The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
CONDITIONS IN TINE PHILIPPINES.
Large Army and Navy Needed 10 Hold
The islsnds


Washington, Nov. l0.----Malor GEN
eral Arthur Macarthur, commanding
the army in the Philippines. and Milf
,ary Governor OF tho Islands since May
8, 1900, has sabmiiied bis report 10
the War Department.
lie refers 10 the change in Agulnal.
dos plans 10 abandoning his army or
ganizaiion and starting guerilla war
fare. The conditions Of the country
hare afforded advantage for such
policy, he says, rs ibey have enabled
tie insurgents TO appear and disappear
at their convenience. AL one time
they arc soldicrs and Immediately after
are within the American lines In the
attitude Of peaceful natives.
A widely scattered formation Of Eli
ipinos quickly followed the guerilla
warfare which led TO corresponding
dissemination Of American troops,
there being fiiiy.ihrce military stations
In she archipelago November 1, 1893,
and 4l3 stations September /. 1900.
This resulted In large number Of
minor affairs, many Of which did not
assume the dignigty Of q regular COM
bat though the casualiIoS between the
dates stated were 2Gs Americans killed
$50 wounded and SIS captured; Fiji
pino losses during the same iimO being
3,22I killed, GA wounded aud 1854
captured.
ARMr's ENDURANCE STRAINED.
General Macarthur says the exien.
siye distribution of troops has slraiaed
the soldiers Of the army 10 the limit OF
endurance. He says the apparent
desul,ofy work has demanded more Of
discipline aud as much of vslur rs was
required during the period Of regular
operations against concentrated Geld
forces Of inmrrectionisls. General
Macarthur then speaks in tho highest
terms VI the service rendered by tho
troops amid sill Iabors and hard,hips.
The effort TO institute muuicipal
government under American auspices
init with difficulties, and secret muuic-
ipal governments were organized In
various towns under insnrgent auspices
10 proceed simultaneously with the
American Governments and often
through tho same personnel. PTesi.
dents and town officials acted openly
in behalf Of Americans, and secretly Ia
behalf Of the insurgents, and paradox
ieai Us Il may seem, with considerable
apparent soliciiudc for the interests Of
both.
Wherever there Is a group Of lnsur.
gent forces, contiguous towns contrib
! ute to their supper, aud render great
assistance 10 sccreting tho soldiers AMI
helping them TO escape.
sucCEss or TnE GUERRILLA SYSTEM.
The report says the success Of the
guerilla system depends upon complete
unity of action among the native pop
ulation. That there Ia such unity Is
frankly acknowledged, but how 1t Is
brought about General Macarthur says
he is unable TO ascertain. inIimida.
ton accounts for the condition TO an
extent, but fear would not be success
iul as the only motive.
lie says that this statement applies
to the entire archipelago, excepting
the portion Of Mindanao occupied by
Moros and the JolU group. The Mo-
ros seem emiuenily satisfied with pres
ent conditions.
General Macarthur quotes captured
correspondence to show The efforts of
insurgcnt leaders TO iutImidalc and
control the people. lie declares that
the guerilla bands could not exist ca
ecpl for the support they receive from
the towns. lie says that the education
Of The Filipinos viii tend to sccute
their submission, but indicates that |
this will take a great deal Of time aad
patience and an adequate force.
In closing his report, General Mac
Arthur. after speaking of tho establish
meut Of 4 repubiicas form OF govern
ment In the islands, says:
''Tn the light Of existing conditions,
Il Is difficult 10 realize that there Is any
possibility of such n future for the Is
lands, especially 50 at present, aud for
many years 10 come, the necessity of
large American naval and military
force IA too apparent to admit Of dis
cussiuu.
DEATn RATE Is al DAILY.
Colonel Greenleaf maks report up
on the health conditions, showing thai
10 June. 1900, cut Of total Of 6s,-
2s4, there were 5.56S sick, or $40
per cent. Regarding the mortality of
the army, he says;
s'1hc number Of deaths 10 the army
has steadily increased, and a diminu-
iion Of the death rate can scarcely be
expected. The number Of men shot
from ambush by small guerilla bends
nov exceeds those killed at any preyi-
Gus time, and as time progresses and
the men become more and more debil-
itated by the tropical service, the more
marked will become the ratio of deaths.
For the six month"; from January 81
10 July 81, 1900, there died "a officers
aud a7l enlisted men. Of whom OIL
cers and 2ot enlisted men were killed
In action and 8 officers and as enlisted
meo died Of wounds, the other deaths
occurring from various diseases. This
IL m average Of AZ daily. II
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