The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
AUTHORIZATION CnYsrALLrzIxc.

The coincidence Of Col. Bsyan's anti
expansion address ~ Lincoln on Friday
ard the pgblicat ton Of the minority re-
port OF the house committee on tbs
afford key 10 the lines upon which
the opposition To the new national poi
Icy In ali probability will concentrate
Col Bryan, aided by his rather adroit
oratorieal power. declared bis disap-
prevail Of expansion upon the ground
that IL would lead 10 The creation OF
colonial policy antagonis,ie 20 the
fundamental American principles OF lib
erty. Tae house committee reported
against the enlargement Of the army
upon the ground that great and I'M
necessary increase In public expsndi-
ture would be wrought, the system Of
state militia be nuIlifed. and opportun-
ity be given TO a militartly-ine!ined ex-
ecutiye to menace the rights OK the peo-
pie
The two points Of view fuse naturally
and make a common tine OF argument
for all anti-expansionists- Some sort Of
new political organization undoubtedly
will grow out Of them. Col. Bryan. Of
course. is bidding for the leadership and
will keep himself and his views In the
public eye until the movement Ii thor
oughly crystailiZed- Should be be de-
feated then, II viii make but little diff
ference to the movement. There are
ADLER men, such al Senators Hoar and
Hale, former President Cleveland. ex-
Secretary Carlisle and others. who have
gone actively into the propaganda.
1t does not seem likely that the move
nent will be strongly supported numer-
icaliy. The American people have de-
termined to incorporate the Philippines.
as we'll as Porto Rico and eventually
Cuba. In their territory. They realize
that for this purpose larger army Is
necessary. and therefore intend TO have
a larger army. To divert them from
these purposes will be big undertake
Ing.
To absorb the Philippines does not
mean to extend an autocratic govern
ment to the islands. 1t means simply
To give the recently enslaved natives
an opportunity to become qualified 10 be
their own masters Expansionists Will
not permit OF any course that viii re-
suit otherwise.
Some increase In army expenditure Is
Inevitable. but anti-expansionists gross
ly over-estimate ii. Granted that the
actual amount must be the large sum
Indicated In the Hull bill. the fact that
the new possessions Will contribute
their share of the increase. even as Brit
ish colonies do. without feeling any op-
into consideration. More than half of
the proposed 100000 men will be sta
tened In the Philippines. Cuba and
Porto Rico: large percentage of them
viii be native troops; and their support
will arise from the country In which
they may be at service. Any other
financial policy upon the part Of the
military administration would not be In
accordance with American business
prudence.
One hundred thousand men Is but few
for "militarily-inclined president" 20
attempt To direct against the rights"
Of eighty-tlve million people. The enc
man I'm United States history who at
tempted 10 use the army against the
public lost his office within two years
and was put out OF ths way for the bal
ance Of hts life. Any other president
who would make similar effort even
with half million soldiers would meet
the same fate.
The United States has finally and r.
revocably determined upon including
within its area the lands newly coded
from Spain. Against this determination
the most plausible sentiments of Bryan
or the most cogent reasonings 81 the
other element OF the new party viii not
avail