The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-18
ROUND ROBIN
COMES FROM
PHILIPPINES
War Correspondents at Manila
csnsure the Press Censor.
ship Of General Otis
A GREAT SENSATION
In Washington- Adjutant General
corbin Says the Complaint
is without Cause.

WASHINGTON. July 17.-The publ.
cation of the war correspondents foE-,
NAL Indictment OF General otiF maT-
aFement Of the Philippine campaign
caused q sensation in the departments
here. Secretary Hay had received ad-
vices as late a. to-day from civil -
well a. military sources In the Philip
pines, which led him TO declare that The
situation there was certainly Improved
materially, and that the prospects, for
the future had Frightened very much.
with these advlces. the secretary said,
General Otis had nothing to do. ana
they were from diainterested persons
whose opinions must carry weight. Gem
orally there was strong dlsinelination
exhibited by the officials to discuss tEig
last round robin"
General Miles, who was acting aS gec-
retary of war in the absence Of secre-
tary Alger and Assistant Secretary
Melkeliohn, would NOT comment UPON
the dispatch.
AWord OF Explanation.
Regarding the statements that eabla
dispatches received In washlngton ana
other news regarding the war had been
.censured contrary to the usual cus-
tom. Adiutant General coFbln to-day
said:
'Yes, these complaints have beon
brought to my notice. A word Of ex-
PLANTATION is perhaps due the country,
no less than the department The enor-
nous amount Of work the ONCE has
been called upon 70 perform has taxed
to the limit the endurance Of the clerks.
who, by the way, are as competent ~
any that can be found anywhere.S
complaints were made by several
Of the assistants and cleTita that our
clerks were being annoyed and their
time taken from legitimate work by
direct application for INFORMATION from
people In no way connected with the
office or the public press.
"As a matter of protection TO the
public interests and good administra-
tion the order Of June ss was iUgued.
The csnsure of the so-ealled esne1red
press is without Just cause aad EVIDENT
ly made under miSapprehension Of
facts.
No Information Withheld.
''There has been no information re-
ceived from General Otis that has not
been given to the press promptly on the
bulletin board in the hail Of this ONCE;
every falr-minded representative Of
the press will bear witness to ttIs state
ment.
'The standing Instructions Of the
President and secretary Of war are thHt
the public shall be given all Informs
ton we receive; this has been done and
viii continue to be done. OF course.
plans Of campaigns that would be Of
help to Aguinaldo and other rebels have
not and Will not be promulgated, but
all facts OF events transpIred have been
given In fullness,"
CThe complaint of the correspondence
will be found on the sixth pagNl
Cabinet will Consider tho Matter.
The Manila dispatch sent from Hong
Kong by the newspaperInen will Be
taken up by the cabinet tomorrow. So
far as can be learned nothing has been
done or decided on concerning the conn
municatlons, oficialB are eGcepdonal-
ly retlcent on the subject and Il could
not even be AscertRined whether the
newspaper card had been cabled 70
General Otis, though 1t iS presumed
that this has been done since other
wise he would not learn OF II In the or
dlRREy course Of things for come WeelE9
reach him. II was said tonight by .
prominent army officer, that General
Otis probably would be left free TO
act on the card as he thought best.
Nothing, he added, has been heard from
General Otis on the subject.