The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
John Bonner in Golfers Weekly.

John Bonner in Golfers Weekly.
The problem Will assume stN gpaver
aspect when it devolves on congress TO
deal with The Philippines. There, al latest
ady!ces, all was 80 quiet that General Ots
says he requires no mere troops. He holds
Manila; Dewey holds the bay; the ma
tives, OF whom there are eight or ten mill
lions. more or less, belonging TO a variety
Of hetere geneous races, wlth the Malay
predominat.ng, occupy the rest of the 100.
0U0 square iIJl.e5 which constitute the area
of the group These natives are Of ali
forms and conditions of men. from fairly
Intelligent races TO races which are scarce
ly above the level OF cannibals: they are
alike in Their toial ignOrance OF our form
OF civilization. and OF the representative
system OF government. What US to be done
with themf Sir James Bryce says: Let
them aione; the more you have 10 do with
them the sorrier you VIII be by-and- by,
WEa5elaw Reid says: Organize the Is
lands as Territory. and govern them from
Washington. Let 1t be understood thai
they are never 10 be cut up into states.
or to take part in making laws for the
present States OF The Union
The objection 10 both plans sautent lux
ycux Sir James reminds Inc of Lincoln s
etory of the coon. We have got Mama,
and If we let go II VIII relapse into t.ie
hands OF Aglinaldo. whose favorite amusr
ment is to tie priest between Two boards
aud saw him In two. When We TOOK Md
Mia we assumed a responsibility TO is
PEOPLE and 10 the civilized world. we are
bound TO better It's conGSions; Tor II we 40
mot. our operation was simply piratca
If wa wers not prepared to assume the
moral obligation OF improving upon ths
administration OF the Spaniards. we mad
no business TO interfere with them, what
! would become of the islands II they were
surrendered TO their native. may De M
ferred from the Spanish prisoners wAom
We found al oavitc starving 70 aeaaa, a', ~
| the idea of ceding them to Germany OF
| England or any other foreign power,
would not be tolerated for moment py
| Americans a..
TO hold the PHILIPPINES against ths N
s,:rrectioue which would be sureto e % an n
cut from time to time an army OF o wv
| men WOULD have to be KEPT on war .oot ,
| ing at the strategic points. and . naval
squadron not inferior TO that which Dewey
| commands wonld be euu'-iy psceSsary
| 1t is easy to figure how large poay OF
! able bodied men would then be %lthurAwi,
.fssp the productive pursuits OF peaee, CIV
| t9w many OF our most prominent nniser,
| sity graduates would be lured from nseiili
! callings by the glitter OF uniforms ana vis-
| ions of glory. Sir James Bryce ieirs thht
| the commonwealth would les, more ps tne
| diyersica Of whoesome force into idle
| directions than II could gain by the owner
| ship of all the Islands.
| II must also lie remembered tnal the
| ACQUISITION OF the Phillpciues would oNi
| no new field fer white labor. The sugar
| ami hemp and tobacco OF the ISLANDS ere
new raised by colored labor and must
ever remain co. The white man can rot
work In the tropics. especially u icey are
swampy. England never succeeded In de-
can.ing any portion OF Ter surnIns
labor.ng force into India nor did Hot-