The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-22
OH Messenga.
CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS

The New York Times has been a
most ardent, even extreme advocate
or McKinley's foreign policy, particu-
larry as to the Philippines. 1t is like
the American people growing weary
over the protracred struggle, and in
seeming despair it asks What are We
doing In the Philippines" The Even
ing Post, its able nefghbor, say Of the
recent view OF this wild expansion or
gan:
But II at last sees and admits that
the nation will not much longer en-
dure a continuance OF the present
OF things. A fortnight ago the Times
confessed tina the American people
are plainly tired Of this Philippine
war" Now it declares not only that
the situation is extremely unsatisfac-
to but that even faithful friends
and supporters of the government
have not been accorded that candid
and respectful treatment to which they
are entitled"
There IS a marked change going on
now as to public sentiment and the
recent call for 10000 men by the Nc
Kinley administration for the contin-
ued prosecution OF the war in that
remote part of the world-10,0O0 miles
awsy3has awakened a profound dis
approval even among many who mad
hitherto favored the great game OF
grab, after the English method. me
Evening Post says:
The present attitude of the Times
is only one indication of the change
in public sentiment. The criticism OF
the imperiaIistic policy which is now
to be found in republican newspapers
grows more frequent and severe, week
by week. No administration can AFFORD
Ia, disregard such plain igns. of the
timGs."
In the meantime a petition by lead
ing native residents Of Manila has been
sent 10 the congress, and it was read
before the senate. 1t has the sigma
lures of lawyers, bankers, professional
men, and all native born The Even
ing Post says Of this very
nary document:
AS for the terms of the petition it
self, their force, their pathos, their
brrning patriotism can be appreciated
only by one who reads the whole from
beginning to end. The senate has
thus far refused to print this extraor-
binary appeal. All the more reason
for the press to spread before the peo-
pie q document which is, in many re-
spects, the most significant of all the
publications teaIdng on our Phflapplne
misery and shame"
The petitioners aver h a they have
been striving since 1894, for national IN :
dependence. They assert that from
the very first days of the revolution.
tthe peaceful people have lib
eraIiy supported in private the nation
al soldiers" and will do so as long as
the war lasts" "An the island of the
archipelago" they declare, "are sup
porting the arms of the revolution"
Philippine republic has been cele-
brated with the greatest enthusiasm
to the American soldier out there most
as also thu the PRONUNCIATION of the
rios, towns, and cities of the archi-
pelago.'
There are some developments in an
other direction. Australia furnishes
to the American soldier outsthere most
of the beef. To show how much IS
nCeOcu LIE 1SpOIl VI NhO
missary shows that from March 1st to
June 80, 1900, there was received at
the subsistence depot at Tamil over
10000, 900 pounds net of subsistence
supplies and over 53, ZOO, 900 pounds net
were shipped to the various ports"
Fresh vegetables for the troops arc
furnished under contract N are pro-
cured from The United States for one
half of the year and from Australia
for tthe other half.
The sick reports show that through
last wear the ratio of non-effectlves
was about 81 per cent OF h whole.
The statement is, made that A per
cent of the non-effective fever could
be cured "by improved sanitation"
The Philippines are evidently a bad
place for health. The chief surgeon
declares that las time progresses and
the men become more Inc more debll-
ftated by tropical service, the more
marked will be the ratio of deaths.
The non-preventable diseases will be-
come more severe in type and more
intractable.' The ratio of deaths due
to disease to those due ito wounds re-
ceived in action Is about 8 ITO L. Tine
mortality rate is about 26.7 per cent
a thousand per m