Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-17
GEN. M'ARTHUR's REPORT
ON The PHILIPPINES
Gives an Account Of His Operations
for a Year in Archi-
pelago,
MUCH REMAINS TO Be DONE
D~isbandment OF the Organized Army OF
the Filipinos Did Not End oub!e
Hopes for Good Feeling
Ultimately.

port OF Major General Macarthur,
dated July 4, 1901, the day that he re-
linquished command OF the division or
the Philippines. has been received at
the war department. The period COW
cred by the report is from October 1,
1900, when the last report from General
Macarthur was dated. He reviews the
policy Of the Filipinos who were hos
tile to the Americans, saying hat their
action since the practical collapse OF
the insurerction has been a perplexlns
problem. With the disbandment OF
the insurgent field armies the Filipinos
organized desperat. resistance by band
ing the people together in support OF
the guerrillas. This was carried u
by means .of secret committees, VINO
collected contributions, inflicted pun
ishments, and carried on a considerable
| opposition 10 the Americans. General
Macarthur reviews the manner In
which operations were carried on
against the guerrillGs, and says that
he hopes the policy adopted viii In time
| conciIiate. the natives and make them
| friendly to the United States. The edu-
| cation Of the people in times past mace
them suspicious OF n governmental
benefhcence, and they evidently looked
upon the lenient attitude or the unlted
States as indicating weakness. General
Macarthur says that the proclamation
issued on December 20, firmly declarinr
the intention Of the United States :
hold the islands and TO have the law
obeyed. had q good effect, n the Sc
cret resistance was much abated.
A considerable portion Of the report
is devoted TO the field operations of the
army, showing that on October /, l9OO,
II occupied i13 stations. which was or
necessity Increased To J02 stations,
every command being In contact with
some hostile force. He speaks or the
good service OF the army, and says as
Il result OF the cooperation otWeen
the army and the people who have ac-
Ceptcd the invitation TO combine Tor
mutual protection. the armed insurrec-
ton is almost suppressed.
General Macarthur gives the follow-
ing statistics from May g, 1900, TO June
80, 1901 during which time there were
|. O26 contacts between American troops
and insurgents), which show the cas-
ualties on both sides:
Americans-Kiled, 245; wounded.
400; captured, us; missing, 20.
Insurgents-Killed, 1854; wounded,
1,193; captured, G,572; surrendered, 3d.
095.
During the same period the follow
ing material was captured or surren-
dered from the insurgents:
Rifles, 1858; ammunition, 296, 800
rounds; revolvers, 500; bolos, 1916;
cannon, 1872; cannon ammunition, 1920
rounds.
At the date Of the present report
there was no embodied rebel force in
Luzon above I pasig river. In the
department Of ,gc Visayas. all was
pacifed excepting the island of Samar,
and In the department Of Mindanao
and Jolo, all the rebels had submitted
ana been disarncf. In southern LuZon
disorders still continued In several
provinces, but were diminishing In
force. Serious questions will arise
from time TO time, General Macarthur
says, In Mindanao and Jolo, the adj
justment OF which will depend largely
upon facts and knowledge OF Moro
character.
General Macarthur says that in due
time, and beyond any question, II
benefCent republican institutions are
permitted to operate with full force,
the Filipino people will become warmly
attached to the United states by a
sense Of self-interest and gratitude. In
the meantime, the mOlding force in the
island must be a well organized army
and navy. Anything IN the immediate
future calculated to impede the activity
or reduce the efficiency OF these instru-
ments, will not only he n menace to
the present, but put in jeopardy the
entire future Of American possibilities
in the archipelago
General Macarthur says the capture
OF Aguinaldo may be regarded as the
most momentous single event of the
year.
The capture dispclled the growing
tendency to idealize ~Aguinaldo's per-
s~onality and to surround him with
mythical legends Of invincibility.
which millions OF natives believed to
be true, and which ultimately would
insure success for the rebellion. Aguin-
aldo was the incarnation OF insurrec-
ton. His death would have magnifled
the legend which surrounded him.
While his capture has dispelled q great
deal of the fictitious value he had.
General Macarthur reviews the va
rious supply departments OF the army
and speaks OF them in the highest
terms. OF the navy he says:
The cooperation Of the navy has
been cordial. constant and effective.
Many important transactions have
been almost entirely dependent upon
naval support and assistance
General Macarthur speaks Of the
great confusion regarding a money me-
dunn in the Philippines. which is char
acteristic OF the eastern world, and ia
vors the recommendations of Colonel
Il. H.. Crowder, military secretary, for
a coinage system to meet the condi-
tions existing in the islands. which Is
summed up In the following:
Il. The American gold standard to be
established by authorizing the coinage
OF a peso containing 1928 grains. 8 fine,
to be represented in the circulation by
coins containing such multiple OF the
standard peso as may be regarded as
most convenient of mintage.
80. A table OF equivalents, to be de-
clared by law, between Philippine gold
money and United States money in all
It's various forms, including national
bank notes, on the basis OF 2 to THAT
is to say, one United States dollar
equivalent to two Philippine gold pesos
as here prescribed.
80. A subsidiary Filipino coinage en-
bracing such subdivisions of the peso
as are most convenient, conforming as
much as possible to the subsidiary coin
of the United States n with an es-
tablished rate of equivalents as In the
case OF gold; that is to say, one United
States coin equivalent to two Philip
pine coins Of the same denomination.
"A. The establishment OF Filipino ma
tional banks, precisely the same In all
respects as now authorized In the Unit
ed States, including United States
bonds as a basis of circulation.
20. All currency issued under the
foregoing system TO have full legal ten
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