Show MAJ G F DOWNEY HOME After Four Years Service in the Philippines Will Servo Undor Gen 1In cAr lhur MaJ Gcorffc F Downey is home from the Philippines after an absence of four years all of which time has been spent as a soldier Heleft Salt Lake as a volunteer paymaster In May 183S This Is his first visit to his home since his departure at that tIm A year ago ho wan promoted to the office of Major in the regular army and In made paymaster for the army the Philippines Mrn Downey has been with the Major most of tho time In the Philippines After visiting at his homo In this city for a few days MaJ Downey will Co East to report at Washington After Af-ter that ho will return to Salt Lal < eon e-on a months leave of absence After that lie will report at Denver to serve as paymaster on the staff of Gen Mac Arthur In tho Department of the Colorado Colo-rado From this It is Judged that the Majors duties in tho Philippines are at an end for the present at least Maj Downey Is the picture of good health and la i happy to be once more among his friendu and relatives he states that he was not sick a day during dur-ing lila stay In the Islands Ho has Ht tic use for the Filipinos They are the most accomplished liars I have over met he said They are past grand masters In the art Some of them are bright and very polite but no faith can be placed In the average native Some of them profess great admiration for tho Coy ernment of the United States and aCt fect aC-t to bcMellghtcd with the prospect of being under our Government but I dont believe them whon they say It At the same time ho thinks their condition has been greatly Improved under American rule Coy Taft he considers one of tile strongest and best men In the Nation and says that he Is greatly beloved In the Islands I Ho has displayed the best elements of statesmanship states-manship In handling the complicated problems that has been laid upon his shoulders MaJ Downey says The lighting Is now confined to the bandits Ighlng Island of Luzqn These dash down from their hiding places In the hills upon the villages In the valloys and Id 11 and loot till they are driven out by the American soldiers |