New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-14

FOREIGN GUESTS ENTER
TANNED IN WASHINGTON.
GENERAL YOUNG MAKES A SPIRITED
DEFENCE OF THE ARMY-SECRE-
TARY SHAW AND OTHERS
SPEAK
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Washington, Nov. 13.-The New-York Cham
/ Der Of Commerce gave dinner at the Airing
ton Hotel tonight in honor OF the representa-
4 tives Of foreign commercial bodies who came TO
America TO attend the dedication Of it's building
in New-YOrk. and who arrived in Washington
for short visit to-day In addition to the
foreigners there were present Secretary Shaw
and Postmaster General Payne. OF President
Roosevelt's Cabinet Admiral Dewey. Generals
Corbin, Young and Wood. members of the diplO-
matte corps and local business men
The table was oval shaped. and was
Il decorated with large yellow chrysanthemums
and American Beauty roses. A B. Hepburn.
the chairman of the committee Of reception OF
the New-York Chamber of Commerce. sat at
the head OF the table. with Ambassador Cam
bon. Of France. his right. and Ambassador
| Herbert, Of Great Britain. his left. while
to the right and left Of the ambassadors were
| seated respectively Prince Henry OF Pless and
Count Quadt. of the German Embassy.
Mr.. Hepburn introduced the speakers. among
whom was Secretary Shaw General Young was
TO have been one of the speakers. but he left the
hall early without having had an opportunity
| to deliver his address
GENERAL YOUNG DEFENDS THE ARMY.
The speech General Young had prepared was
/ on the subject of Our Soldiers in the Philip
pines In IL he said that much comment on
the army in the Philippines had passed beyond
the limits Of criticism. and descended 10 absolute
/ vilihcation. He continued.
/ No one was more anxious to have the soldiers
behave properly than were our se1erals in the aeld
numerous, but for a time were very noisy. and
| truth in their statements. There were few good
the Pacific actually had turned their 6TotSeTs and
lovers. fathers and uncles into boodthirsty
ignorant OF what constitutes the laws OF war. the
nature @ 9i 9 the warfare waged by the tliplno an1
or otherwise do not recall single case OF 4
soGditions that existed in the Philippines that has
publicly criticised adversely the conduct OF our
The election is now passed and those who ex-
army have. failed in their object and the results
nave nave buried mat qaesItlon forever as a political
about our soldiers without being accused OF having
feet Taxing into eon5ideTaon the &c cireastaee
mem our % SIdseLS l: N & tne FnnpPthss
nation expected than had any reasonable
Feous oS snd the rules Is Of e0ndue5 spG hond Be i
10 those that are experienced in the game
DEFAMERS OF SOLDIERS DENOUNCED
During the Civil War the FIRE in the rear from
soldiers most feared. There may have been some
! but what possible excuse could there be for an
honest and reasonable man TO become hre-in-the-
II every accusation that was brought
aS-He%es. these sefo1rSrs o. tSeir own NEST,
disf&rsers OF the peace Of mind o9 tse Brave
Rad t y r@d sheia Wild f.n
fies to the PTGPes @EHthSThtisss' t6SfsHd ne, 9f
our own brothers and kindred were bar
say that american army 5 is the .d; mgst ,65 sg-
name ma army tn,i( ever "tSeu Eff,s Su rJ V,ins
and even the Spanish prisoners.
He said that war at best was cruel and that
the humanity talked of in time of peace has
place in it, ITO carry on war" said General
Young. disguise it may. is to be cruel
1t is to kill and burn. burn and kill. and again
kill and burn If the word humane could se
applied to war he would define it one fast
furious and bloody from the beginning. Ee
added:
If it had not been for the intense desire Of the
; & people 10 sa5 Td on 3 an oo saSy fy, rs
the American officers acted 70 carry out that de-
ess time You feel Confident that our little Japan
G baeFoot % hTe bTSwn StOBBPs 1s S
tungles in very short time. and that the agrees
viewed with equanimity the burying alive Of their
friends did our soldiers In obedience to the home
sentiment am satisfied that the coming census
of the Philippine Islands VIII have the list a
Would be il the German army had had control the
last four % years S J. am am = n9s an advocate Of war
of making either good Indians FflipinOs but
agree with the German EmPeGors Sentiments and
believe that the American army should leave such
we we had had been there. "OU'' A'0"
FEW INSTANCES OF CRUELTY
General Young said that the Filipino generals
did not know anything about the laws of war.
but that the American soldiers in good faith tried
to carry out such laws as were recognized by
civilized nations with half civilized foe. There
were isolated cases where officers exceeded their
authority and where laws OF war were violated.
but violations Of the law were committed all
over the United States every day. He referred
10 the barbarity inflicted on the soldiers by the
Filipinos. and said ne thought il point FOR
wonder that there few violations OF
the laws of war by the volunteer troops
He defended the soldiers for making o,
churches for hospitals and quarters. and said
that IN many towns churches afforded the only
shelter for fOotsore and weary men He de-
clared that the burning of houses and supplies
was one of the oldest weapons. and used
IN all wars. civilized and uncivilized- He said
that up to the time Of the massacre OF the
American soldiers in Samar he believed that
the Filipinos had burned about ten times as