Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-19
KEEP TIE
PHILIPPIANS,
There Are MANY Reasons
WHY They Will Prove
Mo-t.Profitable to These
Great aitcd states.

There are a certain class OF
citizens of this great govern.
ment who are figuring in our
public prints and taking con.
spicnous stands before the ma.
tions against annexation or own.
ership of certain islands that We
have and are taking from Spain
during the present war. The
peerless Dewey and his superb
squadron at the risk of 2OW,
lives and after expending hun.
dreds of thousands of dollars.
captured in honorable warfare
large lot of valuable property
and has practically captured the
Philippine islands. These it,.
lands have an area of 100. 900
square miles and a population
of 100000 people. These PEG.
pie like all other subjects of the
Spanish crown. have suffered
untold misery for generations.
That the islands of Porto Rico
and Cuba will sooner or later.
also be controlled by military
Governors, protected by sol.
diers and marines under the
majestic stars and stripes, We
have but little doubt.
To this time, the war and all
expenses incident thereto has
cost the United States about
800, 100000, and it is estimated
thst by June 18th, it will be
fl20.MW,OtW, if il last that long:
this is of course speculative.
but the estimates OF the war
and naval authorities.
Notwithstanding this enor.
nous expense and the loss of
human life. We hear "a few scnsi.
BILE but misguided men oppos.
ing annexation or ownership
of these captured territories.
We must confess that We have
positively no patience with theIr
arguments, that they are too iar
away; that we have enough ter
ritory; We may be led into com
plications with other nations
that they will he too expensive
tn govern; that the expenses q
an army and navy to take car,
! of them will bankrupt us. Tha
, Washington and Monroe wer,
opposed to such schemes a,
. contrary to their theories of thi,
: Government: that the popula
/ tions are too heterogeneous I,
, ever be civilized or kept in sub
: lection, etc. etc.
1 Stop and think. England ha
4 10000 islands. besides Canada
t possessions in Africa. Asia an,
!. Australia. She governs 3D.
5 100000 people. Every natioI
I IN Europe and Asia have pos
1 sessions thousands of miles fror
= them and instead of an expens
a aud a source of weakness the
e are sources of great revenu
: and strength and as result
I Is most difficult to purchase an
y one OF them. Think of the Iii
$ tie kingdoms of Denmark. Be
4 GUM and the Netherland SOW
z ing possessions scattered al
e over the globe and not singl
y one to sell. Mr.. Olney the bes
a Secretary of State since the wal
e excepting possibly James G
/, Blaine. III an able article in tn
e Atlantic Monthly, recently, r.
J minds US that when Washing
d ton and Monroe lived and wrot
= many unforeseen changes hav
: taken place. conditions ar
J. changed and instead of il takin
r SIX months for instance in crcss
e ing the Atlantic, six DAYS i
: sufficient. Distance has bee
II wiped out and time almost OF
+ liberated. Nc. Olney very prop
J. erly says that the time has com,
{. when this government mus
$ nave voice in the affairs O
D nations. whep Washington liy
5 ed we were only few million
[ and but little wealth. To- da,
: We are 12.OOO,OOO, and WORT
: nearly an hundred billions O
d dollars. We must have oul
: share of the trade of The world
t We need a navy and coaling sta
/, tons near every continent "a,
| becomes "A nation among the 81,
or seven greatest nations O
! earth. Give back these islands
. Allow Spain to cast her balefuI
; influence and barbarOus Cppres
, sive government over those un
fortunate people again : Or shall
. We take money consideration
. aud allow some other nation a
, stragetic advantage over us in
the event OF war and gobble trade
or commerce that properly be.
longs To the United States. II
would be foolish, more than
foolish, idiotic and but little
short of madness. 1t is our
grea: pleasure TO see that the
President and his advisers are
making most elaborate prepare.
tons to take charge OF this cap.
tured territory and there ia M