Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-20
HARSH MEASURES
Gen Bell Says, Will Be Required
 to Subdue Insurgents.
MARTIAL LAW EVERYWHERE.

And Death to Spies and Traitors IS
 What He Will Advocate-The Re
 port Just Issued from War Depart
 ment Shows That the Insurgents are
 Not Peacefully Inclined-The Punish
 ment of the Influential and Wealthy
 Insurgents is What He is After.
 Washington, Jan 2O.-Having failed, after two years strife, in subduing the insurrection ill Batangas province, which lies just south of Manila, aud having satisfied himself that the re> cent treatment of the insurgents is productive of no good results, General J. Franklin Bell, military commander in that province, has determined on the enforcement of the war in the most vigorous and determined fashion, in- volving recommendation in a modified form, the application of martial law in all directions, and the unsparing pursuit and punishment of the natives who act as spies and traitors to the United States.
 All this appears from a long report to the war department just published. 4AC ICCOACSuIIdl1On OTu0I IS udlGu dI Batangas. December s last. In SUD- stance it provides for the establish ment of a zone around the garrisons into which the friendly inhabitants are to be required to come, under penalty of confiscation and destruction of their. property. This is said to be necessary to prevent the collection of forced con tributions from the inhabitants by tha inSn1OoTfc Tho DoiIifaTVy off coY., re oI lowed to fix a price of necessaries Of life and it is promised that the people may return as soon as peaceful condi- tions are established. This order is followed by long circular by General Bell to his station commanders, com- menting on. existing conditions and giv- ing them advice how to proceed He says it is regrettable that the innocent must suffer with the guilty, but the greatest good to the greatest number can De best brought about by putting prompt end to the insurrectinu Therefore he directs the application of general order 100, in force during She civil war in the United States. which pracucally regards an insurgent as a guerilla and outside the pale of civil lzed warfare and subject to the death penalty wherever such insurgent does not engage continuously in the WIT and observe all the rules of war. How ever, IL IS provided that there shall be no executions without the approval of superior officer.
 A special injunction is laid on the commanders to hunt down through loyal spies secret sympathizers with and contributors to the rebellion. many or whom will be found among inc municipal officers. General Bell says tnat Malvar and other insurgent lead CTS nave dictated elections of all town oAnclals Tn BatangaS and Lagunda. and these town councils meet and pass res buttons denouncing the insurrectjon. While secretly informing the insrlr gents that this is done under comnuI- sion and supplying them with informa- ton. Therefore General Bell declares mat neutrality should not be tolerated. every inhabitant should be either an actlVe friend or be classed as an en- emy. and acts, not words. must be made the test. Chief and most inn poftant among the class of disloyaI persons, he says are the native priests General Bell declares it is practically certain that every one in Bataneas ana Lagunda provinces Is a secret en- emy of the government and in active sympathy with the insurgents. He orders that they be given no exemption whatever.
 General Bell declares that the ap- prehension and punishment of one in dlVidual official. wealthy man or priest IS of greater Importance than the nlln. ishment of a hundred ignorant her. sons.