The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
BRYAN HAS A new BOOK
The Philippine Question-Repub-
lie or Empire.
INSPIRATION IN DOLLARS
Imperialism Gives Few Spectators an
Opportunity for Exploitation-Carne
gle Says the Islands viii Be the
Curse OF the United States.

Chicago, April 6.--Hon. William ].
Bryan is to publish a book entitled
Republic or Empire-The Philippine
Question in which he discusses terri
torial expansion from every standpoint,
his argument being supplemented by
chapters dealing with various phases of
the subject by Andrew Carnegie, George
F. Hoar, John w. Daniel, Henry nj.
Teller and other statesmen and schol-
ars.
AS to imperialism Mr.. Bryan says:
imperialism finds it's inspiration in
dollars, not in duty. 1t is not our duty
to burden our people with increased
taxes in order to give a few SPECTATORS
an opportunity for eXploita ton; 1t IS
not our duty to sacrifice the best blood
of our nation in tropical jungles in an
attempt to stife the very sentiments
which have given vitality to American
institutions; it is not our duty to deny
the people of the Philippines the rights
for which our forefathers fought from
Bunker Hill to Yorktown. Imperial
ism has been described as The White
Mans Burden But since it crushes
the wealthy producer beneath an in
creasing weight of taxes, it might with
more pFopFlely De calleQ line POOr
Mans Lead
IF the peace commissioners had de-
manded harbor and coaling station
in the Philippines, and had required
Spain to surrender the rest of the land
to the Filipinos, as she surrendered
Cuba to the Cubans, we would not
now be- considering how to let go Of the
islands. If the sum of twenty millions
had been necessary to secure SPANS
rn1n tGHo 11A r.,
the FilipinoS might have been guaran-
teed by the United States.''
Mr.. Bryan also said that 1.-The purpose
of annexation is to apply to the gov
eminent for the Filipinos methods ia
miliar to the people of Europe and
Asia, but not in the United States
This departure from traditions was not
authorized by the people Whether it
will be ratified by them remains to be
seen. The responsibility rests, first,
upon congress, and afterward upon the
power which makes congresses. What
ever may be the opinion of individuals
or the interests of parties we may rest
assured that the final disposition of the
Philippine question will conform to the
deliberate judgment of voters, the con-
stitutional court of last resort, from
whose decision there is no appeal"
Mr.. Carnegie thinks India is the
curse of Britain, and the Philippines
will be the curse of the United States.
If you teach suppressed peoples at ALL
you make them rebels. Education is
fatal to the government of a superior
race. The declaration of Independence
will make every ambitious Filipino a
thoroughly dissatisfied subject"
I'm war" says Mr.. Daniel 1T is the
unexpected that happens. So in every
great and new adventure of peace.
We are asked now to sally forth 1909
miles from our native seat to grasp
against their will, a million of people;
to seize upon them; to take them by
force of arms and deposit them, land
and people, within the lines of the con-
stitution under the American flag: to
make them an internal part of this
American republic"
According to Mr.. Teller: 1--WE shall
make a mistake if we make up our
minds that we are to govern those peo-
pie from here, that we are going to
govern them with the Anglo-Saxons
whom we send out from here to admin
lister the affairs of that country. You
will need your $4,000 soldiers, and in a
little while you will need more, for
they are a great people. They are a
people who know something of their
rights They are people who are will
ing to contend for them and I believe
it to be almost an axiom that people
who will fight for their liberty, and who
are Wiling to die for it, are capable OF
maintaining it when they get it.