| Show CONDITIONS IN INTHE INTHE INTHE THE PHILIPPINES NItS S S General Gen ral Chaffee Ch Makes Report to War Wa Department 4 S NATIVES NOT TO BE TRUSTED t THAT NO SE RE SEDUCTION REDUCTION IN MADE Washington Dec Dee I The war de Ce department pertinent made tiep public b c the first annual report of Major General Adna R Chaffee military tn governor ve r of the Phil Philippine PhilIppine Philippine islands I Governor G Chaffee sums up the situation oa in the Philippines from a s s military point of view by stat stating stating ing that the provinces of or and Laguna in Luson and am the islands of or Samar Mindora Cebu and Bohol constitute the Ute aria area now BOW aO disturbed by any embodied force of insurgents He says that to the physical character ter of or orthe the country to le i the ti nature of the war warfare warfare warfare fare of the rebels who are ar amigo and foe toe in the selfsame hour to the hu bu humanity humanity manity of or the troops which is taken advantage of by the rebels and the in inhabitants inhabitants inhabitants habitants who o sympathize with them and to the fear of assassination on the part of the Ule friendly disposed If they give information to the American forces It due the prolongation of the guerrilla warfare Commenting upon the plan of grad gradually gradually gradually replacing military with civil ad administration administration administration ministration General Chaffee says The withdrawal of interference with civil affairs does not contemplate the withdrawal of the troops from their h ir stations to any considerable extent on the contrary this should not be done hastily and when undertaken should be gradual dual gr and Delmore more in the nature of concentration than ihan reduction of force or abandonment of any considerable area are aref of territory S No Reduction of Troops He recommends re that there be no further material reduction of or troops before January IMS 1101 The gov goy governments governments which are being organized provincial and municipal General Chaffee says are both new and untried and there is but one ene certain and re reliable reliable reliable liable method of ascertaining the progress pro ress resu of ot the Filipinos In ment namely observation by the army armyOn armyOn armyOn On the subject of military government of or the city olty of Manna Manila General Chaffee says s ys In the government of Manila for three years if the military have done nothing more it is everywhere apparent apparent ent that an excellent foundation has been laid and a turbulent and hostile community brought bro ht to observe the laws lawn and individually to be orderly This has been done without undue harshness or severity of treatment for forthe the inhabitants In anticipation of a partial concen trat on of the troops in the th Philippines next year General Chaffee submits es estimates of ot cost coat for tor the construction con of quarters and barracks He recommends mends that a permanent post be con constructed at once In the vicinity of or Ma nUn for tor a garrison on of two squadrons of cavalry two batteries of artillery and two tw full regiments of oi infantry together with a hospital and storehouse the whole to be under the command of a brigadier general Cost of Improvements C He gives g ves a rough estimate of cost for this project and says that should be available immediate immediately ly in order to take full rull advantage of or the dry season Se n for the construction of or permanent quarters at other points which may be determined upon pon Dur During DurIng ing big the fiscal year ended e June 1908 1905 he estimates that is required General Chaffee devotes a good part of his report to the terrible disaster which befell company C Ninth infant infantry ry IF at Samar and which he be says ears wee was largely due to over con confidence in assumed pacific conditions and in a people who to a great extent e tent as yet are strangers stra to and unappreciative of or our humane human policy polley of liberty of beliefs and actions action ft American soldiers he be says ys fail taU to discriminate between real and as assumed assumed friendship on the part of the Filipinos A table is js submitted showing that since sin t June 10 16 last lut the date of the last table submitted by General MacArthur up to Sept Ii 1 15 Ml Filipino officers and men surrendered to the American military and tx officers meers and 49 men were captured Discipline of Troops In En an appendix report General J P Sanger inspector general of the di dl division division vision of the Philippines in speaking spanking of the discipline of the troops in the islands notes a commendable absence anee of excesses and serious infractions of or the regulations but says there is great room for improvements in the matteIS of dress demeanor and nd show of respect in saluting superior officers rs the criticism cism appealing as s wen welt to officers and soldiers Judge Advocate General Groesbeck says that the suppression of brigand brigandage age in the Philippines most t probably will be one of or the trying problems of the future If Utile the military arm was left eft free rr to deal with the he ho he says sas there would be no doubt of or their final suppression but the income Ins In civil government complicates the situation very considerably With his wn report General Chaffee submits those of the military com corn commanders manders in the Philippines and of the heads of ot several staff departments |
