Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-29


The trial Of Major Waller and Lieuten-
ant Day having resulted in acQuittai 10
their great satisfaction. by the couTtmar-
tial IN Manila. General Jacob II. Smith
was rut on trial last week, General
Lloyd Wheaton presiding.
The counsel for General Smith seized
the animal BY the horns at the start and
said he was ready and willing 70 admit
that General Smith Issued instructions 70
Major Waller 20 XIII and burn and make
Samur a bowling wilderness, that he
wanted everybody killed capable Of bear
ing arms. and that he did specify al over
ten years OF age. for Samur boys Of that
age were as dangerous lighters as the
older ones.
Now. We can imagine a horrible condi--
ton OF AFFAIRS when the American sol
diers were turned loose on Samur.
And IL may be disputed. but the federal
army has been instructed to kill and
burn before they were carried over 10
Manila 10 make Samur a bowling wilder
ness. The orders issued by General Sher-
man 70 his subalterns as he passed
through north Georgia are proofs posi-
tive that the federal soldiers were not
novicss before they went e war with
the Fiiiplnos and directed 10 kill and
burn.
Many years ago Justice Hiram Warner.
or Georgia. told some friends (of whom /
Nas one and presently Of the treatment he
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these kill and burn" soldiers during the
civil war Everybody who knew Judge
Warner can testify TO his absolute alb
horrelce OF ali injustice indicted on 9TH
ers. and no deceased jprist or statesman
OF Georgia occupies today more exalt-
ed position IN public opinion than Judge
Hiram Warner.
His beloved daughter was at his house
with a fews-days-old baby. as recollect,
her husband absent in the Confederate
army and not able TO come to see her
az that time.
The vandals called her father out and
demanded a large amount OF money from
him under threats. Failing 70 get the
money they carried him along TO little
grove Of saplings. and bending down one
they held Il in place until hank Of cot
ton thread was fastened around the brave
judges neck and then fastened to the
bending sapling. near the top
After repeated threats. with curses and
taunts innumerable. the sapling was turn
ed loose and the judge was swung up in
the air
The gang left. but somehow the fasten-
ing was insecure. or the sapling broke or
the cotton hank slipped out OF place.
when the judge came 10 himself he was
on the ground and recovering from
swoon ~ partial inconsistencies.
He said bis first thought was Of the be-
loved daughter. fearing the fright would
kill her. He shuddered 70 think that her
fate in the house might be even worse
thar the cruelty meted out TO himself.
For some time be remained outside to
compose himself and 10 protect the below
ed child from a parOxysm OF horror at
his own looks. IL IL was possible for him
% DO So Fortunately Il was only money
the vandals sought aud they retired when
they did not get money.
The history OF the xiii and burn" in
strucii1ns in the south perhaps will never
be written. but the gang that went to
Manila we're brought 10 under the same
instructors Cor others like theml who had
led the federal army through the south.
Other people may rudely criticize Sena-
tor Tillman's philippics against the Phil
ippIne destroyers and blatant prosecutors
OF the south. but there are some still liv-
ing who were here when a defeuseless
population was overrun by the vandals OF
General Shermsu's army. who have not
forgotten. and. what is more never viii
forget the cruelties and rapine that fol-
lowed n its wake.
South Carolina had a similar experience,
and the federal army was especially care
less with IRE"
am not going to rebuke Senator TIL
man for telling the truth. and the truth
ought to be told in the senate OF the Unit
ed States. where Jacob II. Smith has
found defenders Of the kill and burn order.
TIE discussion may develop many Of
such defenders OF smith. but the country
should know who they are and where
they were brought up.
The story OF the invasion OF the Philip
pine isiands>is simply disgraceful to peo-
people living under a forn OF free gov
eminent.
TIE XIII and burn orders are no better
than the acts OF vsndal barbsrians centu-
ries ago. When human kind Is fed on
human blood the taste soon becomes in
ordinate