The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
SCHURMAN AND HOAR.

7 is OF much interest 10 compare the views OF Presi
dent Schurman of the Philippine Commission,
original anti-imperialst, with those of Senator
Hoar present anti-imperialist. President Schurman
joins the ranks OF the atasts by saying that
ter what ones individual opinions may be in
the Philippines and consider what we are do
there. He commands a measure OF respect which is
denied to some by emitting all about Providence
having commanded the situation. In discussing the
matter outside of the official report OF the commits
sion he rebukes the spirit OF ownership
founded with the idea OF sovereignty and says that
claim ownership OF the islands and the people, with
the implied right to do as we please with our own,
IS take barbaric position incompatible with the
growth of any feeling of obligation be just to the
indignant and hostile people over whom
sovereignty bought with money from power which
they had not only repudiated but had with their
arms expelled from the archipelago. He repudates
The moneymaking idea utterly and rebukes the spirit
OF commercialism with which Senator Carter and
Colonel DENLY view the whole question, and declares
that must have eye single to the highest inter
ests OF the Filipnos themselves. To this end we
must OF treasure expend all that may be necessary
to educate them, organize their industries for their
beneht-not ours raise them in the scale OF existence,
do what may be done oblterate and tribal dis
tinctions among them, give them sense OF oneness
OF interest and common thirst for advancement and
progress. These views are humane civilized and
proper. The programme which is to make them our
effective policy is that conqueror has ever car
red out and that no race, feeling itself the SUPERIOR
has ever adopted and successfully held toward nfe
rior race. If we can do 1t the accomplishment will be
the greatest glory in our history and will put out OF TO
Gus all that we have heretofore accomplished That We
nave done Just the opposite OF all this in treatment
OF the inferior races with which we have been in inn
mediate contact makes discouraging datum line
from which 10 start such errand TO people so
distant and so different from in all racial respects.
Turning to the views OF Senator Hoar we find them
largely on the line. He says: When the Pres-
dent said that iorcbe annexation, according to our
American code OF morals, would be criminal aggres-
sion was he a copperhead? Was he disloyal to the
flag? Was he not 4 Republican? Was there ever an
utterance so calculated to give to Aguinaldo
and his people as that? The time has come to make
up your minds II you TO declare that you do not
TO subugate and ensave the Filipinos then you
will act toward them the principles OF your
own Declaration OF independence, and the be
ended in an hour The refusal make this declara-
ton brought this war and your refusal to de-
clare yourselves is alone responsible for its
tinuance The leader OF the Filipinos had been
brought to the islands in United States ship, and
was in arms at the head OF his forces with full
concurrence and cooperation. II the statement at
tributed to a high official who is sometimes called
upon TO sit in the Cabinet with the President is true
their leader had been offered, by President Mckinley
the high Office oi colonel in the regular army OF the
United States which is OF itself sufficient reiuation
OF the charges against him. They had framed pro-
vsional constitution, which was model OF its kind,
establishing a dictatorship like those established by
Bolivar In South America give place a repnh-
lie as soon the military condition should make it
possible. Now we have TO settle the question which
the President has repeatedly declared is for Congress
or the people He then points out that such settle
ment be in the interest of the natives that
singly consider their welfare and that in proportion
as we aid them to become sefgoverning nation
will relieve ourselves OF the and responsibility
OF governing them in spite OF themselves He says
this great question has been discussed with leyity
and intolerance and with an appeal to low motives
and cheap passions rarely paraeled in political his
tory and concludes with this: The American peo-
pie the brave and just people who made the immortal
Declaration and defended it with life and fortune
and sacred honor: who. established our wonderful
constitution; to whose Monroe doctrine is due the
freedom of the American continent from the Rio
Grande 10 Cape Horn have not changed their char
acter their principles in the twinklng OF eye
under the temptation OF any base motive personal
advantage, or the excitement OF war. They sub
ject, doubtless, all masses OF men subject how
intelligent however upright to great OF
passion. But their sober second thought is to be
trusted Their deliberate action will be wise and just.
The great passions by which they are stirred and by
which their judgment is clouded are generous,
noble and humane Reason will resume its sway and
the great republic will remain republic
1t is plain 20 be seen how narrow is the line which
divides the thoughtful sentiment OF the country
this subject And it is further how quickly that
division will disappear as war ceases and its
passions subside.
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