The evening times., 1898-06-23
Sensational Report From Manila

There is a possibility that the report
printed in ,ths-London Daily News, stat
ing that Manila has been occupied by
bluejaclSetS from the European ships
in the harbor. may be true. We cannot
yet say that we think it at all probable.
AdviceS as to the situation there have
been fairly complete up to June Il,
when Anderson's. command Of the Phil
ippine expedition was hourly expected
at Cavite. At that time nothing Of the
kind had happened, and, inasmuch as
the foreign naval officers knew that Ad-
miral Dewey could take the city as soon
as his first re-enforcements should ar
rive. and thereafter maintain order, ii
seems unlikely that the German ad-
miral would have ventured to execute
such coup de main as he is credited
with in the London dispatch. To do 50
without inviting the cooperation of Ad-
miral Dewey. or in opposition to his
wishes, would amount to such an un-
friendly demonstration against the
United States as to constitute almost
an act of war.
the story. If it has any foundation, the
facts when known will doubtless give
it color different to that in which it
appears in the Daily News. and we trust
that nobody will worry over it. In view
of the official assurances given to our
Government by that of Germany. it is
the duty of the American press and
tn ha ~, iric
ton by outbreaks of resentment against
any of the neutral powers. based upon
European newspaper reports and sensa-
tions.
Yellow Journalism has grown to be
almost as much an institution in Lon
don as it is in some American cities.
Some of our most luminous intervention
ghost scares have been manufactured
there, to the annoyance of the legiti-
mate press and the authorities. The
larger part, however. have been shrewd-
ly designed in Madrid. to create just
the outcry in this country which has
never failed to follow hard upon their
appearance
In a word, the story from Manila in
cept on the authority of an unnamed
correspondent, who claims to have
high authority for the statement" etc
1t would be as proper for US to put
full faith in an anonymous message
from ST. Petersburg alleging that Rus
sia would tomorrow make a formal
declaration of war against the United
T,, i-
part of wisdom for press and people to
repress seasonable tendencies to ex-
citability, and not to jump to conclu-
sions from premises that the experience
of the past weeks has shown to be gen.
orally false
All good citizens earnestly desire to
help the Government in the delicate
task in which it is engaged. They harm
instead of helping it when they see
wild and CORY crowned head behind
every canard that wings its buzzard
flight from the foreign office in Ma
drid. 1t will be time enough to get
fighting mad when we have official no.
tice of some overt act committed
against our interests or our honor; but,
until then. ii, is vitality important that
international relations should be left to
the President.
We are at war with one nation, and,
in the course of its evolution, might be-
come involved with others; hence, the
diplomatic situation cannot be other
than acute until peace shall come again.
For its treatment Mr.. Mckinley is the
responsible agent Let us give him a
fair show and free hand to do his