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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
IT Is nnALlN IMrnnlAIIsM.
American Principles Dtscrcditcd by
the Philippine Entcrprisc,


We have, in the Philippine sislands, mill
lions Of people who can by no possibility,
from the conditions OF race. climate, re-
ligion and all conceivable environments,
ever be brought to a plane Of political. social
and Industrial development that would
warrant us in accepting them as free and
equal sharsrs in American citizenship. I'm
less We propose to make a sad failure in
this business, We must accept aud adopt in
our treatment Of them the imperialisuc
theories and practices This is what Eng
land has done in the treatment Of its colonial
problem. Where there are people, such as
those nhabitiug Canada or Australia, that
have the same class Of intelligence and eN-
perience that the English themselves have,
they have been accorded the absolute right
Of self-govornment. They would probably
also he granted their entire political in
dependence IL they demanded 1t with any de-
gree OF unanimity-that is, they are looked
upon as the equals of Englishmen, On the
other hand, England has many colonies
where there is no prospect that the in
teligenee Of the people would justify COM
plete self-goyernment within any time con-
cerning which practical calculation can be
made, and these are looked upon and treated
as subject races, having accorded to them
only just so much freedom as their
English rulers believe to be eXpedient and
desirable
England has never maintained that all
men were created free and equal, it has
always held and enforced the contrary be-
lief; its government has encouraged the
development of democracy at home and
in the great elf-governing colonies, but has
wisely declined to try any experiments on
these lines in its colonies inhabited by
politically undeyeoped people. 1t is this
adaptation of means to ends, this tieNibility
of purpose, which holds to no absolute
political doctrine. but allows circumstances
to determine which class of practice shall
be adopted, that has been the chief reason
for the great success that has attended
English colonial effort. But from first to last
it has been imperialistic. and so far as we
copy it-and probably the closer we copy
it the better 1t will be for us, If we are to
indulge in over-sea eXpansion-the more
our policy will become imperialistic, as
distinguished from the purely democratic
theory Of popular control laid down In our
Declaration of Independence, and after
ward indor3ed in the constitution OF the
United States and in those of many, II not
ALL of the states of the union. 1t is tar
better for the American people to clearly
apprehend what they are doing than to
enter upon undertakings which involve large
expenditures with their eyes shut. There
is no good in indulglng in sophistries. If
we are worthy of ruling ourselves, to say
nothing of governing others less enlight-
ened. we should make no great movement
concerning whose future effect both upon
others and ourselves we are not prepared
and anxious to make an intelligent fore
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
4 spiRir or coNciLiATioN.

The chairman Of the Philippine com.
mission is reported to have said. "The
Filipino people, like other Asatic
peoples. have no trust In mere words
without force behind them, but with
force ] consider a conclliatory spirit of
the utmost importance" He expressed
the belief that when peace Is estab-
lished government Of the Fillpinos will
not be Il difficult matter provided they
are treated with firmncss, justice and
kindliness. While they row distrust
and dislike the Americans, he thought
these sentiments will soon be dispelled
by good government. "It will be the
first duty of the Americans said Presl-
dent Schurman, "to sympathlze with
the Filipinos themselves"
If this spirit shall control the govern
ment in dealing with the people of the
Philippines and the promises that have
been given the natives are faithfully
carried out it Is possible that ii will
not be found very difficult to govern
them, but it must be expected that for
a considerable time they will continue
to be distrustful of us. The expert
ence of these people with the Span.
iards, who never fulfilled promise
made to them, created distrust of the
white man which has become through
generations too deep-seated to he dis
PEELED in day. They have learned to
expect from alien rule only oppression,
abuse and robbery and 1t will require
long period of just and kind treat
ment on our part to convince them
that the new ruler is any better ell
titled to their confidence than the old
one. They have had lesson as to
American power and the vigor with
which it is eXerted that they will not
easily forget. They are showing that
they realize the hopelesspess of the
conflict But we cannot depend upon
this lesson alone to insure permanent
peace and order. Those people must be
made to feel that we are indeed their
friends, that we mean to treat them
justly, that our purpose is to promote
their civilization and welfare and that
we expect to ultimately give them self
SS' W hNh ptuIt lS tSliD-
lished the leaders who may be dis
posed to cooperate in forming gov
ernment should be given opportunity to
do so. Their counsel should be sought
and carefully and candidly considered.
So far as practicable the natives who
are qualified for civil positions and in
whom confidence can safely be reposed
should be given such positions. This
is promised and it is one of the most
important things to be done as part of
a policy of conciliation. 1t could not
fail to exert a most useful influence
upon the native population.
Our task in the Philippines will not
end with the suppression of the insur-
rection in LuZon. The inhabitants of
other islands, some of which gave only
nominal allegiance to the sovereignty Of
Spain, are to be brought under our
rule. From part of these there will
undoubtedly be resistance, but if we
shall demonstrate in our treatment of
the natives of LuZon our friendly in
tentions it will probably be less difficult
to secure obedience from the people of
the other parts of the archipelago
There can be no doubt as to the wis
dom and Importance of q conciliatOry
policy toward the FilDinOS
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
WHERE WE ARE AT.
Distribution of the Military Forces of
the United States.
Springfield CMass.) Republican.

