New-York tribune., 1902-05-14
DEFENDS GEN. SMITHS ORDER
A RETURNED SOLDIER SAYS THE ANIERI.
CANS FELT SAFE AFTER IT
WAS ISSUED

Washington. May l.-George @. Boardman for
merly OF the 2oth Infantry. continued his testimony
before the Senate Philippine Committee to-day
lie sald the natives in Batangas where he was STA
toned became bold and threatening after ,be
Baan6lga massacre, and in;imated that the troops
theTe would be served in the manner. Mr..
Boardman said that before the order OF General
Jacob II. Smith to kill ani burn" the soldiers of
his company being In constant fear of massacre
would suddenly awake and in their fright exclaim .
Get EN-. boys get EN- After General Smith
issued his order ,he natives for the first time un
derstood that the Americans meant what thev
said. and the troops felt safe. The difficulty he
said. was because certain order by General Otis
for the killing of outlaws never executed and
this made the natives bold in their resistance
They all depored the death of Luna. but hailed
with delight Agunaldos CAPTURE Filipino prison
ers he said were treated too we'll: that they per
ferred To remain prisoners rather than be sent back
among their people.
The general conduct OF American officers and
men toward peaceful FIlpinos was humane The
men. however were discouraged on account OF the
food they got and officers would not object when
the men were hungry 10 their going into a house
and taking food, The whole tendency of the
army said the witness was to make the men
anything but pleasant toward the natives They
used the gun TO shoot with rather than preach the
Gospel with" His orders were to treat the Fill
pinos kindly; but he added war is hell and the
boys are going TO give the 5ilipinos hell while war
prevails"
Senator Beveridge created a furry by asking the
witness If he had talked with any Senator since
he was last on the stand. Senators Patterson and
Carmaek vigorously objected to what they termed
an uncaued for reflection the minority
When there is in.putation made hy me u
will be made directly" answered Senator Bev-
eridge.
The witness declared that he had talked with no
memper OF the committee. and the incident closed
COMPLAINS OF BAD FOOD
Replying to a question by Senator Carmack tho
witness said that hard and continuous service in
the Philippines and the poor food the men received
maze them morose and in n vindctive temper
AS Tor myself he said. II will say ] have less
use FOR the United States army than | ever had
before because OF the way I was treated"
He then threw on the table can Of salmon and
q can of condensed food tablets, which he said had
been issued to him his meal just before leavine
the army and which he refused to eat becauss
they were spoiled.
In the one case of water cure" which he had
witnessed in Batangas in 1901. he said the native
received no harsher treatment than being badly
scared. and the treatment had the effect of making
him promptly give information regarding the loca-
ton OF guns.
The witness described the recent Of counterfet,
dollars In the Philippines from Hong Kong fnan-
ha fs @ nHt to that the bank
was an order that men who passed counterfeit f
Rsd ee TO De Fefd T ssd S Sed o a natives
10 TO be and received
sonntsrtsi I'M money i you want to- he said
'Ps By fS9 senaor d9aFs Beverdre showed
witness had declined. after his discharge 10 re
turn 10 the United States on transport but had
made the journey homeward by way OF the Sue
Canal, IN order TO the country His claim
Depar artment - NV "ai
ATE THE FOOD AND LIKED IT.
After Mr.. Boardman finished his testimonv Sem
Ator Dietrich seat the two samples of food which
'he witness had left in the committee room and
which he mad declared he would not eat under
any circumstances, to the Senate restaurant re-
eaeS9e eh .hat they be prepared for the table The
ana tbe n0n ne had made into salmon salad
, tloh or a soup Mr. Boardman then was Invited 10
eridge h TN hatn senator Dietrich and Senator Bev-
e4iuke' ihe salmon salad and the soup made Of