Washington sentinel., 1900-08-18
Local Notes
The Fruits o. imperialism.

was told at the Fourth Street re-
cruiting station, Cincinnati, last
week, by Alexander Grant, late
private in Company ID, Of the Sixth
regiment, United States infantry.
Grant enlisted with the Sixth at
the opening OF hostilities with
SPAN, and saw much service in
the Philippines. He but recently
returned from the islands, having
received on the aoth oil May his
honorable discharge. He declared
that the things he saw on the ISL
ands and the orders he was COM
PEELED to carry out, haYe sickened
him OF all desire for army life.
During all my service in the Philippines
about all Company d did" he said
was police duty on the island Of
NeGros where most OF the Sixth is
Most OF the time we were in and around |
the town of Isabella weere we hada |
little scrap with a band of Filpinos. |
Shortly after that battle, or skirmlsh--
for only one man OF the company was
wounded, and we had been REINFORCED
by some OF Company K-we got into
little town some miles west of Isabella,
We were ordered to search the town
for the fellow they call by some
peculiar name in that country, who fills
the position Of chief of police in that
town, as it was suspected by the officers
tk-G l., III he |
We secured the town thoroughly, but
we're unable to find anything but lew
spears and bows and arrows. Neverthe.
less Captain Bundy, of my company.
placed the chief Of police and some of
his men under arrest, They we're about
ten in number all told. They were lined
up just outside the town and told that
they had a chance for their lives Some
Of them fiOpped down on their knees
and began to pray. They were made
to stand up and told to run. A squad
OF men were drawn up in firing line.
aud as the poor, hall naked devils ran
for the bushes, the command was given 1
10 fire, The CHIEF oipolice and half OF his 8
men were killed. In the meantime the
rest OF Company d. and I was one of
them, under command of Lieutenant /
Young, were ordered TO burn all the
houses in the town.
"ln one OF the shacks was an old
woman who was living on her bed, sick L
with the smallpox. One OF the men
told the lieutenant of this. He replied:
Il don't give a d.; burn her, too r
IAN order is an order in the army. I
The poor old woman was burned while c.
she Law helpless on her bed, and her cries
Of anguish rang in the ears of the men "
Tor many days afterward. On another n
we were ordered to shoot men g
who had laid down their arms, in the a,
same manner in which the Chief of u
Police .of that town and his men were al
1 tell you, boys" Grant a.
as he turned on the group OF ar
sergeants who were listening 70
10 him, "it is too awful to contemplate. IN
would not have believed it at all ifI
lad not see it with my own eyes, and
been compelled to carry out those
iendish orders myself Then again. we ID
lave been treated like dogs all the time
We have been in the Philippines, and ,
under the sun has been tried aD
o keep the men from coming back to N.
he States after they have been dis. III,
harged from the service. We were CO
ept from getting away rom the islands 6l 5t
S long as possible. in the hope that we ri, ri;
'ould spend all the money we had saved Ma
nd be compelled to reenlist. was Sc
ischarged on the 10th OF May and was ba
INF ~ leo he'll for u
Iloilo for 10 days longer. The excuse Iur
iven was that there was no transport TO
Ike me to Manila. Finally paid my Z,
wn way there, and after waiting around tbs
lere until about the middle Of July was Md
lowed to sail on the United States
ansport Warren for San Francisco. TIL
oming over on the transport there Au
ere a number Of men who had been tiol
IS charged from various regiments, all En- en-
whom complained of the treatment eIs,
ley had received from their officers" wit
"What was the nature OF the i'll treat. pro
ent from the officers2" he was asked. va
SIN the first place" he answered, I'VE On
ere allowed absolutely no freedom at late
], although we were doing nothing at
ore than police duty most OF the time, Ou
I'd there were no rebels within striking eIe,
stance of US. We were kept housed Gus
doing garrison duty all the time. ligh
len, so some OF the boys on the trans. spg si
1T told me, they had not been given will
cir allowance for clothing. Nor were who
; given the full allowance for mileage. aut'
The paymaster stopped the allowance ied'
er | was discharged. and would not -
y the men for the clothing they had A y
yed, as had been the case heretofore.
ming over on the transport the best WI
got to eat was the leavings from the
icers' table. tell you was glad to ~
back to the States again.
Don't you realize" said one Of the
geants, "that the statements you
We made will blacklist you and make
! officers lay for you If you should
er reenlistp"
a don't care it it would" came the
Iwer in a soldiers quick, decisive Dr.
les. EVERY word have spoken Is ~G
Gods truth, and my story will be
lched for by any and every man who
S in Company D. Why, just before
1T one OF the men was to be court L. "
rtisled for writing home about the W.
atment the men and the FilipinOs
re been receiving, It's all true, every
I'd of IL, and I'm willing to swear to lRol
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