Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
NUMBER 80.


Public sentiment L driving the pres
1de0f iron MS position from behind
! the colonial empire craze into the open.
bat il viii take constant pounding 10
| prevent his returning 10 IT. Senator
Foraker has declared that American
! occupancy of The Philippines i. 10 be
only temporary, and that in due lime
the 1nhabitants will create and main
/ tain 8 government of their Own. This
assertion startled the senate, because
Mr.. Foraker was believed TO be Toicing
| the sentiments OF the president II lie
was. and there seems 10 be no doabi
about il. the president has reireatad
| before the growing Indigestion Of the
| people On the heels Of Senator For
akers unex pec1ed. ba1 none the less
| pleasing ENCOURAGEMENT, comes Ihe
equally satisfying word that The Cuban
policy has been reversed, and that b
Cuban viii be- appointed mayor Of
Havana and another Cuban viii be
made chief O. police and still another
VIII be deputy chief. This viii place
the executive and police departments
/ in the hands Of true and tried Cuban
/ patriots, ali OF which l. positive de-
parture from the policy outlined by
General Brooke upon assuming COM
nand Of the island.
1t Is reasonable 10 suppose. in view
Of ali this, that war will not be de-
clared against the F5lipipos, bai rather
their cooperation viii be invited in
the work Of preparing them 10 assume
the responsibilities OF Al Independent
government IN Cuba it means tie
recognition Of the rights Of the Cabans
10 actively participate in the work OF
paving the way for the republic
But just how sincere the president l.
remains TO be seen He has yielded 10
public sentiment. but not willingly. we
may be sure His plans 10 establish
al American colonial empire. 10 in
clnde Cuba, was too well defined for
him 10 say his policy was nisappre-
| hended by the people Els organs
| would listen 10 nothing less than the
Immediate annexation Of the Phillip
pines, and the absorption Of Cuba later
On Indeed, enough Is known Of the
part Great Britain played in The peace
negotiations TO EarranI the assertion
thai lie United States V as 10 lake and
hold the Philippines a. a part Of the
Anglo-Anerican Chinese policy, and
that an -4open door7 was TO be main
tanned il the Philippines 10 enable
Great Britain 10 continue her control
Of the import and export trade OF the
archipelago-
! What has brought about this appaT-
feBt change Of front O. the Rdninistra-
4ion3 Without The slightest intention
Of playing politics" ii may be as
serted without fear Of successful COZ
bradletion that tie Democratic party.
aided by such stalEart Republicans as
Senators Hoar and Hale and Speak er
Reed, has infaned the public mind
against the presidents scheme 1o
found an American colonial empire
Il was the Democratic party, with the
ald Of saeh Republican leaders &c Sep
ators Thrrs1on and Proctor, that drove
the president into war with Spain &c
liberabe Cuba, and now II Is The Dem
ocracy that arrays public sentiment
against Imperialism. and drives the
administration from the 1n-Anerican
and unconstitutional policy OF world
vide territorial expansion
But can The president be trusted 10
hold the nation aloof from foreign en-
3anelenen1s2 les. If the Democracy
keeps up Ills fight against the empire
policy Of the administration, and moi il
| it relaxes- Public sentiment is assert
ing itself, bat il must be kept infaDed
against Imperialism, else the president
will revive his policy making the soE-
ereignfy Of the people subordinate 10
1he imperialism Of The classes against
the nasses--k C. Times
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