The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-25
THE SITUATION IN,
THE PHILIPPINES
Organized Resistance Has Practically
Ceased and Peace is Only
Matter of Time

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The military
situation in the Philippines as shown by
the latest mail advices received at the
War Department is summarized in the
following statement which was made
public to-day at the Department.:
"On the first of January 1900, the in
surrection in the part of Luzon, p l.,
embracing the province of Manila and the
provinces to the north of it, had collapsed
to the extent that organized resistance
to American control had virtually ceased
a different state of affairs existed in
Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, and Tayabas,
the provinces lying Immediately south OF
Manila. In this territory, the richest and
most populous OF the island, the birth
place of Aguinaldo and the insurreotion,
the insurgent troops were still intact, had
in fact been strengthened by accessions
from the north and as regards equipment,
discipline, and cohesion. were equal if not
superior to any that had been raised in
support of the inSurgent cause. General
Otis committed the task of the destruction
or dispersion of the forces within this dis
trict to two eXpeditionary brigades, COM
mantied respectively by BriGaGier Generals
Wheaton and Schwan. In and about the
TWO tOWES Ul DuSUoi anu Illus, III iiti
ern Cavite, there were and long had been
insursent bodies of considerable size,
some of which had actually besiegcd oi:S
garr:sons IN those towns These insur-
gent bodies General Wheatons command
attacked and completely routed on jan
uary 7th, Sth, and 9Th. The further dis
integration Of the remnants Of this force-
giving it, so to speak, the coup de grace
and of suppressing the insursent troops
pT no for
and of restoring, il practicable, peace ard
order therein, fell to the lot of General
Schwan's brigade.
FREQUENT CONFLICTS.
In the course of its campaign his
troops covered $50 miles, fought So COM
hats and established permanent garrl-
sons in q towns within this district. II
set out January 4th, and It's work was
practically finished on February Sth. Not
TINT all hostilities had then ceased. On
the contrary, our troops have had. and
still have. frequent conflicts with the
robber bands that were formed from
the disintegrated insursent military or
canization and who emerge periodically
from their hiding places in mountains
and thickets and pounce on inadequate
iy guarded wagon trains and small par
ties. but concert of cooperation. save
on a very limited scale. was ended by
the latter date the control exercised by
the insurgent leaders. except over their
small Immediate following, was Ulini,nized
and their power for mischief materially
reduced. if not wholly broken.
In the principal towns or centres of
trade ana municipal government, mill
tarv forces, generally battalions. have
been placed. These forces operate with
in their several spheres under their ma
TORS for the most part energetic young
officers holding Lesser rank in the regu-
lars, and whenever necessary, cooperate
under their colonels, for the battaiions
OF a regiment are grouped in neighbor-
Ing places.
On the whole. the outlook Tor the
pacification of this district and other.
parts of Luzon is favorable. In their