Show M erritt ON FILIPINOS I 1 hurl we W should give gie th thern n oar abild acl I 1 let et th them go 10 lo chicago dee dec 2 major general Nf erritt retiring military governor over nor ot of tho the philippines accompanied by his hi bride formerly r aura Willip willieme me and ills hla chief clile aide faWe majar strother h haa as arrived tit in this ity from new york general aud and mrs mra ali mariu ritt will remain tit lit the reside resl dince nee of norman gillams mis aits merritt Merril tB a fath r until lifter after the holidays vs alun litti will return to new iw york it icv V alif i e the general is III teatime ills position n ns commander of ll 11 0 department of the hie cast which he left to yo go to manila in fadl to the inhabitants of the I 1 philippine wands denbro met ritt bald I 1 lie he I 1 11 i st at si nt L can call do is to give them a good military govomi gohei give ahlm what hat civilians aro are nici hary to w later tile civil functions of government bild naca they oro are rea ly to form a government f t f their own give them our I 1 leshi and let them do so BO 11 when asked what lie ile thought of the propose I 1 increase in the standing army to men the gi general declared lio lie had nl mys ays believed lucli fillol on an ease was necessary inc 0 o need a atan fc ling army of at least 75 men here in the united un te states It atea lie dec now that we have these new we shall ft a hut but in roy my belief 21 i men are ample and ruffic ant for nil aill pos sille emergencies in cuba I 1 oi to ditico an and the I 1 philippines toge together the artst aro are in the for gari ison duty if a baiger foice th lh wanted in the philippines philippine it inn an easily bt bc had from froin anion amon g tile natives |