Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-06
FOR AND AGAINST EXPANSION
A Symposium of Views Submitted by
Prominent Men

In today's issue of the Independent there
appeared various articles upon the foreign
relations of the United States and expan-
sion. Congressman Hit chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, writes:
There are some who say that the lust
Tor military glory has been the cause of
downfall of all the republics of the past
But that is not true. The past has had
lew or no true republics, certainly not any
at all comparable with the United States
republic organized on the principle of
representative government by all. We are
making precedentS. There seems to be a
great war cloud forming over China and
the forces mastering there are mighty
enough to produce a war of the greatest
magnitude. But | see no reason that viii
require us to join the conflict, if conflict
there is to be- The only interest we have
in the matter is trade interest, and our
great epoch-making wars have never had
their origin in anything SOrdid'
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama
writes:
Those who lament and decry the con-
duct of our government in dealing with the
Philippines as being violative of our Con-
sutuuon are too late to accomplish much
else than to echo the pathetic appeals of
Aguinaldo that do not destroy our own
government in order to save the Filipinos
from the fatal power of his dictatorship.
1t is not far to go, nor is the way obscure
to find in the Constitution of the United
States express power given to Congress to
do what was done in Louisiana and Ha-
wall, and what our self-respect compels us
to do in the Philippine Islands.
The flag we have planted on the Philip
pines is consecrated to the same liberties
it shelters on the Capitol at Washington.
Edmunds and Chandler.
Ex-senator George F. Edmunds, arguing
against expansion, demands that the gov
eminent disclose to the people precisely
what took place before the capture of Ma
Mia, and what promises were made to the
Filipinos. He asks if Spain had anything
but a pretended sovereignty to cede, and
demands the reason for the sudden turning
of Filipino friendship into hostility. He
concludes: - 80
First, let us know the whole truth of
what has happened and then, perhaps, the
advocates of glory or dominion or trade or
civilization and religion advanced by the
cannon and the bayonet, and supported by
the blood and treasure of our people can
point out to us how these are the ways of
pleasantness and the paths of peace"
Senator w. E. Chandler, arguing for ex-
pansion. Writes
Whatever the future may have in store
for the Cubans and Filipinos, they are for
ever released. thank God. from the cruel
methods of government always peculiar to
brutal Spain
mo sensible or patriotic American now
demands an immediate American retreat
from the Philippines. American prowess
on trial before the whole world, is to be
indicated by the complete triumph of our
anu the Iull by war
the islands whose future destiny is then
to be determined according to the DELHI
crate judgment of the American Congress
and the American people. to whom Presi-
dent Mckinley will submit it, and to whom
1t must go for decision, whether he or any
other American is or is not willing it should
go there
Senator Chandler attacks the attitude of
Senator Hoar, in regard to the Philippines
and, continuing, says:
1T seems clear that no one single as
serted principle justifying war is applica-
bic to all wars alike, whatever may be
the circumstances, whether wars for ty-
rants war against tyrants.'
Postmaster Generals View.
Postmaster General Emory Smith, writ
ing in favor of expansion, claims that be-
fore the recent war this country was lack
ing in commercial outlets, but that now