Springfield CMass.) Republican.
1t Is of some interes, to observe Just where
we are at in the military business. The reg
ular army is now recruited very nearly to
its maximum OF $4,000 men, and over one
third OF this number, or $4,000, are in the
Philippines, or under orders to go there
There are 2,972 regulars now in Porto Rico
while in Cuba there are IA SGS Today the
United States has nearly AZ 900 regulars serv-
ing in territory which a year ago was not
within its territorial limits In this country
there remain about $4,000 men, comprised in
four regiments of artillery required for
coast defense, four regiments of cavalry and
three regiments Of infantry, not to mention
signal, hospital and other staff corps. II
the president should be compelled to increase
the Philippine army he might draw on the
$4,000 regulars now in the United States, al
though the force in CUBA could not be de-
creased at present. But the home force
could not be depleted without leaving
number of military posts and forts suhstan-
TALLY without garrisons, and II follows that
the call for volunteers would have to be
made in case many more troops should be
required in the Orient. 1t Is claimed that
there would be no difficulty in raising 80, 900
more soldiers, since several Of the volunteer
regiments that served in Cuba are anxious
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
CHARITY THAT COUNTS.
Munifccnt Bcnefactions of Baron ana
baroness HirSch.
Chicago Chronicle.


Munifcent in death as in life, the late
Baroness Hirsch of Paris has bequeathed
fully $1OO, 600, 600 to be expended in carry
ing on the various charities founded or fos-
tered either by herself or her late husband.
1t is rarely that any sum of money ap-
preaching this enormous bequest has been
directly applied to stated charity work, and
the gift of Baroness Hrsch assumes even
greater magnitude when it is recalled that
previous gifts for similar purposes made by
Baron Hirsch and herself amount to colos-
sal total. other benefactors of their kind
have in their wills endowed great universi-
ties or other seats of learning, and many of
the best libraries of the world and training
schools for youth are due to bequests. But
the application of 500 100000 to. direct
charitable work, naming the poor and down
trodden as special beneficiaries, is sufficiently
unique to place the name of Hirsch in the
same category with that of Peabody, whose
immense fortune went to better the cond-
tion of LondOn's poor.
Baron Hirsch made the bulk of his fortune
in promoting and building railroads, and,
unlike some muniicent American givers his
riches were not augmented by the operation
Of tariff laws in the interests of a class.
His keen business qualities enabled him to
amass a colossal fortune without grinding
less favored classes to a position of econo-
mic servitude Wealth thus begotten in con-
structive public works of real benefit to gov
ernments and to peoples is now turned into
channels that will better the condition of
countless thousands who from any cause
have been losers, as he was winner, in the
race of life. The motives for such con-
spicuous generosity may not be sought In
the steTeotyped plutocratic conscience. a
simple desire to benefit their kind seems
to have been the controlling motive in the
disposition of the Hirsch millions.
Jew himself, Baron Hirsdh has been
the greatest of modern benefactors to the
prosecuted Jews of all climes. His widow
continued and enlarged the noble work
and the condition of thousands of the ref
ugees of their religion has been amelio-
rated by their liberal gifts. But neither re-
ligion nCT nationality counted too strongly
in the Hirsch charities. Homes for work.
ing girls in Europe and in America have
been endowed and are carrying on n
beneticent work.
We may argue till doomsday against per-
mitting condition of society that breeds
paupers and helplessness, but while the
latter exist there Will always be a worthy
field for such unselfsh benefactons as those
of the Hirsch type.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
EvlpENCEs OF PROSPERITY.
omctaI Data on the value of Last
Years Exports.

