Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-21
! .El'.I.l CHIT 2 a GEES
THuRspAy, \ sEp :: i, q. 1899.
AcHARLATAN, OF WAR.

a " 2 General { Joe Wheeler says he finds
* the U.s. philippines quite favorable for
mil taryG operations. If this Is the case
,ssssNHfys no place our army in, charge of n
I military man and see what we Gun
s accomplish ?'-yYashington Post.
4 lR Mckinley finds them more favorable
81 for political operations, and hopes to
y make them more so. He and his adj
s Sisers made this discovery soon after
3 81 the negotiation of the treaty had be-
y gun and, although the American Com
Il mfssioners were originally Instructed
4 10 insist on Manila as port, naval and
& coaling station, even Luzon was not
at first regarded as q port of our con-
IGNORED possessions, to be insisted on
4 as aS sine qua non: and that this was
u SO is shown by our giving Spain $780,
Y; ooo, 900 for all her alleged rights Of
1 Sovereignty in the Philippine Islands as
"a whole.
(syiS5 Outside Of Manila, Spain practically
Il held and possessed nothing except n
II few scattered forts CT no consequence,
Il and when the war between us and
S8 Spain actually ended. we had really
captured from Spain nothing but Ma
Y Mia, and that with the aid of Aguinal-
n 90 and his forces on the land side OF
the city. Ignoring the Nillpinoes and
Sbrutally excluding from all pnrticIpa-
stion in. the negotiations, in violation of
4 all ourtesy and good faith toward
i brave and faithful allies (allies in fact.
& s. not pro fornla). and brutally refus
q Inc to recognize the native and ma
5 f4;;ural rights OF a very large. intelll-I
gent and liberty loving population, Nc
55Sti a.inlIey made a. separate treaty with
s e pain, as mean ms i. was unjust, In
which n: he betrayed tllr United States
into bee coming q party to n fraudulent
Stransnction whereby Spain pretended
n to transfer a .sscvareignty," she did
\ mot "a possess and had no right to, for a
large money cons;de.S,tion to us: IN
z Utter negation or all sthc principles of
human realm and tho rigGls of man.
ssand In base remuneration of our Re-
& pub lean profession and record Cor ever
3 "a century, to enre: on an Imperial On
IS Ieer Of violent and bloody conquest
:sz'and subj lgatlon.
s So favorable had the Philippines nj,
4 fence become to Mr.. NIcIlinley's DOLL
itical sop era lions, not only must he hold
them at the cost Of jtreachery to our
& comic ding allies and apostacy to his
count ymen, that he eagerly paid 500
s&oo0. 200 from the public Treasury to
i bind the bargain which seemed to him
1 ~ assure the success OF his personal
sSaasyab Ion to- be his own successor as
PRESIDE though Eft brought shame
upon his country. VIII tn nothing in his
civil and home administration TO win
& popuiar Tegard and trust,-his whole
career ca arking him as a recreant to
I I CHE people and the general welfare and
9fhe plant and obsequious tool of capl-
\ tal and I'll ITS com bines and conspira-
|sstss of monopoly and usurpation
ss q gainst the public good for the ag-
l franc e s diiizeInen sef wealth, he turned his
skeyes abroad TO find there Ia theat tire.
~ mere, With p 5muzzled press and a
smilit AZ ~ ION orship. beyond the eyes
sspfs our tlSeng, he might manufacture
/ g, Yent ~ bril- liant career Of arms and
b 1ct9rys that would dazzle the imagina-
1sionsof !! e ma lion 50 susceptible to glory
i and deeds OF derring do.
suc hSvs the birth yof ti,is ArcJS,n,ev
= we'd inS sin and brought
Tort s ir1iquit And diligently Is
ssSlMsK rsing 4, to, keep ii war;
the fine being ripe, he SHAH pro-
Esia through his censors, I'm d "a IS fare
trlnipe he las ended 1t byi Z
EsMsnd Ylc tory in sac ia ctit lol,isI
n and Eno tom tonery he fondlv.
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