The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-06
NOT DUTY,
BUT DOLLARS,
The Inspiration of Imperialism,
Says Bryan
In q New Book Which is About
to Be Issued.
REPUBLIC OR EMPIRE
Is the Title, and Carnegie,
HOar, Daniels and Teller
Have Participated In Its Prep
aratiOn.

Chicago, April 6.-Wm. J. Bryan is
to publish a book entitled Republic or
Empire ?-The Philippine Question" IN
which he discusses territorial expansion
from every standpoint, his argument
being supplemented by chapters dealing
with the various phases of the subject
by Andrew Carnegie, George F. Hoar,
John w. Daniels, Henry NJ. Teller and
other statesmen and scholars.
AS to imperialism, Mr.. Bryan says:
imperialism finds it's inspiration in dol
lars, not in duty. 1t is not our duty
to burden our people with increased
taxes in order to give a few specula-
tors an opportunity for an exploitation;
it is not our duty to sacrifice the pest
blood of our nation in tropical jungles
in order to Stifle the very sentiments
which have given vitality to American
institutions; it is not our duty to deny
to the people of the Philippines the
rights for which our forefathers fought
from Bunker Hill to Yorktown. Imper-
ialism has been described as the white
mans burden But, since it brushes
the producer beneath an increasing
propriety be called the poor mans
load
IF the peace commissioners had de-
manded a harbor and coaling station IN
the Philippines and had required Spain
to surrender the rest of the land to
the FilipinOS as she surrendered CUBA
to the Cubans, we would not now be
5s6d the how s t9 lef o one had
been necessary to secure Spain S release
the payment of the amount by the F1l-
pinos might have been guaranteed by
the United States"
Mr.. Bryan also says: 1.-The purpose
of annexation is to apply to the gov
eminent of the Filipinos methods ia
miliar to the people of Europe and Asia
and the United States. This departure
authorized
the people; whether it will be ratified by
them remains to be seen. The reSpon-
sibility rests first upon congress ana
afterward upon that power which makes
congresses. Whatever may be the wish
of individuals or the interests of par
ties, we may rest assured that the final
disposition of the Philippine question
will conform to the deliberate judgment
of the voters; they constitute the court
of last resort, from whose decisions
there is no appeal"
Mr. Carnegie thinks india is the
curse of Great Britain, and the Philip
pines will be the curse of the United
States. If you teach suppressed people
at all you make them rebels Education
is favorable to government OF a Su-
perior race. The Declaration of indie
pendence will make every ambitious
Filipino a thoroughly dissatisfied sub
ject."
I'm war" says Mr. Daniels, sit is the
unexpected that happens. SO in every
great and new adventure of peace. We
are asked to sally forth I,OOO miles from
our native seat to grasp, against their
will, a million of unwilling people-to
seize upon them, to take them by force
of arms and deposit them, land and
people, within the lines of the constt-
tuition. under the American flag, to
make them an integral part of this
American republic"
According to Mr. Teller. 1--WE shall
make a mistake if we make up our
minds that we are going to govern
these people from here; that we are
going to govern them with the Anglo
Saxons whom we send out from here
to administer the affairs of that coun-
try; you will need your $4,000 soldiers
and in a little while you will need more;
for they are a great people. They are
a people who know something of their
rights They are a people who are will
ing to contend for them, and believe
it to be almost an axiom that people
who will fight for their liberty, and
who are willing to die for it, are ca
pable of maintaining it when they
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