The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-16
Lawfon's Prediction That 100. 600
Soldiers Are Needed in Phil
ippines INDICATED.
PRESENT FORCE INSUFFICIENT.
Fruits Of Victories Are Lost Be,
cause Of Lack Of Men 10 Follow
Them Up-Baitle At
Batnock

Co--"s11-dsnc. - ths Associated Press
%arIla. JGue More suliis-s- : The
demand which s. corning 10 Genera Mac
arthur rom every department % the
( Islands Recent events nav. worked 70 VIZ
I cica:A General Lgwt0r's Judgment that lg1 -
"f' rpops v.El1 be Needed 20 establish
American s-F1-s .E--y Cver -. PEl..rr5-,es
! tfltil they ~ eE1pt-d 70 nole Provinces u
/ -'2"" o S'trp hostile people with : re.i-
/ nan; o. Two The American commanders
| ia'-'y rsai;5ea -he SIZE q the Philippine
Islands.
Ihe present force IS no; large enough 70
I garrison more thar halr The :rlq5-:a-.
! towns, ana IL some % the mos: important
+ Islands, -nors then. Cehu. F.a-.v. Sz-ra-
| 4ey-'e and the E-~a; Nchsrn:n=aau F-rpfr.
, O. AsaGsnao. Ualy the commercial r,o-.s
are OCCUPIED r. Earos are 2 -clou5 -,
;he horror The officers best acoustrr.s
/ With conditions "a NanGa1ao ana -. Sg1r
Islands rsI the Associated Press c,-re-
siohdeft that they CONSIDER serious rcn-trE
/ there inevitable.
i ., comes ne -T0 reg -usurs which g-s
scs1ie-ta n small sa--iscns. some q Inn,
L---Ltt'1s CT miles apart. along the coast q
-Nl-lHl;ii.o-af island nearly as large =
Ae4o:'-nlaF haze serious work The Nioros
Z axe fighters Is nature and IN nr- -ss-
! Death. They have mary guns. tsourb -
aAlsle makes; h-t 40 me best execution
1 - iy-,H - Jhs nick jEuEiss en6 cutting
aoNE soluiars who pass through with taei-
terrible knives ana spears
Victories Are TrufrIe..
'Te1's-a- Young. who Is holding sevs- n
ne most mountainous Provinces Of L,.zoa
I VIA tour regiments. expects severe z-o-t
--'l,s re rainy season Fo- some Two
5-.,-.--is G--e- us neWlide---lc invasion OF
ne North Il Decsr1ber.-he Insurgents .va-z
safaiLz@C. Win { Few rruo:,s 70 Eaa-, -
~ On he villages. sr6 prevent -e-oac.--
ramon, the paralysis. The General believes
hl-Sht have been made permanent Ffo5ir,
ample ciIors 2-.ities 10 reo-car.ize -ha =
h-fEe-ts have awaited themselves rhe-.,.
Enough troops hEve worn themselves ana
foisfs down 20 The lint % endurance 81
Ia ClIile ahoCI the mountain trails st-Ik-
-Ls ne tl-Illl1s wherever they ca1ld get
lae Track O, an organized band. Hundreds
i---Ns t--sn slain. hut much o. the work rs :
hes,l Ike brushing awav MOSQUITOES v-hjcs
sFerfa Gown lpon E new spot General
i-r11o nas -lJna6ic command WHOSE war
-1a-s can hide their guns ard become
<A1lleT3cafics 4 It suitr their interests. As
~ on thein wear uniforms and the people
cos1it2re 70 shield them from detection H.
Americans a-e greatly Handicapped
Inc church has become troublesome rs.-
-, = 91iE : territory. AElipay. the priest
"iao mas proclaimed himself .es Archhishor
q The Philippines. srad ex-C-or,7-,7r1-,i-s-,-
q
General His forces attacked Car-sfr E,o55
q Inc Third Cavalry II EE;oc. when more
1fiir ~ F[l,1inos were siair. Aclirzv y.o-r- !
