The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-11-17
IN TIE PHILIPPINES.
MAI. Gen. Macarthur TELLS of oper-
alton and Present Conditions
In the Islands.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Maj. Gen. Arthur
MacArthur., commanding the army in the
philippines and military governor of the
Islands since; Mays, 1900, has submitted his
report to the war department.. A consid-
cradle portion of the report relates to
events which took place previous to the
GATE when he assumed command. and he
publishes some of the correspondence and
proclamations of the Filipinos obtained be-
fore that time. He refers to the change in
Agu1paldo's plans in abandoning his army
organization and Starting guerrilla war;
rare. The conditions Of the country have
AFFORDED advantages for such policy, he
says, as they have enabled the insurgents
to appear and disappear at their, con-
Ventence. At one time they are soldiers.
and Immediately after are within the Amer
lean lines in the attitude Of peaceful ma
tives. A widely scattered formation Of
Filipinos quickly followed the guerrilla
warfare which led to a corresponding dis
seminattons of American troops, there be-
Ing So military stations in the archipelago
November 1, 1899. and 4f8 stations Septem-
Der ], 1900. This resulted in a. large num-
Der OF minor affairs. many Of which did
not assume the dignity of regular COM
bat, though the casualties between the
dates stated were 1858 Americans killed. ESQ
wounded and IS captured; the Filipino
losses during the same time being S,227
killed, ,694 wounded and 1854 captured. Gen.
Macarthur says the extensive distribution
of troops has strained the soldiers Of the
army to the full limit of endurance. He
says the apparent desultory work has de-
manded more of discipline, and as much Of
valor as was required during the period Of
regular operations against concentrated
field forces of insurrectionists. Gen. Mac
t Arthur speaks in the highest terms, of the
service rendered by the troops amid all
labors and hardships.
In closing his report, Gen. Macarthur,
after speaking of the establishment Of Q
republican form of government In the
islands, says:
In the light of existing conditions It Il
difficult to realize that there is any posse
bil1ty of such a future for the islands. es-
pecially so as at present, and for many
years to come, the necessity of large
American military and naval force is too
apparent to admit of discussion. On the
other hand, however, there are many en-
couraging conditions to sustain such a COM
viction. For example, in the Philippines
there Is no dynasty to destroy; no organ
lied system of feudal laws to eradicate: no
principles inconsistent with republication,
which had solidly insinuated themselves
into the national life, to ;displace; no adj
verse aspects of nature to overcome. On
the contrary, nature, which is exuberant,
balmy and generous, has nourisheds into ex-
tstence several millions of sensitive and
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existing institutions, but animated by GER
tain inchoate ideas and aspirations, which
by saoe unfortunate perversion of thought
they conceive to be threatened by America.
These people, fortunately, are Intelligent,
generous and flexible and probably will
yield quickly and with absolute confidence
to tuition and advice when thoroughly in
formed of American institutions and pur-
poses.
"As a future thought in the same direc-
ton. 1t may be suggested that the Aryan
races are making their way back into the
old continent, which as consequence is
likely. within a generation more. to become
the theater of gigantic political activities.
Up to this time the practical effect of re-
publican institutions has not been con-
sidered in this connections; but the rapid
extension of republican civilization in these
islands, which is not only possible, but
probable, of necessity must exert an active
and potential influence upon the affairs Of
Asia, which, under the inspiration of
American ideas, transmitted through Fill
pinos, may yet exhibit the greatest of po-
litical wonders. A rather broad concep-
ton, perhaps, but one well calculated to fix
the attention Of the most casual observer
and warm the fancy of the most indiffer-
ent'