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SENSIBLE VIEWS
On the Philippine Qucstion-Fntlicr
Chldwiclts Opinion Of President
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Chldwick's Opinion Of President
Mckinley.
NEW YORK. Jan. eo--An immense
throng filled Carnegie hall tonight 10
hear the benefit concert and the lecture
by the Rev. John p. Chadwick, who was
chaplain of the Maine, or Our War
With Spain, Its Causes and Results"
preceded by what he saw OF the blow
ing up OF the battleshlp. The concert
and lecture was for the benefit Of tho
Catholic reading room for young men
on Christopher street, the money re-
ceived FOR admission being applied to
tho reading room and to the establish
ment of number OF such places
throughout the city for the good of thir-
" thousand seafarlng men.
Governor, Roosevelt presided. Major
General Roe. with his staff, Admirais
Erbon and Miller, Lieutenant CommaD-
der Dtlehanty, Adjutant General Avery
D. Andrews, Colonel Treadwell, Com
modore Phillips, Captain Goodrich and
hundreds Of other officers were pres
eEt.
Governor Roosevelt made a brief ad-
dress, after which Father ChldwIck
spoke for an hour giving an interesting
account OF the sailing OF the Maine for
Havana. the experiences In Havana and
the blowing UP OF the ship. He spoke
OF the heroism of the sailors whesi the
catastrophe occurred and afterwards
when suffering in the hospitals.
"1mperlalism--wha Go they mean By
Imperialism" said he, in the course OF
his address. '.What does It mean, this
departure from the settled policy or the
nation? Must It be tha. this policy,
thought out by the founders of our gov
enment Is to be laid aside as useless
now? God forbid that ever Imperialism
may find 4 foothOld IN our country. For
the fathers. knew what imperialism
meant: they had iearHtNl i. fran Eng
land when theg fought FOR liberty. They
fought to establish the proposition and
wrote It In blood that all good govern
ment rests with the will of the gov
ernod people, The strength of our ma
tion is in the manhood and wofnAnhood
OF its people. There have been dcve!-
opcI ont Of liberty In hope and amb!-
'!ioH. | believe that imperialism would
De short-liyeJ in this country We're 1t
ever established. We would not be able
10 hold on 20 II. The whole tide OF the
war Is toward rcpublicanisn. Shall we
90 back q step Ia the progress OF the
world?
Il do rot mean to arraign the gov
ernnent as II 1t We're responsible 70.
such policy. firmly believe that there
Is 70 greater American than President
Mckinley. The holding OF the Philip
pines Is not against the principles OF our
nation. The holding OF the Islands Is an
absolute necessity. Would 1t not be to
leave the inhabitants In bloodshed to
withdraw the troops to-tu0rruw? Would
we not bS held up 10 the scorn Of his
tory II we should desert them now?
We are bound 70 keep them. Whether
wise Ir net II is now a necessity. The
American people must not let them 20
back TO Spain, but must hold them I'LL
lhe nation can place them as they must
oe placed among the free peoples of the
earth. This pressure upon the presi-
dent 70 compel him to formulate pol
Icy IN regard !. u the Philippines Is
wrong. t.e cannot formulate a policy
in regard to people of whom We are
ignorant. The Islands must be kept l!k;,
Cpba til wise statesmansh!p can de-
SIDE what is the best policy toward
them" 5