CnlCagO lrlDunc,
Official figures on the exports Of American
produce and breadstuffs for the year 1898
have Just been completed by the Agricul-
tural department and show some astonish-
ing totals. The value Of domestic exports
reached the enormous sum Of S1,2t0. 291,9lS.
exceeding the record breaking figures Of the
preceding year by S17S,2SLS1O. Imports. on
the other hand, were smaller than In any
year since 1895, being only S6i6,049, 654 For
every dollars worth of foreign merchandise
brought into the United States within
fraction of two dollars worth of American
produce found a foreign market.
The money value of breadstuffs exported
shows the substantial advance from $l97-
$50. 219 in 1897 to $685. 119 in 1898, gain
of nearly 500 600 600 in wheat and Hour
alone. Higher prices helped somewhat but
there was nevertheless substantial In
crease in quantity. Wheat shipments were
l4S. .2S1, 261 bushels. On an average export
price of 9S.S cents per bushel this item gives
value of 145,6Si,65S, or $50, ,16A,4Sl more
than in 1897, when the average export price
was 753 cents per bushel. In the case or
flour the big gain over 1897 was in value
rather than quantity, owing to the higher
prices prevailing, S4.5l in 1898 as compared
with s3.S4 in 1897. The value of the 1898
flour shipments is officially given as Ss9'-
263,7lS, against Sb5,9l4,Si' In 1885, an in-
crease of s33,S49,S71.
There are interesting figures in the re-
mort showing the beneficent effects of the
nersistent maize propaganda" in educating
Euronean countries to the merits OF Indian
corn as an article of food. During the year
eos. .744 9S9 bushels, worth s74l96,SoO, were
taken abroad. as against 176,9l6,S65 bushels,
valued at S54, 4,OS7, 1862, in 1897.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
LIMIT OF TRUST FORMING.
| Can the Flour Mill Combine Control
the Market:

Louisville COurler-JOufnal.
The craze for industrial combinations
seems to have reached It's limit, when a
few big Touring mills are grouped together
in a O,O00 900 syndicate, without the con-
currence of the largest producers in the
trade and with the knowledge that new mills
can be built and put into operation within
a few months. The new trust always has
before 1t the specter of future competition,
but as rule it establishes monopoly for
the time being. In this case, the mills with
the biggest outputs have refused to enter
the syndicate. There are the Pillsbury
mills, the Washburn- Crosby mills and the
Consolidated mills of Minneapolis, in addi-
tion to which it is doubtful that the big
Freeman mills of West Superior, Wis. will
go into the combination.
What possible benefit can come to those
mills from a union that will be powerless
to control the market it Is hard to see, un-
less There can be a great saving made in
freghts, salaries and other expenses of
operation. This saving is always claimed
for combination, but 1t is open to doubt,
even where there is monopoly.
Mr.. Pillsbury, the leading miller OF the
northwest, put himself on record some time
ago with the prediction that flour trust
could not possibly succeed, because of the
great HullD6l VI hludli lllllla anu tilN NoSS
and rapidity with which more could be
built as soon as it was found profitable to
do SO. At that time he was almost the
only big miller to avow his intention of re-
naming outside the trust, but now there
are many others In the same class.
What makes the combination still more
unlikely to succeed is that the very large
C. c. Washburn plant in Minneapolis has
been bought by the Washburn- Crosby
company, which had previously leased the
mills. The price paid was $l,25O,OO0 and
it's purchase is taken as meaning that there
has been such a great improvement in the
milling business that men are, viii to
risk all their capital in it. The new owners
are said to be inimcaI to the trust. The
sale it is reported, will have the effect
of keeping other independent properties in
line.
The flour trust will enable the members,
perhaps, to sell their properties at good stiff
prices, and that is the prime object of most
OF these combinations. Beyond that 1t can
hardly go, but in any case the deal Is char
acteristic OF the weaknesses of the whole
trust system.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
WcStern Volunteers.
CLEVELAND Leader.

