New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-17
FILTERS TO THE EDITOR.
ppopER FRUITS OF THE WAR.
.,s SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS MUST BE
srpPLEMENTED BY GIVING CIV1LlZA-
TON. EDUCATION AND LIBERTY TO
THE PHILIPPINES AND CUBA
THE PHILIPPINES ;


Wv initiated. avovedly and really. with unset
~. rnrnose The progress OF events made neces-
49,. ~. taking OF territory OF the enemy besides
-, The philippine incident was not designed
y. oven p~econceived. The worlds neutrality left
~ lrre Oriental feet without base Of supplies or
100 81 refuge. The harbor OF Manila. a pos
,sion OF the enemy. presented both and vulner-
- roin, Cor assault the power OF Spain. The
.,ciois Dewey IL. and with audacous
o-nti;uic ana genius seized his opportunity. and
,rb n dash and heroism which have immortazed
50, took possession. That is the whole Of tho
..,,,sent.al story o, the Philippine conquest. 1t
-, beaven-apported feat OF prowess-an almos,
Noasiess stroke az police.
=, vas an easy beginning Of what should be
,.n1rg oencfaction to group of the finest
Lands n all the and 10 eight millions OF peo
" They have been ground by oppressive
~ .rrel Government. both In Church and State.
~ al the centuries Of Spanish domination. hey
s,vs been FOR bitter years in bloody nsurrection.
- m PEOPLE On earth could have come a more
.,,or,e or henefCent Intervention than was that
=, the Tinted States 10 the Filipnos. provided We
.r erd hercoforth boar ourselves boldly and
orbilv o. the proviential situation. II would ne
. ain against God. flying in the face of Prov
a.rec mad resistance OF manifest destiny and a
.oVaTdly crime against humanity for is to return
sousle foot or barren rock Of that splendid
,,,hlpelaeo 20 the blghting control o; Spain. To
Al that wo.li re % throw the Islands into :he
,sones and fcrocites OF renewed insurscr: war. to
make certain the Incoming Of European Powers TO
,assession % parts Of the territory which We do
N. occupy and would make tina: occupation diff
vii costly ard dangerous to US and To the world
pesce
Al Europe knows that the only outside Power
,hich can now hold the Philippines or any part Of
hem without precpitatng imminent peril Of Euro
,.an var $ our own We can hold them witho-t
.rotes, or the lifting Of hand to oppose. unless
.f..~c No can,
1--WE peace e1rcation-uplift into prosperous and
ttppy civllzatiou-to eight millions Of people wAo
ave never known tho bessodnoss 81 either with
,Yt the ring % another gun. the loss OF another
ne IN battle or the uncompensated expenditure OF
s,o,her dollar OF gold. Such CHARGE has rarely
sseo given 10 any people in the worlds history.
Coz forbid fantasies TO turn US aside from so
humane and so divine enterprise Imperial
sn" is not damnation
But Cuba We are 10 be vested with all govern
mental control Of that Pearl ot the Antilles
Ours will be the only constituted authority there
Our military control will be absolute. Tho condi-
tons OF il will oa such as 70 compel It's continuance
,nl ~ find the people prepared to establish and
maintain an autonomy which shall he just. benef-
cent and secure All men agree now that our
Administration was wise In refusing TO give ear TO
the cry for recognition Of the nsurgert orsaniza-
ton AS the established government Of Cuba. W.
understand that the islanders. with whatever Of
attributed 10 them. in nothing prepared for a
wise autonomy.
How could they be? They OF Spanish.
African and mixed descent. They have been en-
sayed under the worst Of governments ourdened.
oppressed and harried for all the centuries of an
awful misrule They are uneducated in the theories
0: government ana unframed in Its practice The
masses are ignorant The insurgents and Spanish
oyalists are horribly embittered against each
other rot only by the barbarities OF oppressive
rglc but by tho savageries Of years Of atrocious
Tar Either party. given now an unhindered
hand would fall the other in furious revenscs.
Each is by nature bloodthrsty and vengeful. The
sayaeeries that have been would turn 70 atrocities
atv,hlch the world would stand aghast The re-
suit or our Of humanity would be to make Cuoa
flaming and smoking nell
Tne island is 10 b turned TO in sacred
uug, til fit its population by education
and by infusion Of new blood and enterprise for
the conduct Of free and liberal institutions and for
unhcsitatine obedience 70 laW ana order. Mere
lapse CT time viii not effect such preparation II
our military control is to effect IT, why then, Il
must use me rational means for IT, 1t must assume
not only al the functions Of government, but All
the available forces OF tutelago. 1t must not mere
y order what Is, but create what is not, but which
mtnt All this must be done under and by our
military authorities. Otherwise the benehcSSnt
purpose o. the war viii he Wholly baked. Inc
military must keep the peace. protect IN
diyid1al and corporate nights and foster lndnstIE
the relief Of poverty ana its prevention. for the pre-
yenion OF crime ana Tor lis punS nmeht ior ,ne care
0, tie orphan the insane. the helpless ana lhe IN
competent. and above all. mus; set afoot systems
Of fee and general education. --. ,...o..o...
THIS last business Is ny iar IN" mos iihIoI'a,O
q oil for developmcnt OF capacity f2r ffee tns d
by 81 mu-h viii i be possible tho earlier 10 icaVe
the ISLAND to work out securely rs own great &c,
educational affairs Of tho island are IN pitiu' m
;deqGacy. Al these interests have been IN the
hands o. the Roman Church and administered AZ
It's sole pleasure ana ~ us soe interest," WIN anu
results 70 be expected N region entIeny roman
general education in Protestant communities II mas
nsytr exhibited such zeal in countries under JUS
Mexico the central and South American States,
he Philippines, Cuba ana Porto tlco. ne gt t
red write and are sunk II profound En3fance
Now we are 10 prepare CUBA for her lnoeP ge4
tso"1.c o corI,ijon e inevitable our
slitary control must embrace a rational modern
t9to-cate educational system WhoiIy Tree IRON
Me old ecclesiastical rule. Indeed our cons'tu55
State our traditions and judgment are equally
opposed TO the maintenanoe AT Nationa! exponse OK
EDUCATE the Crbons FOR independence. II there be
such thing rs logc the logical situation is clear
as day or duty However difficult and delicate this
work may BE- we must DO 1t or fail miserably ot I
cur se,t-i.nposo1 task FOR which have MADE all
he So Hnn'es and suffered all the egones Of our
unique war. We mus; do II or We should better
Aaye left the war alone before We began IL 81
an convinced therefore. that it IS our hrst
DUTY to set the ablest pest and most experiences ,
nan or men. without an hours unnecessary delay
81 the deyising IL the best possible scheme OF rec
sehoo. public education for Cuba, 70 secure w W
Elaboration q i IL the earliest possible DATE, ara
hen tc INSTRUCT all our military governors IN 'upd
Porto Rico AMI the Philippines TO set the system
N operation from the first hour OF completed mill
lsll control. ,-
We have men trained exactly for this business;
100 not merely educators under lops-estaonshel d
an smoothly running systems, but men VINO M H.
efeatel new systems for own states thst hau /
..d none and for n race that had been Wholly un-
tausht and nearly as numerous as me fiIiPlhVo. /
Een who ana that for tho newly emancipated blacks /
While ye: the war was on. under purely mlatar! /
s3ihory an under circumstances more hiHc"Il 4
hsa can surround the problem IN these ISLANDS now
mogg HANDS. These systems we're worked 20 aai
eestaus o. National educational affairs ana - (
Fihls,erel them TO splendid efficiency. not only loI