The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
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ener of Tayabas Province, which 5col'-
tanned: general allegations OF cruoltles
practiced by troops on natives. ana gen
orally of insolent and brutal ateieuue
OF the army towards natives.
ION April I'd a cable dlspatcll. Wac ST. ~
YOU urging action with all speeu .o..s ::
ant With thorough and searching 9lnvse.l-
,ation on the 4th of March cable ais
natch was sent you. directing disciplinary
measures to produce obedience 10 .h7
Presidents instructions. suoorolllatii.7
military officers to civil government ~
,acificjl nroyinces, and instructing you 10
relieve Ma Tor Edwin +. Glenn ana cap
tain James a. Ryan from duty ana oI I:'.I
them to Manila to await inVese's t,on
into their conduct in accordance VIII u
struction to be forwarded by mai. oii Wy
a4th OF March instructions were ,lldi1eu
YOU, containing statement Oh cHai 30
against these officers ana Geherai o t.e'.1
Fl. Smith, as the basis of the 1rvestlsa-
ton ordered nv the cable OF March 4th
..1-rrtl,er instructions in both matters
,re 3rcnl,ired by the following facts: Press
dis,,a tches state that upon the trlal OF
Major Waller of the Marine Corps. tes-
timony was given by Waller, corrooo.
RATED by other witnesses. that Genera
Jacob ri. Smith instructed him to Kill and
hurn. hat the moro lie killed and burned
the better; pleased General smith Wouid
be; that it was no time to take prison.
ers. and that when Major w amer asked
General Smith. to define the age il1nle LOT
killing, he replied: EVERYTHING over. te.'.
"Ifs such testimony vas given anu the
ia cts can be established you will ce
General Smith on trial by court-martla
| yesterday before the Senate Commit
tee on Philippine Affairs Sergeant James
S. Riley and Private William Lewis
Smith, Of the Twenty-siSth Infantry. tes-
tilted that the form of, torture known as
the .water-cure,' was administered to the
Prcsidcnte Of the town of Igbarras. llo:-
Ia Province. Island OF Panay, by a de-
taclment Of the Eighteenth United STATES
;; Infantry under command otEsLleutenant
Arthur L. Conger,s under orders Of Major
Edwin Il. Glenn. then ca plain IWenly-ptsn
Infantry, and that Captain and Assistant
surgeon Palmer Lyon, at that time a
!, contract surgeon, was present to assist
them. The officers named, or such. OF
them as are found to be responsible for
the act, will be tried there by court-mas-
tial. Ccngcr and Lyon are III TINS coun-
I try.
Both the Twenty Volunteer III
i3fantrv and Eighteenth Infantry having
| returned to the United States. and l.ust OF
the witnesses being presumptlvely 1ere,
the SecrcturS ofs4tNaFs ullectS tHd = ND lor
F. f. Glenn. Twentr-fiftlI Infantry, be tai-
rected to proceed to San Francisco and re-
port to the general commanding the De-
partment Of California. with q viev-ssto
his trial by court-martial under charges
alleging the cruelties practiced by him
upon a native of the Philippine Islands.
az Igbarras, on the eth OF June. 1896.
WANTS WITNESSES. Sc.
If you can discover any witnesses stlli
in the service in the Philippine Islands.
whorcan testifysin support OF the charges.
or il Major Glenn desires the attendance
of any. persons now serving in the islands,
as witnesses for3the defense, YOU will di7
rect them to proceed to San Fra FRI ncisco
for that purpose. AS the two years al
lowed for the prosecution by the statute
of limitations is nearly a Ian end.5sno
time is 4 to be lost. y on. will AXE such
course in advancing or preparing the ;ln-
yestigations previously ordered intos#the
conduct off General Smith and Major
Glenn as shall be required to enablesyos1
TO execute this instruct ton:
tit is believed that the Violations Ct
the law and humanity t which these
cases. if true. are Pies Will prove
to be few ana occasio ral. and not to
characterize the conduct of the-army gar-
orally in the Philippipe pes; but the fact. that