Arizona republican., 1902-04-20
WALTER GREGORY HOME
Some Interesting Features of Army
 Life in the Philippines.

Walter T. Gregory, who left here in 1899 fer the Philippines, returned yes terday morning, accompanied by his uncle, MT. A. H. Gregory of St. Marys, ". Va. That Walter spent the most of yesterday in shaking hands with old friends is not unnatural, for when he left he knew nearly everybody ir Al'i- zona. and as his time has been spent in fighting for his country it may be easily Understood that he is no less popular now. He returns fat. healthy and jolly as ever. after mixing with the goog0Os in thirty-three engagements, spending about two years and d half in the sad ale and three months and d half ill the hosotal, where he had all the induce ments man could have to die.
 He got back to san Francisco last September, went from there to Jefer- son Barracks, Mo, where he was mus tered cut in January, Joining his brother. Will, in New York shortly af- ter. The news or his fathers sudden death in Tucson hurried his return back to the territory. His uncle, who had also heard of Mir. Gregory's death. started west and they met at Deming, arriving in Tucson together.
 Mir. |. II. Gregory is an oil operator in the new fields of West Virginia and is a successful business man. He is rot an entire stranger here as he visited Tempe and Phoenix about ten years ago. He of course notices vast improvement in the general appearance of things here and announces that if he expected to make his home in Ari- Zona he would consider Phoenix his first choice.
 As would be expected, the first ques- ton propOunded to Walter by each of his friends is, How do you like the Philippines and how do you like sol dierinS, etc." To the last he replies that there is lots of fun and hard work and plenty of chances to get killed. He feels, though, that he has done the right thing by his country and is proud of it, but he is not looking for any more of the same kind He has had about as much actual army life as anyone since the breaking out of the | Spanish war, including his Cuban trip with the Rough Riders. To those who 1 ask him regarding the opportunities for making money in the islands he re- plies that the Philippines are Q vast treasure vault of undeveloped re- | sources. Previous to the war all deVel- | Opment of importance was done by ! Europeans, as American capital was not encCura ged. There is opportunity now for the investment of large capi- l tai and many fortunes will be made i but the man who goes there with q small amount of money behind him l is just as apt to spend it all before 1 finding anything to his liking that is profitable as he is anywhere else. The l Philippines in d sense are like Arizona. There are hundreds O. big enterprises available. but . wage worker is a wage worker Wherever he goes and he is an exception who finds q real good thing anywhere. Many go there with small means and do well. but many more do not.
 | MT. Gregory enlisted before the Aguinaldo rebellion and was en route to Manila to join Troop K Of the Fourth cavalry when that memorabl event occurred. Troop k was one of only three mounted troops in the isl ands when the hostilities commenced. It was shortly seen that infantry could 1 do little, but the natives were afraid Of cavalry and as fast as possible the soldiers were all mounted. The first year his troop was engaged in scout ing all the time or clearing the ad
 vance for the infantry, frequently driv- ing the enemy away before the latter approached. One day in November,
 1899, they had six well defined engage ments. suffering small loss. But what
 they did to the natives was a good warning of what came after. The troops were then mounted on native horses. which seemed to be better 1 fitted than the imported animals and in q short time the railroa | was opened
 to Tarlac. after which the hels broke up into small bands 2ssass inaugurated the guerilla warfa cS {as continued