Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-19
THAT" ROUND ROBIN
1T HAS BEEN WIDELY DISCUSSED
IN WASHINGTON.
ARSY PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE 1T
Say Otis Has a Perfect Right to Pun
fsh the Correspondents IL He Feels
so IncIiped-The Matter Has Wor-
ried the Administration Officials.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July B.-(Spe-
cial)-The war correspondents round
robin" from Manila Is the subject Of
general discussion to-day. Public senu-
ment has considerably cooled down, ana
the matter is now viewed In diterent
light from that OF yesterday. Al the
White House and among officials at the
War Department there Is marked IN
disposition 10 discuss the matter n
quiet hint Is given out this AFTERNOON
that the President will take no notce Oh
the "round robin" and that he thiihs
General Otis is entirely competent to deai
with the correspondents.
At the war office intimation was given
that General Otis had been cabled Driehy
concerning the matter, but That peyohu
this nothing had been done at TINS emu
of the line. There is every reason 10 pc
lieve to-day that the department ana the
President will stand by General Gus III
whatever steps he may take, whether ne
concludes to ignore the matter entirely
deport the correspondents, or otherwise
discipline them, which officers claim ne
has a perfect right TO do, and when, III
the opinion Of army people generally ana
administration officials, he would be
perfectly justified in doing.
THE OFFICIAL VIEW OF 1T.
No one questions the fact that the sol
diers in the Philippines have undergone
great priVations and suffered serious
losses by war and disease. And no one
who knows anything about war quesuohs
the right of the commander of the army
in the islands 70 exercise prudent CEN
therefrom descriptive Of the situation.
Occupying a position where he can sur
vey the whole field he is better qualiihd
10 Judge conditions than individuals can
possibly be whose horizon is restricted
TO smaller areas.
Speaking OF the "round robin" incident
an army officer high In authority said TO-
daY: 80,
"Correspondents at the seat of hostili-
ties are there by sufferanca and volunta-
rilv subject themselves TO the require
ments and restrictions of a rigid military
rule ANY departure from or violation
of conditions imposed by the general in
command il a breach OF faith, subJecths
the marty or parties committing the OF
fence 10 punishment If General Otls IN
the exercise Of his authority should Visit
upon the correspondents any punishment
which might seem to him just and pro-
per. he WOulu, NllHOhl a. u"uNt, ~ w
held In Washington.
4 CONSPIRACY DENIED.
"There is authority for saying that no
hint or suggestion has been given MN
from, here as to what his course In the
PREMISES should be. That there has been
any conspiracy on the part Of the army
officers in the Philippines and officials
in Washington TO miSead the public as 10
conditions existing I'm LuZon Is propo-
sition too absurd for serious consideration.
In view Of this fact, which IS becoming
clearer every hour, the feeling Is mat the
administration can well afford TO ignore
the correspondents childish enusion.
This is regarded as particularly the
case. I'm view of the Information received
from General DENLY to-day to the effect
that important negotiations are on with
leading Filipinos which give promise OF
an early solution of the troubles ana a
termination Of the instruction. THESE
advices are regarded at the White House
as of the highest value, and are believed
TO foreshadOw a much earlier conclusion
of the Philippine trouble tnan was here
tofore believed possible
SOME SAY THEY ARE WORRIED.
On the other hand, there are those who
say that the correspondents round
robin" is giving the President and the
war officials a great deal or trouble, ana
that they are somewhat alarmed as 10
the effect it may have on the public.
There are hundreds of delegates re-
turning from the convention Of the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union, just lcld at
Richmond. They are laduatory and pro-
fuse i'm their expressions concerning the
hospitality Of the people OF Richmond,
and are delighted with their trip TO the
capital city OF Virginia. To-day tAc
President received a large body of the
delegates in the East-Room OF the Nhlte
House. They were under the leadership
OF the following officers OF the union'
John a. Chapman, president; Rev " f.
Chivers, general secretary, and Rev. IL.
W. Reed, secretary.
PERSONAL.
Colonel Charles Euker. Of Richmond,
arrived here yesterday, transacted some
business this morning, and left for "a
timore TO visit his brother, Mr.. william
Euker.
Supervising Inspector Of STEAMBOATS, j.
W. cast, OF the Norfolk District, IS IN
the city. stopping at the Hotel Johnson
Colonel william II. Teller, who has
been visiting in Richmond for several
DAYS. returned on Sunday night ana LETT
to-day for Bellefonte, Pa, TO spend a few
DAYS with his daughter and srand-cnll-
dren.
G. II. Baughman, Of Richmond; ]. NJ.
Judd and L. II. Drumeller. Of FarmVille,
and John l.. Watson, OF Portsmouth, are
at the Hotel Johnson.
Second-Lieutenant Willard ID. Newbill,
Of the Seventh Artillery, who is Viz
elnian. is among the list OF caDtai Is sp-
POINTED for the troops TO be sent 10 the
philippines Captain Newb'l Is from
Irvington Carter's Cres0. Lancaster
county, Va, and is graduate OF WesS
Point. .
]. b. Cheshire. Jr., Of North Carolina
is at the Shoreham.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmaste'' sp-
polnted to-day are the follo@ins: j. T.
Arthur. vice William b. 1insley, rerlovsd'
at Big Island, Bedford county. Va: W''"s
Rrooks. vice James II. Moult) IN, reno NeG'
AT Desha, Essex county, va; ana henry
a. Arlington. vice John Il. w 1ghI' L.
signed. at Peaksville, Bedford county
Va. ,.,to,, o..
patents were Issued to-day as iolloF 3
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