Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
Accused of Cruelty to Philip
pine Official.
STARTLING ASSERTIONS
DECLARED THAT NATIVES ARE
ALL HOSTILE.
Friends of Americans Doomed
Justifies His Administration
of water Cure"

Copies of Manila newspapers received at
the War Department contain the defense Of
Major Edwin F. Glenn. who was tried by
court martial on the charge of having adj
miniStered the water cure to Filipino ma
tives. The particular case of alleged cruel
ty upon which great stress was laid was
that of the president Of Igbaras. Glenn
acknowledged the act, but justified It on
the ground that he wanted the information
possessed by the presidente, and which he
obtained by the water cure" In his plea.
which was quite long. Major Glenn makes
some startling assertions, He says:
Every Hand Against Americans.
Il found very soon after my arrival in
Panay that every mans hand was against
Us; that every man, woman and child in
the islands was an enemy, and in my best
Judgment they are today and always will
be"
While he did not blame them for this he
claimed that they could not be at war with
the United States. pretend to be friendly
with the authorities and carry on a guer-
rila warfare, and when they did so they
forfeited the benefits of the laws of war
in case of detection"
He then continues: Practically every
presidente and the other officials. princi-
pales. cabesas de barengay and pudientes
generally in these islands have been play
ing double. They have been Americans In
the presence of Americans and at all other
times insurrectos. They organized and
were the active members of secret societies.
known as the katipunan, etc, whose
ayOwed objects We're to advance the cause
OF independently in any and all ways, and
under this high-sounding phrase they have
made use of every means forbidden to them
by the laws of war.
These men of peace have actually waged
war by killing struggling American sol
oilers. and of this We had striking ex-
Of 1nitn VI
the three men killed were assassinated by
order of the native priest of the town.
They have made use of poison in the drinks
sold to American soldiers. They nave
poisoned their arrows and the tips of their
spears and bolos. together with the bamboo
tips placed in the deadly traps that abound
ed on the trails.
They have hired assassins to kill those
who were even suspected of being friendly
to the Americans and have likewise en-
deavOred to have our American officers
asSaSSinated. They openly stated in the
Island of Bohol that they would gladly sac
ritice twenty natives for every American
officer assassinated. They employed corps
Of assassins, who, under the name of Du-
cot, MandodUcot or Sandatahan, spread
death and terror In their wake.
Friends of Americans Doomed.
Furthermore. they established a reign of
terror 50 great that no man among them
dared TO give information of any kind, or to
guide our troops. He who did so volun-
tarily was marked man, and by so doing
forfeited his life and was killed in one of
the usual modes. or by being buried alive
or by being tortured in various ways too
cruel to contemplate
Major Glenn then gives the details leading
W to administering the water cure to the
presidente, the facts of which We're brought
out in the Senate Philippine investigation
He declares he did no more than any other
man with good sense would have DONE,
and says. Il am conviced that my action
resulted III fastening the termination of
hostiIitiss and directly resulted In saving
human lives. and directly injured no one"