Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-05

report formal and open resistance to
American authority in the Philippines
had practically terminated, and the
Filipino insurgent forces hal adopted
a system of guerrilla wa. fare. TC
successfully contend against this con,
dition and to suppress it, to afford pro
lection to the peaceful and unarmed
Inhabitants, and to reestablish local
civil governments had necessitated the
distribution of our forces to more thar
400 stations. This process continued
until maximum of 502 stations were
occupied, holding every important
town and strategic point in the ARCH,
pelago. The scattered guerrilla N
surgent bands obtained funds and sur
plies from the towns and the coUAjSy
in the vicinity of their operations ~, :
people thus contributing to the su. port
of these guerrillas had been rare't ia
terfered with. Prisoners taken in la.
tie had been disarmed and immeG.ats J.
ly released.
This policy had been adho red 10 ~
the hope that it might make frie1dly
neighbors of the natives, but. on the
contrary, they seemed suspicious If
this beneficence, and looked upon it as
an evidence of weakness. IL was
therefore decided to apply more rigid,
lyto the residents of the archipelago
the laws of war touching the govern.
ment of occupied places. Notice OF
this intention was given by a procla-
nation. 1t was followed Immediately
by the deportation to the island OF
Guam of so prominent Filipino insur,
gent army officers, civil officials. in
surgent agents, sympathizers, and agi
tators.
The field work of tho army was con,
tinued with renewed vigor throughout
the entire archipelago with such tell
ling results that, with the exception oil
Lukban in Samal and Malvar in south
ern Luzon, all prominent insurgent
leaders with their commands were
captured or surrendered The opera
tons of the field forces were so unre
lenting that more than 1000 contacts
occurred between our troops and the
insurgents from May, 1900, to June 80
1901, in which the insurgent casualties
were: Killed, 1854; wounded, 1,193;
captured, 6,572; surrendered, 23,O95;
with total of 1888 rifles and nearly
100000 rounds of small-arms ammuni.
ton acquired and surrendered. Our
casualties were: Killed, 245 wound
ed, 400; captured. 11S; missing, 20
The officers and men have been equal
to the best requirements, not only d
military service, but of the civil ad
ministration with which they were
charged in all its details from the date
of our occupancy in August, 1898, un
til the Inauguration of civil governo
on the 4th of July, 1901 The receu
disturbances in Samar and southern
LuZon are of minor consequence, ant
are being stamped out by the vigorou
operations of the troops. Small dis
turbances of this character are, unfoi
tunately, to be expected, but will o
controlled and guarded against y
every means possible.
The army in the Philippines ha
been reduced since my last repor
from 1857 officers and 71,727 enliste'
men to LII officers and 1928 en-
listed men. When the organization,
now remaining in the Philippines shall
by the force of ordinary casualties
and expiration of enlistments be re
duced to the numbers established by
the order of May 8, 1901. the total en-
listed strength OF those organization
exclusive Of hospital corps, will be 80,
079 men. II is the design of the 10.
partment not to subject any of oul
forces to the effect of a tropical eli
mate for a longer period than three
years without an intervening tour o.
service in a colder climate. With tn,
reorganized army we are getting into
position where this can be accom-
plished Systematically as a matter o
routine.
The policy indicated in my report y
last year. Of creating a native Philip
pine force which shall in time releas'
large part of the Americas arm.
from the necessity of remaining in tn,
Philippines, has not been neglected
Small bodies of scouts have been en-
larged and multiplied until there ar
now 1878 in the service. AS com
mand in these bodies requires specia
qualifications for dealing with the ma
tive soldiers, all the appointments o
officers (98 in number) have beer
made upon the recommendations o
the commanding officer In the Philip
pines.
Reduction Of Expenses.
The military administration in thu
Philippines has been simplified an;
made less expensive by the reduction
of the number of military department.
from four to two. The quarter
masters stores and the military hospi
tails have been concentrated. Tn,
quantity of bulky fodder shipped from
the United States to the Philippines
for the cavalry, artillery, and trans
portation animals, which now number
about 10000. has been reduced by one
half and native fodder substituted
The great and constantly increasing