Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26

The appointment of General 8. NJ. B.
Young to the head of the general staff of
the United States army is highly pleasing
| to the natives of northern Luzon, against
whom he fought. Among the Fflipinos with
whom he came in contact General Young
Is extremely popular. First. they learned
to fear him as vigorous fighter. then they
came to respect and even to admire him as
just governor. No other military officer
in the Philippines has come into closer
sympathy with the natives
1t was General Young who brought all of
the northern provinces of Luzon under the
American flag. 1t was an officer under his
command Colonel Hare. who rescued the
famous Gilmore party from the hands of
the insurgents. and it was General Young
diplomacy that reconciled the natives of
that district to American rule.
His Vigorous Luzon Campaign.
General Youngs northern campaign was
one of the most vigorous of the Philippine
war For a whole week he cut himself
loose from any base of supplies and pushed
through a hostile country after a fleeing
enemy. He subsisted on forage only. For
one week the universal question through
out the Philippines was, Where is Young?''
town of Vigan, 200 miles north of the place
where he had dropped out of communica-
ton with Otis in Manila.
I shall never forget his entrance into
that town. A few days before 1t had been
bombarded and taken by the battle ship
Oregon, whose marines landed and held it
until a company Of the 33d United States
Volunteers could relieve them next day.
Then the insurgents, under General Tino,
attacked the town one night and were only
cod OF 70 Grrl, ~; i'll,
eight Americans were killed and many
wounded. After that we considered our
selves practically besieged, believing the
country about to be alive with insurgents.
This was our situation, when one day we
heard a heavy firing up the adjacent pass
that led into the mountains of the interior.
Several hours later a large, stout officer,
with white hair and mustache and a rudy
but stern face, rode into town with a
squadron of cavalry behind him. It was
General Young. He had just driven the
last of the insurgents into the mountains.
This was the end of his weeks forced ride;
thenceforth he made Vigan his headquar-
tiers, whence he directed all further opera
tons.
When Young Turned Waiter.
In spite of his gruf manner and soldierly
abruptness officers end men alike under
Young greatly admired and liked him. He
stood next to Lawton in popular favor.
manner of maintaining discipline
Albert Sonnichsen, who was General
Young's official guide and Interpreter at
the time of his occupancy of Vigan, tells
the following story. which illustrates the
generals thoroughly democratic ways:
"A report had come in late evening
by a native that some escaped Spanish
prisoners were in hiding in a small village
up the pass, the whereabouts of which only
l knew definitely. having spent a night
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more party. AS the Spaniards were sup
posed to have fresh information of the 10
cation of the insurgent forces it was i'm
portant that they should be brought in
as soon as possible So I was sent out to
bring them in safely through the outposts
1T took me two hours Of hard riding
through a pelting rain and over slush-
covered road to reach the village, but upon
arriving I lost no time in locating the Span
ish officers, who were hiding in the huts Of
friendly natives. All were old comrades of