The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-14

control .he island 81 Java for 20 years
with prctEs 30 herself ars % the fssnsf-ss
though gra39as Improvement Of sfs rst1vs
population. surely ;sgs United states could
carry On . territorial forga 81 governs nj
q. Mania with dec.1sG adv rt2ge 90 al
concerned. no. cr.sy ir moral. t1s Il q
material Industrial ara financial ray. ara
nat, toe. without al2k.ng Cur country IL
par.a! In SIS character or eslGaEgestsg IL
constitutional liberties "a any way what
ever. Tas little state OF Holland. oEs of
tie sn1aIlesc 0. she European r6vTe-s. with
1000 men u.a.Dtains q sat@gf 2ctory fa'e IN
Jaws. wst1 E.a area OF 62,oa9 square mics
ani It's Population % fsG9 90. IS eG8ca'sEg
rha natives slowly bgt s2rs-T. ak fAs a
Re, Income fran "a: ,s.s-.I o s.4so,S%S.
after paying e. expense 81 e*e<s k.1G
Whatsoever.
No Limit TO KepnbIfcan Government.
Washington was 2 territory. CT part C.
a territory Of me ua.taa states for more
ina. for1v year2, and during g.. o ;1zt
time not enc OF her citizens. 10 MAKER new
Old or aow intelligent ss night nave asea.
was allowed 20 vote for aay Of aer exscd-
1--we or ;.aici4l officers, and ia; state q
affairs might a.il be IN exisieIce h&2 not
the e,oaa.t ions for statehood IL the mean
time been fully developed For All prac-
t!eal purposas The Philippines are 40 far"
,ber away from Washington, u c. Row
thar was Washington. territory during the
greater part OF her territorial existence
steam AID electricity have 6youga' the
various parts u The world nearer 1ossihef
thar they nave been heretofore Taat
body of water, whether large o: sAaii.
should intervene between lan0s ~AicA VIC
propose 30 bring under our control - 10
valid ohfec,loa or serious difficulty. aaa rs
s,.cb should not be considered for mo
yneut The ella n taai shs Almighty mas
limited the application and en1otmen o.
IN. urfnclulee lad down in the Declaration
Of pen<sencs 10 the people living wifa-
in the present limits Of the United states
ana between the Atlantic ard fac4ic
oceans IL a.so 49, lnpeFunsht as u - PIE"
srmptuols Our retention and conIfoi OF
The Philippines ~ not VOCATION OF lhe
N0ufoA doctrine. for that doctrine slnpiy
declares against the Intervention o. mo
United States In the !ocai aTairs o. c,ifopo
ana against the Intervention OF Europe IN
the io@aI arra.rs Of North and South Amer
lea. Lafayette aud the French people
Were not prevented from assisting cur
Revolutionary fore.arf1eTs by the TREASON
OF Benedict Arnold or tbs shortcomings o.
The, American congress. and we snodAn Ao'
BE- deferred froh our purpose and duty TO
relieve the Filpinos By the f3'Dias OF
Ag,,lns,do or the impatieace OF his enthu-
s,astlo associates. These people have
hunsired-fold more reason for their Anxiety
10 throw off the Spanish YOKE than tue
thirteen colonies had for the revolution or
i71s
SPANISH Control Not Possible.
To restore all or even a part Of the Fhll-
.ppines To Spain is not q kindness 10 that
nati2a, because she is utterly incompetent
To govern them. To the Fiipinos them
selves, such a course would be an act OF
cruelty OF which only Span.ards could be
guilty. To govern them IN CONJUNCTION
with Spain would be impossible. because
eur methods and these or tAe SpantATds
are So totally and entirely different that
harmony would sbe impossible. As we'll
might "a pair OF mules and an electrical
machine be expected 10 work together
satisfactorily as Spain and the United
States jointly TO undertake the govern
ment OF those islands. To abandon them
10 the grasping and INSCRIPTIONS Euro
pean powers would only Be sowing drag
on's teeth. which would spring up as arm
ed men TO involve US ia future ard unnec-
essary conflicts
The experience OF, England. Germany
ard other European powers In governing
their colonies whose inhabitants include
almost one-thIrd OF the human race.
should be sufficient TO Justify Us IN under
saAlag the government OF tho Philippines.
II Holland. a nation having an area Of
only i2,e4s square miles. and a population
OK less than 6.g9. 900, can successfully gov
ern, as she has done for many years. her
colonial possessions Of 3$s.Vl4 square miles
with 3i.2l0.ee0 inhabitants. then we should
not hesitate to assume the control Of the
SEQ 600 OF people living IN the Philippines
more especially when duty and interest
alike point In that direction and cali upon
US promptly 10 undertake the task which
has SO plainly been Set before us.
Americas Duty II Plain.
or the vast financial and commercial IN
terests involved In our possession OF those
islands IL Is not necessary. at this time.
to speak. These have been largely DIS
eussed ana their growing Importance IL
every day becoming more fully realized.
especially on the Pacific coast. our DUTY
IN the premises should Re the first and
highest consideration. To those who read
the signs az tde times 9riSht. it IS ma ~
testify our duty 10 take pos< ession % these
islands AMI Ia hold ana control them In
spread ~ republican Institutions. The
war with Spain has done much ~ demon
striie the truth re the propositions thar
the Christian religion. the English Ian
raasr and the Anglo 2axcp. Including ,Ae
German race. VIII eventually dominate
tha whole earth, How much part may y,
taken hv the United States N brtn.ing
about this grand result. he future afana
viii determine. hilt ID one can Doubt mat
Ar Important step IN this direction wi,
be taken when wa accept the a's barge cf
our plain day In retaining tne Ph.ilpr,lne
iflAnsis and in irsc;Ing their future eide.
catioa sad Developments
Influence Mankind
u Is NOT for lis 80 say what she plans %,
the Almighty may 6e u N reference 20 ~.
development and elevation - tbs h.:-nan
race. huf W. ufay reasonably conclude ms;
our country will haze IN the f4surs a. g,
has had IN ghe past = ieurortan, asr~ ~
'he w}tS coaneCssa @.ta tAat aevelo2sr.an,
ard eleNAtt9a.
Gods ways seem FaFS bat saaa or lutn
They 'oaeA the shining nils ~ dav
" n'Hrh has oeen given tae people er -.
Vni'of states ia ;ha way = opners..r,rty
fer 'iFf ala -. eleHs ..fsrsF s~t fsr 81.
ella! ana ia itsStrHai prcstess - thea1 me-
Wi p TeQa'Te6 ls taa Faffniv.ss 49,
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