Washington sentinel., 1899-04-01
WASHINGTON CITY D. G., SATURDAY, APRIL /, 1899
stop the Un-Amerlean war.

Stop the Un-AmericAn War,
The United States consul gen
eral at Hong Kong, China. mad
use Of the following language in
recent communication to MI
Moore, CT the Department OF State
We take the liberty to publish thi
in order to give our readers al
idea Of the kind of people we reall,
are fighting in the Orient. Gu
consul says:
have lived among the Malays OF tn
| Straits settlements and have been al
honored guest OIL the different sultan
ates, have watched their system o
government and have admired thei
intelligence, and l rank them higt
among the semi civilized nations OF the
earth, The natives Of the Philippine
Islands belong to the Malay race, ano
while there are very few pure MalayS
among their leaders, think their stock
has rather been improved than debaseo
bv admiXture. l consider the tortT or
fifty Philippine leaders, with whose
fortunes | have been very closely con-
nected, both the superiors of the Malays
and the Cubans Aguinaldo, Agonclllo,
and Sandico are all men who would all
be leaders in their separate depart
ments in any country, while the
wealthy Manila men, who live in Hong
Kong and who spend their money
liberallV for the overthrow Of the Span
iardss would hold their own among
bankers and lawyers anywhere. Ia
conclusion. / wish to put myself on
record as stating that the insurgent
government of the Philippine Islands
cannot be dealt with as though they
were North American Indians, willing
to be removed from one reservation to
another at the whim OF their masters.
II the United States decides not to retain
the Philippine Islands, its 100000
people will demand independence, and
the attempt Of any foreign nation to
obtain territory or coaling stations will
be resisted with the same spirit with
which they fought the Spaniards.
Our President is mistaken, sadly
mistaken. The Philippine people
are capable OF self government.
Take your mailed hand. Mr.. Presi-
dent, from their throats and give
them chance to demonstrate this
fact still further. In the name OF
llthat is good and just, cease send
ing our brave soldiers to meet
death in an ignoble war. What
right in Gods name have you to
demand such a sacrifice as thls7
Stop wasting our national re-
sources in an effort to belle all
the professions Of sympathy which
" c have made in times past for the
down trodden and oppressed.
You are maligning the national
character. You are bringing
reproach upon the greatest Re-
public Of modern times. There is
serious danger ahead il you do not
desist. You are upsetting all the
safeguards OF the Monroe Doc
trine by your own departure from
its principles.
Stand back, Mr.. Mckinley, and
accord to these people who by
their valor have earned the right
to be free, the privilege OF estab-
such form OF government
as they themselves prefer. 1t will
not, of course, be nearly so perfect
a government as ours, for they are
Of an inferior race to our own.
But though it may be somewhat
crude, especially at the outset. it
will answer all their needs we'll
enough and will bring them peace
and happiness.
We >an take this step with honor
lust the same as France did in
Hayti. The people who have been
lighting for a generation against
Spanish oppression are as patriotic
as we ever were. They believe
themselves to be fighting against a
foreign foe who have bought their
land Of birth, their freedom and
liberty from a country which had
no sovereignty over them, nor
right to make such a sale without
their consent.
The inhabitants OF the Philip
pines are not liberated; they are
oppressed. We are not liberators;
nor are we rescuers. We are in
aicting upon them a grievous
wrong. l am sure that the spirit
Of liberty is not yet dead in the
breasts OF every American. Hence
in the language OF Lord Chatham
would truthfullv say that-If 1
were Filipino,a as | am an American,
while foreign troop was landed
in my country, would never lay
down my arms-Never, Never,
Never.