The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-28
Dis
culssed
FROM TWO SIDES.
Views of Ex-Gov. Boutwell,
and President Capen.

George >. BOuLWeli, Il lOl 4llIl SSN' 'N'
of the treasury, and President Elmer
H. Capen of Tufts College, as the
speakers. This discussion of the
expansion question being op-
posite in point of view, was exceed
ingly interesting. Gov. Boutwell, was
introduced first and spoke as follows;
Governor Boutwell, said: 1T is my
purpose on this occasion to consider TINS
question: Is the policy on which the
country is entering policy OF peace
or a policy Of war?
THE seizure, possession and occupa-
ton of the Philippines wheLner the oc-
cupation is treated as temporary or
permanent, proceeds upon the theory
that our present peaceful relations with
England, Russia and Japan are never
TO be broken or disturbed seriously.
Three years have not yet gone since
England and the United States were
on the brink of war, and there can be
no security for continued peace with
Great Britain The laxity Of our policy
during the instruction in Cuba, if inn
itated by us in the event Of revolution
airy movements in Canada, would open
a controversy with Great Britain that
might end in war War with England
is not an impossibility.
Il now lay before you" continued the
speaker two statements as my fixed
opinions concerning the future of the
country:
"First-If, by treaty with Spain, rat
flied by the American Senate, we take
jurisdiction of the Philippine ISL
ands for any purpose or for any period
of time. that jurisdiction will never be
surrendered voluntarily by the United
States.
"Second-That the sovereignty of the
islands will be yielded to force finally,
and that that force may be eNerted by
the inhabitants of the islands or by
England, or by Japan, or by Russia,
and not unlikely by the combination
or the cooperation of two or more OF
| those powers If we hold the Philip
| pines, we shall hold them because Rus
| STA permits US to do So and not other
wise This in itself is humiliation
! The fortunes of Russia and China are
now Identical and hencefoTth their i'm
| mense resources are to be welded as
one power.
Americans may take note of foul
| or more observations that are Of SUI
| preme importance:
| "One-We are indebted to the pro
! tecting naval strength Of England fol
our successes in the war with Spain.
"Second-We are to deal generousi!
tsrl,i,,5 TE1,o+a,, trade benefits ma,
o,,fso 80, tba cononast If tbe PbiIip
ri,,a- E,ler,s1d i to eniov with MS.
P' "F'o,u iI' must be neutral he'll
in the coming contest with Russia :.
1.-THE president proposes to take Ju
~fsdiction of the Philippines and thel
.onsider how thew are to be governed
Thus he announces the essential doc
rine of an unlimited tyranny. We ar
20 pursue the polIcy WIZ W. ~ ~
'el'ineu NJ 9ps'tli a. Ii,.t ~
~ I.it,,, ~ 1Soe bsd haa,, mar
ne rlcIoIS o io ~ ,,%e fI,ii Of Il,
san 80 ,,a,,,I+- il Z,,bioI, al
'roiIilse VI peIlSll iT2u'Oa III M a.
QUO parllcIpate, We were az pe az
WIN llle WorIu, anu lLele were Iio uis
yuIplils uIyISloHs aii s ~ III, pSoplS
ieI IA Hlulllis ohly lIOii INC uay y
olved in a war with Spain, and with
ut the ne, ability on our part TO a neg
the part Of Spain that had been in
lullous to US.
We have loaded ourselves with pos
sessions Whlch we 40 not need. w
have assumed jurisdiction over mil
ions OF human beings who do not rec
)gnize the rightfulness Of our author
ty. We have extended our system G
aXation and have increased the pub
ic debt in a sum Of hun reds Of mil
ions. Our pension rolls have bee
enlightened to the end of the first hal
f the next century, and we are threat
aned with a permanent increase c
irmy and navy at a cost of $50. 600
90 a year.
1T is a matter of minor importanc
that the supremacy of the republica
1arty has been put in peril, that som
CT us seem to think such an event
no slight catastrophe.
miseries Of Cnba ba pe'iI not hoo, n