-i1snoed IN person and there is an u.r-ovAr |
[Vl'rt ihht ne was among -ne killed HIS |
followers fought WIKI The -eckl.sr-1.ss ~ /
GohanHsedsn rs-a-irs
They approached The Americans II tf-ae |
mes; An advance guard Of women A.
ranged wiki the expectation that tha A-n.-
lc-t1s would not Gre upon tne-n: after The /!
oniy WIZ wooden SWORDS nc more danger
Gus than pnhcemsr's Gibbs; t,etg1d re toln- I
men were the rt7e-ns-
Natives Fight Like Gahdi. Faua,tr. /
HAPPILY the women threw themselves "a !
upof ne ground and sought shelter q ne
1rs- Ere SO that few Of thsr-l vrs-. - 51r-Aa |
ne soldiers thought they we've r.e- dressed !
IN wornsr's clothes. The onslaught 81 me 1
poioiIl@n was Ike the descent Of the N.ahdf's !
-a;ia-lcs uIsoE kitchsoer's square AZ ycba-
tcuIB- They kept coming OF faster ina, t-,s
soacls-s could shoot them down ur-D tser
were SO close thai or cavalrv-r.r ha4
loi The time 70 17re ans load. bu- went s
through them with dubbed cz-bines Cor,
era Dung has evidence that the priests - I
TIE region have been sEn6irr church ~
cT1outions 10 AElipay. Two prominent !
priests are II ;Eti charged with aiding me .
military commission Surveillance "a
eAerclseo over some % thu finances az so--,s
o. The larger parishes. Tho and Ar-lr,aT-
= reported - be enemies. & condition !
winch will benefit the Americans
Some OF the American Generals -ri-k -...
TIE insurreCtion could Re r1s-4-i.7I,- -
pee by TIE establishment. OF & s. Helena
~ 70 fllip-fao Leaders bauish5-s them n
SINE island whore they could -lo- Pc
-nlrsi ard financial support 70 The -eaeiIio,
vs.ses5 u a9aoea;e1 as possible and ad-
xt~-.-es-ols lt.SlG.-ice t1T -he captured a. I
acefs And civil oHicials. Archtishor, cha
-. = 3 s4pporie- Of the idea He be
-t-Fes me Policy Of leniency i wasted VIM, ;
-Aslaacs, v 10 fail 10 comprehend -he ~ (
with whom he Il Iked ItE rrhhis,,o-' - +
sGla thai The heads Ot IN. leaders should I
be cut OF III
Fiifpfnos' Double Dealing.
-s 4aeTs Il Eitle doubt that the 1a-oles
Win the-r brethren IL the field Tn,sA I
N.o IRE released from prison. many ~ !
, 5,eIa az least are taking " arms again
General ourg shipped 70 Manila two or I
chfet hundred Of ms prisoners whom te 7
c?i-G0erea he most dangerous charaCters Z
tTtnera4 OTIS ~eloaded them OF the steamer Z
ana sent them back north. where thew vve-a l
e!sefrlhsTked 10 follow their own wills I
Aost q :hern sooI dTifted back into -hs IN
sufGer-I camps
Archaishoy. Chsppelle has taken ~ III
= ialn STAND OF he question Of the -ria-s.
which Ths Filipino people regard as ms
olshop has expressed MS opinion freely 20
To-, IL! 2-r'ers ana civilians with whom he
any fo--1H, Interviews FOR PUBLICATION. HIS
c.r.c-us4ons, summarized. are these:
. mat the F:ligi.ns owe 20 the -ncrssfFc !
- lL-l.fhppls al Shs education and civilian
lux ne! possess. that Z would ne a E--Et
use 70 me Tr-aTs &c exT'el them from
NE f--id wherein they have r-o-.e5 TO- !
- mics - 70 Deprive them Of the estates
tN'ieh lneZ- have ACQUIRED honestly an: !
- - administered for the public good:
Lu'l Il would BE- impossible 70 replace them
49, clref Priests, because there : 10
.'tHet clerlcal force acquainted WITH the
country and the lancEare a the ueor,a
a. me F-i'-fiI;o priests are not ct-r-e1erlI
~ mona aEE bar The subuscinat. positions |
-. Ire church that the opposition N ne
mars = ar artificial urope Carrsa- Josrere5 !
-. fIl- insurgents and hy the Tslfrfro
s.lttsts' Nho are themselves leaders IL ths
1f.sIrr-ectiuIl. End ar using II 10 otjfzi- CON-
no q The church IN the islands
HER JEWELS STILL MISSING.