The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-27
CABLE FROM OTIS.
Believed to Be Intended for "liOme
Consumption"
AN ADMINISTRATION SCHEME
To Throw Blame on Those Who 0p.
pose the War.
MORE VOLUNTEERS TO BE CALLED FOR
Commanding General Very Hard on the
Anti-ExpansoniStS.
PAINTS A R0SEATE PICTURE OF SITUATION
but snys Filipinos Are Enabled to
Hold Out by Hope of Change
in Administrations.
PANTS A ROSEATE PICTURE OF SITUATION
But Says FiliDinos Are Enabled 10
Hold Out by Hope of Change
in Administration.
Especial Dispatch to The Post)

Washington, June 26.-The dispatch from
General Otis, which was given out by the
war department today, is regarded here
as an article of home manufacture and
intended for home consumption" No one
outside Of those who worship at the shrine
of VIM. Mckinley believes that Otis sent
such telegram. The facts contained in
it in the first place, it is pointed out, are
not new and the manifest purpose of the
alleged communication from the head Of
the army in the Philippines is to make a
stab at the opponents of the presidents
expansion policy. Otis does not add one
single fact in his dispatch that was not
already known at the war department nor
venture single suggestion looking to the
Improvement of the conditions there, ex
cept by implying that criticism of the
presidents policy is working harm and
must cease if he is expected to whip these
Malay villagers into submission.
The whole dispatch as well as the thrust
directed at the American people for daring
to differ with the administration, Is inter-
preted here as indicating that the presi-
dent is about to do what he has so long
wavered and hesitated to do--namely, call
for more troops. He and his advisers
it Is apparent that Otis campaign In the
Philippines has been a monumental fall
ure, and the criticism of the so-called anti
imperialists is TO be used as a preteXt
for mastering in the provisional army.
1t is reported here tonight that President
Mckinley will shorten up his trip owing
to the illness of Mrs. Mckinley. If this
should be done the presidents presence
in Washington may be expected at an
early date General Miles, who has been
the target for attack of the administration
and ITS friends, foreeaw the task the
president was undertaking in subduing the
native Flipinos, and as early as April last
recommended an increase in the troops.
! 1t is a matter of public record that i'm
mediatcly at the close of the Porto Rican
campaign General Miles recommended that
the ninety rapid fire guns and ten dyne-
mite guns which he had been using be
shipped to New Orleans and from there to
| San francisco and thence to the Philip
pine islands. These guns had been used
with great success in Porto Rico and as
there was no further use for them there
the recommendation to put them in OPP
Grafton in the Philippines was made. This
recommendation was again repeated in
December and in April the general fur
Their strongly urged the recruiting of ten
colored immune regiments from the South
! for service in the Philippines, in addition
to any troops that would otherwise be sent
there. He urged that these men would
be very serviceable in buildings roads and
in performing many other services. They
would be able TO withstand the rigors OF
the climate and they would also make ex-
celent fighters.
None of these recommendations were put
into operation. When the general was
asked about them today he admitted they
had been made by him and that they had
not been acted upon, so far as he knew