New-York tribune., 1902-06-23

to return to Tiaon and prepare for election For
the appointive officers of the town such men
were selected were designated by the guer-
lila leaders. To an InSurgent coonel was a,1Ut IL
ted the organization Of the police force. me
man selected vice-presidente was appoluled
fiscal of the Church, collector for the town ana
contractor for supplies for the American troops
one-half profits going to the insurgents. Whe!-
ever investigation Of organization of munlci-
palities under the civil government was mace
similar state of affairs was found 10 exist me
principal and most important duty OF the police
force was to give the insurgents notice of the
movements Of the American forces.
HAD TO GIVE TRANSPORTATION.
Another duty of the police in this province
was TO furnish misinformatton to the command
ing officers of the American forces relative 10 the
operations Of guerillas- In Tiaon insurgent ON
GERS and soldiers We're in and about the town
whenever they chose O be. People were ar
rested in the outskirts of the town and turned
over TO insurgent forces near by and murdered.
Two native scouts. Maca bebes. sent to Tfaon by
Colonel Wint. 9th Cavalry were taken by the
insurgents and afterward killed. Filpino
was suspected of being friendly to the Amerl-
cans and was captured in the town, taken to
nearby river and bOloed and his body thrown
into the river in the presence Of a number OF
people. An order of Malvar. dated September,
1901 directed the insurgent chiefs to have one
or more candidates for presdente in the diff
ferent pueblos governed 10y the American forces
In the vicinity of this town of Tiaon there were
go rifles in the hands of guerillas All this IS
reported some length in order that the con-
ditions in the insurreCtionary provinces may be
understood.
This condition is without parallel in the his
tory Of any country long occupied by an invad-
ing and conquering army. 1t was brought about
by the kindness and forbearanCe of my predeceS-
sors in tie command of these provinces. They
had been endeaVoTing to suppress inSurrection
by the CcCupation of the principal towns. by
marching the troops every place where II
was believed any armed resistance could be en-
countered, by the utmost kindness and cOnsd-
Grafton for the natives. and by carefully guard
ing them in every possible way from any in
fringement of any rights OF person or property.
Surrounded by dense population Of semi-civ-
iliZed natives belonging TO 2 race whose every
impulse is to treaChery and perfdy, it was
attempted reduce them to obedience to law
and order by the gentlest and most COnCliatory
methods.
NEED OF DETERMINED METHODS.
Upon assuming command I recognized the fact
that to reduce these disturbed provinces TO
order the most determined methods consistent
with humane construction of the laws OF war
was necessary. as the insurrection would con-
tinue indefinitely under the policy heretofore fol-
lowed. Instructions were given the command
ing general Third Separate Brigade. TO inaugu-
rate policy that would separate the we'll dis
posed from the irreconcilables and to reduce the
refractory to submission by every action
thorized by the laws Of defined in the
humane code published by the war Depart
ment in General Orders No 1o0. of 1863. Active
operations were Immediately begun. and were
continued with unremitting persistence. Mavar
surrendering April 16. 1902.
Throughout the department every assistance
required has been given the authorities in prov
mony and cooperation. excepting that in OF
the provinces under civil government the Gov
ernOr has endeavored to seek cause OF disSatis-
faction with the military officers stationed
operating therein In the province of Taya bas
the Civil Governor. Major Gardener reported
on December Is 1901. that true loyalty and
contentment can only come under benign civil
government II was. however, necessary some
thing should be done to enable the esta blishing
Of such government. which Impossible
during the time this officer Governor, the
insurgents in in Tayabas we having
caused. since December J. the ca pture or sur
render OF n officers, 365 soldiers, II bronze can
non, 64f rifles and l59 revolvers in that prov
ince.
The military forces within the department
have successfully executed all action required
1 commend their conduct. Their labors have
been arduous, and whenever the opportunity
offered they have illustrated the courage the
persistent daring and the Considerate humani
for which the American soldier has ever been
distinguished
authorized the policy and fully approve of
the methods by which the insurrection in the
provinces of Batangas Laguna and Tayabas
was ended The humane code of the laws of
published during the administration of
President Lincoln followed in all operations
against semi-ciVilized insurgents habituallv yio-
lating every law of known to civilized ma
tions, and treating their people with every
barbarity that be inflicted upon the helm
less