New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-16
The Hon II. c. Lodge, United States ,
Washington. u. c.
SECRETARY ROOTS ORDER.
War Department. Wash

War Department, Washington.
Nen1ora ndum for the adjutant general.
Cable General Chaffee as follows:
on February 10 a letter was sent YOU IN
closing for investigation copy OF charges ~ ~iilaue
by Governor Gardener Of Tayabas province
which contained general allegations of cruelteS
practised by troops on natives, ana seneralIy oI
a insolent and brutal atutuue VI 'ie amy
toward natives. ~
on April . cable dispatch was sent YOU
urging action with all speed consistent Win
thorough and searching investigation.
on March a cable dispatch was sent you
directing disciplinary measures 10 produce
obedience 10 the Presidents instructions, supoI-
dinating military officers to civil government IN
pacffled provinces. and instructIng you 10 re-
lieve Major Edwin F. Glenn ana captain JAMES
A. Ryan from duty and order them 70 Mai,la "a nn
to await investigation into their conduct III az
cordance with instructions to follow by mail
on March 24 instructions were mailed you
containing statement of charges against ~ t~nese
officers and General Jacob II. Smith, as the basis
of the investigation ordered by the caple oi
March I.
Further Instructions in both matters are re-
uuired by the following facts:
Press DISPATCHES state that upon the trial or
Major Waller of the marine corps; testii!pny plns
was given by Waller. corroborated by other
witnesses. that General Jacob H. smith IN
structed him to Kill and burn; that the more
he killed and burned the better pleased cenerai
smith would be: that Ii was no time 10 take
prisoners and that when Major Waller asked
General Smith to define the age limit for Killing
ne replied Everything over ten
IF such testimony was given, and the facts
can be established. you will place General Smith
trial by court maj ItldA
Yesterday before the Senate Committee on
ptiIinnine Affairs, Sergeant Charles 5. Riley
and Private William Lewis smith or the Eot.
Volunteer Infantry testified that the form or
torture known as the water cure WIS admins
tered to the Presidente of the town of lgbarras,
Iloi1o Province Island of Panay, by detach-
mont of the 18th United States Infantry com
,n,p5ed hy Lieutenant Arthur l.. Conger. under
nrdars of Major Edwin +. Glenn, then captain
OH Infantry. and that Captain and Assistant
SURGEON Palmer Lyon, at that time contract
,,rgeon was present to assist them. The ofIl-
oars named or such of them as are found 10 ne
osnonsible for the act. will be tried therefor by
o,,rt martial Conger and Lyon are In TINS
oountrv Both the 2tith Volunteer Infantry and
1S,h Infantry having returned to the Unlteo
G1a.as and most of the witnesses being pre-
sun,ntively here. the Secretary OF war directs
~, Major E F. Glenn. 18th Infantry. be dl-
a,a5 10 nroceed to San Francisco ana repor | |
- tbe general commanding the Department o.. OF
Cn1orn,a with "A view TO his trial by court
rt,ai under charges alleging the crueItles
nractised by him upon native OF the phihpplne pn
PIianSs at Igbarras on the 9th or June, l'Np
- ,,an can discover any witnesses sun IN tiie
ar,,ce IN the Philippines who can testify IN