Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-04-07
WHY WE EXPAND.
Explanation Of the Working Of Provi-
dence in the Late War.


IA render ~ THE JOURNAL brings
Us following article under the above
headings aud asks Us 10 publish the
same a. an anti-eHpansion view OF the
results Of the war with Spain. We
Only regret that We do not know what
the politics ~ the paper are or where
II IS publishedl En-. ).
From ibe Baptist Weekly Standard.
@ Why did the United States go
10 war with Spain? A. To help the
Cubaos.
q. What was the matter with the
CuoansY A. Spain would not let
them be independent.
q. what else? A. Spain treated
the inhabitants cruelty ln trying 70
suppress rebellion.
q. How did the war result? A..
Spain was badly defeated.
Q, Why was she defeated ? A..
Because we had better guns and bet
ter men 10 aim them.
@. When the war was over, what
did the government do for the Cubans?
A, Not much OF anything, except TO
allow charitably disposed persons 70
feed few OF the starving people.
Q. Then the war was not an entire
success ? A. Oh, yes, for IL opened
a way for us 70 expand.
Q. Why did we need 10 expand (?
A. Because there WIS not room
enough In the United States for all
the politicians who wanted jobs. This
Is not the reason usually published.
q. How did II happen that the op.
portuniLy ~ expand came just at the
time when IL was needed A. Some
say II was proyldentlal.
Q. How can we be sure that II was
provIdential A. Because Dewey
sunk one Spanish feet without losing
a man, and Schley and Sampson sunk
another with the loss Of one killed.
q. What does that prove? A. IL
proves that IL Is our manifest destiny
10 expand.
q. What connection have these
two naval victories with expansion
A. The one gave US control Of Ma
Mia. the other ~ Cuba and Puerto
Rico.
Q. What kind OF control? A. Pcs
session by right OF conquest,
q. Did we declare war OF con-
Questy A. No; we declared war 10
help the Cubans, aud the president
said that We did not desire To acquire
territory; but that was before we
knew that We needed to expand.
Q. when did we hnd that out
A. The newspapers found IL out
during the week beginning May l,
1898; the religious newspapers
lsome OF them found II
out about Julv 4; che prosl
dent found II out when he heard the
crowds applaud his remarks az various
depOts IT, the west.
q. Are YOU sure that vas the time |
the President made uD his mind %
expand ? A. The newspaper say so,
= Why DO the religious newspapers
and the ministers want to expand
A. Because they thlnk missionaries
should be sent 20 the Philippines.
O. Why cannot missionaries he
sent 10 the Philippines undera United
State protectorate without annexiug
the island A. Nobody knows,
Q, What other argument Is there
Tor expansion A. The commercial
argument. The annual revenue Of
the Philippines under Spanish rule
has beer about sll,00O,OOO.
q. What has been the net revenue
after the expenses of administration
we're paid A. IL Is stated at less
than s39O,OO0.
q. What Is the largest revenue |
that the United States could expect |
under the best government ? A. Pos
si6ly as much as slO,OO.OOO.
Q. What would be the cost of the |
army aud navy necessary 20 ,conque 2 |
the rebclhous sayages OF the archipol.
ago A. Not less than eco 900, 600 |
year, aud probably much more. After
the islands were paciued the annual
expenses would be NO least s20,oOO,OO0.
.. Where Is the pront the United
states expects coming from. especially
~ she has PROMISED spain Ell, ,0OO,OUO
Ia advance A, Nobody knows.
O. Who will pay the blllsg A. Nv.
'rybody who buys tea, patent medl
lines, money orders or uses checks or
express receipts or telegTams.
Q win these taxes be sunicientY
Probably not; they will have 20
y Increased OF new o0es added.
q Is there any other argument Tor
Expansion. A. Yes; the American
Lax must never he hauled down.
.. Does not that depend 90 the
eason Tor which the nag Is hauled
IpS A. No.
y What Is the logical SUPPORT N this
rsumentY A. There Is none, hut Il
ounds we'll.
o. IL We annex tue Philippines
that shall Nc do with thems A.
lovorn them as q colony.
. wan their representatives have
voice Ia the government of the
'nited Statess A. Of course DOT.
lcept possibly Que educated voter
at of several hundrrd Inhabitants
he rest are uot nt fur citizenship
nd never viii d., according to our
Ieas ~ Democratic government