The suburban citizen., 1902-04-19
Big SHAKE-UP
IN The ARMY
Secretary Root After Officers Accused
of Cruelty to FilipinOs.
MANY MAY BE coURT.MARTIALED.
President Roosevelt Desires to Know, 10
the Fullest and Most Circumstautial
Manner, All the Facts. Nothing Being Con-
cealed, and No Man Being for Amy Reason
Favored or Shielded.

Washington, D. C.. (Special) AS a
result of the consideration by the Cabi-
net of the charges of cruel treatment Of
Filipinos by United States soldiers, Sec
retary Root has made public the follow
ing correspondence:
War Department
"My Dear Senator: | beg to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your copy of
the testimony of Sergeant Charles S.
Riley and Private William Lewis Smith
late of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, taken
before your committee / enclose copy
of a dispatch which has been sent to
Major General Chaffee. commanding
the Division of the Philippines Direc-
tions have been given to the Judge
vocate-General of the Army to take
proper steps in accordance with the dis
patch.
The War Department will be glad to
receive the earliest practicable inform
alton of any further evidence which
may be elected by the committee, tend
ing to fix responsibility upon any one in
the military service of the United States
for any violation of the laws of war or
of the regulations and orders govern
ing the operations of the Army of the
United States in the field Very Re-
spectfully,
"ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of War.
Hon. H. C. Lodge United States SEN
ate, Washington, D, c"
Orders to Gen. Chafiee.
"War Department, Washington
Memorandum for the .AdjHtdnt-GeH-
erdi; Cable to General Chaffee as fol-
lows: On February 10, a letter was sent
you, inclosing, for investigation, copy Of
charges made by Governor Gardener, of
Tayabas province, which contained gen
eral allegations of cruelties practiced by
troops on natives and generally of an in
solent and brutal attitude of the army
toward natives
"On April a cable dispatch was sent
you urging action with all speed consist
ent with thorough and searching investi-
cation.
"On March a cable dispatch was sent
produce obedience to the Presidents in
structions, subordinating military Off
GERS to civil government in pacifed prov
lnces, and instructing you to relieve Ma
ior Edwin F, Glenn and Capt James A.
Ryan from duty and order them to Ma
nila to await investigation into their con-
duct, in accordance with instructions to
follow by mail.
"On March "a instructions we're mail
I'd you containing statement of charges
against these officers and Gen. Jacob H.
Smith as the basis of the investigation
ordered by the cable of March 4.
Desires Guilty Punished.
"The President desires to know in the
fullest and most circumstantial manner
all the facts, nothing being concealed,
and no man being for any reason favored
Or shielded. For the very reason that
the President intends to back up the
army in the heartiest fashion in every
lawful and legitimate method of doing
its work, he also intends to see that the
most rigorous care is exercised to detect
and prevent any cruelty or brutality,
and that men who are guilty thereof are
punished. Great as the provocation has
been in dealing with foes who habitually
resort to treachery, murder and torture
against our men, nothing can justify or
will be held to justify, the use of torture
Or inhuman conduct of any kind on the
part of the American Army.