The evening world., 1902-04-17

That the barbarous water cure
was n common practice with the on
GERS OF the United States Army IN IN,
Philippines 20 compel confession!
from the insurgents is nov certified
10 by Richard OBrlen. recently cor.
poral Of Company NJ, OF the Twenty.
sixth United States Volunteers. q
regiment famous as the hrhting
Massachusetts, regiment" Not only
was the infamous water ear" III.
vogue 10 obtain confessions. but :
was also used for lighter punishment
Corpl. o'Brien declares. He tells OF
other narrowing forms of brutality
practised against the Filipincs by our
soldiers in the presence and with tHc
consent OF United States officers
Corpl. oBrien enlisted from his
home in North Adams. Mass hui j.
now living a, No. 1871 Amsterdam
avenue. this city. He is an inielli-
gent man and declares his willing
ness to testify 10 the facts within his
knowledge OF the warfare now being
conducted in the Philippines lie
severely arraigns officers and men.
but apologies for the do!ngs Of the
latter by saying that the undignified
actions OF the officers in many in
stances is responsible for the brutal
ity 30 often displayed BY the soldiers
He cites instances where officers
shameleesly demeaned themselves in
the presence OF Filipino women. who
were regarded in some Of the pill
laged towns OF the Islands as com
mon prey. For a period OF nearly
two years Corpl. O'Brien had oppor-
tunity Of witnessing tle acts Of in
humanity. brutality and rapine on
the island OF Pansy. in the province
OF lloilo. $50 miles south OF the isl
and OF Luzon. where his reg meut
was stationed. lie emphatically de-
elares. What / witness ed was no dii-
ferent from the conduc, OF the troops
stationed on the other Islands OF the
archipelago"
water Cure" Empio, I'd.
Telling .: tac water rIrc pia.' =.
he said he recalled Viytdly the 10 o..
dent a. lsaaras. De-. fa" province 20. l.,lo.
n H IN h45 "a Frf a B..
numbered seyea ,h14.tud inhabitants.
Was bound hand aEl foot ana forced
by means oG .Ae water cure 10 con
fess
'rhro4Esoli 'as -ntlr. Stand %
Panay. where my regiment was sta
toned. and c.scwher, In IN. rAlupp.H,,
TIE ~ cy-r4f, sl stem i. IN. r,N.sulE~d
means o! !,rc.nE confession. from tie
insargt nts and their -,nndan'"s w1
may be possss.i 90! Information .uU-
cerning the lnsurEcn, forces J.! a FI.
pino die. under the trcatmeu, nothing
j. :hoggat OF ~ hay. heard that
men subjected to the water cure have
died. but l never witnessed death ,
from u.
The rea,ment Is varied az rn-.
10 that he body = FgiI blt 10. app.I- .
cation OF the cure h the sam IN. tn,g
VINO witnessed IN" water ruTy a. praa- .
,lstd on the P.ysidyu!c o: lsoaras Sc (
cIaEei among Themselves that Is Nas
nm outrage but iheN dared not speak
openly. They admired the s'1.idiiy ami
9nrasr ot iao DID IT.slt.ai. y d.
rule the soldiers IN IN" Philippines have d
entered into the present warfare iH
manner Tn'' !.l. krruIy
for the people who ar" lighting rpr p#--
so;=! government ami liberty ant lals
men % the Massa-Iuseitr regiment.
mostly elnpna- . p' the sons % Yank.p-
" nose ancestors had T. max. q similar
fsnt for liberty snd freedom li'.'e
more 'han a hundred wears ago
Telling Of 'r4sAifu. and want1u
butchery OF the native. en1a4r1ged aai
Q Brisn tells th!s awfIl story o' IA,
he tosu ~ R4frIn IN NrE
1t was on the -I'l isN "i bs..u1'r.
.Gc AnuiN"rkarF uf 'ut H.'
.'orpl. .Br.en 'o-doy md shall never
lay. As We approa hel the town the
word nasscd along tho In" that there
NoIld be no prisoners taken Thls was
.isnihcani. y me'at tr,t a. "er. -
woman or child II mean t.tt mae
'arc aHs on. The n5st .ans AZ. '-si
ny ,ae then first sergeant n; nI- uw
pahy H.s 'arg'' Was a mgr. hos. who.
coming down the mcIr... pa'h
INTO the town Isfrl Do = e ra..h Tra
BOY was not struck Dow Oh" bullet. =
'nh ''i,h "aS ~. iae scr.yauis .a4l' Tho
ltle Filipino hos - from 'b. b.
Z als carbon and ned In trrrl- ..,
me mountain side ila'' loren shn'.
We're nTed after him TIE shooting r4v
lha a'Lacled the yi.laEcri. wh, cam
~ OF their hom" .u alarm WONDERING
<nat II al meant They on,red no ~
ense, did not display e vr.par mai.
~ hoslLe m3E'Hc " IA teH.Err att