The state herald., 1899-07-21
TRUTHS FROM MANILA.
Correspondents Out of Reach of the Gem
sor Make Sensational Revelations Con-
cerning Army Management.


Hong Kong, July 19.-The follow
ing staff correspondents OF American
newspapers In Manila unite in the fol-
lowing statement:
I'VE believe that owing to official dis
patches from Manila, made public In
Washington, the people Of the United
States have not received n correct i'm
preston of the situation In the Philip
pines and that these dispatches pre-
sented an optimistic view not
shared by the general officers in the
field. We believe these dispatches In
correctly represent existing conditions
among the Filipinos respecting Internal
dlssensions and demoralizations result
ing from the American campaign and
the brigand character of their army.
I'VE believe the dispatches err In the
declaration that the situation is well
in hand. and the assumption that the
insurrection can be speedily ended
without greatly increased force.
1--WE think the tenacity and purpose
of the Filipinos have been underesti-
mated, and that the statements are un-
founded that the volunteers are will
ing TO give further service.
'"rhe censorship has compelled us to
participate in this misrepresentation by
eXclsing or altering uncontrovertcd
statements and facts on the plea, as
General Otis stated. that they would
alarm the people at home or have the
people in the United States by the
ears.
specifications of this are the pro-
hibition TO send hospital reports and
the number of heat prostrations in the
field; the suppression of full reports of
field operations In the event of their
failure: systematic intimidation of ma
val operations and the prohibition to
send complete reports of the situation
lSigned
BASS AND DINW1DDIE.
New York Herald.
DAVIS AND MCDONALD.
New York sun.
ARMSTRONG AND McCUTCHEON,
Chicago Record.
LITTLE. Chicago Tribune.
JONES, COLLINS AND DTNNING.
The Associated Press.
KEEN, Scrip Mci,ae and Western
Press Association"
New York. July lo.-Thc Journal
this morning prints a dispatch from
James A. Creelman, formerly the
Journals correspondent at Manila. and
who Is now In London, In which he
says unless Otis Is removed the cam
pnign In the Philippines will be n fail
ure. lie says:
''''o be perfectly plain, Otis Is n fus-
sy old man, unaccustomed To anything
but n reglmental command and satu-
rated with the ideas and methods OF n
routine clerk. His experience does not
20 outside of rcgimental lines. He Is
not capable OF dealing with the far
reaching Intricate problems involved In
war with the natives"
Creclman says that after the first
outbreak Otis refused to allow the
army TO make any advances, and when
General Anderson told him that the
only way 10 destroy the enemy was to
fight them. Otis treated him with open
hostility and finally had him returned
10 the United States. Meanwhile Otis
busled himself over routine details that
an army clerk could have handled.
while officers Of ability waited nj the
front for orders TO fight which Otis
refused to give
The dispatch also says that Otis eN-
crclse OF his rights TO censor press dis
patches was tyrnnnicnl The night that
Crcolmnn brought TO him dispatch
telling how Funston swan the river
under fire. Otis, he says. struck out
Funston's name, remarking: IL propose
TO make all the heroes that are made
IN this war"
Al another time In ccnsoring dis
patches OF actual occurrences Otis
anld: II do not propose 10 allow the
American public 10 know anything
about this campaign that viii aglintc
or excite H. So long ns | am In com
mnnd here the people of the United
States viii know only such facts ns I
deem advisable TO allow 10 be- known"