The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
REVIEW OF ATROCITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Part of the Report of General Miles to the Secre,
tary of War Given to the Public
Confirmation Of Many Of the Stories That Have Been Related From
Time to Time.
AnrI /.

TT1AsHINGTON, April 1.-THE war
NJ department today made public
that portion of the report of Gem
eral Miles which refers 90 the miscon-
duct or officers ana soldiers in the Phil
ipplues, Secretary Root has received
several requests for this report. some
1t them from persons iu Boston. who
stated that it contained much matter
mat never had been brought out in the
NEGOTIATIONS. The secretary has held
thar such reports were confidential in
order that the officer making them
might DE free 90 make such comments
as DE desired but ass DO was learned
mat General Miles had mo- objection 90
the publication of the report 1T has
been made public with "a brief comment
by General Davis. judge advocate gem
efal, who has charge of an matters
pertaining 90 the subjects referred 20
in this portion of the report. The
statements made by General Miles are
The result OF his tour of inspection I'm
The Philippines last autumn and winter.
Complaints Of the People.
General Miles report on his Philip
pine observations is dated Feb. 49,, 1903,
and is addressed to the secretary of
war. lie says that In going from Ca
lamba Co Batangas I'm November last
he noticed that the country appeared
devastated and that the people were
very much depressed. stopping at Lipa
De says a party of citizens headed by
the acting presidente met him and
stated that they desired to make COM
PLANT of harsh treatment Of the people
or that community, saying they had
been concentrated in towns and had
suffered great indignities. "that fifteen
of their people had been tortured by
what is known as the water torture
and that one man. a highly respected
citizen, aged 65 years, named Vicente
Luna, while suffering from the effects
or the torture and unconscious. was
dragged from his house which had been
set on fire and burned 90 death. They
stated these atrocities were committed
hy "a company of scouts under COM
mand OF Lieutenant Hennessey. and
that their people had been crowded
into towns. 800 being confined I'm one
building. A doctor or the party said
he was ready 90 testify that some Of
the COO died from sumOcatl0n. General
Niles says he looked at the building
which was one story I'M height. eighteen
on twenty feet wide and possibly sixty
or seventy feet long He asked for a
written statement 10 be forwarded him
at Manila, but says he never received
10. and adds.
Reports Confirmed.
81 have no reason TO disbeleve their
statements, in fact the instances Of
torture ln the case of the man Luna
having been tortured and burned 90
al
Concerning the failure TO receive the
statement General Miles says. "Wheth-
er any influence was brought TO bear
20 prevent their statement either by
persuasion or coercion, 1 am not pre-
pared 90 say an the present time"
General Miles then refers 10 Othar
cases, saying that on the island of
Cehu it was reported and published in
November. 1902 ~that two officers. Cap
Tain Samuels F0rty-fOurth infantry
united States volunteers. and Lieuten-
amt Feeter. Eighteenth infantry. lad
committed similar atrocities against the
people of that island. 1t is also report
ed that no LaOag. on the island of Luz
zon. two natives were whipped TO
death. AT TaclOban, Leyte it was re-
ported that Major Glenn ordered Lieu
tenant Cautheld. Philippines scouts. to
take eight prisoners out into the cOun-
try, and that If they did not guide him
Co the camp of The insurgent OuiZen he
was not 90 bring them back. Ii was
stated that the men were taken out and
that they either did not or could not
DO as directed one of the men who
mad son among the scouts was spared
but the others were separated into two
parties, numbering three or four. re-
slecrively, aud while tied together were
all murdered hy being shot or bay0net-
Ted to death some being I'm a IneeIing
position at that time The pretensy
was made shat they were killed while
attempting to escape but so far as [
know mo- official report was ever made
OF the circumstance These facts have
been reported by Major Watts. who in
VCstiEated the case. Besides Lieuteu-
amt Cautfeld. civilian scouts Ramos.
Preston. Corn and McKeen were par
Elephants
Water Torture Victims.
cat CaIhayos. Samar, 10 was reported
that several men in chat district had
been subjected Go the water torture. I
saw three men Who lad been subjected
t1 tEi5 treatment one was the Drssl-