The Iola register., 1902-07-11

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and necessary public works. They
have gradually trained the Cubans
themselves in all branches of admins
tration, so that the new government,
upon assuming power, has begun its
work with an experienced force of
Cuban civil service employees, COM
petent TO execute its orders. They have
borne themselves with dignity and
self-control, so that nearly four years
of military occupation have passed
unmarried by injury or insult to man
or woman. They have transferred the
government of Cuba to Cuban people
amid universal expressions of friend
ship and good will, and have left re-
cord of ordered justice and liberty, of
rapid improvement in material and
moral conditions, and progress in the
art OF government which reflects great
credit upon the people OF the United
| States.
THE ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
"The president thanks the officers
and enlisted men Of the army in the
Philippines, both regulars and volun-
teers, for the courage and fortitude,
the indomitable spirit and loyal de-
votion with which they have put
down and ended the greatinsurrection,
which has ragged throughout the archi-
pelago against the lawful sovereignty
and just authority of the United
States. The task was peculiarly dif'
fcult and trying. They were required
at first to overcome organized resist
ance OF superior numbers, well equip
ped with modern arms of precision,
intrenched in an unknown country of
mountain defiles, jungles and swamps,
apparently capable of intermiuable
defense When this resistance had
been overcome they we're required to
crush out a general system OF guerrilla
warfare, conducted among people
speaking unknown tongues, from
which it was almost impossible TO OBJ
tain the information necessary for
successful pursuit or to guard against
surprise and ambushes.
d" The enemies by whom they we're
surrounded were regardless of all Oh.
/ legations OF good faith and of all the
. limitations which humanity has inn
posed upon civilized warfare,
d" Bound themselves 10y the laws of
war, our soldiers were called upon TO
meet every device of unserupulous
ueachery and 90 contemplate without
reprjsal the iuhic,ion of barbarous
cruelties upon their comrades and
friendly natives. They wereiustructed,
while Furnishing armed resistance, to
conciliate the friendship of the peace
ful, yet had to do with a population
among whom it was impossible to dis
tinguish friend from foe, and who, in
countless instances, used false ap
pearance of friendship for ambush and
assassination. They we're obliged tC
deal with problems of communication
and transportation in II country with
out roads and frequently impossible
by torrential rains. They were weak
ened by tropical heat and tropica
disease, widely scattered over IA grea
archipelago, extending 1000 mile!
, from north to south. The gravest re
possibilities, involving the life or
death of their commands, frequentl!
devolved upon young and inexperi
enced officers beyond the reach o
specific orders or advice.
ARMY DID ITS DUTY NOBLY
&" Under all of these adverse cir
cumstances, the army of the Philip
pines has accomplished its task rapid
ly and completely, In more than 2, 00
combats, great and small, within thre
/ years, it has exhibited unvaryinl
courage and resolution. Utilizing
= the lessons of the Indian wars it ha
S relentlessly followed the guerrilla
d bands to their Businesses in the noun
S tain and Jungle and crushed them
Y 1t has put an end to the vast system G
e intimidation and assassination b
h which the peaceful Inatives were pre-
l. vented from taking a genuine part i
e government under American authority
n 1t has captured or forced to surrende
d substantially all the leaders Of th
1t insugrection. 1t has submitted to NJ
y discouragement and halted at NJ
)f obstacle. Its officers have shown hig
h qualities of command and its me
n have shown devotion and disciplin,
c. Its splendid, virile energy has bee
ir accompanied by self-control, patien'
r. and magnanimity. with surprising
S, ly few exceptions, its course has bee
e. characterized by humanity and kin,
D. ness to the prisoner and the non-cou
u batant With admirable good tempe
r. sympathy and loyalty TO America
s, ideals its commanding generals ha'