The evening times., 1899-04-22
SATURDAY APRIL %. 1899.
The EEort. of Treason.

There is nothing improbable in the sug-
gestion that there has been discovefeo
proof of an attempt to incite mutiny IN
,be American army in the Philippines.
Indeed. it is surprising that such report
has not been current earlier. When men
pray in public that the American soldiers
may be slaughtered and beaten it is fair
TO assume that they will not hesitate 10
do what they can to persuade the troops
to rebel. When anti-annexation journa S,
like the New York Evening Post de ib-
eratcly assail the Government for its ef-
forts TO uphold the authority OF the nation
and misrepresent its motives and object,
the next step must be appeals to the army
to abandon the cause. To anybody who
has paid attention to the course of the
faction that is opposed to any enlargement
of our national responsibilities there is
nothing surprising in the statement made
this morning as to the reasonable scheme.
Ii is significant that the traitors should
become most active at this time. By mis-
representing the Importance and meaning
OF General Lawtons angry dfctum. they
have caused many Americans to think the
1HiiIpplHc pIUDltUI Is IuOIe iIldu IL
appeared. and the London journals to fear
that a sentiment has developed in this
country favorable TO American withdra val
The reason for this is that We are on the
eve of final success. II they do not force
matters now, the Philippine trouble will
be over and the Filipinos submissive and
satisfied There has never been a mo-
M hap thprp lpcS In al
about weakening. The end is virtually at
hand. We have this on the authority of the
Archbishop of Manila, of Aguinaldo's Lon
don representative. of all the returned refu-
gees. of the American commander and
officers in the Philippines. 1t need surprise
one to hear any hour that Aguinaldo
has made proposals For peace 1t is alb
solutely certain that his troops are eager
10 surrender on assurance that they will
genius TO reach them with manifesto, the
end would come instantly.
The advocates of an infantie provin-
cialism for the great Republic know this
They know that at any hour there may
be a Filipino expression in favor OF an
ncxation. They foIesee the early achieve
ment Of peace and expansion. Hence all
this untimely and absurd outcry. this talk
about American retreat which has asi-
tated our English friends. these piblic
prayers for the death of our soldiers. these
falsehoods as to American sentiment that
80 to our troops, these demands for the
instant discharge of our volunteers. What
treason is to do il must do at once. 1t is
too late, however, to effect anything. We
NAY justly blame General Otis for the fail
ure to accomplish his principal purposes. in
spite of the superb work of our army
But for that the end would have been
reached earlier. Yet even as 1t is, We may
look for the submission and paciication
OF the rebels in a short time. The traitors
cannot influence any large number OF our
soldiers even by misrepresenting the SEN
timent of the Amrican people. When the
officers of Minnesota regiment who had
been reached by the traitors demanded
instant discharge all Texas arose and ex-
claimed: Send them home; Texas Toys
will gladly take their place" Against the
determination of the people to uphold the
authority and honor of the country, trea-
son must strive and plot in vain