The Van Buren press., 1899-04-15
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sz.zry 70 ssezrs SPANS release. sEe
payment II TIE 2Klazns By the Filipin9s
laizat have ten zuzrzEtesd bT tie
United States.
Mr. ErYzn also szYs that The pr
pose sf annexation il % Apply % tzs
government u the Filipi16e methods
familiar 70 the people of Europe and
Asia. bat Eew 70 t1e United States.
This departure from trzdittOzs was not
a1th0Fized b. the people Whistler IL
will be ratified By them remains 70 Be
ssen- The responsibility resss first
upon congress and zftSruzrd upon ta2i
power which MAKES congresses. What
ever may b@ TIE vish of individzzIs or
tne interests of parties. ne may rest
assured that the final disposition u fhe
Philippine question will conform % fhe
deliberate Judgment of ths voterz; they
constitute the cont 81 last resort. from
whose decision there "a 10 appeal. "
Mr.. Carnegie thinks. India il the
cnrse II Britain. and the Philippines
will De the e7rse 81 the United States
II yoa teach suppressed people al al
yOu make them rsb@ls. Ed1ez.i5n l.
fatal 70 the government q ; superior
race. The declaration of independence
will make every ambitious Filipino 3
thoroughly dissatisfied subiect .
In war. says Mr.. Dzniels, 1T il
the unexpected that happens. % IL
every great and nsr adventure Of pace
We are asked now 70 sally forth TOO
miles from our native sest 10 grasp.
against will. million of unwilling
people-to seizs upon them, 20 take
them by force Of arns and deposit them.
land and people. within the lines Of the
constitution under the American flag
and 70 make them all integral part Of
this American republic. -
According 10 Mr. Teller we shall
make mistake II re nnaks up our
minds that ye are going 70 govern thoze
people from here; that We are going 10
govern them with the Anglo Sazons
whom We send from here 10 administer
the affair Of that country. You will
need your 80 90 soldiers and in li.tle
while you will need more, for they are
great people. They are people who
know something Of their rights. They
are people who are willing TO contend
for them and believe IL 70 be almost
an axiom that . people who will fight
for their liberty and who are willing TO
die for 1t are capable Of maintaining It
when they get 1t. -