| Show GARDENER IS HOME Officer Who Reported That Water Cure Was Used by American Soldiers Sol-diers Heturns to U S San Francisco Sept 7Mttj Cornelius Gardener who reported that tho water euro nnd other forms of torturo were used by American soldiers against rc bolllouM natives in the Philippines has arrived here on the transport Buford The report was made In December last l wlillo tho Major was Civil Governor of the province of Tnyabas I do not know that I am to bo called to Washington said lnJ Gardener I will Vaahlngon time military headquarters here at once In February last I went to Manila to Join my old rcgimenl tho Thirteenth Infantry as senior Major Your friends say suggestively ro marker a reporter that every ouort la I being made to prevent you from proving the truth of your report Time Major answered I made my report as I saw things nnd as I saw them to HO true an a matter of duty and consclenoo and for tho mater of Gov Taft and tho InCormaton I considered the report to be In the nature of a confidential communication and not for publication t that tho Had you any Idea Major document might IK used for political purposes poses was naked IHHIH wus PollllcF he queried Why I Imo ucrid never mixed In politics of any sort My mlxld poltcs polItics consists of the Declaration of J dependence and the Golden Rule THO civil government In tho Philippines has orrnmcnt til had many dlfJlcultlei to contend with but gradually disappearing I they ro now hmIUlI believe the work done by the Philippine commission In making laws suItable to the conditions and in organizing provincial conditon fovemment will stand as a monument to coernmCnt an and able administration The hOIrst bettor classes of Ute natlvestlio educated classcii apprcclalo the difficulties and b the commission approve oC the efforts made by mission |
