The sun., 1902-06-20
GEN. LLOYD WHEAfON'S REPORT
tPPR0, - urTH0D< tyD r0
UPPRF<< INSi FRICTION.
Pa. u,. Re-i,~~,. To NsIes .sr'i.ner and
Shows rts, ln tfis Province 'snas-
tisas wrr- a. mad ss n Any rrs'in"r
Ia tussa rratses Work of cen. ue'f.

la Iussn rraises Work ef Grn. neii.
w,rtINoto~. Iunc 10 IN. Va nrpar'
nrr' mail, ,ul uctr-,llv on" 9th rusi Inn
rYrtRpt Uisor'- yr' r~viNrd from 'h" Philip-
pr.- iu rreard O., thr methods Isrd tn sup
ur.s- in,urrstion IN N" recently h"stil"
proyIuc,- Gcn Lloyd Wheaton. Who makes
IA. r-Is,rt writes ,ompfclt'r~iN"ly ~
rardug tho charges uf Major Cornelius
Gardiner and d.s- not hesitate 10 >ay that
Ma,or Gardeners administration Nas VI
great a-sptancc 10 the enemy
After describing :uly IA. methods hy
which contrihut iprts were lrNind upon
friendly natives by lldrunc- and insursrnt
l,ad-r~. IA" cuupl"t"n"-s "t MslNar OF
gani,st,on 10 5.up gl-trilla-, which oper-
at.d in "A country largely made up of deep
VOLCANIC ravin.-. thicAlN- wooded noun
tains and tropical Junghs, Gen wheaton
says:
In the Province Of rsyahas conditions were
- nd a. IN any province ~ Iutoh Inc
tINtl Governor. MAJOR Cornelius s'ard"h.r
Ihtt-cuth Infantry, had tS.ru "i!h"t, o.
,eiVsd or had not Informed himself uf th-
cnnd,ti"n. throughout hi- yrovino" ia.
tate Uf al ttt- IA Che TOW ~ lldnh. a. lnuhi
upon Investigation hv ON ,rrs 81 the lhid
Hisade. shaved that ~ May, lpol Junta.
IN. gTeat.r number OF the officials 81 tho
town and a.. Insurgents IA IN" Ni,inNN b"ihg
y,..cn' d-g,dcd IT, -.nd .I.d arl.SI,,1s ~ i. @ ,o
the Ncn l"r 'h" fss.p's e.rSs.s m %,s""ns ~ in
aud w.T. instructed to r.turn To ltaon anu
pr.par- for election foT the arpnintiN.
uftlC,r- ot the town sur" men werr S'lc,lcu
as Mer. d.-igusted bv ~" guerT.lla Leaders
IL an ir.ur gent colonel VAS allotted the
orgortsatton of the rnl,ce fore" Tn. man
elected A. Ntcc- Pr'-idrnt- Nas appointed
f,',I of the church. solicitor for the town
and contractor for supplies for the tmerican
,rnop- nn.-haf profits going Z" the insur-
srit> .,.... -, ,,.,,t,,,i,,
~ municipalities under the 'tNh nov"fn-
ir"nt wa. made a -1n,l., Nf,. "' nan, sr,
important duty - th" p'llc Tore" Wa 10
riN. tho insurgents motto" 81 ~" movements
- the Amer. an forces Another duiN "t
N. poIic" IN this ProVin"" wa. To furnish
int.tufnrmatiou To ia. commanding o'""r-
- American forces L"lati'c =" ~" op'ts,lnns
- gu.rri,las In Tisun iu-,rs"nt onN"r-
aud soldiers were IN and about IN" town
Whenever they cho-" 70 h" -,
panpls w.rr arrested IN the outskirts ot
th. town and turned over 10 insurg"nt forces
u"sThv and murdered wn natiy" scouts.
Ma"shch'-. sent to Ttsou hy col W,nt: SIXTH
cavalry were taken bv III" insurgents aud
aiterNard killed. \ Filipino was suspected
~ being friendly 10 III" ,m"ri' an- and was
captured ~ tho town, taken 10 a nearby river
and h,ln.d and hi, body thrown into IN.
river IN the pr".eno- of number 81 people
W order "f Malvsr dated September. 1871.
or more candidate for Prr-id-r,- IN the
diH~r.ut pueblo. governed by III" Nm"rt,
fprsst~ IN the NitlftN ff 'll- Town pf
Tiann there were - Tlf"s m the hands Of
gurrrilla-
L. was due to III" efforts of Gen J Frank
lin Bell that IA" il-ufte,'tIon Was brought
90 c.o~.. Says Cen WHEATON, and the
met hod~ followed should u. "a model in
suppr---ing Insurr-Ct ions under lih" cir
clIiti-tanC,s- II. gives "a detail q a. report
of ten B"ll, who explains that IA" o1ly
Vavpn--ihla To put an end tn ia. ln-urr',tlon
wn> hv cutting III the income and food of
the Insurgents and hy crowdins them -
p,r-tst"'fN with tp'rat ions as To- wear
them out He saw that prIl"v ui per
mi'iiug nn neutrality was adopted and
ponce OF pr elton established. The
prop. werc not compelled to enter IA -.
yau.-. lu' the ,pU prtuniiy was oN-r'd
them 10 deCid" for themselves whether
thrv would i- friends or enemies
Gen b.ll pay- his r--ps-Cts 10 Major
Gardener hv saving that he persisted IN
r,.prr -enting that no Insurrctinn existed
"a has province, and that th-n' were no
di-turiprs Of public order abr l except
n few ladrones, Whose number vas be-
liitl"d Gen Wheaton, IN rcsuming lis
report. says
Ther, has been harmony and cooperation.
excepting that IA ou" Of the province, under
,tNlI government th" Governor ha- end.aN-
uT.d to seek ,au,. ut Il satisfaction with the
military officers Stationed gr operating there
Iu In th" provin'e ot lNyahaS the ttVti
,'uy.ruor MAJOR Gardener. reported Dec
lG is,i. that true loyalty aud 'put"ut Went
an onIy com" under h"n'sn 'Nu govern
m-It II Wa. however. u"r""siry that
-orn.thiug should b" done % enable the
establishes ~ such s"r"rnm"ut, NLich
V4~ truc--ihlr durius ~" 'fn" this offic"r
Nt> i,uNsruuT A. tho lu-Ir-"ut- we're ~ arms
900 ItVnhs-. ~" htNlug caused -tuC~ Dec
the capture or surrender ot - orrrr- acs
-0ldlyT-. ~ hruuS. cannon, ga rf"> aud 100
irNolN'I- IA that Province
In conclusion Gen Wheaton says:
author. r-d 'h" policy ard FULLY approve
of "a" m.thod- nv which tho IusuTrrCtion
% tho Provinces II Batsnga.. lAguLa and
rlyaba, Ma ended Iu- huuaur code OF
tho n~- Of var. ~ published during the
Ad'liui-trattOu Of Pre- idclt Lin, ulu, wls
folio Nsd Ir an uIsrut oEy agHfust -eiui-
civilized iUsurgru'~ Nipi'uFlly violating every
law 90 way kuoWu to civilized nations aud
'rsa-Iug thcr own r~CIic with every bar
harI'y that can h, .uf,oJcd upon the helpless