The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28

Connecticut in size. Luzon like Ohio. II
is a splendid island. Panay is like the
largest Hawaiian island in size and
shape. Many times more rich. It's sugar
is looked upon as the worlds best. Were
this island as far as the moon-and ships
could go tnere-a wise nation would an
mex il. Considering its size. 1t is prob
ably the richest island ia the world Min
doro is like Porto Rico in area. The Sula
group Gately grabbed by SPAIN and the
island of Masbate are each like Rhode
Island in area. Bohol is a trlfie larger.
Samar is like half of Vermont Marin
duque, Tablas, Subuan. Basilan, Polillo
and a Few more are smaller, but import
ant, Islands. The whole group is like
Montana in size-1 times as large as
Porto Rico-S times more thiniy peopled-
JO0 more rfcsh. In il is not an island or
islander that does not deserve a better
friend than Spain. These folks have
earned their bread as best they could and
if in their dreadful attempt to shake off
the shackles of oppression they grow
VAN and cruel in a moment of apparent
success, 1t speaks naught against them
Their might has been profound-their
eoucatlon nothing-their taxeation has
been damnable and awful
Christ has decided on a race fitted TO
settle among these people and teach and
govern them. and He has led them there
Dy fortune almost unparalleled in the
range of history. The election remains
with the American
A few of our papers whine fonesoueIv
that our war was begun to free Cuba
from oppression, and that the FiIipdnos
in their trouble, can't look TO America
for help. Suppose II isn't nominated in
the bond, being in war with Spain 1t Is
our duty; 1t is amazing that our south
east mercy and our eaSt-southeast hu-
mainly can't. in war. he strained to reach
the FfliDinos. We are urged TO deal
lightly with Spain. She should be con-
tent to retain the Canaries. the vast pro
tectorate" of Tfris, ETC., Ceuta and the
seven other towns on the Morocco coast,
and Annobon. I'M, Fernando Pc, and
Corisco Bay. But we are urged to be
mercifui. ito hand hack $50. 900 of scatter
ed and terror-struck wretches to the ten
der mercies of internal Spaini That Spain
which even murders Sleep whose DOW
er Is In sulien soldiery and polite. but
treacherous diplomats, and whose honor
Is rancid rind of old rotten bullhideI
fhe land Of Washington and Lincoln
must piacate the putrid and gangrene-
scent honor of Old Cag1aYer Spain. which
civilization should have buried decades
ago. Mercy serves best where il best
fits; it fits the Filipinos and not Spain.
whose best mercy and only victory was
in numbering go men as they lay as,eep
The talk that Spain can be made by
treaty to deal fair with the F'ilipinos Is
the logic OF a fool or the lie of an enc
my Nor will she do else than block
suck those islands: she won't deveIop
them and let them uvei America viii
The statement that the final disposition
and government of the Philippines is a
question profound and myriad-sided. to
De approached, if at all. only after hours
OF tremendous meditation and then with
rear and trembling, is the sophistry of
the Devil 1t Is not complex but simple
OF solution; without Illusion or pratense
1t IS reducible to easy calculation and
mas been regarded as such by the world
OF diplomacy for weeks past. What
Spain told Augustin to do or what Ameri-
ca told Dewey and Merritt to do and
what Aguinaldo did was a matter of
thrust and parry only, and If pafriotical-
ly waged by us should not swerye US
from our just purpose, for the backbone
of SPANS fighting power has been broken
Dy acts of combatiye and aggressive war
and an using the pen of conflict the Phil
lppines are ours to demand unchaIleneed
save by Spain; that. after they are annex
ed, friendly powers should lead us to
trouble is more than they will; that any
plausible combination of jealous powers
viii make trouble is more than they
dare; that after the leech is knocked off
any faction of the natives may give
much trouble is more than they would or
could, and that the tirhe-ieech would
waste time tarrying for revenge is to
SANDER his wisdom-he's too sagacious
for that.
If the islands are left to the natives
the world win bleed: If left to Spain the
garrote will creak and the natives will
bleed; IL taken by us progress and fair
play Will score a pcirrt-4hey will become
part OF the great repuibiic-the locomo-
tive. the theater the schooihouse. the
church and all the fair adjuncts of civ
hzation will go there: it will mean an
expansion of American industry-of
cur merchant marine. our navy. our love
Of country and our national spirit. and
of the scope of American labor (sorely
in need Of expansion. 1t will open an
Eastern market for nearly one half our
products and advance our Western haven
Of commerce almost within sight of rich
Arabia. India and Persia Japan, China
and Australia. Bushire. Bombay Cal
catta. YokOhoma and Port Arthur will