The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-11-11
+. w. WOOD & SONS,
SeedSmen. Richmond. Va.
GENERAL CTS AS a cIvILIzER.
Astonishing Account OF His Doings IN Ma
Mia

AstOnisnlns Account OF HIS DOlngs IN Ma
Mia
L't m escape the censor f)r
while aud eudesvor Z let IN y Ii tie
light on the official lf-' Of the Cover.
nor-Geueral OF the Philippine Islands.
He lives in palace IN the walled
city His life Is Of ease, and outs de
OF bis sensltyeness over newspaper
criticisms from home, his troubles are
few. For the criticisms Of the Ma
mia 3 pefs he has no fear, nor cares
he iol those Of hls subordlustes. His
VOID places a newspaper man q Bill
bd prsou, and his word will court
mafti.l a free-spOgen officer. ANY
newspaper man mo dared to utter q
word against any act Of Gen. Otis,
good or bad, would fad himself in
BihDid within su hour.
be is an autocrst. No one can see
him except through maze OF red
tape, second leutenants aud msj0rs,
aud f be is an American 1t is doubt
III II u0 ffti kEAo ~ SOU "A IL ~ z Ais
Bat any foreign persOn-trom Chi
nese opium Joint proprietor to Eu-
ropeeu renegade-to him be is all sua-
witty.
Tlls American general refuses to
hear petitions from hOnorsbly dis
charged soldiers for license TO en-
gage u business Of any kind by which
they might be able to get living,
yet wnen be first assumed his Office
be made 1t point 10 impress upon
commanding officers OF troops that II
any Of the prlvates desired to secure
their discharges snd remain in the
newly acquired country be would do
all in bis power to further their iu-
terests. This declaration, which be
has utterly repudisted, was made
when he was anxious about his status
with the Government, and his idea
WAS TO secure the good will OF these
off ,ers in their home communications
Since Alger " Fixed him permanent
ly be has haughtlly declared that he
never uttered that remark.
How far he has gone in his repu-
dlstiou may be inferred from the fact
thst now any foreigner-ChInaman,
Filipino, renegade European-whst
not-suything but sn American ex
soldier or civIlisn-csn get license
to DO anything, sell anything and
keep any kind Of a place. aud be has
appointed to positions in the palace,
in the custom house, captain Of the
ports office, and in all other Offices
Of the Government except the post
Office, beach com bers. renegade aliens
and If raft of all nations. while
poor ex soldier has begged for EN-
plOyment in vain.
The appointments made by Gen.
OTIS to the judiciary of Manila are in
keeping with the rest OF his misrule.
All the magistrates are FIlipinos-st
least, enemies of the Government
they serve their knowledge of Amer
lean law is nil. These men, who do
not even speak Englsb, to try any
case, either native or OF uuruly sol
dIers Think of il Some OF their
decisions are so ludicrous that | will
illustrate. OF course, II is under
stood that when the Obs government
is concerned their decision is for that
side, no matter how h4grant the abuse
of law.
An amusing case was that OF a
Chinsman, a wealthy man, who had
bought from the commissary lot OF
beet represented to him to be sound.
he attempted to sell the beef, and
one of the inspectors (D had him ar
rested for selling unsound meat. The
Chinaman quickly proved that the
United States officer sold it to him IS
good. Now here the little Filipino
Justice got into quandary. 1t he
called the commisssry, Gen. OTIS
might interfere il ne discharged the
Chlnaman, there might be trouble.
Just then came an officer from the
palace-s wink, a word. and the
Chinaman was free and the commits.
sary was saved court martial
General Otis is very careful OF his
health, as be has been having the
roadway and moat around the walled
city cleaned and ditched, while about
the hospitals are reeklng, fifty tri-
butaries Of the Pasig, and through
the new Manila runs q branch OF the
Pasig, just behind the postoffice,
which is mass of fl fJsting filth. The
contractor who has the cleaning of
Msnila's strees-a foreigner, OF
course-bas about 25 brown men and
three little carts in a city of nearly
500 900 people, and with streets mar.
row and constant vehicle travel ore
can imagine their condition. Ooa
hot day after rain the smell is like
that Of cesspoll.
Allover new Manila, and even in
the walled city. are to be found the
,rst kind of dives and gambling
dens, every one of them lIcenced by
order Of General Olis Ga the Es.
colta, the main thoroughfare Of New
Manila, are to be found hundreds Of
rum.shops, wide open, where every