The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-02
rEwEv DAY ~ BOCTOT
Secretary Of Wat LoAg the
Principal Speaker.

Boston, May1 THE Essex Club celebrat
ed Admiral Deweys victory with a ban
quet at Young's hote !anight. at whiel
, were gathered as guests Secretary Lonl
and two Of the reroes OF the Manila hgh
captain Wildes OF the Boston and Lieu
tenant Commander Reese. formerly eEecu
tive officer OF the Olympia besides Com
mander James r. Sefridge. formerly OF
the Puritan and Lieutenant Commander
f. A. Wilmer, OF the Monadnock
Secretary Long began his speech with
an eulogy on Admiral Dewey and then
paid a graceful tribute 10 the officers and
men OF the navy. The greater part Of his
speech was defense Of the na,,onol ad
minlstratlons Philippines He said. in
part;
'I believe that no more unpatriotic
utterance. or more unjust to the admins.
;~ation Of the government OF orr country.
has been uttered than the statement
which ! see now and then that the treat
ment OF the Cubans by Spain. or the Ar
menians by the Turks, IS not to be COM
pared with our course toward the Fiji.
pnos in wanton and deliberate cruelty
The mind that can utter such an extrava-
gance is so entirely warped 'ho. its
Judgment is valueless.
However. the statement has been
made that the treatment OF the Cubans
or the Armtnlans was not worse than our
treatment OF the Filiplnos I'm wanton and
deliberate cruelty I understand that
this Is charged. not az an incident 30 the
conditions OF war. but as the dslib cate ac.
tion OF the administration. If this IS So
it is an utterly mean unwarranted and
assertion Any mind that
Is not entirely perverted knows that II
IS not true and that the administration
has had no purpose OF wanton and dellb-
crate cruelty or Of any injury to the
"Its first. constant and last instruction
has been 60 show them every help 10 bet
ter conditions You can point TO no word
Il has uttered no order II has given. no
mission It az sent that has not had In |
view the improvement Of the fmlipplnoe !
islands II you will read the recent proc. |
lama ton issued by the consaIssica Of /
which President schumrna Is the head. |
You are blind II you do see that 81 lends |
TO them every advantage ot good govern |
ment and civilization. That any man
,an suggest that the spirit thus expressed |
compares unfavorably with that OF Gen. |
,ral Weyler's barbaIities In Cuba or the
Turks massacres in Armenia is a re-
lection upon either his candor or his intel
igence.
"The delay in the ratification OF the |
,eace treaty induced Aguinaido TO believe
hat n large element in this country was
opposed to the presidents policy and fav.
lred the immediate independence OF the
stands and his agent here, Agoncllo. en-.
outraged by the delay. encouraged him in
.his opinion. An intercepted telegram,
which I forwarded 10 Dewey, was brought
% me by newspaper reporter from Az
,ncillo here-whose later preo.pitate hight
vas confession-to Agulnaldo there .urg-
ng him to make an attack upon the
american forces In Manila and to do so
before tho 9Th OF February. which was
ne time set for the vote OF our senate
,n the ratification II is well known that
he attack was made.
again this delay left no time for con
sress TO act upon the question of what
disposition should be made OF the FIJI.
pnos, but left them in the hands OF the
president. He has not the power to dis
pose of thom. They are territories for
which congress must make needful rules
and regulations. The title 10 them IS I'm |
the United states. His simple duty Is to
maintain law and order there until con.
gress can aot
TRIBUTE TO FUNSTON
zone would think from what some say |
hat The President had gone out Of HE
way 80 begin an assault and INVASION
.pon the Filipinos. On the contrary, on
g. around that city OF Manila
where life ana property We're congregat-
a and entitled 20 protection, Aguinaldo
ma his followers were making an as
ault, shoting down our soldiers, creating |
lot and distarbance, ondangeri-S life |
md property, actually lighting the torch |
md attempting 70 burn the city. / can |
hardly believe that oven the critics u
he administration approve OF his at that
lime or that hey approve OF the Fllipinoa
firing on our flags Of truce. And yet ]
,Snnot help noticing that some Of them
have no word OF sympathy fr our soldiers
viii in their line Of duty, were exposed
to those dangers I'm and about Manila
They have no word OF praise for our
gallant Funston Yet when HOrauus
won eternal fame by swimming the II
be.. he was escaping from the fOei when
the young Kansan cro~zsd the Rio Grand
IL was to attack the enemmy and In tho
very teeth Of the enemy's fire. But II
some atrocious bunder Is invented
against the conduct Of humanity OF cur
army, II Is a source Of delight 10 them.
"The President had given strict orders
to General Otis to avoid conflict In ev-
cry possible way and General Otis had
so notified Aguinaldo. The latter. instead
OF seeking peaceful settlement went on
waging war o.. the city and on our troops
lawfully thers In tho discharge OF his
duty TO maintain law and order. certain
Iy the president was justified In sup
pressing these attacks. And, II the best
means OF defense was for the time be.
Ing TO assume the offensive after such
proyOcation, In order 90 prevent further
attacks, ne was justified In that.
Meantime the most enlightened com,
mission ne could select had been sent TO
Manila, with a View 10 bringing about
same proper adjuBtmept. THis cqmmls-
sion ls now al work. one would think
from what ls s9metimes said that on one
side are simply Americans armed forces
and on the other the FnipinOs and an
| tleir interests. On the contrary, have
you yet taken pains 10 ascertain that the
| property and commercial and pther in.
terests OF the great city Of Manila pre-
fer an American protection. no you know
Ithat one or two Of the Islands. through
thelr own authorities. have officially OK
pressed their gratncation at tho Amer
lean supremacy and sought IT'S protec
uon2
"Do you know that n there could b'
H. free and vol informed expFossiGi
among their responsible citizens. tho!
would largely prefer the shield OF IN