The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-10-27

ing gone 10 war with Spain under the ban
re- 81 liberation end humanity IN behalf
OF Cupa. was capable OF secretly plotting
to turn that war into one for the conquest
and subjugation OF the Philippines.
Natives Ordered 10 raii Back.
"But just that was 10 happen As soon
as Manila was taken and We had no FUR
| Their use for our Filipino allies they were
| ordered 70 fan back and back from M
city and suburbs our military command
| ers treated the Filipinos country as II II
were our own When Aguinaldo sent one
| OF his aide-de-camp 10 Gen. Merritt with
"A request for an Interview Gen. Merritt
was too busy. when our peace negoiia-
lions with Spain began and r. presentatiNts
\ OF the FiipinOs asked for audience 10 So
| licit consideration Of The rights and wishes
| of their people the euors were slammed
in their faces. IN WASHINGTON as well as
IN Paris And behind those doors the
scheme was Matched TO deprive the Phil
| ippine islanders OF the indepc ndence from
| foreign rule and 10 make them the subjects
OF another foreign ruler. and that foreign
ruler their late ally, this great republic.
which had grardly proclaimed 10 the world
that IT'S war against Spain was not War
OF conquest. but war Of liberation and
humanity.
Behind those doors which were tightly
| closed 10 tho people OF tn Philippines "A
treaty was made with Spain by the airec-
4
vid,d for the cession OF he Philippine is
lands by Spain 20 the United States for
the consideration Of S20o00ege II has been
| said that this sum WAS not purchase
money. but "A compensation for improve
| ments made by Spain. or "A latium 20
sweeten the pin Of ccssion. or what rot
But stripped OF an cloudy verbiage, il was
really purchase money. the 50 le being made
by Spain under duress Thus Spain sod
and the Uniied States houAhi what Was
called the sovereignty OF spain over the
Philippine Islands and their people.
Now look at the circum stances under
which that 'ce ssion' was ms de- Spain had
lost the posse -sion OF the country, excep,
a few isolated and helpless little garrisons,
most Of which were effectively hiockaded
by the Fiipinos. The American forces oc-
cupled Cavite and the harbor ana city cf
Manila and nothing more. The bulk o. the
country was occupied and possessed by the
people thereof over whom Spain had. in
point OF fact. ceased 10 exercise any SOW
ereignty. the Spanish power having been
driven out or destroyed by the Filipino In
surrection. while the United States had not
acquired beyond Cavite and Manila, any
} authority Of whatever name By military
} occupation nor by recognition on the part
Of the people. Agun..,do's rmy surround
ed Manila on the lard side a nd his govern
ment claimed organized control over i
provinces That government was estab-
a very respectable governme mt Il was Ac-
cordng TO Mr.. Barrett. our late minister IN
Siam. himself ardent impcrialisi, whi
had seen IL. il had "A wcll-crganzed exccu.
: tive, divided into several departing nts, ablN
! conducted. and a popular assembly a con
press. which would favorably compare witt
the parliament Of Japan-an Infinitely bet
ter government than the insurrectionar'
4 government OF Cuba ever was
Mckinley as Dictator.
!, "This is a grim story Two years ago tn
PREDICTION Of such "a possibility would nay
been regarded hideous nightmare-a
the offspring OF diseased imagination
But to-day it is a true talc--a plain rfcta
OF facts taken from the official records
These things have actually been done II
| these last two wears by and under The ad
q I ministration OF William Mckinley. Thi
4 il our Philippine war as II stands. IL u pre-
T. tended that WI had right . the possessio
I Of the Philippines and that self-respect de
r. manded Us to enforce that right VIVA
n kind OF right was IL? The right Of con
e quest? Had we really acquired that coun
o try by armed conquest. which as Presl
Il dent Mckinley has told us, IL. according I
4 the American code OF morala criminal
q Blu. Ii we had thrown aside cur code @
l. morals we had then not conqut red NOR
Il than the hay and city % Manila The res
), 81 tie country was controlled. IL ny any
Is body by the Fiiipiros or was II the ricf
r. OF possession by treatyP ! have alread
: shown that the president ordered the ~
X forccment Of our sovereignty over tn
Il archipelago long before the treaty had 4
4 ratification gained legal effect and ais
n that. In making that treaty. we had bcugh
il something called sovereignty which spai
had ceased to POSSESS ana could therefor
.e not sell and deliver.
y 1T IS also pretended that. whatever on
" rights. the Filipnos were the original az
r. gressors in the pending fight and that on
u troops found themselves compelled to 81
: fcnd their flag against assault What az
81 the facts? one evening early In Ftbfnar
D. last some Filipino soldiers entered III
"a American lines without. however. attach
a ing anybody. An American sentry free
RS killing one OF the Filiplnos. Then desu
lr tory firing began at the outposts. II SPIT "A
" until II assumed the proportions OF an -
le tensive engage ment. IN which large nun
IN Der Of Filpinos were killed. II il q wei
"A established fact that this engngemef
~ could not have been premedl,ated AHA
j. on the part OF the F'iiipinos. as many
n their officers. including \ guna dos pr
r.. waite secretary. were at The time In the tn
r. aters and cafes OF Manila. II is furth
A. well known that the next day AgunalC
m sent an officer, Gen. Torres under H.
n OF truce 10 Gen. Otis to declare that u
in nghtirg had not been auth orized by Agu
naldo. but had be gun accidentally. tn
"a Aguinaldo wished to have 1t stopped. ar
So proposed to that end. the esta blishmei
re- OF a neutral zone between the two armie
or such as might be agreeable to Gen. Oti
~ whcreupon Gen. Otis curtly answt red TIL
\. the fighting. having once begun. must
n on 10 the grim end Who VAS Il that re al
RS wanted the fight?
- "But far more important than all this
10 the fact that President Nc Kiney's 'bone
lg olent assimilation order. which even b
fore the ratification of the treaty dcman
ed that the Philippine ISLANDERS should u
~ condtionaly surrender to American so
a | ereignty. IN default whereof our mital
M forces would compel them. was really II
~ presidents declaration OF war against q
- Filipinos insisting upon Independence. ho'
of ever you may bubble about Il. When
~ armed man enters my house under son
~ questionable preteNt and tells me that
VI must yield TO him unco- diiional contr
NJ OF the premises or he will knock me dow
a. who Is the aggressor no matter VI
- strikes the first b ow? No case OF aggrt
~, sion can be clearer. shuttle and prevarlca
NJ as you will.
!. shot Down .Without Farley"
ne Let us recapitulate. We go 10 war wi
~ Spain in behalf of mn oppressed colony