The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-26
Tide Rising Against Imperialism.

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the volunteers when they come
home from the Philippines. 1t is
a carefully laid political scheme to
excite a seeming wave Of enthu-
siasm for his policy OF imperialism
and to Offset the severe criticisms
which have been made over his
failure TO bring the volunteers
home when their terms OF enlist
ment expired two months ago. 1t
might be thought that the presi-
dent OF the United States would
be above this sort Of peanut poll
tics, but the situation IS desperate
and imperialism menaces his pros
poets OF reelection.
One significant sign that the ris-
ing tide against Imperialism IS
tending to disrupt the republican
party is found in d meeting OF
prominent Irish Americans held in
Washington last week to organ
ize a national movement against
the administration. It's leader
was Col. Patrick O'Farrell, one OF
the most prominent lrIsh-Amerl-
cans in the country, a veteran OF
the late war and an active member
Of the Loyal Legion. He Put in
ten weeks on the stump for Nc
Kinley in the last election, but de-
| clares that he will vote for free
| silver before he will support the
| administration in its present policy.
81 am an expansionist," said Col.
O'Farrell, $50 long as expansion is
within the limit Of the American
continent, but to take an alien pop
ulation of 5000, 900 as subjects,
not citizens, to incorporate a terri
tory which a never be the home
OF a white population, savors too
much OF the policy Of England;
and | and thousands Of others OF
the same way Of thinking will not
only protest against it, but vote
against it."
The opposition to imperialism is
so pronounced in Massachusetts
that we're no other issue involved
an enormous anti administration
majority would be registered.
Should ex-Speaker Reed, who is
Numerically opposed to imperial,
ism, head the revolt in the repub
lican party, the movement would
be quite as momentous in the east
as was the revolt Of the silver re-
publicans in the west in 1906.
When the full facts of the Phil.
|ippine campaign, the character Of
the mixed populations, and the
evils incident to even a peaceful
occupation Of the islands are laid
before the American people, the
opposition will be sufficient to
overwhelmingly defeat the admin
istration. One point in illustration
has just come out. Throughout
the island OF Mindanao and in the
smaller groups reaching down to-
ward Borneo are hundreds oi
thousands, millions perhaps, Of
Malay Mohammedans who it is
proposed by Mckinley shall be.
come subjects of the United
States. These people Span has
never conquered. Like the Ia
gals who are fighting in Luzon
they have a strong mixture Of Arat
blood. They are governed by a
lot Of tribal chiefs, petty despots
who call themselves Sultans, and
like all Mohammedans, are polyg-
amists. tits proposed in all ser.
iousness that an annual tribute be
paid to these petty despots by the
United States to insure their sup
port Of American sovereignty and
to persuade them to abandon their
habits Of predatory warfare. This
y the way Great Britain keeps the
hill tribes Of northern India from
over the border and cult