Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-12
The Philippines.

The Philippines.
Editor Times: Just a the preaent
time it would seem decidedly appro.
pirate, to say few words in reference
to the Philippines. AT time when
such diversity of opinion exists rs
now apparent, few modest words
would in all probability render more
distinct apprehension on the part Of
some. more distinct, and serve alike,
the rendition OF y more honest and
conscientious opinion.
Ever since Dewey destroyed Mon
tiego's squadron of minor, and inferior
craft in Manila bay in 1898, large
percentage of our people, have not
been able to arrive approximately,
about what we, the government, were
going to do with few thousan ! is
lands little more than 10000 miles
away from the seat of this govern
ment
Something more than one hundred
million of opinions have been render.
ed, surreptitiously surrendered; that
the average man feels he must capitu-
late with what he is made to believe Is
public patriotism! The facts are,
there has been so much lying about
the Philippine archipelago, that no
man can arrive at q just conclusion as
to the intrinsic value, Is in this case,
they must be judged in the interns-
tional of value scale; inasmuch as we
paid the small sum of $20,0oO,OOO in
cold cash, besides "a larger sum in hu
man lives than will ever be justly
computed" and do not expect to sell
them; do not expect to force govern
ment upon them; do not expect to
plumber them; and will not allow any
one to "rob the Filipino, of his just
rights" ~ but instead we will carry on
q work of determination, now that we
have "just begun to realise they have
an intrinsic value"
We, It is said, from an American
standpoint, are in, or on-the Philip
pine islands, by way of destiny, "be-
cause God" desires the hesthens to be-
come civilized, he chose the Ameri.
can people to pay the tribute for edu-
cation for future civilization in the
Philippines. So peculiar are the
transposttions and changes of the AL
mighty, that he qndqtisbly shifted the
responsibility of this far off people
from the government of "Rnelsnd; OF
possibly Germany. in view of conquest.
that he could give them the benefit Of
oil the accomplishments and advance.
ments the world possessed.
Today the Americans are pay.
ing taxes In way of special revenue,
amounting to millions upon millions
Of dollars, besides additional taxes and
revenues, levied by the State and Ma
tionsl legislatures; to meet the extra
expense brought forth for the one
sole purpose, and that not for the
sake of humanity, but for the sake Of
public ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and when the
next half century marks its bloody
fingers upon the pages Of history the
present outcome will. have been no
heavenly dream but will have proven
its falsity by having Fobbed the peo-
pies millions and sauandered them in
the far off islands of the sea; under
tropical sHp whose - ayakk;snIing II,
blood and treasure of this, Jour glorious
country. Would it not be far better
to have not gone into the faker bust.
messy But says someone we must
keep them now, we have got them; but
this does not pay the broken hearts
and fstherless children, does 1t? We
may yet find q way out now that we
are in, but only when the end of time
marks the coming of the resurrection.
w. j. g. Jr.