I have had much to do with Indian warfare, but have never seen any cruelties to be compared with those inflicted upon our soldiers by the Filipinos, and these occurrences were not rare, but general,--happening all the time.
Dodge compares the treatment of American soldiers in the Philippines to historical Indian warfare, emphasizing the severity of the violence they faced.
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It is upheld and maintained today, as it always has been, by the patriotism of our people as represented by our Army in the Civil War, in Cuba, the Philippines, and China.
There is an element in this country that already has no use for the soldier of the Civil War.
It is the duty of every companion here, as well as of every good citizen, to enter his protest against these unjust attacks.
There is no officer listening to me who did not see cruelties in the Civil War.
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