The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-23
War Department,

On Feb. 18th a letter was sent sou,
enclosing for investigation, copy OF
charges made by Gov. Gardner Of
TayabaS province, which contained
general allegations of crueltieS prac-
tice6 by troops on natives, and gen.
orally of an insolent and brutal atti-
tude of the army towards natives.
On April I'd d cablegram was sent
you urging action with all speed con-
SiStent with thorough and searching
investigation.
On the 4th Of March cable dispatch
was sent you directing disciplinary
measures to produce obedience TO the
president, S Instructions, subordlratlng
military officers to civil government III
paciied provinces. and inStructing you
to relieve Mai Edwin +. Glenn and
Capt. James 4. Ryan from duty and
order them to Manila tOawait inveStl-
cation into their conduct, in accordance
with instructions to follow by mail.
On the 24th of March instructions
were mailed YOU containing statement
of charges against those officers and
Gen. Jacob II. Smith as the basis OF
the investigation ordered by the cable
of March 4th.
Further instructions in both matters
are required by the following facts:
Press dispatches state that upon the
trial of Maj. Waller, Of the marine
corps, testimony was given by Waller.
corroborated by other witnesses. that
& Gen. Jacob Ii. Smith instructed him to
killed and burn: that the more he killed
and burned the better pleased Gen.
Smith would be: that it was no time
to take prisoners, and that when Maj.
Waller asked Gen. Smith to define the
age limit for killing he replied every
thing over ten.
If such testimony was given, and the
facts can be established, you will place
Gen. Smith on trial by court martial.
Yesterday before the senate commit
tee on Philippine affairs Sergt. Charles
S. Riley and Private VIM. Lewis Smith
of the Twenty-SiXth volunteer infan-
trv testified that the form of torture
known as the water cure" was ad-
ministered to residents of the town
of Igbarras, Iloiio province, Island Of
Panay. by detachment Of Eighteenth
United States infantry under COM
mand of Lieut.. Arthur l.. Conger, I'M
der orders of Maj. +. Glenn, than cap
tain Twenty-ffth infantry, and that
CAPTAIN and Assistant Surgeon Pal
mer Lyon. at that time contract sur
:geon. was present to assist them. The
officers named, or such Of them as are
found to be responsible fer the act,
VIII be tried therefor by courtmartlai.
sConger and Lyon are in this country.
Both The Twenty-SiXth volunteer IN
fantry and Eighteenth infantry having
returned to the United States and
most OF the witnesses being preSump-
lively here. the secretary OF war ol-
rectS that Maj. E. +. eileen, Twenty
fifth infantry, be directed to proceed
to San Francisco and report to the
general commanding the department OF
California with view to his trial by
courtmartial under charges alleging
the crueltieS practiced by him upon
a native of the Philippine islands at
Igbarras on the 9th of June, 1900. II
you can discover any witnesses still
in the service of the Philippine islands
who can testify in support Of the
charges. Orif Maj. Glenn desires the
attention of any persons now serving
in the islands as witnesses for the de
fense, YOU will direct them to proceed
TO San Francisco for that purpose. AS
the two wears allowed for the prose-
cution by the statute Of limitations is
nearly at an end no time is to be lost.
You will take such course inadvanclng
or pOStponing the Investigations pre-
riouSlv ordered into the conduct OF
Gen. Smith and Maj. Glenn as shal!
be required TO enable you TO execute
these instructions.
It is believed that the violations OF
law and humanity. Of which these
eases. if true, are eXamapleS. will prove
to be few and occasional and not to
characterize the conduct Of the army
generally in the Philippines: but the
Fact that any such acts Of cruelty and
harbaritv appear to have been done
Indicates the necessity OF a most thor
.ouyh, searching and exhaustive lnNes
tiration under the general charges pre-,
ferred bv GOV. Gardener and YOU VII
snare no effort. in the investigate!
ALREADY ordered under these charges
to uncover every such case which may
have occurred and bring the offender:
to justice. ,,,>
The president desires to know in the
fullest and most circumStantlal man
,er all the facts, nothing being con
lied. and no man being for any rea
son favored or shielded. For the very
reason that the president lntenos L