Show SOLDIERS OBEYED ORDERS general miles writes of cruelties Cruel ties in the philippines the army and navy journal prints a letter from general nelson A miles in which the ariter bays he went to the philippines not as a tourist but in an official cap icicy and that the instructions addressed addi essed to him as lieu tenant general commanding the army came from the highest authority viz tite the president in which he was direct ed to give special attention to the in st ruction discipline and supplies of the army coming to the subject of cruelties cruel ties in the philippines general miles let ter reads as follows I 1 it is idle to as sume that campaigning in the philip pines has conditions that warrant resort to medieval cruelty cru elti and that such euch departures depa iturea as have existed should not be overlooked oer looked and condoned it Is gratifying that the serious of tenses have not been committed by the soldiers unless they were under the direct orders of certain officers who wele responsible soldiers have withheld fire nhen ben ordered to shoot prisoners protested against arts acts of duelly and written to relatives at home urging them to talie take action to put a stop to those arimes it will ever be one of i he aloi lea of the army that such deeds committed by what ever authority iut hority aie abhorrent to the Ameil can soldier the officers who are responsible using chiefly cruel Maca bebes do not by any means con institute the american at aimy my |