The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-06-24
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Chicago Record: The war department
at Washington made public yesterday
the following dispatch from the military
governor general Of the Philippine is
lands:
Manila. June 15.-Adiutant General, Wash
ington: Success Lawton's troops Cavite PROV
ince greater than reported yesterday. Enemy
numbering over 1000, lost in killed, wounded
and captured mure than one-third; remainder
much scattered; have retreated south to linus,
their arsenal; of five pieces of artillery, three
captured. Navy aided greatly On shore of bay
landing forces occasionally. lnhabitants in
that country rejoiced at deliverance and well
como with enthusiastic demonstration arrival of
our troops. Otis."e
This rosy view is in harmony With
that taken by Gen. Otis throughout the
entire period Of the operations of the
army under his command against the
hostile natives OF the Philippines. II
would be difficult to say offhand how
often the wsr has been reported by him
to be practically over amid the general
rejoicing OF the natives. The fact re-
mains, however, that large proportion
of the inhabitants of Luzon are still
bitterly hostile to American rule as
made known to them by the wise and
victorious Otis. The hardest fought
battle thus far OF the many during the
present insurrection was that fought
last Tuesday at the Zapote river. Per
haps the war Is nearly over and perhaps
it is only beginning; the tons of Gen.
Otis dispatches hts been uniformly
triumphant. SO who can determine the
exact situation from those official utter
ances2 There is no glory in such
trlumphs for the American nation,
though there is much for the American
soldier who is doing magnificent fighting
under great difficulties OF climate and
savage surroundings. The nation wants
peace not war.
{ This determined insurrection grew
out of the administrative acts of Gen.
Otis, as they Interpreted and embellished
the policy Of tho administration at
Washington towards the natives of the
Philippines. Before the rebellion began
last February, and up to this present
time, there has been exercised at Manila
an arbitrary and harmful censorship on
all correspondence, particularly on that
sent BY cable. The result Of this is that
the people OF the United States are not
and cannot be familiar with the methods
and practices of the genera! command
ing the 9Th army corps and governing
by military force the people Of the Phil
ippine islands. No newspaper cor
respondent may write the facts on these
matters under pain of banis hment.
The Record has urged that peace DO
restored in tho Philippine islands by
sending a sufficient number OF troops
there to capture and garrison all i'm
portan. points which are now overrun
by the armed followers OF Aguinaldo,
and by sending to direct those troops
and to govern the Philippines the major
general commanding tho armies Of the
United States, Nelson A. Miles. It now
adds to these demands that the degrad-
ing and unjust censorship exercised at
Manila be removed and that the truth
regarding the government and the
management of the troops there be per-
mitted to 90 out for the information of
the people Of the United States.
In spite Of Gen. Otis hopeful dispatch
es The Record has reliable Information
to the effect that the situation in Luzon
is not now such as to render probable
an early ending of the war, though OF
course, that may come even under the
rule Of Gen. Otis.