The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-07-21
COMMENTS
Daily Papers Generally Commend
the Correspondents il the Mat
ter of the Censorship.
The "RounD ROBIN" TO Be IGNORED.

ana Does Not Believe That the SaCu0.
tion Has Been misrepresentation Ma
Mia Hospital Report-Cablegram from
Gen. Otis-Horses and Mules for Manila.
London, July 19.-The afternoon
papers of this city generally, in COM
menting on the protest of the American
correspondents in Manila against the
censorship, denounce the conduct of
the American Philippines campaign as
it has been managed by Secretary
Alger and Maj. Gen. Elwen S. Otis.
The St. James Gazette says: ''The
great American people have been hood
winked by its general and its admins
tration, who have kept up series of
suppressions of the truth and sugges-
tons Of the false of Russian ingenuity
and thoroughness."
The Pail Mall Gazette says: 1.-THE
correspondents have done their duty
to the public as journalists and gen.
tlemen should"
The Times in it's leading editorial
article to-day says: ''Alger has run the
war office as political machine. Mill
tary posts have been bestowed upon
political friends without regard to
uGuCSS OI Ullc luUcIcSUS vi UuC COuhCAys
Dishonesty and corruption have been
rampant wherever there was public
money to be handled. American sol
diers were killed by thousands on
American soil by such agencies as en-
balmed beef and scandalous neglect
of elementary sanitation. AS the
head is so we expect subordinates to
be. They were chosen without regard
to fitness, but with every regard to
political service. Naturally they act
as the politicians they are rather than
soldiers and administrators which
they are not"
The Ground Robin to BE Ignored.
Washington, July ia most seri-
Gus blunder'' is the administration
comment upon the newspaper CORE
spondents' complaint against Gen.
Otis and the Manila censorship. In so
far as this manifesto is intended for an
appeal to the government against the
general past course, it will be ignored.
Such action as the general may see fit
to take in punishment of grave
breach of military law will be sus-
tanned. The president has confidence
in Gen. Otis. He does not believe
that the situation has been misrep-
resented in the official dispatches.
Therefore he cannot believe the
statement of the correspondents is true.
The complaint of the correspondents
| was read with regret at the white
house-regret for the mistake which it
was felt the signers had made. It was
| stated at the war department to-day
that no attention whatever would be
paid to the ground robin" of the Ma
Mia correspondents. The protest was
not sent to Gen. Otis and it is said he will
| not be called upon for an explain alton.
| In addition to this it was intim ated
that very encouraging news had been
received from the Philippines and that
| the situation was much better than
had been generally believed.
Provinces Want American Protection.
Manila, July 19.-The natives of the
provinces of Albay, South Camarines
| and North Camarines are endeavoring
| to throw off the domination of the
Tagals. 1t is reported that there has
been fighting between the people OF
| the provinces named and small bands
| of Tagals who were quartered upon
them, running the local governments,
and that the people in question are
| willing to declare allegiance to the
| United States when troops are sent to
| protect them.
Manila Hospital Report.
! Manila, July 19.--The hospital report
of the medical department for the past
week is as follows: Typhoid fever, 90
cases; malarial fever, 223; dysentery,
233; diarrhea, 173; intestinal troubles,
| 6; gastric troubles, Is; wounds and in
| juries, 116; exhaustion, s; sunstroke, 1
DlspaIcn from Gne COMMISSION.
| Washington, July 19.-The state de
| partment yesterday received from the
Philippine commission a dispatch stat
ing that by the cooperation of the
military and the commission, munic
| ipal governments have been estab-
| lished in seven important towns in the
provinces of Manila and Cavite and
that the system will soon be extended
to other towns which are asking for it.
Horses and Mules for Manila.
| Chattanooga, Tenn, July 19.-On .
rush order from the war department,
200 horses and mules and so escort
wagons were shipped from the Chicka'
manga quartermaster' department tc