Show SOLDIERS OBEYED ORDERS general miles writes of cruelties in the philippines the army and navy journal prints a letter from general nelson A miles in which the writer says he be went tc te the philippines not as a tourist but in an official capacity and that the instructions addressed to him as lieu tenant general commanding the army came from the highest authority viz the president in which ha he was direct ed to give special attention to the in st ruction d discipline pline and supplies of 0 the army coming to the subject ot of cruelties in the philippines general miles let ter reads as follows it Is idle to as sume that campaigning in the philip pines has conditions that warrant resort to medieval cruelty and that such departures as have existed should not be overlooked 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 were responsible soldiers have withheld fire when ordered to shoot prisoners protested against acts of cruelty and written to relatives at home urging them to take action to put a stop to those crimes it will ever be one of the glories of the army that such deeds committed by what ever authority are abhorrent to the american soldier the officers who are responsible using chiefly cruel Maca bebes do not by any means con statute the american army |