The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-22
TRUTHS FROM MANILA.
sor Mako Sensational Revicatioas Con-
corning Army Management.

Hong Kong. July 10.-The follow
Ing stan correspondents OF American
newspapers In Manila unite In the fol-
lowing statement:
We believe that owing to official dis
patches from Manila, made public in
Washington, the people OF the United
states have not received correct i'm
preston Of the situation In the Philip
pines and that these dispatches pre-
sented an ultra-optimistic view not
shared by the general officers in the
Held. We believe these dispatches In
correctly represent existing conditions
among the Filipinos respecting Internal
dissenslons and demoraliZations result
Ing from the American campaign and
the brigand character OF their army.
We believe the dispatches err In the
declaration that the situation Is well
In hand, and the assumption that the
insurrectlon can be speedily ended
without u greatly increased force.
we think the tenacity and purpose
OF the FilipinOs have been underesti.
mated. and that the statements are I'M
founded that the volunteers are will
Ing to give further service.
"The censorship has compelled us to
participate In this Misrepresentation by
exclsing or altering uncontroverted
statements and facts on the plea, as
General Otis stated. that they would
alarm the people at home or have the
people In the United States by the
ears
specifications of this are the pro-
hibition to send hospital reports and
the number of heat prostrations In the
field; the suppression of full reports of
Held operations In the event OF their
failure: systematic intimidation OF m.
val operations and the prohibition to
send complete reports Of the situation.
(Signed
BASS AND DINwIDDIE.
New York Herald.
DAVIS AND MCDONALD,
New York Sun.
ARMSTRONG AND McCUTCHEON,
Chicago Record.
LITTLE. Chicago Tribune.
JONES, COLLINS AND DrrNNING,
The Associated Press.
KEEN. Scripp McItae and Western
Press Association"
New York. July 19.-Thc Journal
this morning prints Il dispatch from
James A. Creclman. formerly the
Journals correspondent mt Manila, and
who In now In London. In which he
says unless Otis is removed the cam
paign In the Philippines will be n fall.
ure. He says:
ITO be perfectly plain. Otis Ia n fus-
~ old man, unaccustomcd to anything
but a regimenial command and satn-
rated with the ideas and methods OF n
routine clerk. His experience does not
20 outside OF rcgimcntal lines. He is
not capable OF dealing with the far.
reaching intricate problems involved In
. war with the natives"
Creelman says that after the first
outbreak Otis refused to allow the
army to make any advances. and when
General Anderson told him that the
only way to destroy the enemy was 10
fight them. Otis treated him with open
hostility ana finally had him returned
to the United States. Meanwhile Otis
busted himself over routine details that
nm army clerk could have handled,
while officers OF ability waited at the
front for orders TO fight which Otis
refused to give.
The dispatch also says that Otis cx-
ercise OF his rights to censor press dis
patches was tyrannical. The night that
Creelmnn brought TO him dispatch
telling how Funston swan the river
under nre. Otis. he says. struck out
Funstons name. remarEing: II propose
to make all the heroes that nrc made
In this war"
At another time In ccnsoring dis
patches Of actual occurrences Otis
said: II do not propose To allow the
American public to know anything
about this campaign that will agItate
or excite II. so long ns nm In COM
mand hero the people Of the United
States will know only such facts nv I
deem advisable to allow 10 be known"