The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-10
ArkINsoNs PAMPHLETS.
Their Author Sought 70 Enlist the
War Department In Their DIstrlbu-

AuNIOI oOukMt ~ A1hAAht ANO
War Department In Their DIstrlbu-
tion.
Washington, May 6.-The post Office
department has made public the letter
from Mr.. Edward L. Atkinson on which
the action of the department in seizing
his pamphlets was based. Many let
ters asking information about the sub
ject have reached here and the follow
ing statement was given out yesterday
by Postmaster General Smith:
''Tn view of the statement of Mr.. Ed
ward Atkinson that he sent his pamph-
lets only to Admiral Dewey, Gen.
Otis, President Schurman and three or
four others, the letter Of Mr.. Atkinson
containing his application will be of in
terest. 1t follows: :
Boston, April 90, 1s99.-To the Sec,
retary OF War-Sir; desire to send a
large number of the enclosed pamph-
let's on The Cost of a National Crime"
"The He'll OF War and Its Penalties" !"
"Criminal Aggression: by Whom Com
mitted?' to the officers and privates in
the Philippine islands. therefore de-
sire to know whether or not these
documents can be sent directly through
the war department or may be forward
ed in due course of mail. A list OF
regiments is desired and if there are
printed lists of officers available they
would serve me Il very useful purpose.
"'Edward Atkinson
mo answer was made to this letter
except to send an official copy to the
postmaster general, who issued instruc-
tions to the postmaster at San Fran
cisco to hold the pamphlets. The spirit
and design of the pamphlets will be
indicated by few extracts. In one
of them Mr.. Atkinson says: L will ap-
pend one question to each reader; How
much increase of taxation are you will
ing TO bear and how many of your
neighbors' sons are you ready to sacri-
flee by fever, malaria and venereal dis
ease in order to extend the sovereignty
of the United States over the West In
dies and the Philippine islands,?
again after describing what he
calls The He'll of War and Its Penal
ties Mr.. Atkinson says: Lest others
should be entrapped into enlistment in
the regular army or volunteer service
in the tropics, it will only be fair and
honest on the part OF the recruiting Off
GERS to be put in possession of these
facts Again Mr.. Atkinson says:
The way has already became plain for
the youth of the land TO avoid disease
in the tropics by refusing to volunteer
or enlist in the army or the navy OF the
United States. The way will be found
for the volunteers now held against
their will to get their release from un-
lawful service in any other country
than their own after peace is declared.
"Mr. Atkinson not only speaks thus
of and to the soldiers of the United
States, but he encourages the Filipinos
to insurrection when he says: They
have the power to enter into interna-
tional relations, and they may yet he
recognized and rightly recognized by
other powers"
Boston. May 9.-The executive COM
mittee Of the Anti-Imperialist league
has adopted the following letter to be
sent to Edward Atkinson "The eX-
ecutive committee of the Ant-Im-
perialist league thought it proper to
privately communicate at once TO the
same persons to whom, as you advised
us April 22, you mad written to express
your intention of mailing your ,pamph-
let's to soldiers in the field, that the
league did not desire TO circulate its
literature in this manner"