The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-08-11
The Pennsylvania Volunteers on Nc
kinley's Man, Gen. Otis.

soldiers of the Tenth Pennsylvanl;
Volunteers, who fought so gallantly
in the Philippines, think of Mr.
McKinley's man, Gen. Otis, now il
command of the army at Manilli
ard throughout the Philippines
Here are some interviews with th'
brave Pennsylvanians:
"W. Z. Belding, Co. C-Otis has
made a practice of feeding all Fill
ipinos who applied for rations with
in our lines. He instructed tn,
ColCnels Of the regiments to feec
the natives even if they had to short
en- our own soldiers rations to do it
Do you wonder that the natives re
fuse to surrender TO a man like that
They will fight us all day long, tak'
of their uniforms and don a white
suit at night, enter our lines, get ;
good dinner and a rest, and ther
make an attack on our flank a
night. Time after time they die
this and on account of Otis absolute
orders our officers were unable to
prevent it. Otis is an utter failure
and the sooner he is removed the
better it will be for the U. 5.
IF. l.. Bishop, Co. E-Miles il
the man who should be in command
Of the army at Manila. Otis is in
competent and unable to master the
situation.
"F. NJ. Coots, Co I-Otis is {
failure. His campaign plans were
based on faulty principles. He at
tempted to treat with the natives
They became imbued with the ides
that we we're afraid OF them, anC
consequently the whole campaigr
failed.
Corporal Biggins, Co. D-Otit
adopted the wrong policy in his deal
ings with the Filipinos. He wa
more opposed to having an insur
gent than to haying a volunteer
killed.
Frank Ellis, Co DIFF Otis had
allowed our Colonel free rein the re
bellion would be over now. Severa
times we had the insurgents cagel
and Col. Hawkins wanted to 90 il
and finish them. But Otis ISSUED
orders to fall back, saying it woul,
be murder to kill them when we haC
them trapped.
IL. G. McClare, Co. Dots il
simply incompetent. There is nc
doubt that he has mismanaged tn,
campaign.
"B. +. Harkum, Co. E-Gen
Otis takes great care to remain in
side the wal ed city OF Manila. Tn,
sentiment of every man of every reg
iment in the Philippines is strongly
against Otis.
Eugene Morgan, Co. D-Otis i:
no good. He is unable to handle
the situation. He continually mis-
represents the conditions and ma
nipulates the reports to cover up hi:
blunders. At times when he saic
we were willing TO stay every man
in the army was petitioning him tc
send us home. would never en-
list "a a private under Otis again il
| had to do it or starve.
"John Campbell, Co. There
are many Majors and Colonels in
the islands who would have carried
the war to a successful conclusion
had they been in Gen. Otis place
Otis is simply incompetent. All we
have TO do TO end the war is to put
a competent man in command.
Sergeant Miller, Co. G-We
were at great disadvantage, armed
as we were with short-range Spring
fields. At the same time the al
senal was filled with Krag-Jorgensen
rifles. Otis had an idea that he was
a diplomat, and as such he treated
with the Filipinos. He did not
think there were brighter men among
the FIlipinos than he until it was
too late and the fighting began.
"Private Mullin, Co. D-Gen.
Otis j. not giving the volunteers a
square deal. In that march to NAL
olos the volunteer was sent to the
front to do all the fighting, while the
regulars marched along behind in
columns Of four, taking it easy and
scarcely ever getting within sound
Of the firing line.
Corporal Page, Co. D-Gen. Otis
is too slow to conduct the campaign
in the Philippines. II he remains
in command it will be ten years be-
fore the war is over. He has been
put in a job that is too big for him,
and he has not found out yet that he
cannot take care Of it.
Sergeant Hagen, Co. C-Gen.
Otis is too slow man to conduct the
campaign in the Philippines. A man
OF Gen. MacArthur's stamp is re.
quired to carry on the work. II the
fight had been made energetically y
the war would probably now be