Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
KING EDWARD CORDIAL
Shows Marked Favors to
American Generals.
HOPES TO MEET THEM
ORDERS WINDSOR CASTLE OPEN
FOR INSPECTION.
Gen. Young Talks Of the Sanitary Diff.
fculties in the Philip 81
pine Islands. =
TO MEET THEM

LONDON, October fixing Edward is
particularly interested in the presence of
the American Generals Corbin and Young
in England and, If possible, he hopes to
meet them and Gen. Wood when the latter
arrives here. In the meantime the Asso-
ciated Press learns that his majesty has
sent special word from Scotland that all
attentions shall be shown the visiting gem
erals while they in London.
The king has ordered that if the visitors
care to go over to Windsor Castle all
the private apartments therein shall be
thrown open, and that an equerry shall
accompany them over the castle. These
especial marks of King Edwards friend
illness are due to little extent to the
accounts given by the British generals re-
turning from the German maneuvers Of
the extreme frendliness which existed be-
tween the American and British officers
and to the kindness the former exhibited
toward the latter on many occasions. King
Edward has caused Gen. Kelly-k kenny who
was one of the British generals who at
tended the maneuverS. to notify Gen. Cor
bin and Gen. Young of his appreciation OF
these circumstances.
Americans Will Accept.
The royal hospitality will be accepted by
the Americans. who will also be shortly
entertained by War Secretary Brodrck,
Earl Roberts and other leading Englshmen,
while Ambassador Choate will give big
dinner in their honor. Gen Young is go
ing to stay with Gen. French at Aldershot
for few days, where he will have an op-
portunty Of judging the innovations which
are being introduced by the new command
er of the 1st Army Corps.
When questioned regarding the large
number of deaths from cholera at Iloilo, ISL
and Of Panay, General Young said: ''it may
be merely a coincidence, but | believe that
at the time of the last serious cholera out
break. several years prior to the American
occupation. the death rate was much heav-
Ter in August than in any other month"; and
that the epidemic thereafter quickly died
out. This is a hopeful sign, for In those
days practically no sanitary precautions
were taken.
Cholera and malaria are certainly very
serious questions in the Philippines. The
Filipino is an almost hopeless person to do
anything with By compusion only can he
be compelled to take the measures neces-
sary to stamp out epidemics.
Made Men Drink Boiled Water.
Il always made 1t court martial offense
for enlisted men to drink anything but
boiled water, and insisted on their sleeping
under mosquito bars. If those two simple
measures would only be adopted by the ma
tives, we would have little cholera or fever
in the Philippines After a while when
tIey sec lHSll ieilo" uS lliS like lieSs
and American soldiers, under exactly the
same conditions, fat and well, they may
profit by the example. But l fear the ma
jority of the uneducated natives will con-
tinue to dig their holes in the sand and
drink water therefrom until American rifles
make such proceeding dangerous.
The task of introducing sanitary meas
ureS in Cuba was hard enough, but 1t Is
twice as difficult in the Philippines. Yet
do not despair that eventually we shall be
able to stamp out such alarming outbreaks
are now ACQUIRING. General Davis, whom
General Chaffee left in charge, is certainly
one of the best men who could be intrusted
with the job