The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-16

only did the city itself capitulate, but
possession of the entire islands has
been given over. The Japanese gov
eminent announces with due modesty
that 1t has gained a complete and un'
qualified victory without the loss of q
man.
| 'Later.-It is announced by the
Japanese government that the parole
| OF all officers and men of the United
States army in the Philippines has
been accepted, and the men of the
vanQuishej army have been allowed
to sail for San Francisco on board
foreign ships, which were lying in the
harbor at the time of surrender"
From every quarter of the land came
insistent demands for official news
from the government, coupled with re-
quests for detailed accounts of the de-
feat The administration replied with
the brief statement that no verified
report of the action in the Philippines
could be given out at that time. It
did state, however, that the official
declaration of war had been duly re-
ceived, that the Japanese ambassador
had been withdrawn, the legation
closed and that the officials would
leave New York for their own country
that evening, sailing by way of Liver
pool.
Public clamor gave way to popular
indignation. The country was aflame
with war spirit. Guardsmen gath
cred in their armories, awaiting Of
fetal bulletins and the expected call
to arms; and yet no orders came
The governors of several states tele-
graphed to the war department for
advice; but their only satisfaction was
in the following message sent broad
cast by the secretary of state:
The government, recognizing the
patriotism and readiness of the Ma
tional Guard of the United States,
does not at this immediate moment
desire its services. 1t is we'll to bear
in mind, however. that a sudden call
may be issued at later date and to
be prepared for emergencies. 1t
wishes to announce further that in its
judgment there will be no necessity
for fighting on land, and that the stu
alton is completely under control. So
far there have been no casualties re-
ported from the Philippines"
Whatever may have been the state
of the public mind before the issuance
of this declaration, the country now
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more violent and outspoken journals
demanded of the men at Washington
a statement of what they purposed to
do in this emergency, and the most
radical intimated in no uncertain
terms that incompetent administra-
tons were subject to impeachment.
But to all of this outburst the govern
ment officials most directly interested
presented only the same calm, placid
and Indifferent front. There was moth
ing to be detected in their demeanor
to indicate that any action whatever
had been taken.
The various members of the diplo-
matte corps, even to the highest of the
foreign ambassadors, gathered no new
Information. They were Invariably
told. first, that the United States
knew there had been q declaration of
war; second, that the United States
knew that the Philippines had been
surrendered; third. that no orders had
been issued up to that hour for the |
sailing of any feet, but that 1t was ex.
pected orders would be given before
the day was over. The men of the |
foreign representation one and all felt |
a gentle rebuff tantamount to being
told that the United States was at
tending strictly to its own business |
and desired neither to be advised nor |
to be compelled to answer questions. |
None felt this more keenly than the |
members of the British legation, and |