Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24

endure that form Of torture longer, he
said what they desired he should say
He declared that he himself was trail
tor and was communicating with the
insurrectos In the field.
Not satisfied with that, they wanted
TO get corroborating testimony They
doubted the crediblllty Of this witness,
and the testimony elected In this way,
in this sort OF judicial proceeding, by
the judge-advOcate prosecutor OF the
army So they wanted corrOboratlon,
and they arrested two policemen, and
throwing them down and placing over
them the interpreter, tortured them
and wracked their nerves until they
shreked with agony and pain, aDd, TO
obtain relief, were compelled TO give
testimony, doubtless in confederation
Of the testimony Of the mayor.
Still they were not satisfied. They
wanted the more credible testimony of
The sohooiteacher Of the town. and an
army contract surgeon under the d.
reotlon OF Capt Glenn, visited the place
where the little children We're congre-
gated, and, as an example OF the benefl-
cence of the administration Of the
American government 10 the rising gem
Grafton OF the Fillpinos, brandlshed his
weapon, and putting 1t at the head OF
the teacher In the presence Of the pu~
pills, said; Confess Confess that you
are a traitor; that your people are
traitors and under danger OF death
thus threatened in the presence Of the
little children, he doubtless confessed,
whether 20 the truth or a faisehood /
know not and care not. In that way
the testimony OF the presidente was
corroborated by the policemen, and the
policemen were corroborated by the |
schoolteacher. and what was the pen
alty2 They sent the old man 10 prison. |
They sent him away TO Manila, and he |
is doubtless now in that infamous
Spanish den, languishing away his |
days, convicted by udge-advocate |
representing the authority Of the |
American Republic, based upon tesu-
mony exttrted thus and corroborated |
only in the same way.
OTHER PENALTIES.
What were the other penalties?
There were 10000 men, women, and it,
lie children In that town. That even
Ing, at o'clock, most opportuue hour,
was given TO the soldiers to
proceed TO the head Of the town with
an interpreter and go along the street
with all speed and begin the work Of
destruction, burning the village. be-
ginning at the top; and the only notice
II II as they marched up the street was
hat the ccier called out TO such people
as heard him that they were going to
burn the town, They got TO the top
II the town and they began the work
II destruction. The torch was applied
o every house, and they were all des-
royed with the exception OF Is, Ten
thousand people who had committed no
'nense whatsoever against any human |
icing, so far as anything disclosed In |
his case Is concerned, had their homes |
wiped from the face OF the earth. Men,
women and children were turned out 10
tarve; yes, their provisions destroyed,
heir household effects destroyed
verifying except that which they had
lpon their person, II anything, des-
royed
These men, women and little children
we're the victims OF this "stiffer" policy
Il Gen. Hughes, and have read TO YOU
lready the excuse Gen. Hughes gave.
lie said, Yes we burned the town. |
The best way TO punish the man Is 10
unsh the women and children" The |
most effectual method OF bringing 10
erms a parent who loves HIS children | 1
TO infiict torture and punishment
pom his unofending offspring. Why? {
because the war department and Col.
hickman tell us some cruel things had '
appened, mentioning three or four In {
tances which are named in the report
nd When they are made the subject OF I
orutiny and Inquiry what do we find?
ne nearest one OF those that happened
as more than 40 miles away. The
ar department said the wrong was In
ieted by insurgents. but the testimony i
moved that the cruelty was inflicted :
robbers, or common murderers and =
Iunderers, and not by insurrectos. But
obody claims that the people In this
'wn had the slightest connection with
ny OF those things. Still the town was
astroyed and their leading men ciffted
way and put into prison, where they
Re now languishing.
MORE THAN BURNING.
They did not stop with burning the
lrrlos. on the same night they pro-
'eded out TO little hamlet and wiped
ON the face Of the earth the habi,a.
on OF men, women, and children. They
ent IL miles away to another town OF
200 and burned II to the ground. and
u a vestige remained. They went
sewhere and continued this work OF
attn and desolation In order to give
ose people benign example OF j
meriean administration Oh. that Is
y all. We have 1t now plainly upon
e official records. This was In Tho
land OF Panay In the province OF
bio. II was made a bowling wilder
IS and the people were tortured
Then they jumped over 10 samar.
e ind in the Official reports and