The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-06
|'ST IMPERIALISM.
/ ,s,,,,d Meeting Of the Chicago
Central League.
,,.,.S BY PROFESSOR LAUdHLIN
/ -. FOLLY a. Well as the
49, NJ the War ON Fill
.,,,s IL Set Forth

..l.ess Of the War ON FIN
r''' ,.... !. set Forth.
- August s.--A well attended
= ! d. ti-Impsrialisti site, League nt
=, ,onlsbt In Resale hall. Prof.
~. f,.ughlln Of Chicago univer-
4. principal speaker. Addresses
\. y professors A. H. Toilman
,,,l schorr of Chicago university
nlsot, and sigmund zierster'
,.usal,n spoke as follows:
~ 80 -. rersons object to any public
~ iii nature, because y may pos
w Y. W,s,srureted as giving aid and COM
~ = y. ~, sosmy. Let us look closer st
p.s.as ana Its consequences. II
y pa .,s Of the people In short
M .,scs may be left free to- In
fm nv nav condition whatever, and
49, freedom from criticism, be-
y XIV Y. ambitions Of their own creation
49, them In critical position.
~ p, T. an end to free government
y r.ople There is great principle
~. NE. for which we ought to con-
N. sovereign people advocate their
p.,.,.r m when they choose a public
ks' .,, why should they not cry out
~. !, any surprising new departure
s M, ignorance, especially when We
..,.a n express our opinion publicly?
I. ssi.e,ors say we are attacking our
ss,r I,,ders In person. Not at all. We
,.,enr great and fundamental prin-
~. :, humanity and liberty, and il in
1. w ,, N Of these principles, men in
Il. suffer. that can be only because
M have Of their own responsibility, put
srssyes IN opposition to right and JUS
Tn. seeming absence OF policy is,
.sr All but cloak for the most definite
IN: n Mold the Islands at all hazards,
IN theory Of false consistency. The
,r,s,tney OF words and acts deceive no
y. IA ali our negotiations with the Fill
I'm cur government said: Surrender
I'm upIratons for independence and
fery and We will then give you what
g-ro, you--think to be good for YOU
In Ia mind what that means. Bear in
aai Lineoln's words:
s,yo man il good enough to gov
IN another man without that
boers consent. When the white
n governs himself that in self
ssanment, hut when he governs
lnself, and also governs another
N. that Ia more than self-gOvern.
ntnt-that ID despotism.'
sa0a Lincoln's own definition, our gov.
Gnsrt In the Philippines is despotism.
| lie theory by which we abolished slav-
| our treatment Of the Filipinos is
. lepo!lc.
| Since conquest and expansion are I'm
anhtsdy the milk In the cocoanut, there
tsuthirg for US to do but to discuss that
Irhcy puarey and frankly. 1t should be
Is9osM On two grounds. First, 1t is bad
|laltI ID the form OF politics; and, second.
AZ wrong In the form OF morals. First,
" " briefly consider the matter from
10 die Of political principle. There are
|eHrl Possibilities open to us. II we
FnFs bought and now own the Philip
|laa, u Is open to US to give them away.
|lls humane STAKEHOLDER, who has
|sslil poor slave, In order that he Nigh,
|ah lha technical power to give him his
|pNton. having bought the islands OF
Eat no United States might give back
W Russlng Filipinos their independ-
|a y We should do this we would then
siia before the monarchies of the world
Y ia'luiely dlslnterested and humane
Y us war with Spain. 1t would be a
XIV ~ hllg to have paid $4,000, 900, to be
~ Y make free nation. The states
a aa VINO would associate his name with
" s., M' would go down into history like
snangcn and Lincoln, like great lib
W. sg.niflng presidents to inperishable re-
w lae other hand, II our policy, no
.N' now disguised, Is conquest and
! .psason then there are two alternatives
~ 10 In the Philippines. First, the
., a y p Of these Islands as an integral
~. y Ine United States, by which the
~ ':S' =, become citizens like ourselves,
/. - statehood In the future, or, second, |
/, w. sp.a adoption Of the Imperialistic pol
49, we colonies, by which the Filipincs
- our Subjects under an American
srs,po' such as was reported to be the
=. isl offered by our offcials).
= vs. discuss. In brief, the proposition
icy me Philippines. and give them
Ass. 'yllal government like that of |
mn. nm y We refuse independence to the
N. 70 give Territorial government
4. y, a,, ~ ruth the only and the inevit-
n, p, !, consistent with our republican
m, government. But what does that
n. roiiy-blind, unillumined folly.
\. ADDED the negroes to our cleo
~, " created grave problem which
mn. not YET solved. But to go on. in
ns. 70 give Territorial government I
4 ~. Aicans and to 10, 900 900 of Ma
NM W.. V,aet races Tin all stages of civil
n aaa put them In line for State
n a Y, PROPOSITION too appalling for any
trst ~, ~, country to contemplate for a
s,,rs,,,.i nihk OF our splendid country
N ,an ,ansled In the politics of is
m, miles away7 Multiply the dit
nm. ireland and England and a
b1, r,. ZINES over, you will then but
s,,,,Iss 'u.e the situation created bv the
M = " Malav States and Territosyes.
n Il III ' ~ OF man is not able to So
y, fNms~.t WY NOT, IN all common
J, ,'. .n,r that God has entrusted to
Dl,,,.an q. to be kept burning for the
s,n.,,s snroushout the world. the great
~ h,aent Of free government known
], M @an race, and let us noA- cas-.
a sacred trust for a mass NJ mt
n.s e Philippine Islands.
sr,.r come to the alternative OF
In - pure and simple. But they
i sn,,. navs not adopted imperialism:
'Nsn ~, has not yet acted on that
nsn ~, nut since conquest is in actual
stIs. No, N.Y. has congress- not been called
NJ n uuor our policy? The present
siad ~. ne United States TODAY in iis
psAll,,,s. could not be more clearly
nts . ~, Than It is, Let us strip al,
III sl,s.ee What is the crux Of The
y ~ s sa In the Philippines, why
y Sss. srant independence to The iii,
q cSAonr protection las we have
\ IL S .ol The moment that Is
sines,.s 80 WIN end. The country viii
" b,avn. nom all It's embarrassments,
'buins s s, army will be saved from
-. NtrFUEA u