Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-06
PRO AND CON.
Arguments by Statements Re-
garding thu Philippines.
Majority Think We Should Hold 0ur
New Island Possessions.
Senator Chandler Attacks Senator Hoar. Us
ing Forcible Language.

New York. July 5.-Tomorrow' issue
of the Independent Will contain arti-
cles upon the foreign relations of the
United States and expansion. Con-
gresham Hit, chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations writes:
There are some who say that the lust
for military glory has been the cause
of downfall of all the republics of the
past But that is not true-the past
had had few or no true republics, Ger
tainly not any at all comparable with
the United States-a republic organ
lied on the principles OF representative
government by all. We are making
precedents. There seems to be Il great
war cloud forming over China and the
forces mastering there are mighty
enough to produce Il war of the great
est magnitude. But | see no reason
that will require us to join the conflict.
if conflict there is to be. The only in
terest we have in the matter is a trade
interest
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama,
writes: Those who lament and decry
the conduct of our government in deal
ing with the Philippines as being Vio-
lative Of our constitution are too late
TO accomplish much else than to echo
the pathetoc appeals of Aguinaldo that
We do not destroy our own government
in order to save the FilipinoS from the
fatal power of his dictatorship. 1t is
not far to 90, nor is the way obscure.
to find in the constitution Of the United
States express power given to Congress
to do what was done in Louisiana and
Jau and ht ILL
pels us to do in the Philippines
Ex-senator George F. EdmundS. ar
guing against expansion, demands that
the government disclose to the people
precisely what took place before the
capture of Manila and what promises
We're made to the F'ilpinos. He asks
Of Spain had anying but ''pretended'
sovereignty to cede ana demands the
reason for so sudden turning of Fill
pinO friendship into hostility.
Senator w. f.. Chandler. arguing for
expansion writes: Whatever the flu
ture may have in store for the CuJans
and the Filipinos they are forever re-
leased. thank God. from the cruel
methods of govern always perculiar to
brutal Spain.
mo sensible or patriotic American now
demands an immediate American retreat
from the Philippines. American prowcss
on trial before the whole world, is 10 h,
vndicatod by the complete triumph OF
our armies and the full suhiugatiDn BY
war of the islands whose future destiny
is then TO be determined according to tho
deliberate judgment of the American
Congress and the American people Il
whom President Mckinley will submit it,
and to whom it must - for decision
whether he or any ether American is %!
is not willing ii should 60 there.
Senator Chandler attacks the attitUd.
of Senator Hoar in regard TO the Philip
pines, and continuing. uses the following
forcible language: 1t seems clear thu
no one single asserted principle justify.
ing war is applicable 10 all wars alike
whatever may be the circumstance,
whether wars Tor tyrants or wars dgains
tyrants. The nearest approach 10 such I
principle is to be derived from the moo,
of the state Of massachusetts: Ems,
petit placidam sub Hibernate quietem.'
Here noble national sentiment !.
enumerated by great commonwealth
Quietude, peace ana liberty are tine grcai
objects sought by her government am
people. No others are mentioned HOW
are these to he obtained? BY the sword
by war. by cruel. bloody, brutal. terrific
horrifyinG slaughter. by killing everybody
who opposes quiet. peace and liberty
murder to secure ii.
Postmaster General Smith, writing il
favor Of expansion, claims that before tn
recent war this country was lacking J
commercial outlets but that now this de
ficicnc;. is done away with. The foot
hold he writes. we have GAINED in IN
Orient will not be reIinquiShcd. Tn
Philippines will not he abandoned. WHAT
ever questions may bc raised AZ to form
Of government or measure 81 autonomy
the essential fact Of American soVer
eighty will remain. The American penpl
may debate details. but II - not OF the.
genius 10 take backward steps or Shrinl
from responsibilities.