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we have acquired II to rule with an iron
hand and by the methods OF Spanish
cruelty and despotlsm,

COHbClENIE. VI hbMANiii -
An. Mr.. President, what an awfu
thing this ISL commend II to the con
science and 10 the considerations o
humanity II such thing may happei
TO mrk still In the breast OF the Amer
lean people. But, / have not told all
am not charging the American sol
der In the ranks sent hither TO night az
| unhonored battle, 10 engage In wal
which would not and could not com
mend itself TO his sense Of prOprletS
and Justice. am making no indictment
| OF the men who have thus, under the
commands OF superlOrs, been led
! against a people struggling 10 be free.
! am making no charges OF Isolated
cruelty for the purpose " arraignns
any man who has volunteered in the
service OF his country
Mr.. President, / would he guilty Of
arrant cowardice II should undertake
10 breek my shafts Of criticism against
those men who have been but the tools
Of an iniQultous policy, because the eyl-
dence has developed until Il Is over
whelmlng and incOntrovertible that
these practices In the Islands have been
widespread and systematic, and APP
proved by the military superlors not
by the subordinate commanders. | In
vlte senators TO look over one OF these
reports, a list Of about 20 charges made
against American soldiers for mscon
duct in the Philippine Islands. The
testimony Is now uncontroverted and
incOntrOvertibe from Gov. Taft and
from witnesses whose credlbllity In be-
yond dispute, TO which ] shall call at
tentI0n later, In report OF the gov
~ ~. ha
served In the volunteer forces, he re-
ported that In his province American
soldiers and officers had 80 repeatedly
inflicted the torture that II rendered II
impossible for him 10 maintain peace
under the civil government.
NJ President Of those 40 charges
made IN the manner which have stat
ed you will not find a single instance Of
a man arralgned upon the charge OF
innictlng the torture known as the wa.
ter cure. We find that certain methods
Of torture there, mild In their charac-
ter, We're not approved-for instance,
for hanging a Filipino by the neck for
a few minutes. A soldier was convicted |
upon the trial, and his punishment was
repfimand.
WATER CURE CONFESSIONS.
II. A. Davis, a man evidently frank |
and truthful and manly In every way |
IN his appearance, appeared and testi- |
fed 70 these infections OF the water |
cure upon the presidente or mayor OF |
lgbarras and the in1lction OF ii upon
the policemen by the regular water de- |
tail, In addition thereto he testified |
that on the same day Or. Lyon went |
iflf "A ha nd |
pistol at the head OF the schOolmastei
or schOolteaoher, threatened his life
unless he made d certain statement
which was demanded Of him by DR..
Lyon. Thereupon they obtained the
statement, whatever of truth there may
haye been In II.
We pressed this matter, and could
have produced witnesses without num-
Der in support of these same facts
showing that this torture was inflicted
IN public In the presence OF numerous
men, and under the direction OF the
udge-adyocate on the stan of Cen
Hughes until one member of the ma
Iority Of the committee arose In his
place when II was proposed 10 make
'urther investigation OF this matter and
declared that he would object 10 any
'urther testimony upon fact which
vas proved conclusiyely, and concern
ng which there was no dispute So that
he committee at this point have decid-
ID TO call no more witnesses In sup
'ort OF the facts which have now de-
allied TO the senate on the ground
hat they are concluslyely proved TO
,e true.
This Is not all that those Witnesses
estiiied TO, This company of the
'wenty-ilfth volunteer infantry were
i the town OF Igbarras for seven
months, the months prior 10 the 9th OF
November, 1900, and until the approach
ng March. 1901, They stated that dur
ng that time there were 10 men In thar
nrrison. They also stated that there
ad been no trouble no assault com.
1ltted upon any American soldier, thar
hat community had been peaceable. II
'as a town of 10000 inhabitants and
'as In n district which contained about
1000 Inhabitants. These scouts--the
ordon scouts--and Capt Glenn al.
ear upon the scene early in the morn {
X OF the 9th Of November, 1900.
Seemingly, according to this testl- $
0ny, they desired TO establish certain a
lings, namely. that the mayor Of the 7
'Wn was In reality dlsloyal 10 the | II
nlted states; that the policemen OF |
e town were not acting In good faith d
maintaining the peace; that in some I
ay or other they were rendering aid,
recty or Indirectly, 10 the insurrectos II
The Held. In the morning officers o
ere sent out, who arrested the mayor
the town. He was dragged in and
ripped, and Capt, Glenn, tine judge
Ivocate, decided to prove his case, m
III when he had proved his case he Al
cided To lnhict the penalty. How dld I,
prove his case2 lie took the poor 4
1 man and stripped him. brutally :,
d him down upon his back under n .,
ucet thrust a stick In his mouth 10 ~
ep II open, and let the water run In a,
III he was filled. According 10 the -,
stimony Of these witnesses his eyes =,
came bioodshot, and he shrieked in n
In and agony '.
COPERNICIAN METHODS. b.
While In that situation, the lnterpre- OF
!, doubtless compelled TO perform this Oh
ainous service stopped over him and 10
Id, Confess, confess" II makes us Ut
NIX OF Coperncus when he was sub u
Ted TO the torture and thrown down. OF
ey wanted him 10 announce that the D'
rid did not revolye upon its axis, IN
d was promised II he would say so WI
It they would let him go, or else they W.
uld take his life, and he, refusing 10 81
so, they took his life So this pre- IN
ente was tortured until he was com CIV
led 20 say what these men wanted w
u 90 say II he had not said II. what tr
uld have happened TO him we can
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