The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12
SPANS CENSORED ACCOUNT.
The Manila Defeat As Ii Was Admin
istered TO the People.
London DAILY Telegraph


London Daily Telegraph.
Censorship Of kilograms has become so
strict here that even TRANSACTIONS from the
Madrid newspapers are often suppressed
and my messages containing them have re-
turned 10 me. Complaints of this are fire.
quent In the Spanish journals. For in
stance the Sacional wrote on Sunday
evening: What liz taking place in the
Geographic service Is truly scaneaioUs so
far as provincial correspondence is con-
cerned. The black cabinet seldom worked
50 thoroughly as al the present moment,
when II depends upon minister. who calls
himself a Liberal" Commenting upon
the naval disaster at Manila. the same
journal says: Yesterday when the first
Intelligence arrived nothing better &C.
CURED TO the marine minister than 70 send
to- All the newspapers comparative sta
tlsttcs OF the Two contendins squaGrons. BY
this comparison fhe marine minister sought
20 direct public attention 10 the immense
superiority OF squadron Of ironcads
over squadron OF wooden vessels dried
up by the heat of those ATTITUDES. But
in this document Spain can see rothing OF
the kind. Spain undoubtedly sees the hero
ism Of our marines. but she sees also and
above al, the nefarious crimes OF the gov
eTnment. II is not fair TO blame the enemy
for possessing forces superior to ours but
what Is worthy Of being blamed with all
possible vehemence is this Infamous gov
eminent, which allows our inferiority
without neutralizing Il by means OF prep
ayations.'
OF the catastrophe, the Journal goes on 10
say that good battery on the rock of the
Corregidor. with great reGectors and guns
capable OF sweeping the sea for some miles
around. would have kept The American
squadron out of the bay. Ii concludes:
And in Corregidor there were oniy few
wre;ched guns taken from the warships
few days before. This Is the truth. our
sailors have been baseiy delivered over 10
the grapeshot of the Yankees-a fate
nober and more worthy of respect than
those -banefui ministers who have brought
about the first victory and the first vic
Tins.
The Heraldo expressed itself as follows
On the naval disaster: 1T was no caprice
of the fortune OF war. From the very first
cannon shot our fragile ships were al the
mercy Of the formidable hostile squadron.
were condo mned 70 fail one after another
under the Ere Of the American batfe.ies:
were powerless TO strike and were defended
only hy the valor and breasts OF their sen
ors WHAT has been gained by the Illusion
THAI Manila was fortified What has been
gained by the intination that the broad
and beautiful bay on whose bosom the
Spanish feet persisted yesterday had been
rendered Inaccessible What use WAS made
OF the famous Island Of Corregldor? What
was done with rs guns? Where were the
torpedoes? Were were those defensive
preparations concerning which We were
requested TO keep sience2'
Further on the same journal. speaking
about the extent Of the disaster. SAYS;
we cannot define &. TIE government has
not defined & for the information OF the
country. and although the greater pcrttcn
OF Yesterdays eabiue; council was devoted
a. tie stbiect. the government: refused 10
Issue even a nuye al IL, leaving Us IN lgnor.
atce rtspectiHg its views ora THIS lateral
event There Is nothing rash in the SUE
pseion that the governments attitude n
ihis matter IS due 10 a desire 10 hide part
- re truth. THIS. however, is banefui
mistake"
Is tAs same journal It Is affirmed that
when TIE first c1blcgram arrived from the
FsSsifrnlres concerning the naval engage
men: the marine minister took an optsTnis-
tir v.ew OF tie natter but some tine
afttrwaFd All the gravity o. the facts
dswnaA upNn him.
The impartial states that she imp lesson
created .u tae pr3T.aces ~ no rnesge-
news received thers c0nrarnlaE tEs dis
astcr was profound. The toUTnai adds:
Il, "a 80 he noted tbat oWiag - the = ger-
aus te,eEraPhic Censure the majority -
tae towns haTe not YET received Tou pete
accounts ol r. 10 AT possibly when they
g. arrive t7e disaster may appear greater
ard even !rreparab.e-"
A!shot,rh the paaer hc2<ngs 70 saa Mig
isterial 0ac,y - IAterAI pHbs shes AT en-
r.aaSi- leader tolay. In wAseE II calls upon
,ar,fenlect 20 5usi-t upap 3Igh, being
thrown ur5a the causes of the pav4, dis
astcr I: SAYS Those ~ uaeul tr these
columns vre requested aD explanation -
ta.. occult causes W1}-s} brought about ths
. t,a-.fstrorSe % Manila met o4sr de-ls ri
win silence. They employed fierce - ST.
;ear, those who 10 ne streets protested
s-asEst gae rea3 authors cf or great iris
fcrsGne. aad for th3s t6ey proclaimed 4
state % siege. C3slr eyes would ia3eed be
fu!l 81 Tears aEa aur soltss Gl.et w.th sai-
-ssx tfi. eur vial foTce would Dct h
yef1 aguef - we were certain that the L.
4eruc;io, Of she Philippine squadron ard
ti.e glorious death az les crews were attr ~
usshse ta wars ;. 'ssltE .s@. tutcEtas3-
at~}v wa haze rot this eorsct4S CeTt3SuSe.
Unfortunately wc are all depressed by the
I pFezF1,tluseat that the disaster cf sandal
WI oas repeated II o.hsr places. owtnE %
tise sane causes ThIs suspicion embedded
81 the puhE.- COR science does rot aHhw 81
te7e i-ss-eS ~ stioc q tkA accusatl0e and -
necessary fhe punishment - be delayed
uwFJ TIE close &C the war Oar fatAerfssd
REQUIRES SIS soldiers 10 gfgef without anal
vzf-E the risk or counting TIE nafmberC.
htt rot .Aas they shau,d % ;hts under coyBs
aftlons OF horrible trsfs~iort1y. and whlse;
employing wsApens 4aostvoA g tAas
AAnA"