The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
TREAcHERIES OF IMPERIALISM.

cumuations of any other country. Our undevel-
oped wealth. with the actually in sight and
upon this continent, outstrips the dreams of
ice" We have population approximating eighty
millions. We need Caucasian population of FIVE
hundred millions. The statistics of 1893 show an
extraordinary increase of commercial business
accompanied by vast accumulation of gold and an
unexpected stride toward financial supremacy This
wonderful progress has been accomplished under the
Federal and State constitutions entrenching form of
government that exists with the full consent of the
people, and in which the fundamental rights OF man
are adequately protected.
1t is exactly at this period, when it might have
been least anticipated, that urged to ignore
constitutional system and relapse into the i'm
periaism of ancient Rome or of modern Great
Britain. If our experiment had failed, this retro
grading tendency could be understood. But in the
midst of dazzling success its sinister import
too apparent to be condoned. When to subserve the
base purposes of unprincipled SPECTATORS falsely
Stunning to speak for trade and for commerce. stats
teal dreams are invented and the country deluged
with lies and traitorous proposals, it is time for the
sober second thought of the people" faithfully in
terpreted by great and ncorruptibe statesmen, to
place the impossible barrier of patriotism before in
cipent and audacious revolution
We believe that this Government will be held to its
foundation, but the effort to displace it is
reproduction of Roman history. When imperialism
and territorial annexation have been confronted and
argumentatvely annihiated, are told that the i'm
perial elements of the treaty of Paris will be cour-
teracted by declaratory resolution. What supera-
tive bosh, and yet fraught with imminent dangerl
We to accept title to the Philippines from Spain
that has actual existence, except through the pre-
tense of delegated divinity in the Spanish monarch,
for which pay twenty millions of good red
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right of possession without the consent and against
the will of the Filipnos Having witnessed the pre-
montory symptoms of Imperialism in military
strifes and ealouses and in official corruption,
propose to raise our army to one hundred thousand
High officers OF state have publicly referred to
our dependencies" Aguinaldo and his troops,
wholly unfit for and incapable of American citizen
ship, nevertheless have fought the Spanish for indie
pendence, are their native SOIL and were long ago
informed of the benevolence of our intentions Now
they are spoken of as ''bandtt" and Senator Carter
of Montana objects even to any definition of
projects because it might supply comfort to those
who defying the authority of the United States.
What is this but assertion that politically, the
Filipnos were sold to US by Spain?
But this actual definite change once wrought this
retreat toward despotism fairly begun, our declara
ton OF rights and our constitution substantially
trodden under foot we are informed that the repub-
lie will be saved by preliminary resolution, which
reminds OF the observation OF OF the candidates
at Sacramento of opposing lawyer, that he
prayed, but did not it." Bah! 1t has been
repeated hundred times that foreathers pledged
their Lives, their fortunes and their sacred honors
against preamble. They courted death for an idea
We are asked to sacrifice republic for trade.
1t is time for the of Our citizens to be heard
and press with irresistible force against the revo
lutonists at Washington They have Our consttu-
tion history, traditions, practice, the
buried ages OF sacrificed humanity, to inspire them
They have great Senators and powerful orators and
debaters in both houses of Congress to interpret
their wishes They have the present and the future
to hold them to American responsibility. Let slave
trading speculation, aspiring mtarism and aggres-
se covetousness die that this continental and united
republic may live.