The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-02
Santa Rosa, p. 1. Nov.2 100.
(S5 miles north of Manila.
Hon. Chas. +. Scott.
lola, KansaP,


gotten my promise to write you. In
fact 1t has occurred to me frequently
to do so, but you are well aware
of the manner in which the Thirty
fourth was hurried into existence
thence into the service, and 1t has
been n continuous hustle ever since
we landed. don't know how other
regiments h - been handled, but l
know that my regiment has lost no
time In any of It's movements since II
was organized at Fort Logan.
We had a beautiful sea from San
Francisco to Honolulu and but two
days of really rough water between
Honolulu and Manila and we met
that just as we struck the Chinese
Sea. 1t was a tiresome trip, twenty
seven days on the water, and es-
pecially when we were somewhat
crowded. When we sighted the La
diOne Island on the afternoon Of the
18th day of October we sent up u
shout which upset tho rigging and
sent our Chinese crew into dark cor
ners. We reached the Bay OF Manila
on October 14th aud landed on the
18th. Six hours after we landed we
were On the firing line near Pseay
south of Manila. On October 28th we
were ordered to the north line, and
we took the train (such u trsin) in
Manila for san Fernando where we
took up the march via Mexico. Ara
yst, San Isadro to Santa Rosa
We are under orders now to leave
tomorrow TO join another portion OF
General LawtOn's command twelve
miles to the north and west. What
the plan of campaign is l do not
know, other than that the supposition
is we have the smooth Mr.. "Aggie"
hemmed in "Tarlac," his heauquar-
tiers. General Macarthur Oh the
south with Generals Young and
Loughton on the north and east and
the deep blue waters Oh the west, it
seems that the plan 10 10 find him
flor certain) then whip him OF make
him take water. 1t must be remem.
bered, however, that the hardest
part OF this war 10 to find the enemy,
aud several conditions confront the
American forces and may or may not
be of advantage to them. Fret: Is
Aguinaldo at Tarlsc? The supposi-
tion is that he is, yet he has had
sufficient time to evacuAte IL. Second:
He may have left small force there
30 make feint stand in order to give
him the more time in which to move
back, north and east. Either Of these
conditions will result In the fOrmR-
ton Of plan for q new and alto
gether different campaign. The Fill
pinos will not stand 1Ie. We have
never yet succeeded in coming closer
than 900 yards of them. OF course
We take chances on game even at
that distance and salute them with as
many well directed Volleys as we
are able to hand to them ere they
vanish in the brush or take refuge in
swamp. They bother our outposts
considerable at night and we could
have Filipinos for break fast almost
any morning. The hard fight here
lie to find them.
Since / have been on this island
have remembered several letters puo-
ltshed in various papers in Kansas
and written by soldiers or civilians
who were, at the time, here, in which
they expressed surprise and amaze.
ment at any couniry's desire to
possess Luzon. The facts are thAt
Luzon, under the influences Of Amer.
lean government, peopled partly by
Americans, sprinkled here and there
by American enterprises and indus
tries, would be a paradise.
am not neither have ever been
in favor of using the army as a means
OF securing spoils. But that war was
Just, and in that this and Other
islands have, or will fall, completely
into the hands of the United States
1t Is by no means difficult under
taking to figure out many of the bene
fits to be derived from them. There
are men in Manila today and they
have been there for months, bOtf
from America and from England
and representing millions of dollars
ready as soon as hostllities cease Il
establish enterprises which will moi
only remunerate them and the com
panies they represent, but will give
to the natives employment which
will yield them more money in thirty
days than they perhaps have ever a
one time possessed. Several indus
tries are sure to win fortunes fol
their promoters-sugar,w window glass
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