The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12
TWO PHILIPPINE POLICIES.

what has Colonel Bryan to offer in
solution of the Philippine problem?"
asks an imperialist.
He offers a better plan than any yet
proposed by the administration. 1t is
not policy of obstruction. or of aban-
donment, or of dishonor Bryans prop
osition is more feasible, more effective,
more just and more honorable than the
policy which has been pursued by Pres
ident Mckinley in reference to the Phil
ippines.
In dealing with these insurgents
due consideration should be given to
their education. their experience. their
ideals and their ambitions. We must not
expect OF them to become thoroughly
acquainted with American ways and in
stitutons in day, or a week, or a year
Neither should we expect them to form
a correct idea of the American DISPOSE
ton. of American government of Amer
ican benevolence. which they can but
dinaly see if at all, through the smoke
ana flame Of incessant war.
In dealing fairly and justly with the
FiIipinos-and we take it the American
people insist upon fairness and justice
in all their transactions, whether with
a rich. enlightened power. or with a
poor. weak people-these things should
be borne in mind. and the complications
which brought on the present conflict
should be considered step by step
'rhe Filipiuos had been struggling for
three centuries for relief from Spanish
oppression and cruelty. Point after point
they forced The Spaniards to yield; con-
eession after concession they won from
their foreign masters, but every agree
ment was broken. every right was tram
Dled down L. became apparent, in time,
raat the only way 10 secure relief was
through national independence. For 4
halls century this has been the hope of
he Faipinos. They fought and fell, suf-
fered at the hands of traitors. persisted
IN me dungeons OF tyranny but perse-
Sered. hoping. perhaps. that some
friendly power would see their signal OF
distress ana 20 TO the rescue, as France
went to the rescue Of the American col
onists in the closing years Of the last
century. And now begins our part in
the history of the islands.
dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet
n Manila bay.
.. Dewey sent TO Hongkong and
brought Aeunaldo 10 Manila
Consule Prau and Mildman. ae-
credited representatives Of the United
States government, told Aguinaldo
that. if he could get the Fillpinos TO
cooperate with the United States
forces. Spain should be driven out of
the archipelago and his people should
be given their independence.
4. Dewey armed ami equipped the
natives. treated them as allies and sta
toned them around Manila to hold
vhat he had virtually captured. They
did their part wen, as the admiral says
in his reports. And thex did it While
the administration was remiss in send
ing troops to Dewey's relief.
5. American officials treated them as
allies and American newspapers re-
ferred to them constantly in terms OF
commendation as patriots and heroes
who deserved the independence for
which they had struggled so long. One
newspaper. and it is a rank imperial
that the Filipinos were the principals
at the capture Of Manila and that the
Americans were the allies.
s. After the fall of Manila, after the
war was ended. after Merritt left the
islands, after Otis took command, the
Ehipinos were no longer looked upon
as patriots come into their Just re-
ward. They were treated as intruders;
their share Of empty glory, even. was
denied them; they were made to feel
shat they occupied valuable and COW
eted ground; they were repulsed when !
ever they asked to know their fate;
they we're ignored by President Nc
Kinley in his annual message to con-
gress, although he congratulated other
peoples Interested in the outcome of
Toe war; they were bargained and sold