Note 2 — Chapter XVI · Governor Taft, 1903

Says Gen. Henry T. Allen, commanding the Philippines constabulary, in his report for 1903 (Report U. S. Philippine Commission, 1903, pt. 3, p. 49), “For some time to come the number of troops (meaning American) to be kept here should be a direct function of the number of guns put into the hands of natives.” He adds, “It is unwise to ignore the great moral effect of a strong armed force above suspicion.”