LUKBAN
All persons who shall fail to respect the life of an enemy after he shall have surrendered his arms in battle , or shall wound the personal or national dignity of the prisoners of war , which said prisoners shall be given all assistance necessary to reach my headquarters .
Those who shall go over to the enemy ’ s camp or shall furnish him information regarding the best plan of attack , informing him of the ground . Those who shall serve the enemy as spies . Those who shall rape a woman Those who shall violate the laws and proclamation of this government issued on former dates .
Those who shall fail to respect the lives and interests of foreigners , as it is the duty of every Filipino to furnish them all possible assistance to reach their destination , provided they maintain themselves neutral .
Those who shall rob or pillage the goods of any citizen , foreigner or Filipino , or forcibly enter their dwellings . 2
Even if his army seemed just like a ragtag band to his enemies , revolutionary discipline had to be steeled in his men .
Lukban continued to admonish his men on the conduct of trench warfare , knowing it was an effective weapon , especially to bolomen armed with bows and arrows as well as short knives . He said that if men armed with knives closed in on the American soldiers in the jungle , the latter would not be able to use their rifles , and any advantage they had would disappear . If the Americans fled through the tropical growth , they would fall into mantraps which had been scattered through it and would be killed . 3
Food production
While the Americans imposed restrictions on the transport of food and other commodities in Samar , allowing only the barest minimum for people in the villages to survive , Lukban also monitored their movement within the island , setting guidelines on the traffic of goods and putting trusted men in charge over the districts . In one district , which included the pueblos of Oras and Basey , he encouraged the transport of goods .
He wrote that “ in case defenceless vessels , laden with these articles , should be pursued by any of the enemy ’ s warships within the waters of this province , they may take refuge in any pueblo , whose inhabitants are obliged to render aid to them in the way of defense in order to avoid the loss of said articles or prevent personal misfortune .”
Should the Americans intervene , he said , the traffic was to be
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