The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-09
N.1 GEN. MARTHUR's REPORT
ans PERIOD TO HIS RELIN-
CO'| "T1snMENT OF COMMAND.

weakness Until the PROG
of Dec. 20--Any Policy to
.he Army and Navy Would
,oanardizc Future American '"s-
abilities.
,tnoton. Aug. s.-The annual re-
- Mai Gen. Macarthur, dated
poi' ,oo4 the day that he relinquish-
'u'' n,nand of the division OF the
eu has been received at the
War Department :.
W" ~sa neriod covered by the report is
GOT / 1900, when the last report
+.or, Gen. Macarthur was dated he
I .'",avs the policy of the Filipinos' VINO
w. hostile to the Americans, saying
+heir action since the practical
M ',ssa of the Instruction has been
0O" 1iov,nq problem. With the disband-
- the insurgent field armies the
vnininos organized desperate resist
bv handing the people together in
ort If the guerillas. This was car
,I5 out nv means Of secret commit
.s who collected contributions, in
ected punishments, and carried on a
.,eiderable opposition to the Ameri-
oone Gen. Macarthur reviews the
Inner in which operations were car
We'd on against these guerlllas ana says
Nv bonas the policy will in time concin-
ate the natives and make them IrleHa-
w TO the United States.
Youiency viewed as Weakness.
rho education of the people in times
rast made them suspicious of any gov
srnmental beneficence, and they evil
IDENTIFY looked upon the lenient attitude
of the United States as indicating
weakness. Gen. Macarthur says tnat
tba nroclamation issued on Dec. 20
SrnIv declaring the intention of the
United States to hold the islands and
"a have the laws obeyed, had a good
eject and the secret of resistance was
much abated.
A considerable portion of the report
is devoted to the field operations of the
army, showing that on Oct. l, 1900. 1t
occupied 413 stations, which was OF
necessity increased to 502 stations.
every command being in contact with
some hostile force. He speaks of the
good service of the army and says, as
result of the. cooperation between
the army and the people who have ac-
cepted the invitation to combine for
mutual protection, an armed insurrec-
ton is almost suppressed.
Results of His Operations.
Gen Macarthur gives the following
statistics from May 5, 1900 to June 30.
1901 during which time there were
1925 contacts between American troops
and insurgents, which show the cas-
uaties on both sides: Americans kill
III
missing. 20. Insurgents killed, 2S54
wounded, 1913; captured, 6,572; surren-
dered. 1905.
During the same period the following
material was captured or surrendered
from the insurgents: Rifles, Is, $685.
rife ammunition, 296, 965 rounds; revol-
vers, sos; bOlos. 1915; cannons, 122;
cannon ammunition, 1920 rounds.
Firmness should BE Maintained.
Gen Macarthur gives a brief capt.
tulatiOn of the conditions in different
provinces and says that at present the
holding force in the Philippine Islands
must be a well organized army and
navy. Anything. he says. in the i'm
mediate future calculated to impede
the activity or reduce the efficiency of
these instruments will not only be a
menace to the present, but put in jeo-
pardy the entire future American pos
sibilities in the archipelago.
AsuinaIdO's Capture Momentous.
Gen. Macarthur says the capture of
Aguinaldo may be regarded as the
most momentous single event of the
year
Speaking particularly of Aguinaldo
he says that the important immediate
results and the remote consequences
he
characterizes it. He calls it a unique,
Isolated military transaction. The cap
lure dispelled the growing tendency to
aaeahze Aguinaldo's personality, and
10 surround him with mythical legends
o. lnyincibility, which millions of ma
yves peneVed to be true, and which
would ultimately insure success for the
rebellion. Aguinaldo was the incarna-
uon of the Instruction His death
would nave magnified the legend which
surrounded him, while his capture has
uiSpelled a great deal of the fictitious
value he had
Money Medium Confusion.
zen. Macarthur speaks of the great
tohIuslon regarding the money medium
III the Philippines and favors the re-
lamentations of Col. E. H. Crowder,
mlhtary secretary, for a coinage sys-
81 W meet the conditions existing in
ne islands. embracing the coinage of a
PESO containing twelve and nine tenths
sdIhs' nlne-tenths fine, to be repre-
.enIed IN the circulation by coins con-
aillhg such multiple of the standard
PESO as may be regarded as most con-
~ e" zen OF mintage, the establishment
tne gold standard and of Filipino
40 banks the same in all respects
10 ho" authorized in the United States.
No Church Question.
tAlter discussing the various conten-
All ns regarding the friars, Gen. Mac
arthur says:
SCOT Properly speaking, and in broad
~ ~, mere Is no church question in
.e philippines. Under conservative
tti, -, and If no extra constitu-
SotL dl methods are invoked, there is
a. ,nihg presented of serious import
SrS calculated to cause any considerable
pubic concern"
vori. macarthur says the Filfpinos
nesn N when properly paid and the Chi
bss ARE are not necessary as laborers, as
vr .s peen claimed. He recommends the
The islands. 'i' Oi'iiiese noW III
N" INDEPENDENCE ADVOCATE.