New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-23
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army Of some kind would be thing OF fc1ce and
what avail would be puny navai colossal neigh
sor like the United sta,es Would not be a, g.
II Denmark were ERE , wiae from their pres
emit allegiance for them to set up as an thew have
nation by themselves on the grog vornment and be
the right to choose their OWN
q nation II they like?
THE DIFFICULTIES TO OVERCOME
All this would hold good II the people OF the wv
Islands were united and homogeneous IN iao.
people OF those Islands are OF four KihoS ',' g.
the pure blacks, the mixed colored race ''o -
ish creoles and the natve-horn Spaniarus ,a.,or
The strongest antpathies exist among these va re
ties of people 1t is certain that Wnf horn n in Spain
or in the Islands will not submit to be ole
blacks or colored natives. Whlcn Oh ..siS S that
ments would predominate? It Is imposing nol,tca
they could harmonize in peaceabe civil ana 70 be
life orderly selfgovernment is PLAINLY "''
AS to the Philippines look at the mapa - '9 3h
train of islands stretching along a, niles away into
tSe mid Pacnc ocean almost as long as me , .ha
Of comet and reaching nearly to Japan and mdU
by s'' the thousand. ali the way from Asia eastward
pointing the way to the American Contne ng N the
s m9T ana Sra race pecuaes the Philippine
Ladrone and Caroline groups or lS' Negr,tos mere
saVages pagan wholly dssmlar to the tnn and
These Negro savages dwelling me- e"T nrobably three
Williams IN number. or the native Malays ana ana
Chinese there Of the pure ol90n ~ tbere ara
four millions to five millions. Besides I'LL
the mixed races some pagan t sO"e Christanized
and c9H on b Pa Spanish Maays ruled and
oppressed. IL is said. by priestly orders
THE NEED OF A MASTER HAND
For four hundred years these various popu'a-
tIons have been under the Spanish GoVer'''ei. -,
The result-chronic d!ssension ana H''s'u'e' -,
bloody strife and prolonged civil war as 10 49,,
harvest: hatreds embittered and oeep-seateu' w
tie and By military executions-can such an S'e'' q,
bloga NJ races agree TO live together III peace
They might under n strong rule. nrInl! anu Ju'''
administered like that OF tho English IN i'"'"'
even Russia in the Khanates Bue 70 0e ncb nss
mai thev could govern themselves under a"1 avs e ~
their making and by rulers s ar tcschncs Of all
history and the facts OF the existing s'ut o,n,on
made known BY actual rnarans or Kurds Cos
sacks and Jews would be plausible cream ~,
parson with the PhpPn,s rD Wearing fa his golden
whistle How could such State be c9nstltu,en'
Christian or Moslem? Besides there are me me he
side nations contending IN ,he elandsJapan Ger
many spain with Russia added TO their nni'iv tha
beyond question the japanese Wouiu 20 v-eat
sIah I rdiv agree to that; Germany would Ger
.n,nly not suffer such proceeding. MUu,a -, the
archipeIago? Russia would want haroor II not - :
whole Island IN ad OF s dess fho T give up the
asse..,on whole crop OF wars involving an 'ne
o,iops ~ Europe and the East. would sprng Up az
nnca n would be n terrible era ot conNu,.Si 'o"0'
battles and havoc for the entire civilzea anua
VI. {, n mistake that Dewey was sent 10 Mania
,rbc consenuenccs would he still worse anG nTa
GAIA mltous 10 leave tho islands and theT p opuh
n 9.hout end Our duty arises from the iac,s .,
Tho existing situation. no matter no" o. d.. ~ ont he
nvsod II "a no part OF our duty 10 pun Guy ..Ie
Trh, 70 enkindle strfes and porpetuate mischte,s
Rather to light tho cvilizng oren 20 nan, 70 pro.
a. t,s hriqhtrnss 10 the future. II IL rlRht w
mote the greatest good Of the greatest he 5rnsnTyn
How can that possibly be done sScsp TSs appeal is
po, made 10 tho pocket hu, 70 thr conscience ps
The people OF the United States Two t,,a enS
~ Snain in playing the wager OF pat,e aii1
10 has lost tho islands: none OF the gtS0ups q,
Stands can form a modern constitntionau ''a'e %
maintain tuao'e ARTHUR WINDETT.