Evening star., 1902-04-18
GENERAL LUNA'S ORDER
HOW HE WOULD ANNIHILATE
THE AMERICANS.
An Uprising at Night and No Quarter
to Be Given-Houses to
Be Burned.

The following order issued by General
Luna of the Philippine army is an evidence
OF the manner warfare was and is still
conducted by the Filipinos. 1t Is not sur
prising, therefore, that retaliation should
sometimes, though in a greatly modified
form, be exercised by the americans.
This order was transmitted by the War
Department to the Senate and has just ap-
peared in Senate document, which also
contains Photographic reproduction of
the original order in Spanish. The trans
lation is follows:
ITO the field officers OF the territorial
militia:
by virtue of the barbarous attack made
upon our army on the ith day of February
without this being preceda ed by any strain
OF relations whatever between the two ar
mics, IT Is necessary for the tilipinoS to
show that they know how to avenge them
selves of the treachery and deceit Of those
VINO, working upon our friendship, now
seek to enSlave us.
In order to carry out the complete de-
struction of that accursed army of drunk
ards and thieves it is indispensable that
we all work in unison and that orders is
sued from this war Office be faithfully car
ried out.
An Uprising at Night.
las soon as you receive this circular
measures will be taken for trict compli-
ance with the, following orders:
L. Such steps shall be taken that at 8
o'clock at night The members of the terri
torial militia under your orders will be
ready to go into the strees with their arms
and ammunition to occupy San Pedro
street and such cross streets as open
into it.
So The defenders of the Philippines un-
der your orders will attack he Gorilla bar
racks and the Bilbid guards, and iiberate
all the prisoners arming them in the most
practical manner, in order that they may
aid their brethren and work out our re-
venge; to this end the following address
shall be made to them:
Brethren: The Americans have fnsulted
us, and We must revenge ourselves Ipon
them by annihilating them.
Ihis is the only means of obtaining
mics of which we have been the object.
All the Ffipfnos ir Manila will second us
May the blood of the traitors run in tor
rents. Long live the independence of the
y. The servants Of the houses occupied
oy the Americans and Spaniards shall burn
the buildings in which their masters live
IN Such a manner rhat the cOnflagration
city. 'e
The signals for carrying this into effect
and they have already been agreed upon
Ishall be to send UP two red paper bal
and frecra ckers
n. The lives of Filipinas only shall he
respected. and they shall not be molest.d
with the exception Of those who have been
pointed out as traitors.
No Quarter to Be Given.
All others Of whatsoever race they shall
be shall be given no quarter and shall he
exterminated. thus proving to foreign
countries that America IS not capable of
maintaining order or defending any of the
interests which she has undertaken to de-
fend.
20. The sharpshoote-s CT Tordo and
Santa Ana shall be the first to open fire
and those on the outside o. the Manila
iines shall second their attack, and thus
the American forces will find themselves
between two fires. The militia Of Trozo,
Blnondo, kyapo and Sampalok shall fol-
low up the attack. All must go into the
streets and perform thei~ duties
The militiamen of Paco. Ermta Ma
late, Santa Cruz and San Migue. shall at
tack when firing has become general ercry
where. which will be Approximately abont
~ o'clock at night: but if they see that
their comrades are in danger before that
time they shall give them the propa: as
slstance and go into the streets whenever
1t becomes necessary.
The Spanish militia enlisted as yoIi,n
teers In our army shall go out at o'clock
IN the morning and attack Fort Santiago
Brethren, the country is in danger and
we must rise to save it. Europe sees that
we are feeble, but we will ,lemonstrate
Ihat we Know how to die as one should.
shedding our blood for the salvation of
our outraged country. Death to the lyrant :
war without quarter to the false Ameri
ence or DEATH, TITNA
MALOLOS, February T. 500"