The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22

The New York Tribune editorially
nillories Prof Charles Eliot Norton Tor
the following words contained III ms
irrational and lisloyal speech at Ash
| field, Mass"
| "We cannot bring the dead TO me- we
cannot restore the deso.ated MONIES, put
| we can help the Tilipinos to estaplisli
| their Independence and we can alloia
| them support in maintaining IT,
The Tribune declares that the course
thus suggested ''would be a monstrous
BETRAYAL Of duty of honor and or clVlll-
cation" and exhorts it's rhetoric and It's
wind in a vain effort to express Its IN
dignation at such infamous and tralto-
rous counsel.
In another part of the same Issue Is
published an interview with another
parsonage generally known to the puplic
as Admiral Dewey" whom the III
bune ought forthwith to pounce upon
as another Irrational and disloyar' dis
semination of treason. This Little
American" and Aguinaldo worshipper
is Quoted as follows: admiral Dewey
said he believed the Philippine ques-
ton would shortly be solved. In his
Judgment
of self government and the only way TO
settle the instruction and to insure
prosperity was to concede 1T to them.
He declared that he was never In ia
vor Of violence toward the F'il1plnos
and remarked that after autonomy had
been conceded annexation might be
talked Of"
1.-THE only way to settle the insur-
rection is to eoncede self government"
If this is not Strengthening the hands
of the insurgents what can be? 1t Is
almoot an echo Of Prof, Norton's "ir
rational and disloyal' declaration that
1--WE can help the Fiipinos to establish
their independence and support them IN
maintaining it." 1t is shocking, indeed,
to find that two Americans exist who
are capable of uttering such atrocious
sentiments. But. alas! the list of
TRAITORS" whose vilainous expressions
appear in the same issue of the Tribune
requires another name to complete it.
This third Little American and Agui-
naldo Worshipper" is President Schur-
man of the Philippine commission who
passed through Omaha on his way from
Manila and who there gave vent to the
following Irrational and disloyal'' Ian
guage:
1T would be wise to adopt course or
plan which would enable the govern
ment to maintain law and order and at
the same time give the Philippines no
cause for discomfort"
ut would be wise to adopt" such a
course or plant In other words tn
abandon the present policy of "uncondi-
tional surrender first and Cancellation
afterwards But this Is not all. This
evil minded person went on to say:
1T will be a surprise to many Ameri-
cans to know that the educated Filipi-
no is the equal of any other civilized
man in the world Americans must
deal gently with the Filipnos, He Is
entitled to sympathetic consideration.
There are many pleasing traits in his
character Once his confidence is CLAN
ed if dealt with in a frank, straightfor-
ward manner the misunderstanding
will all be dissipated and the Filipino
will realize that the American is his
friend"
One aggravating feature of these
reasonable speeches by Dewey and
Schurman is that they seem to assume
that it is the entire body of F7ilpinos
who hold aloof from our methods of
benevolent assmmilat on," and need
to be conciliated and inspired with con-
fidence whereas it is well known on the
authority of the New York Tribune and
the officials at Washington that hardly
one-tenth Of them sympathize with the
insurrection while the other nine-tenths
are simply crazy to become loyal Amer
lean citizens. If such is the case, the
question what prevents a government
from being Immediately established
can answer b.