The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-16
Stringent Orders to ChaHee.

War Department, Washington, D. c.,
April 10, 19O2.-Memorandum for the ad-
juGant general: Gable Gen. Chaffee as
follows: Feb. 19, a letter was sent you
enclosing for investigation copy of
charges made by Gov. Gardner, of Taya-
has province, which contained general
allegations of cruelty practiced by troops
on natives, and generally of an insolent
and brutal attitude Of the army towards
natives.
April 2, a cable dispatch was sent you
urging action with all speed consistent
with thorough and searching inVestiga-
ton
March a cable dispatch was sent you
directing disciplinary measures to pro-
cure obedience to the presidents instruc-
items subordnating military officers to
civil government in pacified provinces.
and lnstructing you to relieve Maj. Ed
win z. Glenn, and Capt. James A. RYAN
from duty and order them to Manila to
await Investigation into their conduct,
in accordance with instructions to follow
by mail.
March "a instructions were mailed you
containing statement of charges against
these officers and Gen Jacob II. Smith
as the basis of the investigation ordered
by the cable of March f.
Further instructions in both matters
are required by the following facts:
Orders Smith to COurt-MartiaI.
Press dispatches state that upon the
trial Of Mai. Waller, of the marine
corps, testimony was given by Waller
corroborated by other witnesses that
Gen. Jacob H Smith instructed him to
kill and burn; that the more he killed
and burned, the better pleased Gen. Smith
would be; that it was no time to take
prisoners, and that when Maj Waller
asked Gen. Smith to define the age limit
for killing, he replied: Everything over
ten"
If such testimony was given, and the
I&cts can be established, you will place
Gen. Smith on trial by cOurt-martial
Yesterday before the senate commit
tee on Philippine affairs, Sergt Charles
Riley and Private William Lewis Smith
OF the TWenty-sixth volunteer infantry
testified that the form of torture known
as the water cure" was administered
to the president of the town of Igbar-
raS, Iloilo province, island of PanaY, by
detachment of eighteenth United States
infantry under command of Lieut.. Ar
thur l.. Conger, under orders of Mai
Edwin F. Glenn, then captain of the
Iwenty-tfth Infantry and that Captain
and Assistant Surgeon Palmer Lyon at
that time a contract surgeon was pres
ent to assist them.
The officers named, or such of then:
as are found to be responsible for the
act, will be tried therefore by court-mar-
tial. Conger and Lyon are in this coun-
try. Both the Twenty-siXth volunteer
infantry. and Eighteenth infantry having
returned to the United States, and most
of the witnesses being presumptively
here, the secretary of war directs that
Maj. E. f. Glenn, Twenty-fifth infantry.
be directed to proceed to San Francisco
and report to the general commanding
the department of California with a
view to his trial by court martial under
charges alleging the crueIties practice1
by him upon q native of the Philippine
islands at Igbarras, June 81 1900
If you can discover any witness still in
the service in the Philippines who can
testify in support of the charges or if
Maj. Glenn desires the attendance of anv
persons now serving in the islands, as
witnesses for the defense, YOU will direct
them to proceed to San Francisco for
that purpose.
No Treachery Justifies Torture,
As the two years allowed for the
prosecution by the statute of limitations
is nearly at an end no time is to ha
lost You will take such course in
advancing or postponing the investiga.
tlons previously ordered into the conduct
of Gen. Smith and Maj. Glenn as shall
be required to enable you to execute
these instructions 1t is believed tina
the violations of law and humanity, of
which these cases, if true, are examples
will prove to be few and occasional and
not to characterize the conduct of the
TACT that any such acts of cruelty and
harbarity appear to have been done, indi-
Gates the necessity of a most thorough
searching and exhaustive investigation in
1ne general charges preferred by Gov
Gardner; and you will spare 10 effort in
the investigation already ordered under.
IneSe charges TO uncover every such case
which may have occurred, and bring fhe
offenders to justice
The president desires to know in the
fullest and most circumstantial manner
all the facts. nothing being concealed.
and no man being for any reason favored
or shielded. For the very reason that
the president intends to back up the
army in the heartiest fashion in every
lawful and legitimate method of doing
its work, he also intends to see that the
most rigorous care is exercised to detect
and prevent any cruelty, brutality and
that men who are guilty thereof are pun
ished.
Great as the provocation has been in
dealing with foes who habitually resort
TO treachery. murder and torture, against
our men. nothing can justify, or will be
held 20 justify, the use of torture or In
human conduct of any kind on the part
of the American army
-Elihu Root, Secretary of War.
April Is, 1902