The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-26
PEOPLEARE MISLED
Concerning the Status Of Affairs in the
Philippines.
REAL NEWS is SUPPRESSED.
The War of SubjugatiOn Denounced as
Criminal.
SOLDIERS HAVE NO HEART FOR IT.
"where Is the Glory and the Gain?" They
Ask.
APPALLING PROBLEM FOR AMERICANS.
Willie to withdraw Might he Dam
aging, TO Remain in to Take Up "A
stupendous burden.
APPALLING PROBLEM FOR AMERICANS.

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New York. June 25.-The World has
the following cable from London:
An American publicist of high standing
and unique experience throughout the
world, but whose position makes It inn
possible for him to disclose his name has
Just arrived in London from Manila. and
has given the World the following state
ment for publication out of a pure sense Of
duty to his country:
Il have studied the situation in the
Philippines for eight months from the in
side.
II went there willing to give adhesion
to the annexation policy if could dis
cover its justice and feasibility. came
away with the absolute conviction that
this Philippine campaign, with is in
evitable consequences, is the greatest
calamity our nation has ever encountered.
THE censorship prevents the American
people learning the truth about the sit
uation. 1t is the most monstrous censor
ship ever imposed. The Spaniards during
the war closed down on all news dis
patches without distinction at Manila
but the present censorship is conducted
by an officer who parades his personal
prejudices against certain newspapers,
openly favoring those wheose correspond
ents frame their dispatches to suit his ex-
pressed wishes.
News of vital moment to America is
killed daily by this officer upon no other
ground than that we don't want to ex-
cite cur people; let them have the official
reports! they are the best for them.
II heard a high officer say one day to a
correspondent who had appealed from the
censor: If we allowed yodr dispatch TO
20 through we would be overwhelmed by
cables, and l don't want the bother
$50 our people are systematically kept
in the dark. misled. and this purposeless,
criminal campaign proceeds.
This rebellion is CT our own creation
The Philippines were at peace when we
went there. We took Aguinaldo and his
confederates back from Hong Kong. where
they had Withdrawn in fulhllment OF their
agreement with Spain. We armed them
against tho spanish. NOW we are pawn
the bitter penalty.
"Subjugation can be affected in a few
months II will take $4,000 men, Fal
fewer would suffice If our army had any
enthusiasm in the work, but it has none
In fact. the soldiers loathe it. They con
stantly ask: What are we fighting for
why should we be killing these Filpinos
Where is the glory and the gain?'
mo one can satisfactorily answer thes'
questions. But it Is sorrowfully recog
nized that We have gone into trap from
which release is difficult If not impossible
And when the islands are subdued WI
shall be confronted with the most hope
less situation in our history. No sam
man who knows the Filipinos can sug
gest that he could give them the rights
of American citizenship. They are ut
terly antagonistc and antpathetic TO us
morally and mentally. They combine al
the unspeakable qualities of the Chimes
and the Malays. Education. even if the
tolerated it, would not improve then
from our point of view,
mo government Is possible there ex
cept a military government. which vii
perpetuate if it does not aggrayate tn
evil qualities of the race, accentuated a
they are by ages of oppression and ba
government
ALREADY the United States is subsidiz