Washington sentinel., 1899-10-07

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| President Mckinley has been de.
liberately deceiving the American
people. TIL war against the Fill
Ipinos struggling for their freedom
has from the outset been political.
Deception and misrepresentation
so grossly 1agrant that the facts
stun even anti. Ac ministration
leaders have marked every move
ment OF the campaign. The ma
ton at large has been hoodwinked
and deceived, while the President
and his political advisers have been
waglng in the Orient campaign
for his re election on a war issue.
Countless American lives and un
numbered millions of national
wealth have been criminally frit'
tered away for no be ter national
purpose than to advance the inter-
ests OF the Second Term Syndicate
and promote the political chances
OF its candidate.
Official Washington, nurtured
on national scandals, INJURED to
startling experiences, has been as
founded by the amazing develop
ments Of Philippine administration
tactics. The discovery that the
incompetent Otis has been merely
following instructions from Wash
ington in maintaining a censorship,
so much worse than that estab-
lished by Butcher" Weyler IN the
worst days OF Cuba, that compari-
SON is odious to America, has been
swiftly followed by others OF as
grievous import. While the United
States as a nation has been freely |
offering its volunteers and the |
garnered wealth oil it's Treasury in |
an honest effort to sustain the Pres
ident and his Administration,
the Executive and the White
House ring have been engaged in
a colossal bunco game upon the
people. For that he would not |
stultify himself as an honest man: |
that he would not degrade his SOL
dlerly honor, Major General Wes-
ley Merit had brief rule as Civil
and Military Governor OF the Phil
ippines. He could not serve the
ends oil the President and still re-
tain his independence. His re-
tirement was followed bV the adj
vent Of Brigadier General OTIS
Major General by brevet--and the
Inauguration by the Administra-
tion Of a series Of astounding de-
ceptions upon the people.
LET nothing from Manila reach
the United States that could hurt
my Administration" were the
White House orders to the servie
Otis; and obediently were they iol
lowed until conditions became in
and the suppressed facts
reached Washington.
Now that the Philippine bubble
has been pricked, and the nation
is beginning to appreciate the mag
nitude Of the deception practlced
upon it by the President and the
ring controlling his actions, there
is speculation as to the remedy.
1t cannot come in other way than
by Congressional action. The
President has determined to retain
in chief command the man who
served his selfish ends, at tremen-
dous loss to the people in the sac
rifce OF lives and the expenditure
of money. 1t is now too late to send |
a competent c mmanding officer
from the United States to take
charge OF the impending dry season
and the President is
trusting to luck and the Otis CEN
sorship to stay the rising tide OF
public indignation.
Major General Elwell S. Otis,
fawning White House iavorite, has
been in supreme command in the
Philippines nearly year 1t has
been disastrous twelvemonth for
the American army of occupation.
First, 20, 900 men were sent across |
the sea to subdue the nation ag-
gressive for its freedom. Then
as, 900 men were sent; then so, 900;
and now at Manila, on the sea, or
under orders to 60, are 10000 SOL
diers of the United States. The
maximum limit oil the war estab-
liShment authorized by Congress
has been exhausted. The RepUb-
lie has now an army OF 1000
men-6s 900 men Of the line and
IS, 900 volunteers-but today it
holds less territory in the Philip
pines than it held year ago. The
rece mt brief uplifting ofthe Admin
istration censorship over the Phil
ippine matters sufficed to reveal
these following facts OF nation wide
iunorNance uhirb Droved CRAVE