The age-herald., 1901-05-26
Colonel BuIIard Writes of Their
 Work in the Philippines
INSURRECTOS ARE ACTIVE
Several of the Alabama Officers Are Retained In the Philippines for Duty, Among Them Roser
 Casey of Birmingham.

states NoiunteerS, WrlIeS 10 one oI tne officers of the Third Alabama letter containing interesting information about a number of Alabama boys who have been on duty in the Philippines.
 Colonel Bullard is native of Alabama, having been born and raised near Opelila. He entered the West Point Military Academy about twenty-five years ago and has been in the regular service twenty one years.
 At the beginning of hostilities between the United States and Spain he was a first lieutenant, but was detached from his regiment for duty win the Alabama volunteers. He was appointed major and then colonel of the Third Alabama. which regiment was mustered out after ten months service. short time after the muster out of the Third Alabama Colonel Bullard was commissioned a colonel In the United States volunteers and assigned to the command of the Thirty-ninth United States Volunteers, which sailed for the Philippines the lat ter part of 1899. Shortly after the landing of the Thirty-ninth Regiment 1t was sent to the interior for duty. Colonel Bullard and his command took part in a number of battles with the insurrection- ists and the reports from Manila state that they acquitted themselves most creditably
 Colonel Bullards letter is as follows:
 Colonel BuIIard's Letter.
 Manila, March 31, 1901.
 My Dear Friend-Almost on the second anniversary of the muster out of our old Third Alabama I have bidden good by for muster out to my second regiment. Such things are sad, but they make turn in the wheel of progress, for we are progressing here now. Three weeks ago, after knocking him about pretty sharply for a month, l had the satisfaction of receiving the surrender on one side of General Trias, of the insurgent Colonel Lopez, whose brother has lately figured so much before the public in America as Agoncillos secretary. In the same way on another side the Forty-sixth infantry got Colonel de Dios. Thus left without rear support Lieutenant General Trias, who Is next in rank to Aguinaldo himself, marched over with some two hundred fol- lowers and surrendered to the Fourth in fantry which had long chased him.
 Then few days ago the inimitable and glorious Funston did the unique act of the Philippine war and indeed of modern war -an act that will live in romance and story and that has made the little general at once the pet and the envy of the whole and the romantic hero of the whole nation. He caught Aguinaldo. All the world knows how The deed shows him the very genius of strategy and daring. capi-ble of anything.
 Mex. surrendered the slayer of Lawton, Geronimo, name-strange fact-that first In the Apache chief whom he conquered on the dest-ts of Arizona, brought him a soldiers far4e, and last in the Tagalo general, Trough. him a soldiers death in the tropical junglea of the Philippines on the other side of the world!
 These captures and surrenders show great progress. Yet do nor, herefrom con- clude that the Filipinos are now at last gladly accepting our rule. For Colonel Lopez surrendered only after he was beaten and could no longer resist. Gen ral Trias because his support was cut off h,c both sides. Geronimo only after rough handling. Many other minor surrenders and captures are taking place, but all are, like these. in consequence of hard struck blows and not from any anxiety in the Filipinos to come into our fold.
 There is in some quarters a great cry to replace at once the military by civil government throughout, as already in some parts of the island, to put the civil official in the place of the soldier. I sus- pect that a part of this cry comes from some who fear detection and punishment at the hands of the outraged military for clandestinely trading with insurgents. thus giving at least money, clothing and food, aid and comfort to the enemy The civil commission seems to approve the pro- posed change. Yet, as up to date there has apparently been no request by the members of the commission for reduction or removal of soldier guards about their residences even here in the heart of Man fla, we may reasonably conclude that the commission doesn't really think the coun- try yet overripe for civil government. There are besides to be found in the daily bulletins some other slight indications that the Filipinos are not yet falling upon our necks in joyous welcome. These indications are fourteen fights and skir- mishes reported in the last ten days on this island of Luzon alone.
 ''The most amusing thing we have heard here for many months was a news paper dispatch from the United States, saying that 1t Is believed there that the establishment at this time throughout these islands of civil government be well comed with an outburst of loyalty like that which followed the amnesty procla- nation of last year Save us! There was an outburst of loyalty at that time, but unfortunately it was in favor of the Filipino government. not ours; and 1t was accompanied by an amnesty proclamation OI numerous flllplnO generals Wn1cn aroused the liveliest enthusiasm and &C., tivity among the people and all along the insurgent lines. For some time after that we had our hands full, I can tell you; and we naturally do not want any more such outbursts of loyalty like that which followed the amnesty proclamation of last year.
 ''The Filipinos, like the Spaniards them- selves and all Spanish-taught peoples, have an exaggerated and pleasing but en- tirely conventional form of lavish polite ness and compliment which they never intend shall be received as representing their genuine feelings but which we Americans in our all-swallowing vanity and conceit do nevertheless accept as flowing straight from the heart. Here Is an example of 1t. At present the civil commission Is making a tour of the mid ale and southern islands, and in Manila we are reading the most glowing accounts of how everywhere all the Filipinos are shouting themselves hoarse with protes- tations of loyalty and hailing American sovereignty! Those who have faith in these immeasured protestations are the same that last year trusted first in cod- d1inp fhe enemv then in fha aupa,tx