The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-10
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
A Boston Man Accused or ois'oy'
atty to This Country.
SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT
Members Of the administrators
Regard the Matter as Sc
ditious and Dis
graceful.


Cabinet at it's meeting last Wednesday
in Washington was the circulars
which were mailed to the troops
at Manila criticising the Philippine
policy Of the government and advising
the volunteers whose term Of service is
about to expire not to reenlist. \
member of the cabinet in speaking of
the matter said that Mr.. Edward At
kinson, of Boston, who is believed to
have been largely instrumental in the
preparation and sending out Of these
circulars, was unquestionably guilty of
assisting an Instruction against the
authority of the United States and was
subject to term of Imprisonment or a
heavy fine or both. The law, which,
it is said, has been violated is Section
1884 of the Revised Statutes, which is
as follows:
Every person who incites, sets on
foot, assists, or engages in any rebel
lion or insurrection against the author
ity Of the United States, or the laws
thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto,
shall be punished by Imprisonment not
more than ten years, or by fine Of not
more than ten thousand dollars, or by
both Of such punishments; and shall,
moreover, be incapable Of holding any
Office under the United States.
What action, if any, will be taken in
the matter has not been determined
but it is said that the government is
disposed to regard the acts of MIR. At
kinson as those of person without any
proper conception Of the gravity Of the
offence committed and the government
may not at this time, take action
against Mr.. Atkinson and his assist
ants.
The postmaster general stated at the
cabinet meeting that he had ordered the
circulars stopped at San Francisco.
Members Of the administration regard
Mr.. Atklnson's alleged action as sediti-
Gus and disgraceful, and it is not i'm
probable that, if repeated, prompt and
energetic action will be taken.
STOPPED IN THE MAILS.
The postmaster general has directed
the postmaster at San Francisco to take
out of the mails for Manila three pam
phlets issued by Edward Atkinson, Of
Boston, vice president of the anti-Im
perialistic League. This order does not
apply to the circulation Of the pam
phlets by mail in this country, but bars
their dispatch from this country to the
Philippines, discomfort and even mutt
ny among the soldiers being stated by
the department to be the design Of
these publications. The three pam
phlets are specifically described ana IN
no circumstances are they to be $or-
warded by mail to the Philippines.
The three pamphlets, copies Of which
have been prohibited in the mails for
the Philippines, are those which have
the following titles Criminal Aggres-
sion By Whom?" ''Tke Cost Of Ma
tional Crime" and "The He'll Of War
and Its Penalties.
These, unless something should de-
7elop to necessitate further action may
be circulated through the mails within
this country. According to Mr.. At.
kinson's own statement, as reported, q
large number Of the pamphlets have
been sent out. The matter was brought
to the attention of the postal officials
by the war department, whose authori-
ties were greatly exercised, with sug-
gesuion that some action be taken. 1t
is thought that there is little possihili-
ty Of any Of these publications getting
past the San Francisco Offices, but if
few should, the military authorities in
the Philippines will promptly suppress
them.
WHY THEY WERE STOPPED.
Postmaster General Emery Smith
made this statement to the Associated
Press:
"These pamphlets actually incite to
mutiny and it would be utterly unjusti-
fable to permit their circulation among
the soldiers in the Philippines. Their
circulation is movement to induce the
soldiers to disobey orders and in effect
to embarrass and resist the government
in whose service they are engaged.
Their circulation, except in the mails
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