Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-14
EIDICULE AND BLUsTER.

The other day the INDEPENDENT pub.
lished a conversation its editor had with
"a returning soldier from the Philippines.
The Reno Gazrtte published the item in
its Thursdays issue and its dignitied
editor ridicules the story ana pukes iuu
at US. Bru. Bragg lHunts us with beng
lend easy" and advises us to steer clear
OF bunco men when next we visit Reno.
II the -beneyoienIly a~s~i6ailated" editor
OF The Gazette would post II himself upon
aff"irs III the Philippines. he would not
ridicule the story published III the ISDE.
PENDENT.
While the GHzelte trents he story
with ridiculc, the Carson News. whose
editor ia also -bencvolrnIly assimIilnted.-
publishes the story and vents his spleen
III the following choice language:
~rherc is probably not "a nun. woman
or child in the United States sn mcunly
endowed intellectually, that he or she
does not know the above statement to
b. "a lie, or with SO little pat riOtism and
confidence III his fellowmen. that he will
hesitate to brand 1t Hs IL lie wherever it
comes up-in the Philippines, Spanish
war or wars TO come. Surely the editor
Of the INDEPENDENT knew thu; it was "a
lie when he published il, and hen lie
heard the story from the trenchcrous
lips Of Il miscreani. whom il IL safe to
Say cannot show M honorable discharge
II indeed, as alleged. he was ever II menu
Der OF tile United States army in the
Philippines"
The editor OF the News must hnve had
a bad attack OF benevolent nssinila-
ton when he penned the above. IL he
will read the debates III the Quilted
States Senate on The Philippine qucs.
ton he will lind the same charge made
by soldiers whose character ana verucIty
are vouched for 10y U. S. Senators.
lie will also lind that the charge has
never been succt ssfully cnnrradic,cd.
Whether 1t be true or no., the ISDrPEH.
HDET docs not know, but il docs know
that officers who nrc capable Of forcing
water down the throat 81 Il defenseless
man unit! the agony he suffers c0mpcls
him to turn traitor to his countrympn.
are also capable Of numbering defense
less prisoners. Tho News will hnrdly
deny that the 4watcr cure" has been
used i'll the Philippines to cxtort intor.
nlntIoo from captured and dcfcnscless
fIlipinOs. There is not much difference
between pryiDg II mans jaws open with
bayouets Ind foIctng water down his
throat until his agony il so great that ho
reveals the hiding places OF the arms
and ammunition Of his countrymcn. md
ohooting II deiensel1ss prisoner in the
back. That American officers in the
Philippines have been guilty OF the for.
mer has been proved beyond the qucs.
tiop OF u doubiyr will the News attcmpt
To- deny IT?
Tho editor Of the Ncws. who 90 burn.
ing patriotism aud love oi home, priuci-
pally the Inter, prevented lim from
joining the Nnyudi volunteers mud Col.
lowing his country'e flag to the P?ilip
pibee, brands M n miscrcant the soldier
who told tho story. md charges That the
editor ~ the INDEPENDENT @kucw that
It WIS II lie whcu he published it," II
the editor OF the News had rcad the dc.
ha,cs III thr Senate. no would have been
moro cnreful in his statements. Instead
Of believing that the story wap a lie, it
corroborRtcd what va had read IN the
Senate debaics md went a long way
toward convincing US Of the truth Of the
chorgcs OF cruelty made against Amer
con officers in the Philir pincs.