The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-10

SARCASTIC
Talks Witheringly OF Cruelty
in Philippines.
GO UNWHlPT OF JUSTICE
Murders by American Soldiers Too
Common to Bear Investigation.
Statehood Bill and Norman
Church Are Discussed.
my Assoclated Prens.l

Wy Associated fgebo.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. DIN tho SEN
ate to-day Mr.. Carmack spoke on the
Rawlings resolution. calling on the Sec
rotary Of War for the proceedings in
certain courts martial He charged that
murders In the Philippines by American
soldiers had become so common that
they would not bear investigation, and
that this answer was entirely salts
factory to ''our noble. generous and hu-
name Secretary Of War"
He also criticised the President for
mover having. heard Of the Captain
Brownell case. after having announced
his intention of probing crimes in the
Philippines
The best army that ever trod the
earth. Mr.. Carmack declared, could be
sent to distant tropical land, but when
it became known that crimes will go
UNPUBLISHED awful consequences will en-
sue. Just these consequences have e1-
listed. he said. and the charges have
been met with stoical and cynical In
difference He asserted that there was
an organized system of torture In the
Philippines.
ut Is further fact" said Mr. Car
mack. that though this was notorious
throughout the whole army. it was con-
tinued for months and years. No ef-
fort was made to suppress 1t. and no
single torturer was ever punished for
the crime. 1t Is fact that men of
high character and standing. the repro
sentatives Of leading Republican ad-
ministration newspapers. went In per-
son to the commanding general and told
that they had not only seen a perfect
orgy of footing and plumber. but that
they had seen wounded prisoners butch
cred before their very eyes; and, though
he did not deny 1t. he ignored It. It
is further true that this fact was
brought to the attention of the Secre-
tary Of War In a letter over the sigma
ture of Robert NJ. Collins. the chief
agent and representative OF the Assoc
ciated Press in the Philippine Islands.
and it did not suggest the propriety
| of an inquiry or any Investigation
Murders by American soldiers in the
| Philippines had become too common. he
said to bear investigation, which
answer seems entirely satisfactory to
''our noble. generous and humane Soc
rotary OF War"
! NOMINAL FINE.
Courts martial In the Philippines haf
been travostv IN Justice. he said, an7
he cited the case Of Lieutenant Prestor
Brown. whom he charged with murder
Ing an unnrn"d and unrssist'ne native
Filipino and whose sentence nf five years
had been r,itirnted by the President t.
nominal fine and slight reduction If
rank
TO every wicked, vicious and depravei
ruMnn In the army, ne said, the order
Of General Jacob Smith to kill and burr
IN Samor wenrt that thrre wns nm law
M restraint and No punishment. and We
Tho President calmly SURVEYS the ruiz
he hns wrcurht; land, Mo another Rreo
!. Imrrr'r'~t he 81 astonished at his owl
modern tom
President who hn6 decln-eh h'e Inten
ton to rrohe Grimes IN the Ph'l'nrine &c
never hoard NJ the Cnntoin Rrnwnel
case when Father Augustin was tor
tnrod until ne died.
'rhe President In n sneech while Gov
error NJ New York had said that on
ird'Nnrrncn IN the welfare Of the peop,
NJ Alaska had made them prefer annex
alton 10 Great britain. and The snm
rn-dit'on would resn,t " we shnwoa Int
,nH'~erNrrn IN the PHILIPPINES Io do
clared the TT'Iip'ros were -trrvlng Th
same v,t,,lanre that eno,,>1 me Pres
idcrt tn d'scovrr that the 1r'linnos ar
er'ovirr the greatest prosperty shoul
cause him tn see that they are starv
inr.
T,me he ea'd In conclusion, will dem
orstrate the folly of th's business an
he honeS II would find some cnre $50
the hlnnd>r r,',irt have made
NrnpMrsN CurrprrH
Mr.. F~rre rpokA m the sta'ehnod ri,
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