Little Falls herald., 1900-09-21
THE CENSOR'S ANSWER.

mch1nley'S news SuppresSOr Says
cit Is Murder" In the Philippines.
Every once in awhile a bit of news
that throws fresh evidence upon the
claim Of the administration that the
war is ever in the Philippines and that
peace now reigns throughout the isles
manages to escape the vigilant censor
at Manila. The details of an engage
ment that took place in April at Catu-
big, island Of Sanar, have just reached
this country. In this engagement it
appears that the insurgents, who, it
must be remembered. have been COM
pletely pacified, numbered 600 men.
They had in their possession 200 rifles
and one cannon. While it is proudly
announced that the insurgent loss was
more than 200, it appears that out of
total force Of 40 there were 10 Amer
ican soldiers killed and 5 wounded.
The fight commenced on the 18th of
April and continued for three days,
and the official reports indicate that
the result was a drawn battle. This
engagement is only one Of many that
are constantly taking place. While
the American soldiers are busy killing
the ''pacified Filipinos'' the censor is
busy killing the reports Of the engage
ments that take place:
The force occupying the island Sanar
is the Forty-third regular infantry.
They landed upon the island about
Feb. 1. Their record is as follows:
During the first four months Of their
occupation Of the territory the regi-
ment lost by disease 3 men, killed
in action 36 men, missing and probably
which gives total of 10 men. This
is the record Of but one regiment dur
ing only four months Of fighting, and of
course goes to prove that the war is
over.
The same report that brings the de-
tails Of the engagement says: 1t is
mistake to suppose that all the fighting
going on nowadays in the Philippines
is bushwhacking. Take for example
the work Of the Forty-third infantry on
Sanar island. An expedition against
General Monjicas' stronghold was
made by four columns of this regiment,
during which the Americans carried
three distinct lines Of intrenchments,
crowning hilltops, approachable only
over such steep ascents that the enemy
rolled powders down upon our advanc-
ing troops, all of which must indicate
j that instead of the war being over
the Filipinos are still engaged in a
desperate and we'll organised defense
Of their homes, and that instead of
desultory fighting in the mountains
the jungles that the battles are taking
place in are in close proximity to the
places garrisoned by American troops.
Regarding the ever vigilant military
censor, Correspondent McCutcheon in
letter describes seance that he had
with the news suppressor at Manila.
A dispatch submitted for approval
stated that the preceding week was the
bloodiest since the war began. The
censor mildly objected to the use of the
word "war."
"There is no war out here" he said.
"Well, what then do you call it when
800 natives have been killed in three
engagements. which is what happened
this last week?" asked the correspond
ent.
"That is not war;"
"Well, then, what is it?" persisted
McCutcheon.
1T must be MURDER" answered the
censor slowly, and the answer Of the
official censor Of the Mckinley admin
istration 'aptly characterizes the pro-
ceeding. 1t is not war, but it is mur-
der! Let the answer stand.