The herald., 1898-10-11
Associated Press Special Wire.

MANILA. Sept. Via San Francisco,
Oct. 1o.)-The Spanish newspapers in Ma
nila are reveling in an unprecedented at
mosphere of freedom, and criticise the
American authorities in way they never
would have dared to criticize their own
government, for the Spanish censor has
now Joined the great army of unemployed,
and the United States censor confines his
attention to cablegrams going abroad. He
will not, he says. permit word to be said
In any way derogatory to the United States
army or authorities, but he takes no notice
of violent. inflammatory editorials daily
exciting the people Of the Philippines
against the Americans He let's Spaniards
say what they like to their readers. while
he refuses to trust the American people
and loyal American journalists.
The Oceanica Espanola OF August 21st
contains q fierce article entitled, Chaos"
pointing out that no other word can de-
scribe the condition Of Manila under its
new rulers. The article complains that
the American authorities have removed
public officials, and have failed to appoint
their successors. thereby creating great
confusion and hardship to the population
Of the Philippines. The editorial says:
Thousands Of poor tradespeople. labor
ers. contractors and others have been do
ing business for the municipal authorities
of the different wards, and now everything
is stopped and the poor people cannot even
get the money that is due them for work al
ready done. or goods already supplied prior
to tho surrender.
ITO thousands in this city one small siD-
yer dollar makes all the difference be-
tween starvation and contentment. yet all
the dollars In the treasury have been seized
by the Americans. Perhaps some day all
debts will be paid, but the artisan, the
street sweeper, tho small storekeeper. who
does not know where tomorrow's dinner
will come from, cannot feed his family on
the song Of Some Day
''The government pawnshop and savings
bank IL an American volunteer headquar-
ters. How many thousands Of people.
therefore, curse the Americans; people
who have been ready to blesg them; ready
to welcome them a. 1iberatorp until tehy
fipd themselves at liberty to starve 'pend-
ing negotiations
There Is no blame to the Americans for
not being ready all In minute to run q
complicated organization entirely strange
to them. but In the name Of reason and
humanity there is severe blame for stop
ping one machine before the other is ready.
1t has caused and Is causing an indescrib-
able amount of misery among the many
thousands of poor people in Manila.
General Merritt was quick enough to
grab the customs and get his stan working
there. because the custom may be milked
as richly as a good Swiss COW. But at
tending to the public want of q poor popu-
lace is unremunerative and he not only
neglects 1t himself, but prevents others
from going ON with 1t as Of DID,"
Lieutenant Wilcox and six men from the
Flagship Olympia have gone to the
northern provinces.
Aguinaldo yesterday refused to permit q
funeral party belonging to the British first-
class cruiser Powerful. to go to the csme-
terry because rifles with which to fire the
usual salute over the remains Of member
of the ships company were carried by the
Englishmen. Representations were made
to the insurgent leader today with the re-