The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-14
Says Isolated Acts of Cruelty Not Characteristic of
 Dur Soldiers
FIRES BROADSIDE INTO
 RANKS OE DEFAMERS
When War Has Been Declared, Said General Young, It Is the Duty Of
 the Army to Let People
 Know 1t Had Been There

Washington. November 1s-A banquet
 was given at the Arlington hotel tonight in honor of the representatives of the foreign commercial bodies who came to America to attend the dedication of the New York Chamber of Commerce. In ad- dition to the foreigners there were pres ent Secretary Shaw and Postmaster i General Payne of President Roosevelt's cabinet; Admiral Dewey. Generals Con bin and Wood, members of the diplomatic corps. and local business men. General Young was to have been one of the speakers but left the hall early with out having had an opportunity to deliver his address.
 A. Barton Hepburn, chairman of the committee on reception of the New York Chamber of Commerce. sat at the head of the table with Ambassador Cambon of France on his right and Ambassador Herbert of Great Britain on his left, while to the right and left of the ambas- sadors were seated respectively Prince Pless and Count Quadt of the German embassy.
  on Our Soldiers in the Philippines, said that much comment on the army in the Philippines had passed beyond the limits of criticism. and descended to absolute vilification. He said the srarement came from unreliable persons and from com paratively few individuals The com plaints did not come from the Filipino people or from the foreign press. but l originated with our own peop1e, and 1 were against our own soldiers. He did not think it right for these persons to create the impression that isolated acts were characteristic of the American army. He continued:
 Political Scheme Failed.
 .The election is now passed and those who expected to gain political advantage by assailing the army have failed in their object and the results have buried that question forever a political one, and l feel now that l can speak the truth without being accused of having political bias or defending them for political eff feet. Taking into consideration the cir cumstances surrounding them, sol- diers in the Philippines behaved remark ably well-better than any other nation expected than we had any reasonable hope to expect.
 During the civil war the fire in the rear from so-called copperheads was, with the union soldiers, most feared. There may have been some use for the existence of copperheads in 1861. but what possible excuse could there be for an honest and reasonable man to become fire-in-the-rear of the Filipino2 If every accusation that was brought against these soldiers were true, the stay-at-homes, these befoulers of their own nest, these seekers after notoriety, these active disturbers of the peace of mind of the brave, patriotic wives and mothers, should have had the decency to present their wild fancies to the proper authorities, instead of trying to convince the whole world that our own brothers and kindred were barbarians.
 American Army Humane.
 q say that the American army is the most humane army tRe. ever waged war. and l could bear out my assertion by the Filipinos, Chinese and even the Spanish prisoners"
 If the word humane could be applied to war he would define it as one fast. furi- ous and bloody thing from beginning to end. He added:
 If 1t had not been for the intense de- sire of the American people to carry on an easy, persuasive war with the Filipi- nos and the good faith in which the American officers acted to carry out that desire, the Filipino war would have end- ed in much less time. You feel confident that our little Japanese friends would have stopped the pattering of the bare foot Title brown brothers through the jungles in a very short time, and that the aggressive army of our German friends would not have viewed with equa- nimity the Durying alive of their friends as did our soldiers in obedience to the sentiment. I am satisfied that the conn ing census Of the Philippines will have on the list a great many more persons and houses thar there Hfnid tH1s 7r lt, the GermaHh hdrnys had nac lfia -pHst four years, I am not, - 9feate of war epther9for conquest or resenge. nor as a means of making either good Indians or Filipinos, but when war has been de- cided upon by our nation. I agree with the German Emperor's sentiments and be- lieve that the American army should leave such an impression that future gem erations would know we had been there.''
 Increase Salaries 10 Per Cent.
 Baltimore November 13.-The Northern Central. the Philadelphia and the Balti- more and Washington railroad compan- ies. through General Agent c. c. Will kins in this city. have announced that an increase of 10 per cent in the salaries of all employees receiving less than $200 a month has been granted, to date from November 1. The jurisdiction of the Northern Central and the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington companies embraces 20.000 employees, 1t extends from Washington. D. C.. to Philadelphia and to Buffalo. and includes the branch lines in Maryland and the Delaware and Maryland Peninsula.