Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-06
FILIPINO A GOOD SOLDIER.
consta5ulary System Has Proved a
Great Success,

consta5ulary System Has Proved a
Great Success,
Foy economical ANA other reasons 1t
has been decided to reduce consider
ably The Philippine censtahulary
forces, Although the determination
of the commission in this matter has
not bean definitely announced, II is
eAuemeN pobahle that the con-
stabu,my army will be cut down from
6,1oo 10 1000 men,
To tccl clothe, equip, transport,
pay ami otherwise care for an en-.
listed man in the United States army
costs upward of $1,000 year, but
the iUSular government SO far has
kept up its constabulary organization
on IN annual expenditure OF $3.50 a
man. Vet, though the pay of the men
IS small their allowances scant and
Their equipments comparatively mex.
penstNa The Philippine coastahulary
as at present constituted and main.
tained costs, in one way or another
more than $4,000, 900 year.
The sudden transition from state
of war to comparatively peaceful con.
dittons, the disjutegrauon of the in
surseut forces throughout the archi.
pelaEo ana the installation of civil
government to replace the military
put before the Philippine commission
the grave ANA deep problem of pre-
serving the peace and maintaining law
and order in a large and only partially
civilized country possessing poor
means W communication and peoplel
by many different tribes of Malays, all
more or less ignorant and rnfriendly,
At the outset II was evident that the
successful policing of the islands
would be traught with many ditli-
cultiaS
Like the Texas Rangers.
The Philippine constahulary is not
to De compared with American militia.
In organization, discipline and scope
of usefulness this aggregation of milf
tary police somewhat resembles the
state rangers of Texas that for years
were SO effective in REFRESHING law.
leSsncss and crime on the southwest
frontier
Al ,nc time the constabuiury was
organized the volunteers in the Phil,
ippines "cre being mustered ont and
the enlislments Of MANY men In the
regular army were about tG expire.
This placed at the disposal Of the con,
staaulary a large nrnler of officers
and n0ncUmmsSiCned officers, men
who had seen plenty of active service
in the islands, men Of experience and
proved ability, good soldiers, who
Jumped at this chance of continuing
their military career. So almost
before the general public III the islands
was aware that such n corps was con,
templated oillCc!S were commission.
ed officers, men who had seen plenty
IF active service III the islands, mon
Of experience and proved ability,
good soldiers, who jumped at this
chance Of continuing their military
career, SO almost before the general
such a G. yps was contemplated OH.
GERS wee commissioned uniformed
and sent to stations throughout the
archipelago A captain ana three or
four leutenauts we're sent to every
province where civil government had
teen inauguratcd. and the recruiting
of an enlisted force Simultaneously be.
gan in almost every locall.,.
Most ~ tho ,uIistod men wore ~.
insprreot ,n, and hocapso NJ tl,o nrov.
ions nil, oxnortoroa NJ ,.fRco,e an :
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