The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
IT TELLS OF HORRORS
NILES REPORT ON PHILIPPINES
SPARES NO DETAILS.
MANY DEEDS OF INFAMY
WE'RE COMMITTED By OFFICERS
AND MEN OF ARMY.

RANKING UeneThA VI tnC army noes
Not Cover Up EnOrmities That
Came to His Attention. While He
Was in the Island-RepOrts Them
All to the War Department-Bar-
barities and Murders Perpetrated
by the Americans-Oficers Guilty
as Well as Men.
Washington, April 27.-The extended
report of Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
concerning his observations in the
Philippines, was made public to-day by
the War Department. 1t is dated Feb.
10. 1903, and covers all features of his
trip through the islands, together with
his recommendations.
Gen. Miles describes a visit to Lipa,
where he says party of citizens, head
ed by the acting presidente, met him
and stated that they 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 indignities;
that fifteen of their people had been
tortured by what is known as the
water torture, and that one man,
highly respected citizen, aged So years.
named Viacente Luna, while suffering
from the effects of the torture and I'M
conscious, was dragged from his house,
which had been set on fire, and burned
to death.
They stated that these atrocities
were committed by a company of
scouts under command of Lieut.. Hen
messy, and that their people had been
crowded into towns, 600 being confined
TO one building. A doctor of the par
ty said he was ready to testify that
some of the 600 died from suffocation.
should Guide or Be Shot.
Gen. Miles then refers to other cases,
saying that on the island of Cebu it
was reported and published in Novem-
Der, 1902, that two officers, Capt. Sam
uels,s Forty-fourth Infantry, U. S. ",
and Lieut.. Feeter, Nineteenth Infantry,
had committed similar atrocities
against the people of that island.
1T is also reported that at Laog, on
the island Of Luzon, two natives were
whipped to death.
AT Tacl0burf, Heyte, 1t was reported
that Maj. Glenn ordered Lieut. Cauli-
field, Philippine 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 that
the men We're taken out and that they
either did not OF could not do as d.
rected. One of the men, who had a son
among the scouts, was spared, but the
others were shot or bayonetted to
death, some being in a kneeling posi-
ton at that time.
cat Calbayog, Samar, it was reported
that several men in that district had
been subjected to water torture. 1 saw
three men who had been subjected to
this treatment. One was the presidente
of the town, Mr.. RoZales, 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 Jose
Diaznes, who stated that he was one
of three priests who had been sub
jected to torture by the troops under
command of Lieut.. Gaujot, Tenth Cav
airy; that his front teeth had been
knocked out, which was apparent;
that he was otherwise maltreated. and
robbed of $780, 1t was stated that
these priests were taken out. to be kill
ed, and were saved only by the prompt
action of Maj. Darlington. First In
fantry, who sent out for them. Lieut..
GaujOt was tried, pleaded guilty, and
was given the trivial sentence of three
months suspension from command,
forfeiting $50 per month for the same
period. His pleading guilty prevented
all the facts and circumstances being
developed.
Notorious Glenn Brigade.
1T appears that Maj. Glenn, Lieut..
Conger and party of assistants and
native scouts were moved from place
TO place for the purpose of extorting
statements by means of torture, and 1t
became so notorious that this party
was called 'Glenn's Brigade Whether
1t was possible for officials to be en-
gagged in such acts without the per-
sonal knowledge of the general upon
whose staff they were serving at the
i5lme' namely, Brig. Gen. Hughes.
Ieave for others to conjecture
These facts came to my notice in a
casual way, and many others of SINH
lar character have been reported in
dlfferent parts of the archipelago. In
TACT, l was informed that it was COM
mon talk at the places where officers
Congregated that such transactions had
peen carried on either with the con-
hlVance or approval of certain COM
handing officers. 1t is, however, most
gratifying to state that such atrocities
nave been condemned by such COM
manders as Gems. Lawton, Wade, Sum-
her, Lee, Baldwin and others.
/, found that with certain officers
tne impression prevails that such acts
were Justifiable, and 1 felt it my duty,
al order to correct such erroneous and
dangerous Impressions and to prevent
me possibility of such acts being COM
united in the future, which must inn
palr the good name of American arms
ana bring discredit to our service for
81 ume, to direct that any orders or
Uncuiars of personal instruction
when would inspire or encourage any
"0e Oh cruelty be annulled."
Bell Violated the Law.
Gen. Miles directs attention to the
acts OF RECOMMENDATION by Gen. Bell
ana ,o says that they were in direct vio-
Iallon of the law. He says the law
Was also violated in handling and buy
ing large quantities of rice, which was
Solu az a profit. The people who were
n, the RECOMMENDATION camp. Gen.
Htlles says, were considered prisoners
~ war, but were compelled to buy
iioou rom those who held them at a
large profit. Gen. Miles characterizes
ms as Unprecedented.
5uage Advocate General Davis has
hiaoe reply 10 the foregoing IN which
~ says the instances Of atrocity were
, an.le the subject OF special investi-
ssastiions' resulting in administrative
ION as In eourt-martials. As TO
Inv phases of these inquiries, Gen
fN says the investigations are not