The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-29
CRY OFFICIAL PArEa.
SEATTLE. SATURDAY. suLY 20.
DisrnoyEp IT'S owN L,pELs.

SEAtbLb. SAJAmOAts JUL -.
DisPnOyED Its OWN LIDELs.
The New York Post. mort influential
among the antt-imperlaiIst propagand-
lists. has retrscfed completely the infa-
nous stories of brutality and cruelty on
the part Of American soldiers to which
II some time zince gave currency. II
has caused investigation TO be made by
its own correspondent. III. L. Wells. and
Upon his report acknowledges Its erro,
aud makes complete apology. The case
Of the Post and It's charges against the
American soldiers has become some
what celebrated. aud 1t In worth re-
viewing The original accusations were
made on the strength Of certain '.snl-
dsers' letters. The first was printed
April II last and contained this ex-
tract:
II don't know how many men. women
and children the Tennessee boys did kill
They would not take any prisoners. One
company OF the Tennessee boys gas sent
into headquarters with thirty prisoners,
and got there with about a hundred chick
ens and no prisoners"
On April is followed the notorious
Bremen letter:
Company 1 hai taken a few prisoners
and stopped, The colonel orisre.s them up
into tire tfrne after tsme. Then occurred
the hardest slght / ever saw They bad
fsFf as< f-ss
with them They asked Capt Bishop what
to do. and he said, You know the orders.
and four natives fell dead
These surprising allegations were
printed with great prominence and in
italics by the Post, which took this
nseihod OF emphasizing the dreadful ma
ture Of the soldiers atrocities ON May
II, another soldiers letter appeared:
''The town Of Tltatia vas surrendered 10
us a few DAVIS ago ana twa companies Of
cupg the same. Last night enc u eur
boys was found shot and his stomach eat
open. Immediately orders were received
from Gen. Vibration 10 burn the toga ard
Hill every native tn ssghs. which was ,iona
20 a finish About Ices men. women an,
children were reported KILLED.
Terrible. If tfue. These letters were
widely quoted. and constituted a eesi~
siderable part Of the anti imperlaisss
ammunition, Then IL occurred 10 the
Post that Il owed IL 10 Hs own high
reputation for Independence and truth
telling to ascertain Ii there was am
genuine basis for IT'S own terri
bic Indictment against the char.
acter and methods IT the American ss.l~
siiery. Capt Wells. both 81 soldier ana
eomneteut and impartial observer.
WAS tald e. set forth The facts. The past
Souehes faf his rl;,fiefai fairness and
adequate knovisdge." Capt. Wells says.
=; have heard - na instance. ani a. not
holseNa tnere has Neen sn=. ~ siys, ls1.l,>r-
ass killing - a f1ItSAea once taken PRISON.
ar, anat ws Ia SAKE uYt=seers l~ nf~svssf tsvs
sho Aass ~ 7 DE shsf havr brrn sen, n.
FROM the front nearly AL ef wAars ha~s.
seeft given sAese itissrtF That we s, :, 9f
ksl the wounded y shawv ~ tire fac
siyas IS fasns 80 ~, Fslltsyta Wounded hsy.
fssae or sFe n8s Aviax cared for in euy
hospitals hrFe- have seen soldiers sfsr,
While a8yTarin acTsNs TIRE llmez fft,s,
which Ghe }stssrs~mts have fsSt sssar. s1r{vm1
aud btna Wp the w@umfs ~ F-fIple,, ~s.l
stetw with sh~ly arst-st4 tacSAves uss} x,v.
them a dFsak grsea their s~suspsns"
Cart Wells reported that tAeee hss
been titlie. hus rot mach. tssoitnv. The
entire fabric - }abei ant defamation
saiit up against tae American selsI r
Is exploded ~ sae single sentence.
''rhe American people can be a..
sa~~a thas sh~re has he.a mn n,ars
kiiiiss OF rtstptna.. s..aua.s ar
eth~r~ise, saam the mse~s.tsa~. al
the ease reamtr~a. aa mere than the
ariti~a f.aaa nsc~..mr, Ia sudta
and che sesaaa aaa the French ,a
saasa-'
The fssst secegss the ,vta.es 49, ss-
correspondent Wishaas Qaauaeasg,a.
Ana adds;
~ We p,aae{ 100 -ussa tsHa See
seSscsty sss4 importance Sc s..ssle ~ g.. se..
tSss az ass fsrsse AZ tsE5r suEststtfs.zt a,.s
shetesy 80 'nsasito- s. 5se Aansaa.ss. p,si
esav&etev - ess SaAgsrvs az fv3fTs Il go,
eSyf.y. Tor ~e saeus4 nssea gss yee i, ,.~>
'scSe sFss' SO ecCaslonss Auaeriees sss.ys.-
- a IEzr tsan p t~.seye shs- tsss A.ssestra r
array x cesssp sss& e a@TsargAas~
Tlso eumsgiatsng aspeet y sh, seelsleas
Is TIA, ANY American el:Bsen % ssavssal
sauaas; have been wt.llne - cre,iit
hesneus accusations, lnvelslne tse ~.
razassy ana ehlsalTy IF tne " Aale IA.