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PHILIPPINE
ATROCITIES
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failed to attract his notice. Such a
hnding is certainly suggestive.
FINALLY, every severity known to
the state of War-practiceS which have
excited the special reprobation Of the
American people when reported as fea-
lures OF the hoStilities in Cuba, under
the Spanish regime, or in South Af-
RIGA during the Boer War-have been
of undisputed and frequent occurrence
IN the Philippines. From the early be-
ginning of operations there it has been
the general practice, if not actually
the ORDER to kill those wounded in con-
flict.
In like manner as respects concen-
tration camps. These, as a feature in
recent Spanish and South African OPP
erations, excited in us as people the
deepest indignation, combined with the
most profound sympathy for those thus
numerically dealt with. When re-
sorted to by our officials in the Philip
pines, these camps are represented as
species of recreation grounds, into
which the inhabitants of large districts
rejoiced to be drawn, and from which
they departed with sorrow. Reports
to which we can, on the other hand, re-
fer, give of them accounts not essen
TALLY different from the accounts re-
celVed OF similar camps established
elsewhere"
AAC AClSCl I1lCn QOOltS d
ton to the senate by Secretary Root
on Feb. IA. in which Mr.. Root said:
1.-The war in the Philippines has been
conducted by the American army with
scrupulous regard for the rules of CIV
iliZed warfare, with careful and genu-
inc consideration for the prisoner and
the nom eombatants, with self-restraint
and with humanity never surpassed.
if ever equaled, in any conflict worthy
of praise, and rejecting great credit on
the American people"
Large Draft Upon CreduIity.
"These words" continues the letter,
"of sweeping condemnation and I'M
qualified Endorsement were written by
the honorable secretary when all the
essential facts since brought to light
were within his official cognizance
You have given public assurance that
the secretary is more DESTROYS than
yourself even, if that be possible, to
probe to the bottom every responsible
allegation of outrage and torture, to
the end that nothing be concealed, and
no man be for any reason favored or
shielded The draft on our credulity
thus presented is large, but we accept
your assurance. .
Meanwhile, permit us to point out
that such very sweeping and some
what uncalled for commentator and
approval, so far as we are advised
altogether unprecedented in character,
coming directly, and in the midst of
active operations, from the fountain
head of military authority, are scarce
ly calculated to keep a moral check
over acts Of an improper character by
subordinates.' 1t is charitable to as
sumo that the pressure of official bus
mess, at the time of the communica-
ton referred to, was such that the Sec
rotary failed to recall what correspond
ents had brought to his notice, or fully
to advise himself as to what the files
of his department might have to dis
close.
"Such are certain Of the conclusions
reached by US from as careful study
as it has been. in our power to make
of facts thus far procurable. We have
endeavored to supplement and perfect
the evidence; but our efforts to that