The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-26
REPORT OF DAVIS.
He Tells of the Making of the Jura'
 Ynentadaa

l Washington, Nov. @.-The annGal re. port of Major General George w. Davis commanding tho division of the Philip
 pines, recites that the losses among cav airy horses in the islands have been very great and there has not been found any means of preventing the tropical animal disease. It is recommended that mounted | troops serving in the islands, as their terms expire, be largely replaced by in- fantrymen, recruited for four or five years. Referring to the Juramentados, 1 the report says:
 'The Moros are accustomed to suffer all of the caprices of their despotic author | ity. The laws of centuries permit men to be recruited for any purpose whatsoever. The debtor who cannot pay becomes. with his family, the slave of the creditor. The debtor thus loses all his rights and his children can be sold throughout the arch ipelago. He can, however, buy the larg- est number of Christians whom he can 1 slay. If the debtor accepts that proposi- tion he becomes that moment a Juramen- tado, knowing perfectly well that if he manages to get in the midst of Spanish settlement, all hope for escape Is gone. Death is therefore certain for all Jura- mentados When they arrive at a sufi- eient state of exaltation but never before they are sent into a Chris eSn communi- ty."
 In dealing with affairs in the Moro country, the report says that the Bates agreement with the Sultan of Sulu, which it appears was advised by the Schurman Commission, is an obstacle to the estab- lishment of good government and the con tinued practice of slavery is instanced as a justification for declaring the agree ment null and void.
 "The fact is," the report says, "that there never has been a time for three years when force of 800 soldiers in JoIo and two or three small gunboats could not preserve the peace or suppress any uprising, but this was not known or not fully understood when this agreement was entered into. With the Bates agree ment out of the way the government would have to deal onIy with the chiefs or the village headmen, called dattos."
 As to the Sultan of sulu the report says, 1t is apparent that everybody that has power has departed and that very soon he will only. be a character in history. and that no one, not even his own people will regret his exit.
 The report says that in all the cities and big towns throughout the archipeiago and throughout every large part of the rural districts inhabited by Christian Filipinos, life and property have been secured and the inhabitants have pursued their ordI- nary vacations without annoyance by laWbreakers. ts seems certain, the report says. that there must be a native contin- gent in the regular army, but no neces- sity exists for conceding a demand for more food nor more pay. and clothing al- lowance than received by white troops General Davis says the native Filipino under American officers Will be as true and as faithful as any troops could be provided they are well treated and paid promptly. General Davis recommends that the fertilization of Subig Bay should not be undertaken until Manila has beeri fully protected as the capture of Manila would mean the loss of the islands. The defense of Manila, he adds, Is a very se- rious proposition. owing to physical con- ditions
 The total cost of inter-isiand transpor- tation for the fiscal year was &2BS6 Ss1 and General Davis thus comments on the sub Ject:
 "The transport service of the United States as now conducted Is a most costly luxury, but 1t is defended or excused, on the ground of inexorable military neces- sity"
 The Inspector General for the Depart ment of Mindanao favors the restoration of the canteen.