West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-21

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OtlS had closed 10 uS cucyu pcSSi-
6lc source ofiRf0rmation. OnlB utS
terdGg. Whep I ATTEMPTED 10 send
report Of the bOm0drimrnt Of Pate.
the trHtUulncSS Of wbich wdS an
questioned, he Immediately sent for
LdlOt0H, and demanded 10 kRou how
, il had been made public. and told
Ldwtom to ojUwp into the memjcrS q
his STAY
such strict orders against talking to
nrwspape men have been repeatedly
issued that when we go about heat
quarters the officers avoid us as though
wc had smallpox, because they are
airuii 20 oc seen talking with us. OTIS
refuses tn give M passes To so about
the city after the closing hour (s:8O).
although such passes are given to the
reporters on focal papers and To bust
ness men OF all nations htics, even Fiji
ptno~ All of the privileges extended
To newspaper men an Cuba, like the
limited use of the government telc-
graph wires aud access TO kilograms
from the front which are not OF "A con
!
impossible TO maintain any system of
correspondence from liollo and tho 9th.
er islands except 10y mail, as the OIL
cunls in those places under orders from
headquarters exercise "A censorship
practically prohibtive over the cable.
Instances OF the suppression OF news
To prove that the sole intent of the au-
thorities is to suppress accounts of the
teal situation here could br multipIied.
If IL was necessary, but the repeated
assertions OF the censor that he was
instructed To permit nothing to wo OF a
political nature, nothing that could
reflect npon the army or ''creuse n bad
impression at home" leaves no doubt
on that point Such items as court,
martlnls haYe been ruled out with the
explanation, ~ am here to perfect the
honor Of the army"
Recently Glcd what I ihouqht Il
most IH0DeHSiUe statement that the
business men whO had appeared be
t0re the commission had advocated
the retention Of the existing silver
system Of currency. The censor said.
! ~ ought not TO let that 40. That
wo"id be d iYt for Bryan. Mn m.
StrHctionS are TO shut or everything
that coutd hurt MeKiHioy's admins
trdtlOn 7'hat is free SHUcr." /
explained that The silver System
mere UaS not rs TO /, amt With seem
ing reluctance he D K'd the Hcm.
The charge that we had cared for
nothing but To make DC ensatious FOR our
papers is most unjust, for ! doubt if
ever a body of newspaper men we're
more conservative in the prcsencc of
unlimited prOvucation for sensational.
isin' There have been three or four
instances which / now recall of con
duct by our soldiers resembling the
episode OF the seventy first New York
in Cuba, which were matters OF coin
mon lSuowledgc here and which none
OF rs have attempted 10 cable, nor
desired to.
There has been. according to otis
himself, and The personal ka0wledde
" everyone here, q perfect Orgie Of
loOtiHg and WaHtoH deStructioH NJ
PrOpertB and most OuiragcouS biach
maiLing of the BatiUes and ChinameR
in MaHiia, anil various Incidents
like the shooting dowH Qf several
FIIptHOS for attempting to RIM from
arrest at u cock fight nat 10 menti0H
I cOurt-martiaLS Of 0Hcers for con-
ardice and the dismissal 0C Genrral
--- for getting hopeLeSsly drunk
on the cue O6 tWO important buttieS-
all u which the cOrrcSpoHdentS hare
ieft untouched by common consent.
AiSO there are the uSHdL number
of army scandais aHd iHtrigues,
Which We haUe not aipei fOyeH.1gi
auoHg them the fact. Git is uniUcr
saily considered Il fact IN the army)
that otis IS deeply prgudiced
agaiHst and jealous of Lawton. aHd
h0s d0ne everything in his power 10
keep LaWt0H in the backgrOund and
prevent him from making q repata-
tt0H.
As q correspondent of the Associated
Press, am supposed 90 have no opin-
ions, but iu writing of event. like thi.
war one must necessarily to cguye.
any idea OF the trend OF aRura go
some where into the field ofdescription
OF conditions, etc. which arc in the
f final analysis matters ~ opinion Iu
doing sO nave endca,orei merely Co.,
. reflect the views OF the grent majority
. OF "elI informed people Whether Z.
. h#yo done $50 correctly Won can c4.iI,
iUdye by referring g. the stories ssp,
via Hong Kong" soon after my ar
/ rival and afterwards. tone pu the 7tb
. OF hpuL saginY that not vitb,tandiug
. the optimistic official view 81 tho war
was likely to bed long one aud tHa
100000 mon would De needed 30 end &C. ! .
+ f"u wiIl notice ais, that the tone of
f. th' Hong Kong dispatches WIS dcci.
I teiiy different from 'Hosr sent from
7 Nrui'a direct The only Diuc Gcnorn.
/ OTIS has given ne any frrrIom SEQ,
+ during nis r,n with -clfurmauu over
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