The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-28
WHEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
The DrinlSer Gets Drunk After the
Liquor Gives Out.


"C"ndllious in the phi,ppincs will
not improve in tie next - years, and
Il quarter of century from now the
Untrd States Will have the same iiuhl
ON its hands. think the only way to
pacifv the Eilipinos is to do as was
done with the lndianS-klll lh I'M Off
and start new breed and generation" "
Thus declared George W. Sanders,
OF Norwood, Ga, Il private in the
Twcnty-ninth volunteer infantry, Com
pany T., the regimen that was recruit
cd and organized at Fort Mcpherson II
htllc more than two years ayO, and
which since then has been on duty in
the Philippines. The regiment is now
en- route back home for muster out,
The terms OF the commissions OF the
officers and The enlistment of the men
bcinL expired. Sanders was shot in
the back in the province of Samar,
where for the past Is months the rc.i-
mcnt was on garrison duty. lie was
in the post hospital for il LONG time
and was then removed to the general
hospital in Manila, and upon his re-
corcry he was mustered out for physi-
cial disability. He is young III years
but his experiences in the Philippines
has made his hair gray and he is bent
and doubled like an old man. He has
served through two cnlistmCnts in the
army, one in the Third Imn,unrs III
the Cuban occupation, and the one ne
has just finished in the Twcnty-ninlh
volunteers.
81 have had al! the army life |
wanl,' said Private Sanders, "and the
life and hardSLipS and treatment the
private soldier receives in the Philip
pines has knocked all the patriotism
out of me. If Il war should break out
right here in the United States and
Georgia should be invaded wOult moi
enlist or volunteer III the Tn ted States
army unless my yard in NuI wood
should be the scene Of fighting.
81 would rather be hound dog i'm
Georgia than private in the Philip.
pines. The volunteers are sent out to
occupy towns and provinces, and have
! fighting TO ITO I" capture them. Three
regular regiments have never been out
OF Manila during all their service in
the Philippines. The military au,bori-
ties seem afraid Of an upllSly or an
attack on Manila, and they want The
regulars on hand.
cit is no wonder hundreds Of insane
soldiers from the Philippines are
brought to the United States ON almost
every transport. Army authorities
| give it out that the men are insane
I from the excessive use of binO, the
,.allvc drink, a decnctlun Of wood
lcohol, sugar cane Juice and cocoanll
oil. The men drink this all day and
gcl drunk the next day when the
Liquor gives out. Then they are put
out IN the rain or the brolinT hot sun
on the firing line or on sentry duty.
Poorly fed and nOurishcd they arc
unable to stand the strain, and they
become Crazcd. Not few soldiers
have committed suicide, and many
more soldiers have been killed or died
Of their wounds than is shown by the
published reports from the Philippines
"Whllc the men do drink the native
binn, they d. it because they cannot
afford the high-pliccd whisky. Th,
poorest whisky COSTS about 81 pc
quart, while bino, the soldiers drink
costs but 10 cents per quart. And yc
lhcrc Is no more drunkenness IN tn,
army in the Philippines than ligh
here IN Atlanta following the pay day
OF the troops. Here in Atlanta | hav,
seen soldiers buy whisky at 80 cent
a plat and find thirty fights in ever,
pint Of if -