The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

II is now some months since the famous
round robin was issued. That document
made many things plain 1t revealed Gen.
Otis in his true character. 1t revealed
most of the official information as to the
progress of the war as bogus. 1t show
ed many of the operations of the army
in Luzon to be in the nature of the opera
lions Of the traditional commander who
marched his soldiers up the hill and then
marched them down again In a word
1t showed that events in the Philippines
Were making the crabs progress-back-
wards
How has the progress of events since
then differed from the record thus made
public by the round robin, and now gen.
orally acknowledged to be the true rec
ord which Cen. Otis has made for him
self in the Philippines? The difference
that exists is hard to discern. The eX-
PLANTATION offered for the failure to ac-
comRlish IA nythings towards securing
peace was that the army was not strong
enough. We have been steadily recruit
ing and forwarding troops to the Philip
pines since then. AS late as Sunday last
a superb body of men marched out of
this town bound for Manila. The censor
ship 50 justly complained of still con-
tinues, as is evidenced by the fact that
war correspondents who desire to furnish
their papers with information as to the
actual situation find it necessary to send
their dispatches via Hong Kong. Thanks
to this news outlet we can form an in
telligent judgment as to the progress of
events.
A special dispatch to the New York
Herald through Hong Kong recently call
ed attention to the fact that recent mill
tary operations from Porac to the north
and from San Francisco to Malabon to
the south, which were planned in Gen.
Otis offices in Manila, contemplated only
expeditions against the enemy, and i'm
mediate withdrawal from these regions
Much of the information furnished by
this dispatch is of the utmost value since
it clearly indicates condition of things
more serious and discreditable, If pos
sibie than was shown to exist before
the issuance of the round robin. Indeed,
matters appear to have been going from
bad to worse. These operations involving
the sacrifice of the lives of our soldiers
to no practical purpose have naturally a
most hopeless effect upon the men, and
give far more encouragement to the in
sUrgents than our imperialist friends
permit themselves to believe is being
given by the criticism of the traitors.
More over the blockaded ports are filled
with immense quantities of merchandise
The protests of foreign buyers and ship
pers are daily heard. but not needed.
The medical department of the army is
almost in revolt because of the inef-
fciency of it's arrangements. Hundreds
of sick are said to be lying in the First
Reserve hospital in dirty tents and with
out adequate medical attendance, and to
all complaints of this general character
Gen. Otis responds by his charge that
% per cent of the men in the hospitals
are maiingering. Last May, it will be re-
membered, Gen. Lawton, in command Of
Il brigade composed in part of the St.
Paul companies of the Thirteenth regi-
ment captured San Isidro Today the
censored reports announce to us that
Gen Lawton is again operating against
the same place, and that, its recapture
is attended by difficulty owing to lack Of
transportation facilities
How long this murderous 55iicy Is to
continue only the inner circle of i'm
perialist politicians seem to know with
accuracy. Judging, however, from the
desperate expedients resorted to for the
manufacture of political capital from this
so-called war, is it unlikely that the af-