THE PHILIPPINE WAR.
NEW YORK, May 9
It is explained that Mr. Root, American Secretary for War, iv saying that General Smith's methods in Samar and Bartargas, Philippine Islands, were humane and effective, did not refer to General Smith's admissions, but to the measures of retaliation for acts of treachery. He declares tlere is no record of the orders alleged by Major Waller. General Smith's official orders were based on the general army order.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 110, 10 May 1902, Page 5
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