The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-29

Washington, April 29.-The extend
ed report of Lieut. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles concerning his observations In
the Philippines was made public yes
terday by the war department. 1t is
dated Feb 10, 1908, and covers all
features of his trip through the ISL
ands, together with his recommended
tions. OF the Moros, Gen. Miles says:
"The problem Of reducing or con-
trolling these people in case OF con-
tinued hostilities does not appear to
be difficult one. They are very poor
~ armed and have no means OF with
standing our mountain artillery and
field mortars."
The general four 600 Of our soldiers
at work on the roads to Lake Lanao.
Troops should not be required to do
such work he says, except in case Of
great military necessity, which does
not now exist.
The condition of the troops, he says,
is credit to the country The climate,
however, has a very facilitating effect
on the men. Gen. Miles says that as
q result of his observations he is OF
the opinion that the discontinuance OF
the liquor feature of the canteen has
been beneficial to the troops.
The number Of troops that will be
required to occupy the Philippine ISL
ands is still problematical While it
is claimed that the people are pacified,
evidences of hostility toward Ameri-
can sovereignty are apparent
OF the supplies furnished the troops,
he says: while the supplies as
rule have been abundant and of good
quality, there is, in my opinion, too
much cold storage meat used Tor the
good of the troops.V
OF the condition of the people he
says: "On my journeys through the
archipelago i was frequently appealed
to to assist the people to obtain a food
supply, of which they are screly in
need. do not think there is to-day a
people SO sorely afflicted as the S,O00,-
600 Of inhabitants of this archipelago.
Their country has been devastated by
war and several provinces are now
suffering severely as the result Of re-
concentration in the past. In some
places locusts have destroyed the
crops Pestilence has prevailed, re-
sulting in the reported death ofanear-
ly $4,000 people, while it is estimated
that the number not reported is fully
as large
At Leipsa party Of citizens met
him and complained of harsh treat
ment. Theyasaid they had been con-
centrated in towns and had suffered
great indignities; that fifteen of their
people had been tortured by the water
cure and that one man. respected
citizen named Vincento Luna, aged
sixty-fve, while suffering from the eff
fects Of torture, was dragged from his
house, which had been SIT on fire, and
was burned to death. These atrocities,
Gen. Miles was told, were committed
by company of scouts under Lieut..
Hennessy.
Other alleged cases of atrocities are
referred to. In C.bu it was reported
that Capt. Samuels of the Fourth in
fantry of United States volunteers,
and Lieut.. Foster of the Nineteenth
infantry, had committed similar acts
against the people of that island.
Gen. Miles also heard report that
at Laoag, Luzon, two natives were
whipped to death.
At Tacloban, Leyte, the general
heard that Maj. Glenn ordered Lieut.
Caulfield to take eight prisoners into
the country and if they did not guide
him to the insurgents camp, he was
not to bring them back Separated
!. into two parties, the prisoners, while
tied together, were shot or bayoneted
A pretense was made, the report said
that they were killed while attempting
to escape.
Further along in his report Gen
Miles refers to what he calls Glenn S
Brigade" which moved from place &c
place for the purpose Of extorting
statements by means Of torture. Gen
Miles says:
Whether it was possible for officers
to be engaged in such acts without the
persona knowledge of the general
upon whose staff they were serving al
the time, namely. Brig. Gen. Hughes
leave this for others to conjecture.
81 found that with certain officers
the impression prevailed that sUof
acts were justifable and | felt it my
duty to address to the division com
mander letter of Instructions
1.-THE letter is in the form of an or
der directing that any orders or cir
culars of personal instruction, which
would inspire or encourage any act O.
cruelty, be annulled. .
Gen. Miles report then turns to acts
of RECOMMENDATION by Gen. Bell, which
he claims were in direct violation o.
law. The law was also violated, he
says, in handling large quantities o.
rice, which was sold at profit.
Gen. Miles says the people in The
camps were considered prisoners o.
;Har, but were compelled to buy fooe