Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-04-29 | Page 2 | Wheeler Never Heard Stories of Cruelty

WHEELER NEVER HEARD STORIES STORIES STORIES-F OF CRUELTY I NEW YORK April 29 In I- I In n. n a a. lengthy in interview published b- b the Herald pen Hen I I Joseph Wheeler ler retired the es he Philippines in the light of r recent recent- de developments cle- cle I from his point of ot view viey after after af aC- af- af ter tel six months' months service there in command command com com- mand of a brigade v v My l service IW was ws s he sald to o that section of the country ing for a miles above Manila and some same thirty or forty miles in brea breadth It Is a thickly populated I country its cities have sch schools ls and the people are aTe m more re or less educated I IThe Th The impression I had from the e peo- peo pie was that all an they wanted was an honest fair fall government and I found them very appreciative of kindness We Ve had a great gle many many- fights with the insurgents but in no instance 1 e was there any cruelty by our soldiers rs or safar so sa far as I know any killing except according according according ac ac- cording to ta the rules rues of war r rt r I never ve heard of any water cure or any of torture upon the Filipinos I Is is true he was asked that Shermans Sherman's army arny on its march to the sea was guilty of such acts as s have been attributed to ta our troops in the Philippines i. i It is true hue that Shermans Sherman's army did b burn buildings but I never never heard Jf of its ever killing or hurting a noncombatant non corn replied Gen Wheeler thoughtfully In your opinion he was asked can the United States Slates assimilate the Filipinos without exterminating them With of of- ofa a few localities localities localities ties peace and nd quiet and order exist In the Philippines now quite up to the standard of ot our own territory and I Iam Iam Iam am convinced ed this condition will be universal throughout the islands in a avery very ery Short time oI Americans ns will go o there there because find advantages that are offered hy bYj few countries few countries and ins in's ln a a few years they will be he the controlling element u-f u th those se