Show WAR iN ISLES OVER Gen Schwan Reviews Affairs in Philippines I REBELLION HAS COLLAPSED l I Ho Expresses Opinion that if Left Alone the Filipinos Will Soon Demonstrate I monstrate Their Inability to Govern I I Gov-ern Themselves Majority of i Educated and Peasant Classes He I Says Heartily Desire a Restoration of Peace Under American Rule Guerrilla Bands Alone Remain I I Washington May 3The War do j pnrlmont has received an interesting j i report Com BrlRGen Theodore Schwan United States volunteers I I the liansport Thomas at dated on > sea May 12 1UOO In which he submits I I It thorough rovlew of the state of affairs af-fairs in the Philippines up to the time of his dopirture from Manila on April 16th last making particular reference to what he believes to be the Irretrievable Irretriev-able collapse of the Filipino insurrection insurrec-tion as a whole and expressing the conviction that if I left I alone the Filipinos Fili-pinos will soon demonstrate their absolute ab-solute Inability to govern themselves The principal Islands he says with lion are now as before held an grip by the military In Luzon Luna as well as all the coast towns of importance im-portance aro occupied by American I troops It HOPE OF THE INSURGENTS Gen Schwan slates that tho sole hope entertained by thc Insurgents for a reIval of the Insurrection lies in the supposition that tho United States troops will be obliged to abandon many of their present positions at the I opening of the wet stason owing to I Inability to secure supplies during that pcsiod and also In the possibility of I I victory for the Democratic or ant 1 expansion party In the coming Presi donlial campaign Gen Schwan says the Insurgents think that such a victory will mean the withdrawal of all mllltaiy forces i 1 now in the Islands I I With tho exception of the savage I mountain tribes and the numerous I bands of brigands says the report thc greater majority of both the educated and peasant claFstfs in the Philippines I heartily desire a restoration of peace under American rule I SMALL ROBBER BANDS Many bands of robbers and brigands i form a disjointed nucleus for a prospective pro-spective reconcontrallon of Insurgent I I forces and the renewed prosecution of the rebellion says Gen Schwan Con llnufng the report says Indeed i I these guerrilla bands and their depredations I l depre-dations constitute all that Is Implied I by i tho Philippine Insurrection as it now exists I The operation of troops and paclfl callnn of towns not yet subdued will be carried on regardless of the rain I season which as suited above thc Insurgents believe will cause an abandonment aban-donment of many important towns by our troops ONE SERIOUS OBSTACLE In concluding his report Gen Schwan says Thc most serious ob stable In the way of the complete pacification paci-fication of the Islands 1 now lies In the mutual disirusi l between the troops and the Inhabitants This I believe will disappear after each class becomes be-comes mote thoroughly acquainted with the other and the benefits to be derived from an Intimate relationship with the military becomes appreciated b > the natives On the other hand the work cut out for the troops will be greatly facilitated when they gain the confidence of thc welldisposed natives When the latter find that the troop have come to stay they undoubtedly will resist the exactions of the robber bands turn about and assist the American troops In ferreting out their haunts and plans and thc days of the guerrilla rebellion will be numbered |