New-York tribune., 1902-06-26

lied what has been learned by experience else
where that nothing permanent coulo oe 1911. s..,
plished here until the insurgents ofgalliEa T e. 'n
Of towns completely broken up ne o.. s!ieiis
insurgent collectors and those municlIal ociaia @
who have broken their oaths in order 10 SCI @
insurgents have generally been tried and pun
iished. thus completely destroying thelr OF
zation of supply and recruiting ana OF ~
and information. We have handled many 1hou-
sands of prisoners. examining, investigating re-
leasing and OBTAINING as the exigencles oi 'he
service demanded.
EFFECT OF CONCENTRATIONS
The policy Of concentration no sooner went
into effect than the insurgents became thorough
ly alarmed and aroused. and the result was lSll
by increased activity on their part. inspired 10y
resentment. As a consequence. during the month
of December we had many sharp engagements
and numbers of unimportant sklrmIsheS nuI
this activity on their part resulted in such Elg-
orouS and relentless pursuit from our troops thdt
they became thoroughly demoraliZed, ana since
January 10 there has been no armed encounter
worthy Of record here We have pursued theih
ever since with relentless persistence. Not walt
ing for them out of hiding, we nave
range searching every raVine and mountain top
We have found their barracks and hidden sup
plies in the most unexpected and remote hdlis
places. We have burned hundreds or paffachs
and destroyed their stores and have pursued
them perSistently by night and day for the
last two months that they ceased to stay more
than twenty -four hours in any one place we
have kept troops supplied in mountains
where no road existed These troops camped by
company sending three or four detachments 10
bivouac points radiating several miles IRON!
the base of the company. With five or SIX days
ratiOns left in charge OF man or TWO thuss
detachments started out from their bivouacs and
searched the mountains by night and day IN
this way il was rendered unsafe for insurgents
to travel at any time. and. having no longer
anywhere to hide themselves. they became so
scattered and denoralized that they have con-
tinued to surrender and be captured IN shoals-
SUFFERINGS OF THE TROOPS.
that
have been able to continue such operations so
persistently without cost to our own troops At
the time of Maivar's surrender we had every
mountain range in the brigade full of troops.
many of whom had not entered post for more
than a month. Though managed to keep
them supplied with food. it was Impossible 10 get
sufficient supplies of clothing for them. Nearly
all became ragged and many harefooted. but I
wish here to record fact which / hope Will be
as gratifying to my superiors myself and
that is that ] never heard one complaint from
any man in the command on account of the hard
work Upon the surrender of Malvar we one
and all had the satisfaction of realizing that the
most determined. ignorant and persistent enemy
of good order had been literally and unequivocal
ly thrashed into unconditional submission to
properly constituted authority after he had
scorned many opportunities 20 submit without
humiliation and without inficting hardship on
his people
We have succeeded in entirely turning the peo-
pie against their leader. and toward the end Of
operations many thousands of Batangas natives
joined US in our determined hunt for their fugi-
tive leader Realization Of the fact that the
people had finally turned against him greatly
aided in bringing MalYar to his knees.
Hundreds of people have been brought into
intimate contact with the Americans. whom they
had never known before. and con-
sequence no one will again be able to mislead
them to the real character Of Americans.
We have captured and forced to surrender
eight thousand ten thousand persons actively
engaged in capacity aother in the insur
rection. We have secured about $500 rifles and
tiol1 revOvers with many thousand bolOs. rounds
of ammunition. etc. The people have all
returned to their homes. where they live
free from molestatiOn or apprehension, and with
a feeling of security for lives and property.
which they have been unable To enjoy for years
They appear TO be relieved from heavy burden.
and glad that the deluson has its course
IN MAJOR GARDENERS PROVINCE.
In Tayabas the Civil Governor Major Gar
dener) has persisted in representing that no in
surrection existed in that province. and that
there were disturbers of public order abroad
except a few ladrones, whose number be
Titled. I led TO conclude when the people
there tired of the active insurrection the most
of them simply disbanded their companies hid
their guns and entered the pueblos resuming a
normal life without surrendering taking the
oath Of allegiance. They ceased collect
ing. and TO justify continuance Of this lucra-
tive privilege the leaders apparently left a
handful of men in the field. The officers of my
command have worked faithfully and conscien-
tiously under the weight of much discourage
rnent in the face of annoying opposition from
the provincial Governor referred to. and de-
serving of much credit for the results accom-
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