Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-12

her Philippine sovereignty to the United
i States by Were clause in peace treaty trsaty;
with a war for the subjugation Of soe9,-
struction OF all prosperity in the Philip
alyzed there. The merchants and manu-
facturers of Spain would lose the mar, mar,
kets they now enjoy, their factories would gid
markets for their products would rave
vanished. But the United States would
would gain them only by fire and sword
The case of the Philippines is entirely
different from the cases OF Cu6a ana Porto
Rico. The only obstacle which the United i ed
States had to overcome in order to SCI up
its sovereignty and TO render II cnecaive
In In our our Colonies Colonies of '5 oceania1 ear there exists
population of about $1,000 who nave lived
for centuries identified with Spain. and an
cept the, decision of the mother county,
should she transfer her sovereignty. With
out their consent, to a foreign nation.
The whole population of Mindanao ana
the archipelago of Nizayas, and that great
body of the inhabitants of Luzon, sympa-
thize with Spain and have defended her
cause with arms in past instructions, as
well as in the present one, with the same
enthusiasm as the Spaniards of the penin-
broken-would rise without doubt. as Il
single man. in favor of Independence
ready risen in arms against Spain: there
| can be no doubt Habits of fighting al
| ready acquired, ambitions awakened by
the assurances Of the chiefs who have
trained the masses to cry for independence
| and the hopes which the United states
government itself has raised in them.
would all tend to make the Tagalos the
bitterest enemies Of the United States.
ITO make this clear, l need only point
| to the relationship between their armed
| forces and those of the United States as
| shown in the bloody conflict that took
place between them at Cavite.
| The result of all this would be a war
| OF subjugation in our islands OF Oceanica-
| a war which would be very costly in men
| as well money for the United states,
| ippines ard their inhabitants. and in even
| greater proportions than that in Cuba has
| been-a war which would give to one or
| several powers humanitarian arguments
reasons similar to those that caused
| American intervention in Cuba.
We who have such large personal
and business interests in the Philippines
| terrible event. How can 1t be that the
American people, who boast of bringing
intelligence to bear upon Humanitarian
questions, should hesitate. In the face of
| certain prospects of plunging into such "A
| series of inevitable disasters? This would
| result not only in the damage to property
| and loss of life inseparable from all war.
| but these evils would be aggravated by
| istng between them, rendering very diff-
cult the establishment Of any authority
| that could keep the disasters of war with
| in normal limits.
| "All 1 have said would apply equally.
| whether the United States annexed the
| Philippines or established protectorate.
| The latter course would either be absolute
| ly insufficient to maintain order, or would
have to assume such character as would
| be regarded and opposed by the natives
| as virtual annexation"