Letter from Grenville M. Dodge to Elihu Root
Grenville M. Dodge is upset at the upcoming court martial of three army officers; Major E. F. Glenn, Lieutenant Arthur L. Conger, and Surgeon Palmer Lyon. They are being charged with torturing an insurgent/traitor with the “water cure” in the Philippines. Dodge seems to believe that almost any action is allowed when the ultimate goal is to catch a traitor or protect American soldiers. He argues that had officers found Quantrill in their lines during the Civil War or had President Roosevelt found someone similar in their lines during the Spanish-American War, they would have killed them on the spot.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-16