The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-11
THEY ARE NOW MADDENED
And They Act as a Unit Against This
Government.
TOWNS SUPPORT THE GUERILLA FORCES
Macarthur Thinks Large Military and Naval
Forces viii Have to be Kept There For
Years. He Points Out the Diff
cuies Conforming Him.
culties Confronting Him.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 10.-Major General
Macarthur, commanding the army in the
Philippines, and military governor of the
Islands since May ), 1900, has submitted
his report to the War Department.
considerable portion OF the report relates
to events which took place previous to
the date when he assumed command, and
and procIamations of the Filipinos obtain
ed before that time. He refers TO the
change of Aguinaldo's plan in abandon
ing his army organization and starting
a guerilla warfare. The conditions of the
country have afforded advantages for
such a policy, he says, as they have en-
abled the insurgents to appear and dis
appear at their convenience. At one
time they are soldiers and Immediately
after are within the American lines in
the attitude of peaceful natives. A wide
ly scattered for:- ION of Filipinos quickly
followed the guerilla warfare, which led
to a corresponding dissemination of Amer
lean troops, there being SO military sta
tons en- the archipelago November /,
1889, and 413 stations September /, 1900.
This resulted in large number of minor
affairs, many of which did not assume
the dignity Of a regular combat, though
the casualties between the dates given
were 268 Americans killed. 750 wounded
and is captured; the Filipino losses dur
ing the same time being 1927 killed, GA
wounded and 1854 captured.
A
sive distribution of troops has strained
the soldiers of the army to the full limit
of endurance. He says the apparent
desultory work has demanded more OF
discipline and as much valor as was re-
CURED during the period OF regular oper
ations against concentrated field forces
Of insurrcctionists. General Macarthur
speaks in the highest terms OF the SER
vices rendered by the troops amid all
labors and hardships.
The Filipinos,'' says General MacAr-
thur, ''are not a warlike or ferocious peo-
pie Left to themselves, large number
of, them would gladly accept American
supremacy, which they are gradually
coming to understand means individual
liberty and absolute security in their
lives and property. They have been mad
By rhetorical sophistry, and stimuhnts
applied to national pride, until power of
discriminating in matters of public con-
Germ or private interests 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 going
boi1. Iii op6l oce
of consequences.
This condition, he SAYS, has raised
difficulties and distractions in pacifica-
tion.
The effort to institute municipal gov
eminent under American auspices car
ried the idea of exclusive fidelity to the
United States but this met with difficult
ties where Filipinos were placed entirely
in control, and secret municipal govern
ments were organized in various towns
under insurgent auspices to proceed
simultaneously with the American gov
eminent and often through the same per-
sonnet. Presidents and town officials act
ed onenly in behalf of Americans and
secretly in behalf of the insurgents, land
parsdoxical as it may seem, with consid-
cradle apparent solicitude for the inter-
6StS o. DOln.
Wherever there is a group of insurgent
forces. contiguous towns contribute to
their support and render great assist
ance in secreting the soldiers and help
ing them to escape. The report says the
success of the guerilla system depends
upon the complete unity Of action among
the native population. That there is
such unity is frankly acknowledged, but
how it is brought about General Mac
Arthur SAYS he is unable to ascertain.
Intimidation accounts for the condition to
some extent but fear would not be sue
cessful as the only motive. He adds:
lit is more probable that the adhesive
comes from chronological homo
geneity, which induces men to respond for
a time to the appeals OF consanguineous
leadership even when such action is OPP
posed to their own interest and convic-
lions of expediency.'
He says that this statement applies to
the entire archipelago, except in the per-
ton CT Mndanao occupied by Moros and
the Jolo group. The Moros seem entire
~ satisfied with present conditions.
General Macarthur quotes captured
correspondence to show the effort of the
insurgent leaders to intimidate and con-
troll the people. He declares that the
guerilla bands could not exist except for
the support they receive from the towns.
He says that the education of the Fill