The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-11
ATKINSON Is NOT WORRIED.

Edward Atkinson Is In no way per-
turbed at the action OF the government
In refusing to accept his snti-!mperialis-
tic pamphlets for transmission in the
mails to Manila. He expresses himself
entirely satisfied with the result, and
says money fer the cause has come in
fasttr than ever. Speaking TO Boston
Herald reporter the distinguished Bos-
tonian said:
81 have been charged with sending
literature to tbs TROOPS in Manila, and
also TO the Filipinos, OF reasonable
character, coupling my name with that
of Benedict Arnold and the copper.
heads. The result has been very satis-
factory to me, as 1t has brought in con-
tributions sufficient to print several
Thousand additional copies, and very
large demand for these documents.
"Whst IL would Rave been judicious
for these editors to have learned is the
fact that all the statements made in
these documents form q very leading
part In the whole debate in the house
and the Senate Of the United States
after the first one was issued. They
were cited on both sides, and their con-
tents may be assumed to be we'll known
30 far as prominent place in the de-
bate of Congress makes anything we'll
known. Both documents were, at the
order Of the senate, printed as Senate
documents. They are therefore official
documents OF the United States. Hence
it follows that If 1t Is reasonable to
give information on any subject to the
volunt( ers in Manila whose term of SER
vice has expired, who are now citizens
of the United States eagerly demanding
to be brought home, then ii is treason
able to send them copies Of the Con-
Rressiona Record or of the public docu.
meDts of the Senate of the United
States.
Snow, what are the facts on which
this whole discussion proceeds2 The
public gave information that Gener al
Otis had complainedto the wsr depsr /.
ment OF teleg graphic messages sent from
this country to the volunteers. So far
as 1t could be ascertained, the only
messages of any Importance that had
been sent by telegraph from this coun-
try to the volunteers were from the
mothers Of Nebraska soldiers, who have
suffered mt re from death and wounds
than any other regiment in the army,
begging their sons not to reenlist. If
those are the messages which General
Otis has refused to deliver the public
Will hold General Otis to very stern
Judgment 10 the matter.
''As do not try to conceal my work,
| wrote to the secretary of war stating
my intention to send pub ic documents
to officers in Manila, and asked him to
transmit to me list of the regiments
there which might serve as my mailing
list. | have not yet received 1t. / also
wrote to the correspondent of Boston
paper, from whom | have received it,.
Being in correspondence with Secretary
Gage, from whom and through whom l
obtained many Of the figures which are
incorporated In these statements, l
gave him information Of my purpose.
81 am quite content with the position
which appears to be taken by the ad.
ministration, which I still doubt, to
suppress free speech and forbid free
mails to the people of the United States
in their correspondence with the citi-
zens of the United States who are now
In the Philippine islands,