The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-30

During Visit to Islands he Heard
Many Complaints Against Soldiers.
VINO. It IS SAID. Burned. Shot and
Whipped Natives % Death.
Washington. April 1.-THE War de-
partment made public the portion Of
the report OF General Miles which r.
fcrs to misconduct ot officers and sol
dicrs in thc Philippines. The state
mouts made 10y Ger raj Miles are the
result OF his tour OF inspection in
the Philippines last autumn and wiz
ter
General Miles SAYS that in going
from Calauba TO B@lncas in NOvem-
Der last ne noticed that the country
appeared devastated ana that the peo-
pie Were very muci depressed. Stop
ping AZ Lipa. De Says. a party OF citi-
zens. headed by the acting presidente.
met him ana stated that they desired
10 make complaint OF harsh treatment
OF the people OF that community. say
ing they had been concentrated IN
towns and had suffered great ind e
mites. that 10 of their people had
been tortured by What is known rs
the water torture. and that one man
a hishlv ra.pe.tof Gill; -, ~
Years na-.---i------ -. ,,.,;,,
Suffering from the effects OF the tor
tu-e and unconscious. was dragsel
into his house. which had been set
on frc ana was burned 20 death
They stated that these atrocities were
committed hy a company of scouts
.,.nlor co-,,-.-s off ri.ufa,,-t Hon.
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e,.a -, o-. ,,.,il,..-..
s,r,,- ,. a.. ,,--,.. e,sa BIO was
r,.,'i,. -, .....fr,. ,i,.. .,.,.. ~ .no coo
si.s r-..., ..r,..,,.,, c.,or,1 NfI,s
s,,. D.. r,.,,,i ~ ts, b.,,llfr. ,,-bic,
,.,s .,,,, .,,,~,- IL, h.t.st - or %. Zoo,
,.,s, ,..t .,,.y.l.f,. o.. ~. 20 lot f,,~
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10 ,,,.~ ~...s.,f 3. .,r ,ff. 81
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e,,-..-..+. f- f,.+ .,, f,..,..o. ~
to.t,.~. b, ,-,, c-.. o- -,. r,,r r,,,a
tav.ns b.., tortured a.l hYrne5 IN
dom nv. ,..-,.i-..,,..- f.,- ,,-,,e- ~s-or-. b..
ca-e,.l ,rt-.. ,b.- ~--.-s ., other
c,.,s SAVING -f.+ on tho Island of
C.rr o. v.e ~.-.r..l AMI unfinished
i- Not.r,f.- 1870 -tr,t Two officers
C.-..f- r.fs fffa r-r,-fr~ r-nifo4
Statos Volunteers ami Lieutenant
Foof,r 1otr Infantry had committed
similar atrocities a-af~.t tro ..,-,ra
Of that island II is also rep,-f,5
that A. r.a.a- On tha island Of Tuzon
Ar Toriohan Iovfe il was raoortod
that Major Glenn ordered Lieutenant
CaulaalI pbufnrir, scouts ~ take
eicht prisoners ont Into the country.
and that II rhev dil NOT ruilo him 70
the carp OF tho inssrsent Ouison he
was not n bring them back Ii was
stated that The men were taken ONT
and that tsov either did not or could
not do as directed and were mt 10
death
Ar Colh9vos corc- % was ronor+-
81 thar several mon in thar district
had hec- srhfar+aa IN D-,.or +o-r,,ro
saw three men who had boon s,b.
iec+af IN thfs treatr,er, vy-o ~ no
men named lose Doria and padre
lose Uia7nce t,a la-t,r ssi5 no v-os on,
Df three rrfncfe vino hal hnn-, e-fh-
iectos ~ torture bv tho troons updor
commend or ior.or,,t C,,,,ir+ r0.b
Cavalry. tb,+ HE rrort tooth b,d boon
lnoclo5 ont Witch r-os a,,,aro-,.
that no was otharviso rn,rt-,atel and
rohbed of sqoo II wss s+,rod INT
tboso nrios,, v,ora .alo, ont ~ bo
t,lIas and ,ve-o o,l,. e,vo5 b,- tho
rror,nt o,-s,, 90 Major c,,rri1o,o,,
T,irs- rneor.,.,, Who eor+ o,,t fo, .fo,n
lieutenant e.,,s,+ v,ae .r;od fo,,,,d
o,,,ltv and VS. ei,oo tho +ri,ial so,,-
tancc ~ t,r.o r,o,tl,s. s,,.r,o-sio-,
fr,r, .,o,,,r,a,,a forroi,i,g an -
month for tho sano nario5 t4is ,,lca5-
IN, e,,il4v rro,.o-,to5 oil .ho .a,t, 81
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