The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-08-15
FIllPINOS
COME HIGH.
AMERICANS GREATLY HAN
PERED BY THEIR GUER-
RILLA WARFARE.
CEN. McARTHuas AnnuAl RfPoRr.

Statistics Of the Killed and wosndsA, :,
Captures and SarrsnAsrs-Fron May s,
1900. to June so. 1901. the United
States Had 24s soldiers Killed.
Washington, August s.-The an
nusl report Of Major General Mac
Arthur, dated July 4th, 1901, the
day that he relinquished command
Of the division Of the Philippines,
has been received at the War De-
partment. The period covered by
the report is from October l, 1900,
when the last report from General
Macarthur was dated. He reviews
the policy Of the insurgents who
were hostile to the Americans, say
ing that their action since the prac-
tical collapse of the insurrection has
been q perpiexing problem. With
the disbandment Of the insurgent
field armies, the Filipinos organized
desperate resistance by banding the
people together in support of the
guerrillas. This was carried out by
means of secret committees who COL
lected contributions, inflicted punish
ments, and carried on q considerable
opposition to the Americans. Gen
eral Macarthur reviewed the man
ner in which operations were car
ried on against these guerrillas, and
says he hopes the policy will, In
time, conciliate the natives and
make them friendly to the United
States
The education of the people in
times past made them suspicious of
any governmental beneficence, and
they evidently looked upon the
lenient attitude Of the United States
as indicating weakness. General
Macarthur says that the proclama-
tion issued on December Goth firmly
declaring the intention of the United
States to hold the islands and to
have the laws obeyed, had good
effect and the secret resistance was
much abated.
A considerable portion of the re-
port is devoted to the field operations
of the army, showing that on Octob-
er 1, 1900, it occupied Alb stations
which was, of necessity, increased
to 502 stations, every command
being in contest with some hostile
force. He speaks Of the good ser
vice of the army and says as q re.
suit of the cooperation between the
people who have accepted the in
vitation to combine for mutual pro-
lection, the armed insurrectiOn is al
most suppressed.
General Macarthur gives the fol-
lowing statistics from May 9Th,
1900, to June 3Oth, 1901, during
which time there were 1,O26 con
facts between American troops anG
insurgents), which show the casual
ties ON both sides: Americans kill
ed 245, wounded 400, captured 11S
missing 20. Insurgents killed 2,
s54, wounded 1893, captured 1872
surrendered 23,O95. During tn,
same period, the following materia
was captured from or surrendered
iby the insurgents: Rifles 1888
rifle ammunition 296,365 round
revolvers S68; bolos 3,516, cannon
ammunition ,27O rounds.
General Macarthur gives q brie
recapitulation of the conditions II
different provinces and says that a
present the molding force in tn
Philippine islands must be vel
organized army and navy. Any
thing, he says, in the immediat
future calculated to impede tn
activity or reduce the efficiency O
these instruments, will not only b
menace to the present but put Il
Jeopardy the entire future Amerl
can possibilities in the archipelago
General Macarthur says the captur
of Aguinaldo may be regarded q
/, the most momentous single event G
the year.