The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-20
EFFECT OF THE ROUND ROBIN

fOr many months after the campaign in the
fhIlpplnes opened the newspaper leaders of the
'eu states showed the most profound interest In
Tie progress OF military events there. Each dis
pdtch giving an account of an encounter with tba
fInplnos' no matter Of how trivial character was
read with the utmost interest Enthusiasm ,yos
easily aroused by any recital of the success Of Off
arms AS events progressed and each dispatcb nYc
tured the natives throwing down their arms and fv
Ing into the jungle offering but slight resistance 70
the advance Of our soldier boys each dispatch VIC
received with enthusiasm
After time the feeling began to prevail that
these troublesome fellows Had at least learned vo,,
the art OF running away, ''to fight again another
uay' Yet 1t was generally conceded that it would
De unreasonable to expect that our PhIipDjne gnn
erals could be in a position to prevent these half
civilized creatures from going about in mobs and a
posing themselves to our fire in the vain belief tba.
lney were carrying war. These passing feant.
soon changed to surprise that we had not succeedo
Ill drNlng the f1hp1nos to some point or other In
winch our troops might disable them thar
tnls form OF warfare which they maintained might
be brought to close. The problem was lust LITTLE
beyond the popular comprehension when the peace
commission appeared on the scene and we vara
treated to the announcement that much if not all NJ
the captured points had again been surrendered nv
our troops Still the interest was maintained at Il
certain point until Capt. Funston's performances
"hen 1t bIazed up again. From that point on thor
hau Deen serious lessening of the popular interest,"
IN the operations until the publishing of the ron6
robin.
IL Is very interesting to observe the result Of
press dispatches announcing American victories
achieved since the issuance Of that famous documan.
The reports have all a stereotyped expression H.
tllIpnos are still being driven" They still ners1s+
IN awaiting the onward rush of the American forces
and then flying in terror pursued by the victor
ana leaving their dead the field. Then aDneorx
the list OF American casualties, which, being com
P"rdti'ely small III most cases, seems to be treated
ny the author Of the dispatch as a mere formal
deta without which the dispatch would necessarily
be incomplete.
1t has now come to pass that no serious reader
stops to inform himself of the details which tbeso
ofclal dispatches set forth but confines himself m
reading the list Of killed and wounded and If tho
names appear unfamiliar, Diminishing the snbtact
from Iurther consideration Indeed the reports of tho
operations OF our men around Manila are consider
eu from the standpoint Of the official dispatches as
Stunning day by day closer likeness to the renor,s
with which all familiar when there is troub,e
III one OF the South American republics The
enemy" has In every suffered frightfuI loss
while 1--WE" have escaped with few passing
casualties
When the rainy reason has passed there will
doubtless be some change at least in the official ar
counts which now assume a so hOpeIessy stereo
typed character
Just at present there is good deal Of dumb show
about Tom Reed. AS political pantomirnist he ia
par excellence
Those pictures Of Gen. MERCER have added moth
ing to the strength of the prosecution in the Drevfs
case.
De Wolf Hopper talks very much like one who
intended to adopt the Historian fad of expatration
The Boston Globe wonders what the English VIII
call the trolley Electric tramway of course
Anyhow the writing of bordereaux Will no doubt
become unpopular in France
NJ. Picquart is piquant.