The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-03-17
CALLED DOWN.


the Graphic of the week before as
saying that "Foreign war vessels are
! landing marines in the Philippine
, cities to protect the people, owing to
tie failure of Americans to do the
same"
No the Graphic did not have a
special wire. 1t copied this article
from 1.-The Public" weekley news
paper published in the city of Chicago
whose editor announces that he pub
fishes for news alone. That he will
take no advertising, publish no ac-
counts of any murder or private
scandal, will not mention crime except
of the public variety such as perjury
or bribery, or embezzlenent by men
in official positions. We guarantee
that the Mercury editor never even
heard of the paper altho it has an
immense circulation. 1t is non
partizan and the p. o. corner does
not read that sort of literature.
The article in questian goes on to
say that in our anxiety to belittle
the American soldiers and marines
we grasp eagerly at such fool yarns.
We do not care to scrap over this
matter but no man living who tells
the truth, can say the Graphic ever
cast aspersions upon American
soldiers as an army, or as to their
individual excellence. AS to their
failure to protect property, the fact
that there was destructive fire in
Manila proved the fact. Seven
hundred houses in Manila, and a
large number in outlying districts
were burned, and great amount of
property consequently destroyed.
This is not an aspersion upon the
bravery of the American army. No
man entitled to be taken seriously,
but will say the Spanish soldiers
! we're brave at San Juan, and San
tiago, the poor half starved fellows
fought like devils. And yet they We're
repulsed. Failed to hold their posi-
tions. The fact does not impugn their
bravery. AT Manila last May they.
failed to save a single vessel of their
squadron. Yet Admiral Dewey con-
graduated the commanders upon the
heroic fight made by commanders
and marines.
AS to the assertion in the aforemen-
toned article that "Iloilo has sur
rendered almost without a struggle"
we quote from the March Review of
Reviews. Taking of IlOilo." Page
265. this magazine remember is for
expansion, and believes in gobbling
up "the whole thing" for the sake of
trade. To quote as to IlOilo. 1.-THE
Visayan insurgents were in posses
sion of the great seaport, and they
had assembled for its defense an army
of great many thousand men. 1t
had not been thought desirable to bonn
bard Iloilo, or proceed with violent
measures while the treaty was unrati-
fed. After events at Manila and the
ratification of the treaty, the in
surgents received an ultimatum, by
the termes of which they were to
evacuate Iloilo before the evening of
the 11th under penalty of lombard
ment or assault. On the specified day
after brief bombardment, the in
surgents fired the native part OF the
city and withdrew. OF course they
surrendered after bombardment.
What was the use of sacrificing life
holding out against our navy, and its
deadly efficiency. The only humane
thing to do was to give up. II there
was this peaceful almost without
struggle condition" the Mercury tells
us of, why did they assemble as large
an army as they could muster and
why fire the city after they left it.
We are told that it is the old story
of the civil war over again. That is
rich isn't il? Have the Philippines
seeded from the Unitei States?
Have they threatened to disrupt our
union? Do they decline to free their
slaves? This thing must be looked
into. We are under the impres sion
that their secession was like our