The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
CHAFFEECOMES HOME
General is Relieved Of Command
In the Philippine Islands.
GOES TO DEPARTMENT OF EAST
By Direction of President Roosevelt
fIe Will Turn Over Command to
Major General Davis on
September 80.

A. Washington special says: Gener-
al Chaffee has been relieved of the
command in the Philippines and Or
deree to the department of the east by
an order issued Monday by Secretary
Root The order reads as follows:
By direction of the president, Major
General George w. Davis will relieve
Major General Chaffee of the COM
mand of the division of the Philip
pines, September 80, 1902. On being
relieved General Chaffee will, with his
authorized aids, repair to Governors
Island, New York, and assume COM
mand Of the department of the east.
A. few days ago General Chaffee was
cabled that he could have either the
command Of the department of the
east or the department of the lakes, if
he desired to come home at this time.
He was informed that the retirement
of General Brooke afforded an oppor-
tunity of making either change he de-
sired. The cablegram closed with a
commentator by the secretary of war
of General Chaf.ee's services in China
and the Philippines.
A. reply was received Saturday from
General Chaffee stating that he left
the matter entirely with the depart
ment, but that he would prefer New
York in case he was relieved in the
Philippines. He suggested that Sep
tember 80 would be good date to
make any change in the command OF
the Philippines.
The incoming Philippine mail brings
full printed records of the proceedings
in the courtmartial case of Major Lit
tie w. T. Waller and Lieutenant John
H. A. Day, Of the marine corps, grow
ing out of the killing of some native
bearers or cargadoes, In Sanar.
The record shows that Major Waller
was acquitted of the charge of murder,
but that General Chaffee, declaring
that There has been a miscarriage of
Justice In this case," disapproved the
finding and the acquittal, with the ex-
ception that while Waller should not
have been found guilty of murder, the
court should have included lesser Of
tense. General Chaffee's endorsement
is very strong and he declares that
with the exception of three who de-
serted, no overt acts were committed
by the cargadores, but on the contra
ry, those sent to their death continued
to the last to carry arms and ammu-
milton of the men after they were no
longer able to bear them and to render
in their impassive way such services
as deepens the convictions that, with,
out their assistance, many of the ma
rines who now survive, would have
perished.
In the case of Lieutenant Day, who
also was acquitted, General Chaffee
disapproves the finding to the specifi'
cation and charge of murder. He says
that Lieutenant Day should have
known that his commanding officer,
Major Waller, had for three weeks
been under test of mental and ply
sical endurance such as few men are
called upon to undergo; he was sick
of a fever, MS temperature was 1O5
and his body covered with painful
sores.
Day was the only officer not sick on
duty and in the full possession Of his
faculties, and his plain duty was to
counsel the delay in the execution OF
orders to kill the natives. General
Chaffee refers to the order of Major
Waller as tainted" and says that it
should have prompted him day to a
positive disobedience of the same"
Notwithstanding the disapproval
the two officers were released, as they
could not be tried twice for the game
offense.