Richmond planet., 1900-12-22

in 3 state OF quietud The robber-
bands are our greatest trouble. Many
OF them yet infest the Islands.
NATIVE PoLIoRMEN.
ALI the towns in our province have
native policemen in fact. guess they
are ell over the the Island. They have
proven TO be Of very valuable service
to the Americans. They are always on
the alert for any struggling Insurgent
or Ladrone. The better class of Fill
pinos are sick of the insurrection and
are willing to help the Americans TO
put it down. Some of Aguiu eldo's
lesding followers have left him in his
hopeless cause. Thi- province is much
quiater than great many localities OF
the United States According Co news
paper reports, it took more troops to
quell the riot at New Orleans. La.
than it did to put down the insurrec-
sion IN 2 'm6sles Province,
We were jubilant over the prospects
OF going to China . few weeks ago but
owing 10 our wise Excel!epcy, the
President has ressored peace, which
he always does wherever his good and
wise judgement is called into play.
The 25th would like to have had
China added to her list, but we will be
coutented with our past accomplish
ments; but wherever duty calls as we
will not b. weighed and found want
ing. Our courage has won us fame,
our moral principles and kindnes
have won us frieLds, our good work.
msnship aud how TO deal with the ene-
my have Won US fear, our good disei-
pline has won Us praise from our su-
periors.
''oUR COLONEL"
We have one OF the finest CoIonels in
the u. 8. Army. He is beloved and
held in high esteem by all whe are uu-
der him We regret to think that soon
he will sooD depart from us, owing to
him reaching the required age for re-
tlrement. O'course there are plenty
of good officers in our army. Our
whole srmv is composed of good and
. III lent fiji :ers; but still we hate to
lose our Colonel ss we know him and
he knows US. Al FiIipinos who have
to go before him are dealt with with
great confederation. They have sll
lesEzf d -se respees him. Never haze
the Goth left on an expt d tion, but
he would warn them 90 treat the ns-
tives with civility and due considers.
tions, which order We always complied
with. de takes great pride in the dis
cipilning OF his regiment, although he
will leave us soon, his name will ever
De cherished by our regiment.
have read good many sccounts of
discharged volunteers and regulars,
through the American newspapers of
depredations committed upon Filipi-
NOS by our men in the field which re
ports are false as every soldier In Phil
iprines knows that the lives and prop
erty OF Filipinos are daily protected
by Americans from their own people.
The prisoners a. we'll as the peaceable
are treated with great confederation
Our officers takes great pride in pro.
testing and seeing that the peacsable
natives property 10 respected 90 we'll as
protected.
III Apers6n were to search the roots
where they originate. Some men cefne
In the army for pleasure and some fer
adventure, but when they enlist and
are presented their field equipments
and commence camp life. their ex
pectation or feather mattresses spring
bunke, ham and eggs, quail on tnsst
and other such deljcacies ara not real.
ixed they Commence to cry for home !;
but when crying seems to do no COED
hey generally turn to be chronic kick.
ers and newspaper correspondent.
WHAT THEY sxPncr.
It seems a. IL they expect to cam
psign in q Pullman Palace Oar. The
American Army Is better off without
such men, as they are . detriment to
be exported to their homes the better
| for the service. They should all be
| corralled up and fed on beef-tea and
l chicken-broth until thew can be given
back to their parents to be nursed on q
more delicate food.
The American Army d oesn't need any
chronic kicker babies or cold feet-six
teen ito -onenites nor Bry-> ?)ites in
it. We are eating very we'll on O Gold
Chow and we wouldn't like a change
OF menu to q Silver. platform Chow
although we might get plenty of the
latter to chew. but it is liable not tC
digest well-Gold Chow 10 substantial
enough for us. We know which il
which. The health of the 25th can be
compared with that OF the troops ssrv-
ing in the States with an exception o.
the minor tropical diseases such at
Dobe Itch which has been greatly re-
duced by our doctors.
Our doctors exercise the creates
precsutIon against contagious disease
and they see that strict sanitary Law
is observed by soldiers as we'll as ma
tives. All OF the 25th are quartered il
guod barracks. Duty has been reduc
ed 90 per cent and every thing is goinI
on in harmony.
hope to write you again soon. CO
IL. as well ss myself, extend to yo
our best wishes for the success of you
paper and the betterment of eonditio
of the Southern Negro.
Iremain respectfully yours,
JAMES BooKER,
Co. ID, 25th Infantry
P. s. am Virginiau was born
Farmsville, Va enlisted in Richmond
Va, March 11th, 1897, was disch arg Z
March 10Th, 1900, re- enlisted Marc
Il IIth 1QO0 - Maaiolnr D a-A