The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-04-04
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CO. operate with the capturing party.
The news of Aguinaldo's capture in
dicates clearly that the plans of Gen
eral Funston were carried out sue
cessfully.
The present plan of the war depart
ment contempla:es maintenance of al
army OF 50,O 900 men in the Philippine
until order has been completely es
tablished under the proposed new civi
government and the garrison can safe
ly be reduced to a peace footing. Ther'
arc now about $4,000 troops in tht
Philippines md Chiua, and the origin
al plan was to maintain an army OF
10000 men in the Philippines until @
stable government had been establish,
cd. The plan was to replace the vol.
unteers, numbering about 25 900, with
regulars to an extent sufficient to keen
up oil existing garrisons throughout
the archipelago, but it has boen found
to be impracticable to do 80 under OK.
| listing conditions within the short time
intervening before the 1st of July next,
| when the entire volunteer army must
be disbanded. The failure of the plan
is due to the lack of available officers
in this country to organize the new
regiments authorized by Congress and
not 80 much to the difficulty of re-
cruiting the regiments
THE LEADER OF THE INSURGENTS.
Aguinaldo, probably more than any
warrior of the latter day, has won adj
miration from the public by running
from the enemy. Whether his conduct
has been attributed to cowardlcc or the
part of valor that is in evidence when
superior forces are in front has not
been definitely settled in the American
heart, but Aguinaldo has been admired
for his obstinacy, his refusal to show
himself, and, it might be said, his good
fortune in keeping out Of range.
The rebel chief is yet in the middle
of the thirties, said to be strong physi-
cally, though small Of stature, possess
ing clever head and cool in times of
peril. The fact that he was betrayed
by member of his staff cause many
TO believe that he was unpopular, rul-
ing with an iron hand, an object of
plots and schemes others, more char
liable, may say it was only a fortune
Of war and that he was the victim of
treachery in his own camp because his
followers knew better than he that
the end was at hand and resistance
was folly.
Sentimcnt-that popular force that
swells in every American heart-doubt-
less is for Aguinaldo today. Few there
would be who would consent to capital
punishment. Some there arc who re-
gard him as of little danger. It is said
his strength has been broken; his in
flucnce gone.
For the present, these speculations
as to the man and his fate will be of
interest, to say the least. Of his fam
lily, his life, his war doings, little ls
known. lie first came into promi-
nence as lnsurgent chief.
THE MAN WHO MADE CAPTURE.
General Funston comes from fight
ing blood. His father was soldier be-
fore him. Being disappointed at get
ting cadetship in West Point, Fun
ston was educated at the Kansas State
University. He served on several
government expeditions in the West.
At the time of the Cuban insurrection
he served with the natives.
The first time Funston attracted
general public attention was in the
Philippines as a colonel of the Kansas
Volunteer regiment. In April 1899,
he was campaigning in North Luzon.
The Filiplnos were in strong entrench.
ments at Columpit, which is situated
on the north bank Of the Rio Grande.
In the face of stingng fire, General
Funston and his nervy Kansas regl-
ment swami the river, carrying with
them large rope. This rope was tied
to tree on the enemy's bank and was
used as q kind Of ferry to drag over
boats loaded with soldiers. With these
reinforcements General Funston made
a fierce assault on the trenches of the
enemy and routed them. The Filipi-
nos, after retiring some distance, re-
formed and another battle ensued, in
which they were again forced.
In 1900 General Funston got pos
session of q number of letters indicat-
ing Aguinaldo's treachery and intimat-
ing that he was receiving encourage
ment from people in the United States
who were unfriendly to the admin
stration. Atone time IN his first expc,li-
ton General Funston was close upon
Aguinaldo, but the WHY Filipino knew
the country better than the Americans
and escaped in the mountains.