Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-16
HOTBED OF THE INSURGENTS
CLEARED OUT BY THE CAMPAIGN OF
GEN. SCHWAN.
Provinces TransfOrmed Into Settled
Farming Lands - Credit Due to the
Cavalry Under Col. Hayes.

| Interesting details have reached the War
| Department in regard to the highly sue
| cessful campaign conducted by General
| Schwan. in the southern provinces of Luz
zon which has been dest ibed as one of the
| most important operations of the war in the
| Philippines. 1t resulted in opening and
| clearing territory before practically I'M
| known to Americans and long looked upon
| as the hotbed of the insurgents. AS a re-
| suit of General Schwan's operations these
! provinces have been transformed into set
| tied farming lands whose rich pent-up
| produce adds so much to the markets of
| the principal ports in the south. According
| to one correspondent the principal credit for
! this happy result is due to the cavalry df-
vision under Lieutenant Colonel E NJ
Hayes OF the 4th Cavalry, as his flying
column mace the steady advance of the in
| fantry possible.
Praise of the Cavalry,
General Schwan, in his report of the expe-
dition, refers especially to the work of
Hayes cavalry as follows:
The cavalry command deserves special
notice and commendation. The object of
the column to which it belonged was the
destruction or dispersion of the enemy in
parts OF the provinces of Cavite and Lagu-
ma ana In the provinces of Batangas and
TayabaS, and the permanent occlInation of
this territory by United States troops The
provinces named. save Tayabas, may be
sald 10 nave been the hotbed of the insur-
fection. and the locality in which the insur-
Tectionsiry movement had its origin. While
IN the northern part of Luzon the COLLAPSE
OF the rebellion through the vigorous action
OF our troops was on January l an accom-
pliShed TACT, the lnSurgent organization in
the territory mentioned was then still in
tact, in fact mad been reinforced by ac-
SESSIONS from the north. The hostility of
us popuiauon-which precluded the infor-
n e,1y-
OF wagon roads and of accurate mans
made the task assigned TO the brigade an
extremely arduous and difficult one Never
thtleSS, 1t was practically COMPLETED within
less than three weeks. This gratifying re.
suit OF the expeditions opera tons was in n
large measure the work of the cavalry
command. 1t involved long marches under
a tropical sun.
irduous Service.
The marches, mostly over the toughest
conceivable trials and frequently inter-
rupted by combats with the enemy. were
performed on short allowances of fond
which NEST of the time had to be carried
on the mems persons or in the saddle bags
For those organizations which served in
lhe brigade throughout its existence the
HttrcheS aggregated some 2HO miles ex-
elusive OF side trips, the greatest distance
1t Is believed, ever passed over by any- n.So,
expedition in our island possessions \ ct
the marches of this expedition We're cheer
-'''N J.I4I'i iiltu, ana with minimum Of
stragsling, by the men of all regiments. in
Guiding those whose service in the brisrlda
was not continuous
The operations of Hayes Cavalry were
throughout the campaign marked by the
rapidity and suddcnnoss of movement which
should be the distinguishing characteristic
Oh lhat arm. 1t drove the enemy from if :
Irenchts near Muntinlupa in the first en-
S1seheht OF the campaign it moved from
Einan across the island to Naic in thren
GdHs, engaging and driving the enemy at
2Aahs' indang and near Naic, stopping al
lndahs long enough to scout to the tnyync
oi MtndeX NuneZ and Alfonso. 1t dashed
IRON Santo Tomas to Rosario tokinp san
radio 11aon and driving the enemy befnra
II IN seFera! sliirmishes: it marched on
2dtansaS and thence by Tiaon Candelaria
Sarlaya to Tayabas and Lacban each
name OF which records intrenched resist
dnGe 10 Its passage. A distance of 300
t Gn was covered by the time it reached
santa Cruz, much of it by barest mountain
paiiS' on no forage but what could he
Sdthered IN the country and with no on
portunlty to shoe the animals made bare
ioot by the rOughness of the work All
t .hls constitutes record for cavalry march
ing ana nShtlng which reflects the greatest
credit on the cavalry command. and of
winch 1t should be justly proud
Col. Hayes Assistants
COL Hayes command consisted of four
troops of the 11th Cavalry, T. S. v, under
MAJ. ID, E Nolan and eight officers. Acting
squadron Adjutant Lieut.. John Hoffman.
Acting Quartermaster and Commtssary
Lieut. George Curry and First Lieut. s l.
Beesley as medical officer; four troons Of
the 4th Cavalry, L. S. A CA. 3, c and d.
under Maj. Augur and Troop of the same
regiment with the headquarters. with Lieut.
l.. il"iprooke as acting quartermaster and
commissary and Mai Wilfred Turnbnn as
medical officer for the command With
Doth commands We're 1876 pack mules and
lhirty-seven packers in all