The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-16
SOME VIEWS Al M
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NJ washington, August Il e.
, rne people Of this countr, , s'
thought that the pb,ls' Nv 4 :
lonsed to the United STAT. J. ~
that the Fillpinos were - ~ = + "a
ana many of them have ,n' saa's
over there on that account
., rae'' the United States ~. :
eisn'y over those Islands ~ - : !. n
have no right to be isb,,,. - 4 M.
President Mckinley is yIa,.,' s'as =
stitution every day he sl'nsa Y
gun 10 be fred. A little n,,,.' : 4
70 hsht here that proves ~, y
department does not nut u. - u
probation on our treaty viz S' ~
attitude toward the Filip,.o. syn
China on the assumption n. asass
refused to sell horses to th. I,,s. y,
on the ground that they w.. -
OF war is attributed to IL. ,s,. ~s'aA
put by the state departm.r,
terms Of our acquisition !, -. ~ ~
spain If the sovereignty a - Nv =.
states over the PHILIPPINES nd y. g
Were held by this sovernusat = =
pletely established, as tina 49, :
pie have been led to believe !, :
refusal on the part OF Chin, !, '.s y
to the United States on Il. ~, - -
.hey were contraband Of W., , .ss,'
tantamount to the recognitlo. !, S !
liserency of the Flliplnos. Chm.
ever, understands. as csrtaI. NM. \.
governments do. that the oise,., M -. =
fiiipinos, as recognized By tn ~. ~
partment. is not what the Amr,,. -
generally regard 1t.
The American sovereignty ov,, y, !.
ippines. according TO the iptaro,.,.,,.'
the Spanish peace treaty BY ~ ~
partment.. Is not yet complete 4,
not be until congress has act,d a.
on that question. BY the tsrn. \
treaty Spain "ceded or relinnnis.'w,.
the United States her sovereign ' s.s
Philippines, but this goyerpmsn, 0 ".
ing to official Interpretation ds "
the mere ratification Of the trs. ~ w. Y,
absence of further action b. ~, !
take complete possession Of thIs Y,
eighty. Article TX of the trsSs =
makes cession Of the Philippine ~,
Islands, provides, with reference Y.
assumption of thu soyereirnty !,
United States, that "the civil rish,,
political status of the natlye nS,H,'
of the territories hereby cedsd y
United States, shall be determined i,
gress." This is interpreted to ~,
the United States does no. assume !,
plete sovereignty until congress NJ
legislation, taken the PHILIPPINES ia
dominion of the United States All
should congress take other actl, d
this the sovereignty OF the United NJ
would never be completely estahlhbi,
the islands.
Under the rules OF international lu
the decisions OF the highest courts IT'D
fer of sovereignty carries With 4 thjI
glance and citizenship OF all natykl
inhabitants of the territory.
49,
But this government does not hdi
the Filipinos have become Citizen d
United States and subject to Its protd
for the reason that the sovereignty
terpreted to be incomplete.
In circular letter to the United
consuls the department INSTRUCTED tAs
tives of Porto Rico and Cuba tn
abroad be registered and that such II
milton be given to them, "unoiatlilI'
to American citizens. This vH
though their status was still uatl
but even the same sort Of prots0lsl
not extended to the natives Of The n
pines, the future determination d
status being held to be more In 4li
1t is known to China that this ~
ment does not officially claim . COMB
established sovereignty over the
pines, nor the right TO protect
natives. while abroad, as citizens
United States, and 1t Is inferred IaE
may be induced by this knowledge
sumo a neutral attitude and not 70 ~
a greater degree OF authority to Ins
eminent than is officially claimed 10
words. we did not take the Phlllppi1
we did Porto Rico, and we nave =.
to call the natives OF those
rebels" when they have never
under the sovereignty OF this c0a''
~
In that case, what is the sh'u
Mckinley in waglng war over
against a people that we, ourselvs,
opinion of the state department iia
right to call citizens Of this couaa,;
not under its Jurisdiction q p%n
and, therefore, can not feDel 49,
authority? What right. then, -
William Mckinley to make wal ~
strange and foreign people VAN,
consent of congress, which ~
power that fan declare war! - "
In the dispatch sent the re-. N,
II was stated that 1t was tne ilII' \
the president to recommend - ~ -
Message TO congress that Porto o. ~
given territorial rights ana DIM M
soon as possible. Why, u W Al
same rights in the PHILIPPINES l.s. ,, M 4
outline to his cabinet mlnls.sai IA
the information was optain. as ar
ton to ask the same tnins
.a lately !hil
The opinion expresses -, .' ma Instg
game in the PHILIPPINES w. rss tysl |,
by the money power tina. ,a wn, II
grab China, is being conp I'M ps;l
events that daily occur, ~ ~ 70 q
This country ought to pc . sus Il tbt
.his ranass Of the m0ti'S