The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22
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the PHILIPPINES could Be made for the
ApAcness every weird that can be said
iof AKuinA-do could be said for Sitting
bul A. peace ana order and prosperity
followed car expansion over the lands OF
tne Indians. 20 they Will follow US in the
philippines. II we had refused 10 expand
over TIE West, do you think that the Vest
would be peaceful n9we II instead OF yoar
fore,athers settling here In Ohio you had
iett ohio 20 the Indians, do you think the
country would have had peace Indeed Il
! would not Just 50 long as there was AT
independent Indian power on your borders
you were exposed 70 the certainty OF con-
stantiy recurrent war. II now the United
; states ~erc 20 walk out OF Alaska or out
OF any OF our Indian reservations as our
opponents wish Us 10 walk ouI q the Phil
lppines. war would promptly ensue: war
among the natives themselves or between
the natives ana white insruders ard IL We
ala not again sep III and settle the mat
ter. why. some other great nation would
nave TO undertake the work which we
had proved ourselves TOO feeble or 100
foolish 10 perform
influence NJ the Hague.
Last summer the United States had the
honor TO take what was on the whole the
The Hague. We were able to play that
part solely because during the preceding
Year we had Fought TO victorious con-
cius'on the most righteous foreign war In
which any nation has been engaged for
half century. Our power to further the
cause OF peace as among the civilized ma
tior1s OF the world has been .rnrneasurably
increased because We have shown our
selves able and willing TO 10 our ysart IN
policing the world. in keeping order In the
worlds waste spaces
II Ne shrink from going on with the
work which we have begun we shall mere
iy lose our influence for good When a
coward or weakling breaches peace but
little good results but as was shown IT
The Hague last year when a mighty PEG
pie, not afraid 20 do It's duty In the world.
stands up for peace the good result Is I'm
nediateiy manifest When throughout the
world harbarism has given place to civil
cation then. and not till then, the reign
Of peace will be a, hand; and expansion
4. at the moment the way In which this
nation can best do Its duty. can best help
TO Bring about that hoped-.or day.
Remember that the war In the Philip
pines Is absolutely and without qualifca-
ton national war. With characteristic
perversion of the facts our OPPONENTS
have spoken though this war was I'M
necessary. as IL II were now waged by
President Mckinley on his own authority,
ana without the warrant OF congress. In
the first place what we have done was
Inevitable, so far as the administration
and the American people at large were
concerned.
How the War Was Caused.
There was Just one chance OF avoiding
war II the undergraduates. the peace
at-any-price people, had not delayed the
treaty in the senate II by their loose In
had rs rS,fz fal hA "a
we should probably never have had any
war in the Philippines Aguinado's proc
tamation proves beyond a shadow Of doubt
that the insurgents have held out on the
strength Of the ho>ed-for aid from the
Democratic party md from the anti-ex-
ransionlsts here IN our home Had those
men not given the impression that the
American people was divided. had they not
worked for delay. there would probably
have been no revolt and 70 hlooished
By their clamor and by their obstructive
tactics In the senate they not only Delayed
the adoption az the treaty. hut gave 10
AeutnaIdo and his people the idea tina.
thsx xvo,,,a receive moral support In war
ara,ns, our nag; and. moreover. they have
actually given this support They are
primarily responsible for the war, We are
IN. true party OF peace. FOR a lasting
n.ace car only como through the course
of conduct we advocate
our people the struggle was inevitable
wbar Dewey smashed the Spanish nee;
&, r,.an, that the islands would fall into
chaos unless either the United States or
sorns other strong power took possession
unless We were willing TO see ire fleet
Of another power sail into the harnor as
pevey.s feet sailed away.
.eThe treaty with Spain WAS finally rati-
es5 nv tn. senate but II Was not ratified
10 ,he snsntsh government until fort
rtvht after congress had adjourned. ieav-
ing the president to act a. the nation 9
asrssnr.e.tv. Tho lower house had
meanwhile taken its share In the raih-
eaten 0he opposition was so snaii AS 20
he tnsisniTcan.o by passing the approprs-
s,,a., ~ "a, 900 ooe "a required by the
.raa,v The islands thus. by the racf-
e,..or 81 the treaty and by the action
Of the senate and the hous, 81 representa-
tive. In passing the 80 oo aprroprfa-
ton bill becarns part OF the tmted
states and IL was Just as much tire
presidents duty 70 keep order In them
nv the use OF the army as II would be
~. duty 20 kNep order In Arizona by the
use ~ the army In case Of an Apache out
| break Nor IL This all. In passing tire
army bill congress explsrstly recognized
| rho fact that there was a Philippine IN
snrrsct.on ard that II had 20 he put DOWN
nv the use Of our armed forces II pro
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ara over ~ 90 volunteers. especially WITH
; "a view ~ meeting the present exiSencies;
&c set forth that IRE army should be kept
I III 70 these figures for two years II
/ ether words. congress explicitly provided
/ an army Of nearly iei.G1 men Tor the
purpose n carving on The Philippine
war Under Such circumstances. she
talk q this var being unauthorized oY
congress car - fu~ only 30 ignorance or
$50 20 w.iifgi, Intention ~ suppress th@
& facts
Taking of Philippines.
The taking - tie Philippines was ir-
rvltaAle The outbreak VAS rendered In
eettzale " TIA conduct OF thoss who or
.o~@f tie takirx o. the Philippines ara
40 gave moral a't ari comfort - AElii-
RADIO ard hls man. The presidc1; mas ae'
e IN the Only way he c9o!A act ara re-
main lcy4, - his oath Il of1cs aai - the
great trust Geftvared by the Tcog}e trtA h:s
Id cEs - f-s