The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-01
D AUGUST /, 1902.
II SAME Ill CRY.


escense that was accepted by the
American people as evidence of a re
turn OF reason and understanding of
the absurdity of the position they had
assumed, the "anti-imperialiStS" of
Lake George have broken out once
more and addressed themselves in a
letter to the president. The months
of quiet it seems were devoted to
the purpose of formulating what they
no doubt believe a crusher and one
that will result in an instant and COM
lands.
The same old charge of cruelty and
violation of wars laws is made in
the address. Indiscriminate and reck-
less charges are made against Off
GERS and enlisted men in the islands
and they are held up as savages and
murderers. AS before, these charges
are general, evident care being taken
to cite no cases specifically, as they
might call for proof and the burden
would be upon the accusers. 1t is
true that the letter says Smith and
Waller are not the only ones who
have been guilty of atrocities, but
who the others are that are supposed
ly equally guilty is not stated.
The ants offer their services to the
,,oc;dopt -, ho1pipo +oS farrot out tho
guilty ones and say they stand pre-
pared to cooperate with the admins
tration in any effort to expose the
offenders and bring them to justice.
Most loyal and patriotic gang, that.
1t is safe to say that not another lot
of men are to be found anywhere in
the country who would go to the same
extreme of showing their devotion to
country and assume the same grave
danger for the sake of maintaining
it's good name. Not another lot out
side of Schurz, Charles Francis
Adams and that select coterie has
such jealous regard for the nations
good name. 1t is safe to say that
they are the only ones brave and loyal
enough to give evidence against
known m%alfactors. They have a pat
ent on everything pertaining to pa
triotism and loyalty and all others are
imposters and frauds. The soldiers
who are fighting a treacherous and
murderous foe are savages and ghouls
and the American people who are aid
ing and abetting them are so many
fends and vandals. Because the cruel
ties of war are practiced, necessarily,
u soldiers are held up to the execra-
ton of the world and because a few
cases have occurred wherein some
of them have been driven to despera-
ton and have momentarily forgotten
themselves all the others are denounc-
ed as being no better and the entire
army in the Philippines is said to
have degenerated into savagesS and
barbarians.
If the gang of plotters all along
had all the evidence it is now claimed
is in their possession why has it not
long before this been given to the
president. Why has it been deemed
advisable to postpone this latest at
tack on the army until after the trial
and punishment of a couple of men.
If, as the ants claim, they have such
nanhitoE1o pronf Nf Guilt of o%Jo~o
than Smith and Waller, why are they
withholding it. Has not the president
shown that he is not in sympathy with
the methods which have brougt dis
grace upon Smith and Waller and that
he is determined that all who have
been guilty of like offenses shall be
punished?
If the Schurzes and Adamses have
the testimony they claim to have aid
are keeping it back they are guilty Of
assisting criminals to escape their just
dues. They claim to have sent a
committee to investigate and that
they know whereof they speak. If
such is the truth it is their duty, above
all others, to place it before the ad-
ministration and demand it's applica-
ton in the direction of securing pun
ishment of the guilty ones. By with
holding it they lay themselves open
to the suspicion and charge of being
no better than the men whom they
are denouncing, and they merit it. In
stead Of repeating their old general
charges and accusing the soldiers in
the islands of being d~isgraceful mer-
cenaries and q shame to the country
which supports them they should
make SPECIFIC charges. give names and
sui1cient basis OF facts to warrant