Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-09
COLONEL NOSBY ON THE WAR

ia, SIS second-class matter
COLONEL NOSBY ON THE WAR.
To the Editor ofMe Aleraadria Gazette:
La the declaration OF war againSi
Spain Congress stulutied Itself by de-
caril g that Cuba is, and Of right
ought to be free and independent, +" bu
reiu5ing 10 admit the existence OF 6. Y
government IL the island thai was hos
,le to Spain. When Louis NNI be
came the ally OF the colonits in Ihe wal
of the revolution ne recogn.Z d the
American COngrt S. as the gOvernme nj
of the country. and George Washing
ton as commsnie In chiefof lis armies
Gould nyoody imagine such a CORE
spondence between Washington anC
lafayette as that between Garcia and
Shaiter? Now by independence i.
meant community or body polite,
hat exercises tue luuctior of govern
uent over territory to the exclusion
f ary otter sovereignty. How peo-
ole cas- be Independent Without beint
united uuder some form Of government
as hard to conceive as the existence
| of human being withou any vital or
gsns. If there was ever such al organ
z4liou in Cuba the U :. army has dis
perse0 it and made war on people
they proiessedly went on q crusade It
liberate. Outside the Amt rican liue
there is uot the phantom OF t
government, wbi on the inside tht
spanish officials by permission continu
20 discharge their duty to society
f. Insurgents are simply allowed tC
| draw rations On such an adventur'
aud in behalf of sucn race great
,rmy has been raised and taxes lmpos
ed. In every pot of Tea we pour llba-
ton 10 Gomez and Garcia. he clos.
OF the l9.h century has witnessed ths
renaissance OF the institution OF chiv-
4lrv. hut not OF a Richard or q SaladiD
D1n Quixote is no longer the represent
4tve oi sn absolute IDEA, the ype OF a
ore historic age. The IT. animation tha'
reated national heroes GU. of Cuba1'
oanditti could also se9 Mamorino's hel
met in a barber's bason and a selfsacri-
fci q patriot in Jesse James. In hs
description of the Knight OF La Mon
cha. CeIvantes says: ''IG tiue, his
! Judgment bsiDg completely obscured,
10 was seized with one OF the stranges'
sncies that ever entered the head oi
d madmal this was persuasion that ii
behooved him, as well for the advance
,nent of his glory as the service OF bis
country, to tecOme knight-errant and
traverse world, armed and mount
ed in quest Of adventure, and to prac-
tice ali that had been performed BY the
knig hts-errant OF whom he had read,
redressing every species Of grievance
| and exposing himself to dangers which,
being sur mounted, might secure to him
eternal glory and renowp." Which
means that Don Qlxote is no lorger d
Spaniard, but naturaiiZ-d American.
Ia the protocol already signed Spain
has surrendered her West Iudian pos.
sessions, where her flag has Fl 'ated
ever since Columbus caught sight Of
! laud from he deck ofthe Pinta, but she
has really sacrificed nothing but pride:
TIE same cusuisiry that persuaded
Congressman that the cause Of bandittl
was the cause of humanity, will enable
tht IN to see their way clear to dlsre
gard their pledge not to annex the
gem of the Antilles The annexation
of the Phil ppiLes is the next problem
10 be solved. The archipelago is in-
habited by some eight million Malays
aid half caste Spaniards. Piracy il the
| natura occupation OF the race. They
live in chronic state of rebellion, ann
it woul require large army and navy
| to enforce the national authority among
them. The islands lie in the tropics
and the white race can never hourisn
among them. The industries are large
" controlled by Chinese; sugar Is one
of the principal products of the islands
a great deal of raw sugar and hemp
are exported to the United States. The
wealth is largely in the hands OF the
Catholic church, but large portion OF
the population is Mohammedan. The
constitution requires "all duties, In
ports. and excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States" We
now derive large revenue from i'm
ports from the Philippines. II they
sre annexed we will have to stand the
loss of this revenue as well as the cost
of governing distant dependency that
will always keep us in danger of war.
We could no more levy customs duties
on imports from the Philippines than
Virginia could tax the fruit sac imports
trom California. In other words, We
will have free trade with the Philip
nines Then what say the advocates
of protec i've tariff and Chinese re-
etriction laws that were designed to
encourage home production and a
home market, and as a defense OF u
American against cheap Asiatic labor
Can the beet sugar Industry thrive mere
in competition with the Philippines
IF we hold the Philippines, connic'
with the Catholic Church is inevitable.
Congress deprived the Mormon cnuron
ofits holding, making polygamy Ieiony, n.y.
Rnt the wealth and power of the Churcn
Of Mormon were Insignificant com pareo
With that of the mouas aries ana opau-
ish friars in the Philippines. 1t ma!
devolve on President Mckinley IG 10 acI s,
the mart for the Church OF King Henry
the Eighth. This may bring upon us
religious war and papal bull OF excop.
muoication. A large portion oil tpe
n1nuI,tion is Mahomm- -daf, a., De
Fl - % MANY wives as the h rhU