Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-17
GALS Waller DOWN
Secretary OF the Navy Moody
Condemns Alleged Interview
at San Francisco.
Criticism OF Superior Officials
May Bring Reprimand for
the Major.
A Chance Will Be Given Waller
to Deny Authenticity OF
the Interview.

| washington, June 17.-Maj. l.. w. l.
| Waller who was courtmartialed for eX-
ecuting the orders of Brig. Gen. jacob
Smith in the island Of Sdmar, has been
called to account by Secretary of the
Navy Moody for the interview he gave
on Friday last upon his arrival at San
francisco. Unless Maj. Waller eN-
p,icitly denies the interview, he Is IN
canger of being severly reprimanoed'
or even courtmartialed.
When Secretary Moody's attention
was called to the interview. he Sharply
condemned 1t. The president also Cd
iected TO the interview, the more SO
because in his reprimand of Lieut.. Gen.
Miles some months ago he gave oo'n
services to understand that he did not
propose to permit officers to make
statements criticising their superiors IN
either service.
In the interview credited to Maj
Waller that officer specifically rejected
upon the authorities in washington,
end made statements which were high
" Objectionable, not only so much on
account of the words themselves as pc
cause OF the insinuations they conveyed.
Mai Waller was quoted as saying
that the revolution in the Philippines
could not be quelled unless the seVerest
measures were taken; that he neveh
questioned Gen. Smiths orders except
in one instance, which he declined to
state; that Samar-"Well, hades is
winter resort compared to Samar." he
was further quoted as saying;
ST left Samar a bowling wilderness.
They tried to make it that for us, but
we made it a bowling wilderness for
them. ! objected to being court-mar-
tailed 1t wasn't done at my pleasure
I was not consulter in the matter; was
simply ourt-martialed."
Then followed the following state
ment, to which the president and Sec
rotary Moody took particular excep-
ton:
Il know who caused that court mar
tial; know who brought it forward;
l know who was at the back of it all,
and Washington knows as much"
This afternoon Secretary Moody tele-
eraphed Maj. Waller and asked him to
report at once whether he had made
the statements attributed to him; and
it is further said that Maj. Waller tel
egra pied in reply broad denial. But
Maj. Waller is on his way from San
Francisco to New York. and upon his
arrival at the latter point he will be
expected to communicate to the depart
ment an official letter stating explicitly
If all or any part of the interview is
correct.
There is no disposition on the part of
the authorities to take action which
may SAVIOR of persecution, and both the |
president and Secretary Moody would |
personally dislike to punish Maj. Wal |
Ter, especially in view of the ordeal |
thru which he has passed in Samar. and
the trials he has undergone in Manila. |
Eut the discipline of the service must |
be preserved, and Maj Waller will be |
required to obey without question the
regulations and instructions which the
president and Secretary Moody issue
Maj. Walters alleged insinuatiop |
about Washington being responsible for
his court martial is believed to be due
to his belief that an effort was made
while he was in the Philippines to pre-
vent his promotion to the grade of
origadier general when Brig. Gen. Hey
wood. commandant of the corps, retires
next year.