The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-25
GENERAL C0RBIN RETURNS
Results of His Inspection in the
Philippines.

! The work of decentralization, He
! says. Il I'-ozsrcSsiEzS satisfactorily, ;.
ChnDEes in the Military system.
NHti-cs Absorbing American Ideas
! AJjutaut General b. &. Car5in returned
to Washington tins morning after three
months. absence i'm the Philippines. Tie
J went To- the ar,afp,Igo under orders from
| the Secretary of War Go make "A thorough
/ inspection of the military ports. the prog
/ rcss of the military authorities. and a
/ study OF the military conditions. with a
/ view 10 a reorganization on "A more per
nIauynt and ,conou.eeI basis.
I FOR the purposes Of observation General
CornIn Travelled throughout ,he entire ISL
and of Luzon and visited The principal
] points occupied by troops He also visit
/ od the English garrison AT Shanghai and
was able 60 make comparison between
I IN, English troops and The American sol
dters. Ho talked with officers Of foreign
armies and. speaking this morning. said
] III certainly was gratifying 70 hear
! thCm speak Of our soldier They an con
ceded the superiority of the American sol
di,r over those of any othrr country
! They praised his physique and his supe-
! rior int Eigeucc. T. myself. was greatly
surprised to find our soldiers in the Phil
iIEinCS I'm such excellent health ] think
} saw but two officers who were suffer
ing from the effects of the climate. Our
men are not. only in good health, but are
| also In good spirits and everybody is par
ticuIariy hopeful of great things in the
/ Philippines in the future, II viii take
time. The millennium viii not come in
few days. II is going 20 come 10 the Fill
pinos. however. in the next five or six
years.
Children Anxious TO Learn.
1T is to the rising generation tGat we
Will look for results ThroCgIau- the
archipelago. the natives are aurar.as 20
learn English. Young manhos as rapid
ly learning our ways and Custo-Is- They
ovince the greatest aptitude and 4 is not
necessary TO urge them to go TO the
schools. Vow when this generation which
is studying at the public schools OF thg
island reaches manhood. as they do al an
caUy age in the Philippines they viii Dc
educated 20 our ways and Institutions and
viii make good citizens, This is not GO
iuE 10 Doe done. however without some
difficulties. You must not lose sight of
thr past surroundings OF the people
They are still susceptible 10 the plead
iuEs or the man who VIII periodically ap-
pear Tor the purposes Of disorder and re-
bellion. They are not so conditioned that
they will recognize the errors Of his
teachings n a glance. They have no
newspapers to warn them Of his danger
Gus character. Why In the whole Of the
Orient there is not as much news pub
lished in one day as there is right here
in Washington. There are a few news
papers In Manila trying to forge ahead.
bat they VIII encounter difficulties and IL
viii be- some time before the people way
back in the interior can DE reached in that
way They Will learn in other ways Of
the danger Of the man whq desires 10
breed discomfort. and grad,lally they will
place less faith Ia his statements until
the newly enlightened geueration will nc
longer accept his declarations and he Will
have no weight whatever
General Chanee ard Judge Taft are
doing great work IN bringing about
reconstruction There VIII be a great
change in the next year from military
government to civil. Already this CE nge
erns territory and it is 10 longer needed
as a force. ] am Of the opinion that
within another year the military force
can be reduced TO about 25.Cgo men and
they viii be needed only for their moral
effect.
The people Of the Philippines have had
nothing in the past but government by
force They are now in "A condition 20
appreciate "a more liberal form Of govern
mCut and our army viii soon convince
the hriganda and robbers OF the noun
taius that their Cay is over Conditions
in LuzOu now are as peacesbIe as the
State Of Maryland ! went everywhere
without any molestatiou. There was never
tn, slightest danger or course in some
Of the islands conditions are not so peace
ah.e, Away down in Mindanao and in
Samar. where our people have not come
ia very close contact with the natives.
there is still some little trouble. / SAW
General Hughes, who commands in Sd
mar, and he assured me though. that the
situation was mucn improved and that it
is only a question Of tine before that
country will also be- quieted. one must
take into consideration that II is a diff
cult undertaking to reach the interior Of
an these islands and convince the natives
OF our sincere Intentions
'Samar Itself is as large as the State
Of Ohio. and il is really the last Of the
islands in which we have undertaken the
work Of reform and education"
Military system Changes.
General Corbiu explained that reor-
gauization Of the military system and a
retrenchment in expenditures has already
begun
our present plan coutemplates rapid
consolidation Of military branches Of
work. be remarked. -QuartcTmaster
General Ludingtou. Commi vsary General
Weston. and Surgeon General Sternberg,
were in the Philippines. and they made
careful observation Of the workings of
their respective departments. General
Steruberg decided that the number Of
hospitals could easily be reduced from
seven 70 two. General Weston determined !
upon consolidation Of the commissary
depots- QUartermaster General Luding-
ton has completed plans for cousolidat- |
ing the quartermaster depots at Manila /
instead Of at different points in the island |
Then. We have made a change in the /
organization OF the military force Here |
toIore II has been organized into military !
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