The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
CITY NEWS.
REPLIES TO MILES
Geo. G. Squires Takes Up the Cud-
gels in Defense Of Major
NJ, Glenn.
Accuses the General Of Believing
Natives in Preference
to Soldiers.

I'm an open letter to General Nelson A.
Miles, George c. Squlres, st. Paul at
torney. who has recently returned from
the Philippines, Indignantly resents the
preferred against his brother lin law,
Major Edward F. Glenn. He calls atten-
ton to the fact that while Major Glenn
was convicted and disciplined for having
administered the water cure to
traitorous Filipino. the j. court had
voted unanimously on the first ballot for
acauittal, and had then reconsidered the
vote for fear that exoneration would De
construed in the United States as an Off
cial Endorsement of the water cure. ..''
AS to other charges, Mr.. Squires re-
minds General Miles that it is a matter of
record that Major Glenn was unanimously
acquitted in January last OF having IS
sued orders which resulted in the killing
Of seven Filipinos, after patient and ex-
, haustive hearing of eighteen days.
Mr.. Squires then cites the testimony at
that trial of Major E. J. Nolan of the
Eleventh infantry, two Of whose guides
were captured by insurgents. After being
irlhumanely tortured, by being cut with
bolos, one was buried alive so that his
head protruded above ground. Then the
natives amused themselves by playing
''stone the duck" until the white mans
head had been crushed. after which they
filed the top of his skull with sand.
1T is remarkable spectacle" COM
ments Mr.. Squires, that the commanding
general Of the armies of the United States
should attempt to besmirch the good
names and records Of his own brother off,
GERS, and hold them up to the world as
unfit for the positions which they hold.
General Miles is also strongly criticized
for using the unsupported testimony OF
natives In preference to the sworn tes-
timony of American soldiers.
: Genn's Brigade Myth. ~ -
General r. P Hughes. to whom General
Miles pays his respects IN his report OF
conditions in the Philippines. Is at the
Aberdeen hotel, st. Paul. He Is charged
with having permitted his officers and
men to extort statements from natives by
means of torture. General Hughes says
he never heard of the so-called ''Glenn's s
brigade" until he read General Miles re-
port.
Altho he was in command of the depart
ment Of the Visayas, the central group of
Islands Of the Philippine archipelago, from
June, 1899, until the end Of 1901. General
Hughes disclaims any knowledge OF the
atrocities alleged to have been committed
by American soldiers against the Fill
pinos. When 1t became necessary from
time to time to make Investigations, says
General Hughes. q. detachment Of the
Eighteenth infantry accompanied the in
vestigators to protect them. Altho Major
Glenn sometimes commanded this detach-
ment it was never known as "Glenn S
BRIGADE At different times the de-
tachment was under the command of
every officer on the staff and Glenn was
no more identified with it than others in
command. -
General Hughes retired from the
service April IL, 1908. having reached the
age limit. He will remain in st. Paul two
weeks. Until he receives an official copy
of General Miles report he will not make
m official reply. ...