Philippine-American War Political Cartoon – 05.02.010.IMG_WEMP.KillEveryoneOverTen.1902.PD.JacobHSmith

The Philippine-American war was a brutal total war. The New York Journal’s May 5, 1902 issue depicts General Jacob H. Smith’s order to “kill everyone over ten.” The caption reads “Criminals Because They Were Born Ten Years Before We Took the Philippines.”