Arizona republican., 1902-05-05

instead OF understanding us, they came
To the conclusion that it W.. fear Of
them that prevented US from commit
ting the outraees they were 50 accus-
toned to under the Spanish regime.
The took advantage Of the situation
and disguised as amigos Gricndly M
tives) they would enter the American
lines and r2tuIn to their own lines with
Il complete knowledge OF our defenses
the available fCrCeS against them, anI
much Information thIt would have
been invalua BE To i lighting nation
III this WAS known to the American
commanders. but there had t. be Very
strong suspicion before = native was
arrested IS = spy. Many natives haVe
hoen found dead on the battleGalI thar
We're recognized as having been inside
/ the American lines only the day before
as amigos. The rank and file of the
army complained of the Sunday school
methCd of pacifying the FilDinos. and
would no doubt have used moro severe
methods CT cUrbing the warlikc spirit
Of the natives, had il been left to
their own treatment. For instance,
the men could not understand why =
wounded insurrscto was given the same
treatment as themselves in the hospi-
TO convince The in-urr2ctoz that TIL
Americans Ware humane. but this tenn
Ic iZing only made matters worse; pity
and kind treatment were wasted. Any
other nation would have gone to The
other extreme and made it 4 war OF
determination.
As to the -watc, cure" which was
'c&plaiEed in the Republican a few
months az 1c- ths fist line in th.
United States. Air. Gregory said that
there is no doubt bat that it was prac-
ticel en- tho natives. but not with the
consent C the military authorities.
Il have never personally seen The
wafer cure" applied 20 4 native" said
Mr.. Gregorr. but know that it was
done. The army in the Islands i= cuI
I'd into small detachmcnts. often under
the command of iautenants and even
sergeants. who sometimes take the law
into tllei- own hands and go 10 ez-
trcmc- in order to enforce Information
ifTcm natives. though the method ad-
iopted t. set the Information would not
be reported to the officer in command
iof the district"
The only instance that know of
positively where the water cure was
used, occurred in the month of March
1890. My tranp was engaged under
:GeneraI Bell in clearing the province
of Zambal=s of insurrcctos. While
making a temporary stay in a pueblo
We wcr" reinforced BY three companies
Of Macabebe soldiers. recently mustered
into the service. They wcre differed
by white men and were good soldiers
Though hereditary enemies Of the Tag
laloSs, and rs cruel and trea cherous
THE NTJf-.i 4f4as
on the war pretty much rs they pleas
cd and tcoll great delight in giving the
insurrcCtos a taste nf their own method
Ct warfare. When the Macabcbc
troops Joined us their first act Was
to round up every male native in the
pueblo, and the method was not very
pcaceful if native proved unwilling to
be rounded up. The natives thus
gait, red upWere corraIed i'll the church
building. The Nacabcb2s then began
their process of getting information re-
gaming the location of buried arms.
The victims. not proving communica-
tive. were taken in squads to Il nearby
buffalo Wdiluw and created Tn"
t"trca tncnt." as already described i'll
The Il publican. consisted Of tying tn"
victims down ana forcing open their
mouths With 4 stick or bayonet and
pourirS water into them until their
stpmaChs became distcndcd and tIiy
water flowed from their nostrils. AZ
ter Il dose Of this treatment they gen
craliy told what theE knew. and The
Maoab@hes Gat much vaiuahl- inforna-
ton regarding cached arms. Though
the water CURE Was being practiced
under our very eyes, the white soldiers
were not allowed TO be present III the
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