The record-union., 1899-07-18
Philippine Correspondents Trying
to Have II Abated.
Assert That They Are Pfavented From
Cabling Events Transpiring.
Claim That It Serves Only to Keep
Actual Facts az to the Existing
Conditions Of Affairs From the
Public in the United States.

MANILA. July IL (via Hongkong,
July 1O.-The constantly increasing
strictness of the censorship of press
dispatches from Manila, which has pre-
vented the cabling to the United States
of anything that did not reflect the off,
cial views of important events and con-
ditions, has resulted in a united effort
on the part of the correspondents here
to secure an abatement of the rigor OF
the censorship. The initiative in this
direction was taken a month ago and
resulted in the framing of statement
which was presented on Sunday, July
9th, to Major General Otis, command
ing the military forces of the United
States in the Philippines, with re-
quest for permission to telegraph IT 10
the United States. The correspondents
also asked for permission to cable theia
respective papers all the facts and diff
ferent phases of events as they trans,
pired here.
The correspondents had two long in
terviews with General Otis. in the
course of which they claimed that the
evident purpose of the censorship was
not to keep information from the en-
y,
knowledge of the real condition of af-
fairs here. 1t was also asserted by the
correspondents that newspapers print
ed in Manila, which reach the enemy
weekly, are permitted to publish state.
ments similar to those which CORE
spondents are forbidden to cable. II
was made clear to General Otis that
the objection was to the system and not
to the censor.
General Otis finally promised greater
liberality, agreeing to pass all matter
that he might consider not detrimental
to the interests of the United States,
and he appointed Captain Green of his
staff censor
The statement of the correspondents
is as follows:
1.-The undersigned, all being staff cor
respondents of American newspapers
stationed in Manila, unite in the fol.
lowing statement:
I'VE believe that, from official dis
patches made public in Washington.
the people of the United States have
not received correct impression tof
the situation in the Philippines, but
that these dispatches have presented
an ultra optimistic view that is not
shared by the general officers in the
field. We believe that the dispatches
incorrectly represent the. existing con-
ditions among the Philippines in re-
spect to dissension and decentralization
resulting from the American campaign
and to the brigand character of THEW
army.
1--WE believe the dispatches err in the
declaration that the situation is well
in hand and the assumption that the
instruction can be speedily ended
without a greatly increased force.
I'VE think the tenacity of the Filipino
purpose has been underestimated ana
that the statements are unfounded that
volunteers are willing to engage in fur
Their service.
1.-THE censorship has compelled us to
participate in this Misrepresentation by
excising or altering uncontroverted
statements of facts on the plea, as Gen
eral Otis stated, that they would alarm
the people at home, or have the people.
of the United States by the ears
Specifications: Prohibition of re,
ports; suppression of full reports of
field operations in the event of failure;
numbers of heat prostrations IN the
field systematic intimidation of naval
operations and suppression of complete
reports of the situation.
JOHN T. McCUTCHEON,
HARRY ARMSTRONG,
Chicago Record;
OSCAR K. DAVIS,
''P. G. MCDONNELL,
New York Sun;
ROBERT NJ. COLLINS,
JOHN P. DUNNING,
81. JONES.
Associated Press;
JOHN F. BASS,
WILL DINWIDDIE,
New York Herald;
'ED S. KEENE,
RICHARD LITTLE,
Chicago Tribune"
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE War
Department has received the following
from General Otis:
Manila, July 16-Adjutant General,
Washington: The following deaths
have occurred since the last report:
Dysentery, July Sth-James ]. Higgins.
Corporal Thirteenth Regiment, Infan-
try, Company H; George w. Warning.
ton, Company !, First Colorado; Ernest
E. Weidoff, Third Regiment; July 18th
Ludwig P. Mohlin. Company B,
Twelfth Regiment; July 14th-Harry j.
Reisig, Company M. First Colorado.
Drowned accidentally, June 18th
Michael Sullivan, Company M, Ninth
Infantry; July 4th-George J. Wilson,
Company E, Sixteenth Infantry.
"Died from typhoid fever, July It'll
August Nolte. Company A, Fourth In
70 f,.xy. 1ip1o
geant, band, Eighteenth Infantry; hem
iplegia, July 13th-William Hodge.
Company G. Fourteenth Infantry.
Died from wounds in action, June
2Sth-Frank A. Duval, Company F,
First Colorado, death occurring on the
Relief at Nagasaki''
ST. CATHERINE WON.
Result Of a Race Between Sailing