The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-12
THE PHILIPPINE WAR
Ily Mnrnt IIaIalead

THE PHILIPPINE WAR
ny Murat II0lsirhd.
Tho people Of the United States have
lust given great attention 10 tho com
memorallon Of May Day and the popu
lar expression II that the III " May Il
Dewey day. Admiral Dewey has had
lths city Of Manila under hlH guns for
more than year. lie Dbeyef orders IN
destroying the Spanish foct ana could
not IN honor or common sense abandon
the conquest
The government ~ the United States
bna been with the admiral In principle.
In aympaihy. ir policy. ana In patriotism.
flo has bren sustained ~ every step. ana
lhiu dlscrrI0n has been excei.eni-hiH
Judgment as clear E bls yalor hrm
ua has been inGuenilal-deScrvedly ro--
IN MI that has been done that Affects The
destiny Of the philippines and our aSHo-
citation with them. The politicians and
tho cfaBks. tho opponents ot American
Expansion tho apologlFth for our nation
nl greatness those who would hide ~
from the world irst We might get into
mlyrhlef-hayc let Dewey alone. They
have whlnrd. whlmpercd and walled AT
the administration, but have not yen'hred
n criticism upon the admiral stronger
ibnn the expression of the wiBh thai ne
had He'd from the scene Of tha lght be
won 10 gloriourly There In something
coynrdly evidently IN The fauli-hnderH
! Naulners II not the matter with them
/ They deny the truth continually about
The stale of anaiu IN Manila and the
philippines generally They make no
,r,ouot Of our obligation In destroying
a Government to see thai nothing more
Infamous was substituted They DO not
ilhk. into acc Junt the articles Of chpltu-
laiion Of the city of Manila IN which We
arrumed the duty ~ preserving order ana
rrsifsinlnE barbarian. They do not seem
90 bs aware that while the treaty was
under discussion In Paris and washing.
ton iho duty upon us was 20 guard 'hr
civilization Of the capital Of ih" PM
ipplne archipelago Thry omit TO con
.drr the fact that the opposition to 'hr
treaty was one OF the causes o' thr
Aguinaldo war They would ride rough
.hod over the fact that We have not nad
IA, opportunity TO DO IN the Philippine
other than W. have done
Tho opposition TO the duty Of American
destiny n founded upon the lie ihhi
Aguinaido ir in effect the philippine peo-
pie ilc 10 an impoHler and schcmef
whp has sought TO force the United
states TO sustain hls false preicnscs. ana
herausr We did not he made war upon
IA aa savage ana fool. He fond y,
fooiishly. believed We had traitors who
would strike our army and navy for
him Ile has been a bloody fraud upon
hls fellow c!tiE,nA iIc Is whipped and
We have trausccndcntal cyclists who are
.rylng TO stir up muiiny In our army
and ought 20 De- dealt with by a court
martial OF private soldiers. II h the
policy Of Agulpalio to affect the super.
natural. and to hide In a cloud.
wha, do people really think they mean
who would have General OTIS grant an
armislcc. while the military gang a..
rrmbic the Congressional gang There
IL no congress that has representative
character Il Is another STAN OF Agui-
aldo-who has nothing TO do 20 change
his government but 20 issue proclama-
ton Why should We hail him as a
peop.c-a government He sold himself
once for a small sum Of money ana left
h.s beloved people and when he was
gone there was another great chief. This
fellow Aguinaldo stole American pres
tigc and attempted 20 dictate 10 our
army terms before they landed Now
We arr expected TO surrender 10 him, as
the Tycoon OF the Philippines II Is
presumed hv the anti-war party that
these United States are calf country.
and that I'VE the people Of the United
States" should submit ourselves as an
example OF the pusluanimous. The Amer
lean huh calf party will not be the catte
on a thousand hills, The peace commits
slonrrs at Manila. with the aid Of Ad-
mifal Dewey and General otis. seem TO
their business, The way TO
make peace sure and safe Is to make war
to end the Agulna.do Imposture. The
change Of the Malay states for the bet
ter within few years show what can
be done by government with cool
head aud hand a, once firm Pnd warm.