The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-16

.~,AgHINGTON, april 15.-As a re.
suit Of the consideration by the
" cabinet TO-DAY Of the charges OF
,-sr treatment Of FiGpinos by United
s,stes soldiers. Secretary Boot, in a let
ts- to Senator Lodge. has made public
tts following correspondence:
"War Department
Washington, April Is. 1902.
.,fv Dear SENATOR beg to ac-
t-.e.Iafee the receipt of your copy OF
me testimony of Sergeant Riley and
private Lewis smith, late of the
rrertv-sixth infantry, taken before
rgr committee yesterday. I inciOse
COW of "a dispatch which has been
eat today to Major Gene - Chaffee,
anmandiug the division on Cne Philip
s8es Directions have been given 90
n, Judge advocate general of the army
Il take proper steps in accordance
uth the dispatch.
Tho war department will be glad 90
rsye the earliest practicable infOr-
nation of any further evidence which
rav Or elected by the committee tend
81 t6 fix responsibility on a0y one i'm
m military service of the United
Fn--s for any violation 0f any laws
n var or OF the regulations or orders
governing the operation of the army
fthe United States in the field. Very
RESPECTFULLY,
"ELIHU ROOT
Secretary Of War"
Directs Chafee Co Investigate,
Secretary Roots instructions. refer
rsi 90 iH the foregoing, direct Chadee
90 Investigate at once. They are as
follows
"War Department
Washington. April Is 1902
Memorandum for the adiUtaat gen
eIaL Gable General Chafee as follows:
"00 r-b. % a letter was sent you en-
closing for iuyestiEa ton. a copy IF
charges made by Governor Gardener Of
Tayabas province. which contained
general allegations Of eruelties prac-
ttej hy troops ON natives, and gener-
sIg ol aH insolent brutal attitude of
the army towards natives. on April %
cable dispatch was sent you urging
aet'ou with an speed consistent with
there 1rh and searching investigation
Uu the ith of March a cable dispatch
was sent sou directing disciplinary
measures Co produce obedience TO the
Presidents Instructions sub0rdinating
military oidcers 90 civil government in
paahed provinces. and instru ting YOU
90 relieve Major Edwin r. Glenn and
tal aiu james A. Ryan from duty and
order their tO Manila 10 await investi-
cation into their conduct in accordance
With Instructions 90 follow by mail on
tle 2+th Oh March instructions were
mailed you concerning statements OF
charges against these officers and Gen
eral Jacob Y. Smith as the basis of the
investigation ordered by the cable Of
March g. Further Instructions ina both
matters are required by the following
facts
Circumstantial Testimony Given.
Press dispatches state that upon the
trial Of Major Waller of the marine
corps, testimony was given by Waller.
coIoooated by other witnesses. that
General Jacob II. Smith instructed him
o. Hll and burn, that the more he
KILLED and burned the better pleased
General Smith would be. that 10 was no
une 20 take prisoners. and that when
MAJOR Waller asked Genera! Smith to
oehre the axe limit for killing. he re-
pied. Everything over TO-
~ such testimony was given. and .
lee facts can be established, YOU WI /.
place General Smith on trial by court .
martial
yesterday before the senate commit /
zee on Philippine affairs. Sergeant I
raaT-es Riley and Private William
Lewis Smith of the Twenty-sixth VOL