The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-28
Lieutenant General Miles Saw
the Proofs in
Luzon.
HIS STORY ONE OF HORROR
Major Glenn, Lieutenant Conger and Others
Gained by Their Crueties and lnfamy
Among Them That is I'm
pershabie.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 27.-The extended
report of Lieutenant General Nelson A
Miles concerning his observations in the
Philippines was made public today by the
War Department. 1t is dated February
10. 1903 and covers all features of his trip
through the islands, together with his re-
concentrations. General Miles describes
a visit to Dipa, where he says a party OF
citizens, headed by the acting presidents,
met him and stated that they too desired
to make complaint of harsh treatment OF
the people of that community, saying
that they had been concentrated in towns
and had suffered great indignation, that
fifteen of their people had been tortured
by what is known as the water torture,
and that one man, highly respected cit
izen, aged 65 years, named Vincente Luna.
while suffering fromthe effects of the tor
ture and unconscious, was dragged from
his house which had been set ON fire, and
burned to death. They stated that these
atrocities We're committed by a company
of scouts under command of Lieutenant
Kenncssey, and that their people had been
crowded into town, 600 being confined to
one building. Adoctor of the party said
he was ready to testify that some of the
500 died from suffocation.
General Miles then refers to other
cases. saying that on the Island of Cebu
1T was reported and published in Novem-
Der 1902, ''that two officers, Captain Sam
uels, 44th Infantry, u. S. V. and Lieu
tenant Feeter, 18th Infantry, had COM
mitted similar atrocities against the peo-
pie of that island. It is also reported
that at Laoag on the Island of Luzon, two
natives were whipped to death. At Tao
loban, Leyte, 1t was reported that Major
Glenn ordered Lieutenant Caulfield, Phil
ippine Scouts. to take eight prisoners out
into the country, and that if they did not
guide him to the camp of the insurgent
Quison he was not to bring them back.
1t was stated thas the men were taken
out and that they eitlor did not or would
not do as directed
"At Chalbayog, Samar, It was reported
that several men in that district had been
subjected to water torture. l saw three
men who had been subjected 20 this treat
ment. One was the president of the
town, Mr.. Rozales, who showed me long,
deep scars on his arm which he said was
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 that he
was one of the three prisoners who had
been subjected to torture by the troops
under command of Lieutenant Gaugot,
10th Cavalry; that his front teeth had
been knocked out, which was apparent
that he was otherwise maltreated, and
robbed OF three hundred dollars. 1t was
stated that these priests were taken out
to be Killed and were saved only by the
prompt action of Major Darlington, First
Infantry, who sent out for them. Lieu
tenant Gaugot was tried pleaded guilty
and was given the trivial sentence OF
three months suspension from command
forfeiting fifty dollars per month for the
same period. His pleading guilty pre-
vented al 1.-The facts and circumstances
being developed.
1T appears that Major Glenn. Leuten-
ant Conger and a party of assistants and
native scouts were moved from place to
place for the purpose of extorting state
ments by means of torture, and it became
'Glenn's Brigade Whether it was pos
sble for officials TO be engaged in such
acts without the personal knowledge of
the general upon whose staff they were
serving at the time, namely, BrigaGior
General Hughes. l leave for others TO
conjecture
These facts came TO my notice in a
casual way. and many others of similar
character have been reported in differ
ent parts o fthe archipelago. In fact
was informed that it was common talk
at the places where officers congregated
that such transactions had been carried
on either with the eonnivance or approval
OF certain commanding officers. 1t is.
however, most gratifying to state that
such atrocities have been condemned by
such commanders as Generals .Iawton.
wade. Sumner, Lee. Baldwin and others.
round that with certain officers the
impression prevails that such acts were
1ustihable and felt it my duty. in order.
to correct such erroneous and dangerous
impression. and to prevent the possibiIi
ty of such acts being committed in tho
future, which must impair the good name
of American arms and bring discrecit
to our service for all time. to direct that
my orders or circulars of person M
struction which would inspire or en-
courage any act of cruelty be annuled
General Miles directs attention to the
acts of RECOMMENDATION by General Bell
and claims that they were in direct vio-
lation of the law. He says the law was