Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
MODERN EABIANISM,

The amount Of official stuff in the form
of reports on the Philippine campaigning
of me (Otis) and Mckinley" that is be-
| ing received at the War Department is
said TO be something startling. Page af-
ter page of paper. we are told is filled
with recounting details of Insignificant
skirmishes, and an officer who is familiar
with accounts Of details of Insignificant
| quoted as expressing the opinion that the
| department records Of the Philippine ope-
rations, when published in complete form,
will throw into the shade the enormous
number OF volumes that embrace the re-
cords OF the War Of the Rebellion" $50
called.
And yet, according TO a private letter
from a Manila correspondent Of the Chi
cago Record, here in the way Of what
me and Mckinley have accomplished
up-to date, is the provocation for the
sluice Of reports that is pouring into the
department:
Pasig has been captured three times
and abandoned twice.
GuadelOupe has been captured four
Marquina has been captured six times
and abandoned six times.
Canita has been captured twice and
abandoned twice.
Antipolo has been captured once and
abandoned.
Morong has been captured twice and
abandoned twice.
Santa Cruz has been captured once and
abandoned.
Pagsanjan has been captured once and
abandoned.
Longos has been captured once and
abandoned
Paete has been captured once and
abandoned
Novaliches has been captured twice and
abandoned twice.
San Mateo has been captured once and
abandoned.
San Jose has been captured once and
Norzagaray has been captured once and /
abandoned.
Augot has been captured once and
abandoned.
san Miguel de Mayuma has been cap !
tured once and abandoned
Mexico has been captured twice and /
abandoned once.
Bacolor has been captured twice and |
abandoned once.
Macabebe, the only town friendly to the /
was taken and deserted and !
allowed to be burned by the natives
Quingua was taken twice and abandon
ed once
Guagua was taken once and abandoned. |
And here are our losses in the Philip
pines during over a year of campaigning:
Killed 296; died of wounds and disease.
ll6: died OF disease, 5i3. Total deaths. gS5.
Wounded. 1.6l9; captured and missing, q
Grand total. 2.6S1.
Now, If We eliminate the losses. which.
although a source of deep regret, utter
ly discredit Ouss representations as TO
the magnitude Of the battles" he has
fought. it must be confessed that the
summary Of the Records correspondent
puts the Philippines performance in an
exceedingly comic light. 1t shows that
or upwards Of twelve months "me and
Mckinley" have been repeatedly engaged
n an exaggerated imitation Of the verse
'mbalmed military movement of a certain
ling OF France.
In justice to me and Mckinley" how
yer it should be said that the above
of captures and abandon
nents may be little misleading. 1t tends
o cause US TO jump to a conclusion that
nay be unwarranted, and which Is that
leaves no longer any doubt that Otis
$ thoroughly incompetent. But it should
@ remembered that President Mckinley
wears by Otis as great military 90
Jus. and that the latter has questioned
he wisdom of ending the war too soon.
I IS, therefore. possible that "me and
IcKinley's' marching up the hill and
iarching down again" may be brilliant
daptation Of Fabianism, with nineteenth Z
sntury variations made to 1T the neces- c
ties OF the situation. {
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COolsh weather, after the Dewey daze. |