ng on any operations beyond a small recon-
| noi-sanCe by a troop Of cavalry 10 my front
| marched q column of French troops, nhout
| two hundred passed on the road following
| him Tie commander Of the French troops
informed me that lie wished To cross bridge
| some threc miles in advance to inin the klIs-
| sian troops l informed him that there were
| no troops in front, except a cavalry troop
| which , had seat out to reconnoitre, and
| thought the Russians we're opposite me on my
NV cavalry had been absent not more than
! an hour whom Mr. Low rey, the Interpreter who
| had accompanied it. raced back and Informed
| me that Capt Cabcll WIS surrounded by Chinese
| cavalry I Immediately ordered battalion
| al tho Fourt eenth Infantry to fall In, and