The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-31
Roosevelt Asked to Order
Trial Of Men Now
Shielded

are accused Of conceaiing evidence OF
army outrages in The Philippines. OF
shielding certain Officers against
whom charges Of crimes have been
made and Of falling to bring guilty
men to justice. in communication
made public today by leaders OF the
anti-imperialists.
The communication is signed by
Charles Francis Adams, Carl schurz,
Edwin Burritt Smith, Moorefeld
storey and Herbert Welsh. Andrew
Carnegie is another member Of the
.committee named to make an investi-
cation with these men, but the fact
shat he is abroad prevented his sigma
ture from being obtained
Make Charges to Roosevelt.
The communication is addressed to
President Roosevelt. It begins with
references to the presidents review
of the court martial that found Gener-
al Jacob n. Smith guilty. Of unwar
Ike conduct in issuing his famous
order to "kiH and burn" and make
howling wilderness in Samar. Then.
taking issue with both President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root. the lot.
Ter declares that the Smith case is not
exceptional that there are many
cases in which commanding officers
hive issued inhumen orders, the re-
suit Of which has been to demoral-
ize the entire American army in the
Philippines and in one case to ae-
complish the killing of 100000 out OF
total population Of sOO,OoO Fnlpinos
in certain district
Soldiers Accused Of Murders.
Stated charges Of crimes. including
murder, are made against American
soldiers. Officers and men are accus-
ed Of these crimes and President
Roosevelts cabinet officers are alleg-
ed 10 be shielding the guilty men.
One of the officers is said to be re-
sponsible for the murder OF a Catholic
priest soIely for the money the priest
hae This officer is declared to be
enjoying himself now in New Eng
land.
The committee announces that it is
ready to prove all charges in any
legal tribunal the president may au-
thorize II admits it's own inability
to find court in which 1t can take
the Initiative. but shows that secre-
tary Root or the president il dispos-
ed to mete out justice irnpartially, can
order courts martial that shall sift
thc charges 30 the bottom.
President 10 Order Trials.
The president is called on to order
such trials, that the offenders may be
puniehed and The stain on the nation
wiped away
II is declared by the committee that
tho outrages of the Americans in the
Philippines equal or exceed those
committed by weyler in Cuba in hor-
ror OF whicn the world stood aghast.
or those committed by the British in
the Boer war. AN kinds Of cruelties
and torture are revealed
The concentration camps instituted
by The Americans are condemned as
she suburbs Of hell' In this connec-
tion the members of the medical stan
OF the army are charged with purpose.
iy oonoealing the mortality OF these
camps and falsely representing them
a. being delightful places into which
the FIpinos are glad to seek refuge.
Sianers Of Letter are Prominent.
The letter Is the result Of investiga-
tions made by the committee since
last spring when 1t was appointed by
a large anttimperialist gathering in
New York
Charles Francis Adams is histor
Zeal writer and the former president
of the Union Pacific railroad. He is
chairman OF the committee that signs
the letter
Edwin Burnt Smith Is Chlcagoan
and professor OF law in Northwestern
university at Evanston. IN He is
heairman Of the executive committee
OF the Aati-imp4rialist league.
Carl sehurz was formerly a senator
FROM Missouri, later secretary OF the
interior under President Hayes and
for several years prior TO 1901 was
president Of the National Civil Ser
vice Reform league.
Moore6eld Storey was once secre-