The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
WEYLER'S PLAN
TN OUR ARMY.
Spanish Methods in Vogue
in the Philippines.
CHARGES MADE By CORRESPONDENT
Devastation Said to be the Policy
Of American Generals in Deal
ing With Instruction Con
centration Resorted To.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 27.-Josa2h Oil,
special commissioner of the "Constitu-
ton" to the Philippines, has made a
careful study of the military conditions
existing there under American rule Mr.
OIL is the Washington correspondent OF
the Constitution and was sent East
with the Congressional party, which sail
ed foT the Orient during the past sum
mer on the United States transport. His
arrangement 0 the military occupation
in the Philippines is regarded here as a
forerunner Of what Will be heard in Con
gress before the session is over. A pOr-
ton OF his letter follows:
"Cebu, P. 1.-The highly civilized and
humane methods that characterized the
rule OF WeyIer in Cuba are being re-
sorted to by the American army IN its
efforts to subject The viscayans of this
island OF Cebu, OF Bohol and would be
put into effect in Samar if the conditions
were favorable.
Concentrate Policy of Operations.
Whole villages have been burned b.
the orders Of the general comma nding
this district, and the concentrate policy
about TO be put into operation here, if,
indeed. il cannot be said to have al
ready been instituted.
General Hughes believes that war is
hell, as Sherman said. and he is giving
the people of Cebu taste of the brina-
stone Only q few nights ago an Amer
lean officer boosted that he was known
as the Weyier of the district where he is
IN command He also said though it may
seem incredible, that he was proud OF be
ing so called.
The people Of the United States have
no conception of the conditions prevail
ing down there. If they had howl
would 20 up fIom one end of the coun-
try TO the ether Army officers tell of
these things in confidence. but nothing
is said with the idea that it shall get
to the outside world
Natives Cooped Up in Towns.
The people are to be brought in from
the country and cooped up in the towns
These who refuse to come are to be hunt
ed down The only difference can see
between this and WeyIer's methods, which
brought down the wrath of the world
upon The head Of Spain. is that the Fill
Pine reconcentrados viii in all probabil-
itv be fed better than the Spanish fed
those in Cuba
a detachment Of soldiers went the
other day to q town where there had been
prepared 4 feast. the occasion being a
fiesta CT religious character The
soldiers ate all there was to eat; then
burned the town
A man living in the country was sur
Frised enc day by a lot Of Signal Corps
men under escort strinEi1S g telegraph
wire ltcar his little home IN the country
Re was "TaJifisd, because he believed
this TO be an evidence Of advancement
OF his part OF the country He was not
80 happy when he WAS informed that he
VAS expected 10 guard that wire relis-
jCusly, and that if anything happened to
Tiff II should be cUt-his house would
be burned down Some nights later the
Wire was cut and investigation showed
Il had been cut near his house. When
the wire vas repaired the soldiers made
good their instructions and burned his
house.
Corruption OF Filipino Women
THE American soldiers came with pay,
reaching above 80 pesos a north. and
their expenses. te dazzle the eyes Of the
Filipino women This was too n1Cch for
the women Of The lower classes and there
has been wholesale eorTupticn The
men TO whom these women are married
or IN lie natural course Of events would
have been married under the old order
u things. carry in their hearts that IN
forgiving bitterness which ali men feel
for their successful rivals: the men OF
the higher classes who are honestly solicit
Jous for The eIeva ton of their people and
10 whom the sanctiJy OF the Filipino home
has been a proud boast can hardly De
blamed for IIubtinE the vaIue-o Ameri-
can occupation and the American brand
% civilization and Christianity under all
the circumstances