The evening times., 1899-07-13
Boston Getting stirred Up.

Our amiable contemporary, the Boston
Herald which is a stout defender of AL
gerism and the various other issues
evolved by the Mckinley Administration,
balks at the policy of suppression, con-
eealment. and misleading half-truths
which has been pursued from the begin
ming of the Tagal insurrection. The rigid
censorship on the press dispatches and
the suspicious editing of official des-
patches given out here have shaken the
faith even of this vigilant supporter Of
the Administration In the stereotyped
statement that everything is progressing
satisfactorily" The Herald" evinces a
desire to know, if the condition in the
Philippines is satisfactory and there is
nothing 10 conceal, why should not the
War Department let the facts come out.
The Herald" appears 10 have just dis
covered that the Administration has un-
dertaken to institute and enforce CEN
sorship of the press with respect to the
Philippines that is utterly un-American
and insolently tyrannous. Another char
acterization of the policy made by our
Boston contemporary is that lit is gross
impropriety in free government The
characterization is apt. Nothing like it
exists outside of absolute monarchies and
countries that make no boast of freedom
and civilization. In summing up the re-
suits Of the Administrations policy Of
suppression and misleading statements the
"Herald's" wrath explodes in the asser-
tion that -'the public does not yet un-
derstand how completely the Mckinley Ad-
ministration has adopted the machinery of
imperialism as regards the publication Of
news, nor what pains ii has been ar to
procure deception of the people concerning
the actual conditions of the colonial ex-
pertinent for which extraordinary taxes
are exacted." 1t is further pointed out
that while many newspapers have sent
special correspondents to Manila they
know that their correspondents are not
permitted to send home the truth of
events IL the truth is unfavorable to the
policies pursued or uncomplimentary to
the authorities. If they get the news to
Hongkong and forward it from there il is
at the penalty of being banished from
the islands, in pursuance of recent edict
of President Mckinley himself, or sub
jected to some other ignominious punish
ment.
Facts like these suggest the possibility
Of studied and deliberate effort On the
part of the Administration to make so un-
popular the idea Of our utilizing the re-
suits of our victory over Spain that the
people will vote il down when they have
an opportunity to express their wish on
the question OF course it is not true
that the Administration does not want to
retain every foot of territory obtained
from Spain, however much its policy in
administering the affairs of the new
possessions may point that way The Ad-
ministration is enforcing monarchical
methods as TO news from the Philippines
because of the necessity of concealing the
weakness and utter inadequacy of its policy
to meet a great situation. If ii release
the press censorship now il will soon be
convicted OF incompetency, which is a neg
ative sin, and of conscious and deliberate
lying and deception, which are grievous
and positive sins. Its only hope of pro-
lection from this ruinous revelation is
the desperate one of the quick suppress
sion OF the insurrection next autumn or
winter and escape from the conviction of
wrongdoing in the glory which always
wipes out sins of omission and commits
sion