The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-29
WATER CURE
OFFICER HERE
Major Gardener Is
Passenger on
BufOrd.

Major Cornelius Gardener. i3th United
States Infantry. whose report on the
famous water cure" ln the Philippines
shook the nation and disrupted The pei
sonal and official relations between
President Roosevelt and General Miles.
is a passenger on the transport Buford
now In Honolulu harbor. enrOute from
the Philippines 20 san Francisco. Upon
arrival there ne Is 10 report 20 The
adjutant- generals department for duty,
but whether he viii b. called 20 wash
ington he does not know. At any rate
Major Gardener viii probably exchange
his gold leaf Of major fOr the silver
leaf Of q Northumberland
Major Gardener was interviewed
aboard the transport yesterday by an
Advertiser reporter. The M8JpT)s q
man Of medium height. fairly stout. and
with clean shayen face. reminding one
somewhat Of the earlier pictures Of
Chauncey Depew. minus the burnsidss.
his long military record has been an
honorable one. Major Gardener enter
I'D the army in 1869 from West Point
and ne became a major On September
I6. 1879. on April p. 1895. be Was sp-
pointed Colonel of the 5ist Michigan
Volunteer Infantry. a regiment from his
own state. and became colonel Of the
Both 4. =. Infantry ln July, lssf, being
honorably mustered out when the vol
unteer army w8s eIEbsnded.
IN response 10 o question regarding
his famous report" NsJOr Gardener
said he preferred not ~ tsik about II
at present. Re stated, however, that
his report Bas made while BE- vas cIyil
governor Of Tayapas province. Luz0n.
Governor Taft reqUryte1 repOrig from
all the governors - ~ conditions in
their respective prDylnccg. Be made ~
his report Of al that had come under
his observation regarding the FilipinOs.
their life under the u"w political and
military conditions, hOW they regarded
the administration Of the American
government, afBllstiOn with the inyad-
ers. and other matters Of interest He
Forwarded II az a confidential report
and little expected hat IL would acHcy"
national prominence and bring down
upon his head the wrath Of the entire
army,
u feel that ! did my duty" said
Major Gardener, "ln complying with
the request Vf Governor TAFT WAS
asksd 90 report upon conditions In IN"
province VI which I Was Governor ana
reported ln al sincerity what had come
HndcF ny observation. I believe that
my report contained only such facts
AZ had been brought ~ my notice. ]
little expected that the report would
get into politics. Politics n what has
given n ~ much prominence. and nat
uraliy on" party mad" capital Of IT, ]
naturally feel my position kccnly, but
8s military officer, I think that only
did my duty. ! DO not know that I VIII
be called 10 Washington. Ny orders
are 90 report - the adJuiant-gencrarB
department at San Francisco. Promo
ton may await me there.
what about acceptance Of amnesty
by the FillpinOg? ! believe that the
Filipino leaders have accepted II In
good faith. ~ course. our government
has not yst mapped out - policy toward
tUF JUillbplNfH anu lUf lfbNflN ~ ~
IN doubt as 10 the outcome, set be-
Iicye, they are honest with the govern
meut N 10 the miiiiary force IN the
Islands might ray that the present
number n sufficient for All needs. Ey-
erything n quictinR down there and
what instructions come. " any. VIII
probably be- small AFFAIRS
THE upper GLASSES of FiHplnDs de-
sire above Hll things education, which
was practically denied the general mass
of the people during the Spanish
regime Thoy are eager 10 obtain the
highest educational development /
have with me young man who has
graduated from the Catholic college In
Manila where hc obtained his degree
lie VIII enter Ann Arbgr and take a
complete course IN medicine. lie is
only one ~ the scores ~ others who
are setting their faces toward the
United states ~ the educational
Mecca"