The Iola register., 1902-01-31
FUNSTON At K. c. NO.
Talks Entertainly to the Re-
pOrters
WILL RETURN 70 LUZON
Is now here on Sick Leave Which
Expires March 10th 49, Likes
to Talk Abont His Son
Kansas City Star:

Kansas City Star:
A small-lettered, nervous scrawl OF
the register at the Midland hotel thi
morning pronounced the arrival ther,
OF Frederick Funston U. S. army.
No trumpets. 1t was plain case o
"sneaked in" General Funston lef
San Francisco with the two-ply pur.
pose of consulting his physician in
Kansas City and visiting his parents
at lola, Kansas. He is doing the
first errand first.
Asfew months ago General Funston
had an operation performed in the
Philippine islands for appendicitis.
The wound made by the operation has
not healed properly and he is here to
see If another operation will be neces-
sary. He is in the hands of his physi-
clan, DR.. f.. F. Robinson, late of the
United States army in the Philippines.
He will be here two days atleast. DR..
Robinson is not yet sure whether an
operation will be necessary. If it is
the general will be here week or
more. But if General Funston is a
sick man his appearance is most de-
ceptive. His small but robust figure
never bore more healthful happier
aspect. He is in the garb of a civil
ian, with square cut, tight buttoned
coat, but carrying with him the mill
tary air that no tailor could cut and
no civilian could be sure of.
A reporter of the Star saw General
Funston in DR.. Robinson's rooms at
the Midland. He sat on a couch with
his short legs crossed and smiled af-
fably while he inquired eagerly: about
Kansas City and Kansas friends.
GOING BACK TO LUzoN.
Nobody but my family knew was
coming" said General Funston. 81
wanted to come home and / just got
on the train.and came, that:is all l
am here on sick leave, which expires
on March TO- l expect to be back in
Luzon by thattime"
"And how's the baby?" asked the
reporter.
"Now you interest me-" said Cen
eral Funston, promptly forgetting all
about the Philippines. hes the fin
est in the world. He's not talking yet,
and I'm not a mind reader, so / can't
tell you all the bright things he's
thinking. And that's your loss.
My wife and | are having consider
able discussion as to the name for the
youngster She wants to name him
after,me, while | want him called Ar
thur Macarthur, after General Mac
Arthur. More than any one otherman
General Macarthur is responsible for
what little success ayhave attained.
The matter isn't settled yet, unless
madame takes a sneak on me and
has the infant Christened Frederick
while am gone.
"But about the Philippine situa-
tion," went on the general. That's a
thing l feel little bit chary oftalking
about. | know it is the custom for
folks who have returned to tell what
they think about it, but do you know
that the Philippine islands are a big
territory? Every person who comes
back gives his idea of the situation
from the very marrow standpoint of
the very narrow vision his location
has given him. 1t is true the army
can neverbe wholly withdrawn from the
Philippines, although it will not be
long till it can be greatly decreased
AS matter of fact, there is trouble in
only two of the provinces now The
others are peaceable enough, and the
Americanization of the islands goes
merrily on.
A WORD FORMETCALF.
He was asked his opinion in refer
ence to the Metcalf controversy, pend
pending the disposition which the APP
pointment of the Lawrence man as
pension agent at Topeka is being held
up by the senate committee on pen
sions
''The charges against General Met
calf are false, he said "rhey origi-
mated in an affidavit made by qri-
vate named Husky in Company ,of
the Twentieth Kansas to the effet hat
he saw Metcalf shoot unarmed Fill
pino prisoners after the battle of
Calloocan.
Afterwards, in March, 1900, Husky
appeared before a board of officers in