The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-31

for their country, if it is necessary, but
men who are enduring severe hard
ships must feel that the endurance is
a patriotic duty. The obligation OF the
United States to preserve the Philip
pines from anarchy is high and .
solemn. but it is a moral rather than .
patriotic obligation. As an Idaho .
soldier said he would rather fight
10 maintain order and decency IN his
own State which seemed TO be in the
hands of mob. than fight for the
preservation of order among the Fill
pinos.' Besides, when the volunteer
gets no sleep, has sore feet, is weak
ened with fever, and stands up 20 his
waist in water, and lodges Filipino
shots, he is in no pleasant mood 20
read in one of the home Expansion
journals an editorial written by an
editor, who sits in comfortable chair
telling him that he is gloriously fol-
lowing the Star of Empire. He be
lieves that the editor ought TO take his
turn at it, and try the fever and sore
feet and swamps and bullets.
The Bangor (Maine) Commercial
publishes letter from Capt. Hersey OF
the 18th L. S. Regulars now in Luzon.
Capt Hersey is a man of reputation IN
Maine. The letter is addressed TO the
CAPTAINS father. This is an extract:
The volunteers have done splendid
fighting, there is no doubt about that
| The great criticism TO be made on
them is their utter disregard of the
| laws OF civilized warfare. | heard a
| man OF the Montana Regiment state
that. when ne had a new revolver is
| sued to him he tried it on an lnot-
| fensive native, who was padding q
| boat out in the stream. The revolver
proved to be good one, for the native
/ fell over dead into the water He
thought it was a good joke. He ais,
told of one of his comrades, who
when native (woundeO, asked him
for water. kicked him in the head unit
he died. Filipinos claim that then
| women are ravished, and | guess wltf
a good deal of truth. So far L have
heard of no such disgraceful acts bein:
done by any of the regulars. In m!
, opinion, the hatred created by Jhes
, acts Of wanuOn cruelty will make any
thing like a cordial feeling between tn
Insurgents and Americans, for a goo'
many years to come, impossible, eve1
. if we succeeded in conquering them b,
force Of arms"
No one. for a moment, believes tina
the body Of volunteers would toleral
, such conduct. But we have had here
! in the case Of a Regiment of volunteer
d an unfortunate reputation given b
h lawless and crue! men to body c
really patriotic soldiers.
el The war fever is over. The Va
n editors are off on their summer vac;
n lions. The offers Of enlistment :
a. common soldiers at $15 per month al
a moderate. although multitude of me
Ia are eager to serve as officers. II
;, garish lights are turned off. Throug
! the medium of thousands OF lette
3 written by intelligent men, who carr
Il rifles, the hell of war is taken hon
V to the people, and the political leade
o. who naturally follow the popular WI
will not hesitate to declare what tn
10 will is during the coming session
M Congress. This is the peoples Wa
rv not the Presidents. Let us now S
IA how the people will manage it.
of have faith that they will finish VIII
w, they nave underUaheh' Tue Nal