The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-27
Prisoners Murdered or Bay
oneted TO Death-Offlcers
Convicted Escape With
Light Sentences.
Forced to Correct Many
Abuses Which Prevailed,
So as Not to Impair Good
Name of Army.

Part OF the special report Of General
Miles. based on his recent inspection in
the Philippines was made public today
The report is dated February 70. 1863
and is addressed to the Secretary Of
War, and reeites conditions in the arch
ipelago as they appeared to the gener-
al commanding the army
Hints are contained in it that army
officers have resorted to cruel and in
human tortures or natives. The con-
centratfon camps in the Islands are
condemned and attention ia called 10
the sale OF food 10 natives confined there
a a good profit
In going from Calamba to BstaRgas IN
November. General Miles noticed. ne
says. that the country appeared 20 be
devastated. ard that tie people were
depressed
Stories Of Harsh Treatment
At E.lps, = party Ct citTzeas ret bin
and compfslae1 Of harsh treatment
They sa5o- they had been concentrated
in towns, and had Suffered grsa- indig-
mites; that fifteen of their people had
been tortured BY the water cure, an4
that one man, a respected citizen named
Vincente Lima sixty-five years old,
while suffering from the effects OF Ibe
torture. was dragged from his house
which had been set en- fire, ana was
burned to death These atrocities. Gen
eraI Miles was told. were committed Ey
a company OF scouts Of Lieutenant Hen
nessey.
Regarding the concentration citizens
claimed that the people had been crowd
ed into towns, and IN one instance 500
people were confined in One building.
A physician with the party said he was
ready 10 testify that some OF the SEQ
died of z',focetioI.
General Miles inspected the building
He says it was one story ia height, IS
OF 20 feet wide. and possibly 50 OF 20
feet long. The general says he asked
for a written statement TO be forwarded
to him at Manila. but tnat he never re-
ceived il In comenting on the incident
General Miles says:
Cases Of Torture Confirmed
7 have no reason TO d1sbeIteve their
statements; in fact. the instances OF
torture in the case OF the man Luna are
confirmed by other reports"
The failure to receive the statement
is commented on By General Miles as
follows:
Whether any influence was brought
to bear 10 prevent their statement.
either by persuasion or coercion, I am
not prepared TO say at the present
time"
General Miles refers to other alleged
cases of atrocities. saying that in Cebu
liz was reported and published in No
venlber. 1902, that Captain Samuels.
Forty-fourth Infantry. United States
Volunteers. and Lieutenant Fester.
Nineteenth Infantry. had committed sim
liar atrocities against the people of that
island
Natives Whipped to Death.
He also heard a re:,7r, that at Laoag.
were whipped to death
/ At TacIoban, Leyte. the general heard
that Major Glenn had ordered Lieuten-
ant CauIGeld 70 take eight prisoners out
/ into the country, and that Il they cid
! not guide him 10 the camp Of the in
surgent Quizon ne was net to bring
them hack. The prisoners either di1
not or could not do as directed. One
| of the men who had son among ths
Philippine scouts Lieutenant Csul-
/ fields command, was spared but the
others were separated into two parties.
ard while tied together were murdered
/ by being shot or bayonetted to death-
! a pretense was made. the report says,
/ that they were killed while attempting
+ to escape
Given the Water Cure.
/ General Miles says that at Calbayog.
Samar. 1t was reported that several men
/ had been subjected 10 the water cure.
/ IN this connection. he says
4 saw three men who had been sub
jected TO this treatment One was the
/ presidente of the town. Rozales. WIS