The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
THEIR LIVES RUINED.
Men in Philippines Wrecked
in Body and Mind,
Army Reorganization Plans Confronted b. Ser
ious Obstacles. The Repub, cans
Growing Weary.

Washington, Nov. 2@.-NtI1 aut|....
ted report received here from .
sources tell Of the alarming Iu.r..-. .
mental and physical disorders auaaa .
United Sattcs military and naval ....
III the Philippines. Nearly, ii uo. .. .
these cases, of course. must come ..
the official cognizance of the War
Navy Departments. but naturally ta.r.
NJ great eagerncss displayed go m...
information public.
Several times the Government u|'..
have considered it necessary TO cu....
to refute the statements Of the spr..| .
insanity among the troops, and iou..#
the reports may have been somewh.f ..
aggerated. But that the terrible e..n
Of the Philippines, the de~spond,n.| -".
duced by inconsistencies and the culr..
experience Of dealing with a foe fe"
only from ambush has shattered Ne.r ..
mental and physical systems of office
and men canno be disproved or conceal.
Officers of both the army and fb, n..
who went from here in the fun F.-". .
health not many months ago. arc UE"#
down in body and are almost inu...
SENT HOME QUIETLY.
Nothing has been said about +.
some of them are now being brought |#.
to their Borrowing families. II B.. ~
pretty to talk about Il soldier tH..
a soldiers pride, and il is very -.
to read the eloquent flights Of tln r...
sion statesmen and orators who dI.."#
on the subject at the long-raGgc #I..
of eight to ten thousand mile. E.
now and then also tho country is tH"""
with extracts from the letters of -"
fre-eating soldier in the PhillUElu, "
is as one in q thousand. At the Siam.
the President and the War and
Departments are fully aware aIWu
entire body Of our forces in tin ...
pines would be glad 10 come home
il they had the sanction Of support.
thority so to do. The strongest
and personal influence is coustaEii. ..
ted to secure a homeward order id"
GERS in the Philippines. and tho
dent himself is frequently appeti..
Not one of these appeals is heed...
cept in the cases where the pitia... ..
dition of the officer renders him u..
incapable.
NO ONE DESIRES TO CO.
One of the highest Government '..
said last evening no officer could -
be permitted 10 come home who
to attend to his duties. In the HI
OF the Philippine business there W.T."
anxiety among regular army office.
service out there, but, as a n#'.
fact, it was never very euthu- .-.
the regulars had a much kCcnaT
into the h~ollowness of the thing IT.
volunteers. Now not only is th0r
Lutte absence OF any desire for e."
the Philippines, but at the slight.
nation that any particular officer
ordered there every pull know.
ciety and politics is put in oa.
save him.
The bride held out to officer
regular army Of a prospective.
higher rank in the volunteer "
a while, but this charm is -a|'
lost its power. A very etit .
IS kept Up, but those in aI'h.'.
SrieVous misgivings as 10 no" '.
IN the Philippines Will be r"I.u
their term of service expire.
A Republican Of promineuo".
mas always been an ardent
and still shows no lukcWaru".
near relatives in the army. who.
not want to go to the Philippe
a type Of many others.
VERY FEW WILL NOLi y.
There is much discussion I
the army bill-What ought 10 b.
Der of men enlisted, the ter"
etc. II by any per~adventure ...
pine rebels should lay dow Il.
en- masSe ii would be diiieI'.
the inSurrection con at
magnitude it viii not be OF u.
what the figures are fixed ar
be no volunteers worth speak
TO what is vertically the Sol.
ease and death.
It is claimed the people of
states have put their indoor
expansion and imperialism
we Will see whether the pee5#
their votes with their boaI.-
what the Republican leader
hensive of, and they cNino" u
utterances. L would be not '
er to give names, but since tu
day in November not one hN
least of men high up IN Keep"
ellis have expressed in my l'1
earnest wish there was Sofl.
way 10 get out of the whole
business.