The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-28

We saw with pleasure a long editor
ial in the New York Evening Post, in
dependent, on American plan of Re
concentration"-a plan to initiate or
eclipse Kitchener's outragcs upon the
Boer women and children n the Span
ish Weyler's outrages n cruelties in
Cuba. One brigadier general, J. T. Bell,
has introduced the American style into
Luzon. The New York Times, hot ex-
~pansionist, is referred TO by the Even
ing Post in this wise:
1.-The Times that this
Iiesns real war on the rebels thereby
initiating tina all the blood-letting I'M
der Macarthur n Oti0 since February
1899, has only been a cheerful kind of
playing at a
$50 it appears that the new American
Ieconcentration is to be vigorous and
rigorous. but not too cruel. OF course
IL is like the Weyler kind or the South
african variety in that all Filiuinos in
the prescribed district were to move in
to the camps with "all their movable
food supplies by the date set. otherwise
their property would become liable to
c~onfiscation or destruction In other
words, the American soldiers are now
IL a position to burn Inc destroy all
private property outside the
iration zones. just as Wcyler's troops
dill in Cuba, and Kin Edwards are
doing every day in South Africa"
Such is the outrage contemplated and
adopted, and by an American, if not
civilized at least not a barbarian. This
is an infamy of most diabolic type and
should be denounced Gy every respect
able American newspaper. 1t is with
o,+ ,olI;,{io-, IS onu C:nI TT &c h,rrtal-
,ty run mad. 1t is more outrageous
and barbaric than ever Weyler was in
Cuba. The Atlanta Journal says of this
Internal attempt against decer.;y and
humanity:
Besides General Bells order all pre-
vIous concentration schemes pale to
the complexion of half-hearted deter
mination.
The latest and most improved meth
od Of enforcing submission is a decree
that all Filipinos who remain outside of
regions which are in complete control
If our army and continue to bear and
use arms against our government will
bc regarded as outside the pale of civil
ICED warfare
General Bell raises the black flag
against every Filipino who considers it
his duty to fight for independence"
Inc QefnOcratS In the OnSTeSS Snoulu
take this cruel imitation of foreign bar
karbarities in hand with sternness n
pluck. 1t is a great disgrace and
shame that is being visited upon the
helpless. This northern vandal. worse
than Ataric, justifies mis- cause by ay-
ing: Under such circumstances it is
clearly indicated hat = policy should be
adopted that will as soon as possible
make the people want peace and want
it badly"
The Evening Post outs the case in
This wise:
Now the folly of all this is as plain
as is the fact that, when soldiers are
driven to such measures, it is because
their efforts to conquer by fighting have
proved unayailing. IL you cannot kill
off your enemy by bullets. h harry
his land, destroy his crops. burn his
home, and shut up his women and
children and male relatives in concen-
tration camps, to die like sheep from
disease and want"
The Spanish will rejoice. Even now
d Spanish newspaper in Cuba has its
pointed hit. 1t is the leading Spanish