The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-23
SITUATION
EPIT0MIZED
Chaffee Tells of Army's Pro-
erosion in Philippines.
SURRENDERS ARE MANY
MaIvar Authorized to Quit
Fighting in Detail.

Washington. April 22.-The war depart
ment has made public a report from Cen
eral Chafee dated March Il. which epto-
mics the situation in the various parts
of the Philippine archipelago in man
ner that is particularly satisfactory to
the officials here, in view Of the congress
sional demand for exact and late infor-
nation. General Chafee refers 10 the
Waller courtmartial then about to con-
vene, and touches upon the Morong dis
turbances, forecasting the ultimate set
tement; checks of the work accomplish
ed toward reducing posts, and speaks Of
the initiation Of the movement for Nal
vars surrender, an event which has since
been brought about.
Since November l, we have abandoned
211 stations. This has been accomplished
mainly by Withdrawing detachments into
the station of the captain.
General Bell continues to capture
arms and men in the Third brigade as
well as receiving surrender almost daily.
Since December he has secured nearly
900 guns of various kinds and I presume
tured or surrendered in the same time.
ITO show how difficult it is to accom-
plish our task down there. we are daily
finding arms and picking up men and
receiving surronders on the very ground
that has been most carefully covered or
gone over with a large force spread out
during the first two weeks of January.
What we are getting now are arms Sc.
creted then and we have no knowledge
that even we shall succeed entirely in
obtaining all the arms secreted there, or
throughout the country. 1t is very i'm
portant that We get hold of all the arms
possible, for it is possible with these
arms that the Ladrones viii create trou-
bic when military operations cease.
Senior Dancel called on me and re-
quested that a letter he had written to
Malvar be sent to him. or. as he pre-
ferred, be taken 10 him by himself. It
appears than Dancel has lately been in
Hong Kong, where he had a talk with
the junta. The junta authorized him to
say to Malvar that he might surrender;
that they believed that he ought TO do
so, as it was now to the advantage of
the junta and the Philippine people that
hostiHties should cease. otherwise the
congress of the United States was not
likely to do anything in a political way
for the islands. 1t seems somewhat re-
markable that this junta would not write
a letter to Malvar and append their sig
natures TO it in order that it might be
presented rs evidence which could not
be disputed but this they would not do
so it seems TO ne they are not honest
mon.
Last fan they instructed to prolong
the war in order 10 force the United
States to legislate for their independence; F
at least they believed they would gain
way by prolonging the war.
Under the instructions Of the junta
Malvar has remained out and has car
ried on the war Now they have changed
tactics and want the war to cease, but +
they are unwilling TO append their sigma
lures 10 a paper (which win convince
0ialvar Of their sincerity.
Since Lukban has been captured a
captain, lieutenant, 40 bolo men, about
twenty rifemen. one iron cannon and
twenty-one rifles have been surrendered +
to Captain Bell at Laguan. which is on
the mort end of Samar.'