Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
TO COURT MARTIAL
GENERAL SMITH
Secretary Root Orders General
chaffee to Take Action
in His Case.
CHARGES OF CRUELTY

PROCEEDINGS Based on the Evidence
Educed in the Trial Of Major
Waler-Other OFFICERS to
30 Tried Also.
Washington, April 17.-As result OF
the consideration by the cabinet yes
terday of the charges of cruel treat
ment of Filipinos by United States SOL
diers, Secretary Root has cabled Cen
eral Chaffee at Manila as follows:
Press dispatches state that upon the the
trial of Major Waller of the marine
corps testimony was given by Waller,
corroborated by other witnesses, that
General Jacob H. Smith instructed
him to kill and burn; that the more ne
killed and burned the better pleased
General Smith would be; that IT was
no time to take prisoners and that
when Major Waller asked General
Smith to define the age limit for kill
ing he replied, Everything over 10.
IF such testimony was given ana
the facts can be established, you VIII
place General Smith on trial by court
martial.
Monday before the senate committee
Riley and Private Lewis Smith of the
Twenty sixth volunteer infantry testi-
fed that the form of torture known as
the water cure was administered to
the presidente of the town OF lgDarras
1loilo province, island OF Panay, by
detachment of the Eighteenth infantry
under command of Lieutenant Arthur
l.. Conger, under orders OF MAJOR Ed-
ward r. Glenn, then captain of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, and that Cap
tain and Assistant Surgeon rainier
Lyon, at that time contract surgeon
We're present to ASSIST theH.
The of1lcers named, or suG,l y. sn en-
as are Iound 70 ne iespoiiS','e ioi ~"
act, VIII pe tfleu therelor Wy 4l,;.,
lliaillai. Ionfei n'u s;,tf, vol,
country. bolh the IMehts 81 ~. ~.
unteer infantry ana tlshleetllh ilian,
Try having fetul nea 10 .he 1lii.ea
States, and most OF the witnesses pe-
ing pfesuhlptlNeiS mere. tiiS ssS l,a.
OF war directs that MAJOR T.. y. dielii i;
OF 1he lWehleth llliaii,fs, pe uii S. s'
TO proceed TO san ffahelseo ala re re-
port 10 the genera -, -
paHlineht OF ,aiilolilla, WIN a ~
ms TRIAL ny cotflinar'lal u.auei elial ;.ss
alleglnS inc crusllies Il.,..'set ~ 80: III
upon haliNe oi lhe I'm ,non
at lgpaffas on tha -illl y! JUN ia .31;
III you can discover any M ,!.S SUI.
IN lhe service in Tue t 49,
can leslily w sul'pol W Wy sla. q -
or IL MAJOR e'lehl aes.iss eiis ~, III,
ance or amy persons NOV SCI ing o. ...s
islands as Witnesses lol .als ut ~ sa,,
you VIII allect .,ieiii W li o.ssS' a.
Francesca LOT 'hat pul Ls... 80 az
Two years alio"eu ioi ny ~ :.'s...',.,,,
by the stalu,e VI i l',, 40 t -
at an ehd no .llile - W w ios. y; d-
GU WIN .ike So ~, i,,l -.
Vahclhg or l'ostpoliliis l'is nv .,.1.s.,
/ tons previously olaeleu iiilo .ie 49,, ~,
duct OF eelieiai .,.lli ..i., IN, ~, sai,Ia
Glenn as shtil ne iequ!i -. W q. ~,
you 10 execute ti'ese iisei =, "a
\ DelleNed thttl ,iie S4oiatioils " ie" 60
huilahily' VI nv NY. eiissS :. :. ~,
i are eAaipie', "iit ~ 49,
3 occasional, ANA hol W elis'i aS .Si i1e ~
i conduct OIL llie army sellsi l'a IN ~
acts OF cruelty ana parntiii.y app ps'
| to have been done lhdicteles lie ileces,
/ s1ty OF a most lhorough, sealel I,. anu
! exhaustive lnNesllsatioh lll.o tAe gen
erat charges pfeieiieu ny 1MaJol l,-
nef, ana you VIII spare no emory ~ siis
1nNestlgatlon alreadS ordereu uii 'le,l
these charges 10 convey eNeiS suSi,
case winch may nave occurred anu
pf1ng the olIendeIS 10 Jusllce.
The president desires to Know IN the
fullest and most elfcumstantlai man
ner all the facts. nolhlns pelhs con-
cealed, and no man pelng Tor any rea-
son favored or sn'elded. For the very
reason That the president lntends 10
back up the army IN the heartlest fash-
ion in every lawful ana legltlmate
method of doing its work, he also IN
tends to see that the most rigorous care
i is exercised to detect and prevent any
! cruelty or brutality, and that the
men VINO are gu1lty thefeol are pun