Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-11
PAMPHLETS SEIZED.
The Postmaster General Makes Pub
lie a Letter Of Mr.. Atkinson.
EXTRACTS FROM The PAMPHLETS.
Mr.. Atkinson Says the Demand for the
Pamphlets Has Increased So Rapidly
That the Supply Has Been Ex-
hausted Temporarily.

Washington, May 6.-The post office
department yesterday made public the
letter of Mr.. Edward Atkinson, of Bos-
ton, on which the action of the depart
ment in seizing his pamphlets was
based. Many letters asking informal
ton about the subject have reached
here, and yesterday the following state
ment was given out by Postmaster Cen
eral Emory Smith:
In view Of the statement Of Mr.. Edward At
kinson that he sent his pamphlets only to Ad-
miral Dewey Gen. Otis. President Schur-
man and three or four others, the letter Of Mr..
Atkinson containing his application will be Of
interest. 1t is as ioilows:
Boston, April 222s.To the Secretary Of War
Washington: Sir-I desire to send large
number Of the inclosed pamphlets on The Cost
Of National Crime The Hell Of War and Its
Penalties, Criminal Aggression BY Whom
Commi,tedy to the officers and privates in the
Philippine islands | therefore desire to know
whether these documents can be sent directly
through the war department or may be for
warded in due course Of mail. A list OF regi-
ments is desired, and If there are printed lists
OF officers available they would serve me very
useful purpose. EDWARD ATKINSON
No answer was made to this letter except to
send an official copy to the postmaster general,
who issued instructions to the postmaster at
San Francisco to hold the pamphlets. The
spirit and design Of the pamphlets will be in
dicated by few extracts. In one Of them Mr..
Atkinson says: Il will append one question to
each reader: How much increase Of taxation
are you willing to bear and how many OF your
neighbors' sons are you ready to sacrifice by
fever, malaria and venere II disease in order to
extend the sovereignty OF the United States
over the West Indies and the Philippine is
lands:'
Again after describing what he calls "T'he
Hell Of War and Its Penalties" Mr.. Atkinson
says: "Lest others should be entrapped into en-
listment in the regular army or volunteer serv-
ice in the tropics, 1t will only be fair and honest
on the part Of the recruiting officers to be put
in possession Of these facts" Again Mr.. At
kinson says: 1.-THE way has already become
plain for the youth Of the land to avoid disease
in the tropics by refusing to volunteer or enlist
in the army or the navy OF the United States.
The way will be found for the volunteers now
held against their will to get their release from
unlawful service in any other country than their
own after peace is declared"
Mr.. Atkinson not only speaks thus Of and to
the soldiers Of the United States, but he en-
courages the Filipinos to insurrection when he
says they have the power to enter into interna-
tional relations and they may yet be recognized
and rightly recognized by other powers
THE PAMPHLETS IN DEMAND.
Boston, May edward Atkinson
said yesterday that the demand for
copies of the pamphlets which the at
torney general recently ordered taken
from the Philippine mails has increased
so rapidly within the past few days
that the supply has been exhausted
temporarily.