Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-28
POSTURE suERPETUATED
IN THE philippines.
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subjected TO tnlS treatment. One was |
the presidente of the town, Mr.. Ro-
zales, who showed me long deep scars
on his arm which he said, were caused
by the cords with which he was bound !
cutting into his flesh The second
man was named Jose Borja and the
third was Padre Diaznes. who stated |
he was one of the three priests who
had been subjected to torture by the
troops under the command of Lieut..
Gaujot, Tenth cavalry; that his front
teeth had been knocked out, which
was apparent, and that he was other
wise maltreated and robbed of $500.
1t is stated that these priests were
taken out to be killed and We're only
saved by the prompt action of Major
Darlington, First infantry, who sent
out for them. Lieut.. Gaujot was tried
plead guilty, and was given the trivial
sentence of three months suspension
from command, FORGETTING $50 peri
month for the same period. His plead
ing guilty prevented all the facts and
circumstances being developed.
Glenn's Brigade.
at appears that MAJOR Glenn, Lieu
tenant Conger and a party of assistants
and native scouts were moved from
place to place for the purpose of ex
torting statements by means of torture
and it became SO notorious that this
party was called 'Glenn's brigade
Whether is was possible for Off
GERS to be engaged in such acts with
out the personal knowledge of the gen
eral upon whose staff they were serv-
ing at the time, namely, Brigadier
General Hughes, leave for others to
conjecture.
fortunes Disapproved.
"These facts came to my notice in a
casual way and many others of similar
character have been reported in diff
fernt parts of the archipelago In fact
| was informed that it was common
talk at the places where officers con-
gregated that such transactions had
been carried on either with the conni-
vance of approval of certain command,
ing officers. 1t is however. most graf
Iifying to state that such atrocities have
been condemned by such comm anders
as Generals Lawton, Wade, Sumner,
Lee, Baldwin and others.
Thought Acts Unsuitable.
lOuilu lildI Will CSlldiu OiuCSiS
the impression prevails. that such acts
were justifiable. and felt it my
duty, in order to correct such errone-
Gus and dangerous impressions and to
prevent the possibility OF such acts be-
ing committed in the future which
must impair the good name of Ameri-
can arms and bring discredit to our
service for all time, to address to the
division commander the following let
ter of Instructions"
Then follows an order addressed to
the commanding general of the Phil
| ippines under date of February %.
| 1903, in which General Miles calls at
| tention to the reports of atrocities and
directs that any orders or circulars of
| personal instruction which would in
spire or encourage any act OF cruelty
be annulled The order says that the
excuse that the unusual conditions JUS
/ tify the measures herein condemned
are without foundation
Bells Recommendation.
Continuing his report TO the secre-
| tary General Miles directs attention to
| the acts OF RECOMMENDATION by Gener-
/ al Bell, and claims that they were in
direct violation of law. He says that
| the law was also violated in handling
and buying large quantities OF rice
which was sold at profit THE peo-
pie who were in the Recommendation
camps, We're" says General Miles,
.considered prisoners of war, but were
compelled to buy food from those who
held them at a large profit" General
/ Miles characteriSes this as unprece-
| In of Ia
of the transaction, which involved 81
! 100000 pounds OF rice and other sup
plies at cost Of $306,320." He says
that IAN extraordinary feature of this
transaction is the action which was
disapproved by division commander
who assumed command, and who turn
ed the matter over to the civil authori-
ties, and that it was carried on under
and act of the Philippine commits
4 sion.
4 Charges Investigated.
i A reply to the foregoing portion OF
the report has been prepared by Judge
4 Advocate General Davis in letter to
the secretary of war in which he says !:
"The incidents which are set forth
/ in the enclosed special report have
been made the subject of special in
vestigations; in some instances they
have been duly promulgated in orders;
in others the inquiries have been en-
4 trusted to inspectors,o or to officers des-
4 ignated for the purpose by the com
manding general of the Philippines.
4 Where administrative action has been
called for, as a result of such investi.
i cations, it has been taken by the prop.
| er military commander, in the parties
continued within his jurisdiction; in
other cases the matter has been sub,
mitted to the department with a view
to resaorthrd aonhr anohraonhrtaohrt
to resort to such punitive remedial
orders as were deemed Appropriate and
these representations have resulted in
a number of court martial trials.
4 "As to some phases of these inqui
ries the investigations are not yet com
i plete and reference of the papers to
the Philippine islands or officers who
are now serving in the United States
has been necessary. Whether the ne
cessity for any further administrative
action, in addition to that already TAX
en- will be disclosed as result of such
Investigation, can only be determined