Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-04
WHIPPED, BUT
CONQUERED
NEVER.
so SAYS AMERICAN SOLDIER
OF THE FILIPINoS, WHOM HE
DECLARES SUBDUED BY OUR
GUNS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2-The third battal-
ION OF Maj. Walters marines, who have
been fighting in the far east for the past
three years are row at the Brooklyn navy
yard There are I52 men. commanded by
i've captains IN this battalion. When IL
left FOR. the east II numbered $50 men. OF
this number @ met death serving the nag,
Others contracted diseases and are now IN
hospltaIs while others are now in the
Philippines. as their time has not expired.
The men are sunburned and show the
effects OF theiE campaigning. for theirs
has not been mimic warfare. but the gen
ufne article They have served in Manila,
China. Samar. LuzOn and other places In
the Orient but the majority OF the men
are hale and hearty. The battalion VIII
spend a few days at the local yard, ana
nearly all will be discharged, while others
viii be sent 70 various posts 10 nnisn out
their time in the service.
In the battalion IS a young man OF y
who started TO study law, decided ne
wanted 10 see the world and enlisted IN
the marines. He Is well qualified 10 speak
OF the conditions in our islands OF the east
and his remarks are interesting:
The condition which exists" he says
as about this. The natives have been
overcome and have been fairly beaten, but
they have not been subdued. They nave
been weakened By our forces and nave
been paclhed by our guns, but they are not
satisfied and they are not pacined- JUST
look at the conditions which exist there
These people have been living In certain
way for two hundred years. They are as
much trained in thievery as We are In the
wavs OF a school. There has been no I'M
movement during all this time. Their
very nature is deceptive and treacnerous.
And now we have been there for three
years and we have the vanity to say that
we have changed their customs ana nave
planted American Institutions and got
them started IN the right way.
II am as confident that there viii be
another outbreak within the next year as
am as that I have got home. Inc ma
tfves are preparing for IT, It Is something
OF a parallel TO the Boer war. mean IN
the way Il viii hang on and not In the
matter OF principles I think that some
OF the organized bands who are now
keeping quiet will suddenly break out
some dav when Il Is least expected and
that big slaughter viii result Ny conelu-
sion Is based partially on this incident
that I observed a short time before we
nme away. We were out after band
thieves who had stolen some stun from
our men and who had killed man In
the stealing. We found them and snot
four OF them. We found that the leaders
OF the gang were men who were attached
70 the American headquarters and who
carried passes from our cOmmandant with
them You see they were simply double
faced
s-rhe TagaIos who live about Cavite and
Manila are absolutely faithless. They can
not be trusted TO the slightest degree.
And as soon as they see the chance, you
marx nay word. they win strike for all
there Is IN II. and then there wiz be
great hubhub here In the States Agui-
naldO is not so popular now and do
not think that he win be very conspicuous
IN the revolts OF the future. He has faded
he and the natives think
he has shown the white flag and gone
back on them.
ssOf course the water cure we used. We
did not use AZ as much as the army did.
Waller Is all right and understands the
game much better than the folks over
here who are making the fuss. II has 20
be done to get anything out OF them. We
were not hard on the fellows and gave
them the cure easily. We simply laid
them down and put a long bamboo cane
into their mouths. Then we poured the
water in and they would swell up. When
they began TO choke and got scared we
would stop. and then we got what we
generally wanted out OF them.
s-Our work for the past few months has
been for the most part TO chase these
thieves who infest the land. The game
then Is stand up and be shot at and not
have the pleasure of returning the COM
plfment- The drOnes. as they are called.
hide themselves and then pick OF our
fellows. have seen several Of my men
fan IN this Infamous warfare and still
was helpless TO be OF any service. The
only difference in the people is the differ
ence in name given by Americans. They
are all the same They are making a
harvest on US but they don't know IL.
"Our guard duty was very effective We
were ordered at one time to halt the ma
tives three times before firing. We would
hdlt them when they came up but we
called halt 50 fast that before they had
time 70 say anything they were fun of
lead
one OF walters marines. only a. private
but intelligent and apparently a man who
observes things and has opinions of his
own writes a long letter TO The New
York Herald unfolding the action OF WAL
Ter and criticising the army. While The
Herald published this letter signed IL "A
Private Marine" the marine who wrote
the Communication signed his name in
full requested that IL be not used.
The letter follows:
So much has been written OF late regard
ing the Waller case that I feel Ii my duty
as a member OF the marine corps to ask
for justice.
The reason for the sending Of the ma
rines was 10 check the savage acts OF the
people in Samar and 70 save the army
from humiliation. These marines were IN
der Major Walters direction. and before
rneE laQ DeeN Elere week NneN nan cap
tured the town and chased the natives
out.
These men. under Major Walters COM
mand suffered hardships such as sore
limbs. hunger and thirst without a muir
muir. And / say from experience that II
Major Waller was a cruel man he would
not have his men 50 loyal 10 him. An
officer who Is good 10 his men is fair. TO
an enemy.
Major Waller is as brave a man as ever
lived. who has yet 10 show streak OF
yellow. and who has been and is willing
and anxious 20 fight for his country at all
times. What is his reward? A cOurtmar-
rIal humiliation and injustice.
Does he deserve such treatment from
this country leave Il to any fair-minded
person 20 answer this question
AT THE END or ROPE
NEGRO NAM 0ANEI En-