The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17


To those who say that the "for-
eign residents" in the Philippines
require us to annex the islands,
he says:
'If we admit this argument.
we not only eXalt the interests of
foreigners above the interests of
natives, but place higher estimate
upon the wishes of foreigners
residing in Manila than upon the
welfare Of our own people"
TO sum up on this line Mr..
Bryan says:
"The advocates of a colonial
policy must convince the conServ-
ative element of the country by
clear and satisfactory proof; they
cannot rely upon catch words.
The Who will haul down the
flag ? argument has already been
discarded, Destiny is not as
Manifest as it was a few weeks
ago, and the argument of Duty
is being Analysed"
Mr.. Bryan then goes into
strong argument on the subject
of militariSm, and quotes from
John Morley, the great English
statesman, as follows:
"ImperialiSm brings with it mil.
itariSm. and must bring with it
militariSm. MilitariSm means a
gigantic expenditure, daily grow
1 ing; it means an increase in gov
eminent of the privileged and
/ ariStocratic CLASSES. MilitariSm
means the profuSion of the tax
/ payers money everywhere except
I in the taxpayers own home, and
milltariSm must mean war. And
/ you must he much less well read
in history than | take the Lib
erals of Scotland to be if You do
not know that it is not war, that
hateful demon of wM, but white
winged peace that has been the
nurse and guardian of freedom
/ and Justice and well being over
that great army of tOilerS upon
whose laborS, upon whose priva-
tons, upon whose hardShipS, af-
ter all the greatness and the
strength of empires and Of States,
are founded and built up"
That Mr.. Bryan is not without
supporters and followers, a glance
at the press since the date of his
resignation from the army as Col
onel, will certainly convince
Many of the leading papers sus
tain him, and prominent states
men, well known for their ability
and sound views on public mat
terS are heartily in accord with hi,
views. The very war now goins
on in the Philippines between oul
forces and the insurgents is on.
of the strongest pleas against oul
holding the islands with a view
to either a colonial policy or an
neXation. After paying Tor as
we will have to pay if Spain &C
cepts the treaty. s2O,OOO,OOO fol
the islands, we cannot buy thu
friendship of the natives. They
want independence, and like thu
Cubans, will fight and die tc
gain it. Is there much enlight.
eminent or chance of civilization
III sayages, who armed with bows
and arrows, and protected only
by the skin they were born Will
and few feathers, stand up in
battle array before our artillery.
with their rapid-tire Maxim and
Colt guns, which slaughtered the
poor devils without mercy II
shows at least lack of knOwl.
edge of modern warfare and a
sal commentary upon the shoot.
ing qualities of the Spanish sol
diers. Another evidence of theil
stupidity and culpable Ignorance
was the action on their part O.
beginning hostilities. War wa.
precipitated by the insurgents
themselves, and naturally ON
forces, put there to keep order
under the provisions of the proto
col, repulSed the attack with great
bravery and effect, not, how
ever, without the life blood Of
over three hundred of our noble
soldier boys staining the torrid
soil of that far eastern land, ant
calling out in mute appeal for al
end of this nineteenth century
savagery and a return to the
peaceful policy of our forefathers
Have we not enough at home tC