The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-03
SUBJECT TAKEN UP BY THE CABINET.
Opinion Expressed That Atkinson Was
Guilty Of melting Instruction,
FACTS COMPILED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS.
The Author states That His First
Work an Criminal Aggression
Was Dedicated to Mckinley.

Washington, May 2. The postmaster
general has directed the postmaster at San
Francisco 10 take out of the mails for Ma
Mia the pamphlets issued by Edward At
kinson of Boston, vice president of the
anti imperalistic league, This order does
not apply to the circulation Of the PAM
pblets by mail in this country, but bars
their dispatch from this country to the
Philippines discomfort and even mutiny
partment to be the design of these pub
locations
The three pamphlets are specifically de-
scribed and in no circumstances are they
to be forwarded by mail to the Philip-
pines.
The three pamphlets, copies of which
have been prohibited in the iuails for the
Philippines, are those which have the fol-
lowing titles: Criminal Aggression by
whom" THE Cost of National Crime
and THE He'll of War and Its Penalties.
These. unless something should develop
TO necessitate further action, may be cir
culated through the mails within this
country. According to Mr.. Atkinson OWN
statement, as reported a large NUMBER
of the pamphlets have been sent out The
matter was brought TO the attention or
the postal officials by the war department,
whose authorities were greatly exercised
and suggested that some action be taken.
It is thought that there is little possibility
Of any of these publications getting past
the San Francisco office. but II lew
should, the military authorities in the
Philippines will promptly suppress them.
~ ~ C,fnft m q
a statement to the Associated Press today,
saying: Those pamphlets actually mcite
to mutiny and it would be utterly unJus-
tifiahle to permit their circulation among
the soldiers In the Philippines Their cir
culation is movement 10 induce the SOL
diers to disobey orders and. ii, effect. TO
embarrass and resist the government N
whose services they are engaged. Their
circulation except In the mails for the
Philippines is not interfered with, because
in being sent to Manila they are destined
for soldiers lighting our battles, but in this
country the effort TO ncite to muiiny coulu
have no result. Not only are they designed
to incite TO mutiny the American soldiers
in those islands, but also TO foment ana
encourage ineurrection on the part OF the
Filipinos themselves.
Such seditlous literature as now es-
| topped might have an effect on the forces
we are now dealing with that would be
intellectually to their advantage, and GER
tainly would tend to stimulate and
strengthen their already weakening oppo-
| sition The law covering the case Is am
/ pie. What action might be taken-and lhe
| offense is of the gravest characters not
| to be discussed do not believe there is
| any intention to prosecute Mr.. Atkinson
/ as the matter now stands The authority
10 do so. however, is plain. He not only
attacks the president and the government
in the most virulent language and disputes
the National policy, but also calls on Tho
| American troops to defy the government
! Certainly this government is empowered
TO stop or check. as 1t SEES fit, the circu
lation of these sedltious publications."