There is good reason for the bravery
displayed by the western volunteers. Most
of themIare the SONS of veterans OF the union
army-men who soIght for the flag during
the rebellion-and they have been inspired
to deeds of valor by the records made by
their fathers in the war for the preserva-
tion of the union. The western volunteers
will be missed when their places are taken
by raw regulars, and it is unfortunate that
it Is necessary to muster them out OF the
service at this time. But when they return
home they should be honored for the splendid
service they have performed under trying
circumstances.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
THE VOLUNTEER.
Leslie's Weekly.

Leslie'S weekly.
He never learned to swing sword
Or rightly bear a gun,
And he was lame in every joint
When morning drill was done.
The butt of all the barrack jokes,
The point of every sneer,
The farmer lad who left the plow
To be a volunteer
But where upon a crimson field
The soil was running red,
And smoking cannon barred the way,
They followed where he led.
For high above the battles din
His voice was loud and clear
As on he rushed to victory,
The dauntless volunteer.
And in the camp where Death was CHIEF
And famine found its prey,
And moaning on the Sodden ground
The fevered soldiers lay,
They passed him with the tattered flag
AID heard n feeble cheer:
1.-The Stars and Stripes forever!" cried
The dying volunteer.
His grave may lie in hallowed ground
Or deep In oceans flood,
Or where the wave of Battle creek
Is tainted yet with blood:
But still, wherever 1t may be,
| pray you drop a tear
A patriot brave and true was he,
The noble volunteer!
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
Wnrdner's Labor Volcano.

IUTIIdIIU OTV-UTTIdII.
The long -smoldering trouble in the
Wardner mining district between the Miners
union and the mine owners has reached a
stage Of active eruption. miners strike
means something more than an orderly
walkout of men in response to refusal Of
employers to advance wages. The history of
the strike in this district number of years
ago was one of violence and the intimidation
of men willing to work; of the brutal treat
ment of superintendents and of the destruc-
tion of property by an infuriated mob, and
finally of an industrial paralysis that re-
duced prosperous section almost to state
of solitude.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

Attorney General Smyth has delivered
lengthy written opinion to the state
treasurer in response to an inquiry
whether bank directors are officers of
those institutions competent to become
sureties on depository bonds under the
law which prohibits bank officers from
becoming such sureties. The learned
attorney general states it as his opin-
ion that bank directors are not bank
officers. 1t is notorious that at nearly
every presidential election national
bank directors who happened to be NOM
mated as presidential electors resign
from their respective tickets because
the law disqualifies national bank off
GERS from serving in that capacity. 1t
is surprising that the attorney general
should be willing to take the risk of
invalidating depository bonds by ac-
cepting as sureties bank directors when
the law explicitly states that no bank
officer shall sign depository bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
Dewey, the silent.

In all this clamor and shouting of the cap
tains, however, the one voice is silent to
which the people CT the Upt'el States would
have listened most gladly. Admiral Dewey,
the man who has pever made i mistake,
has made none this time. He has declined
every offer to put his record in print. He
prefers it should speak FOR itself in action
and there 1t has spoken eioquently. Per-
haps he remembers that he three great
captains of the civil war-Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan-wated nearly twenty years
before permitting themselves to speak of
the events in which they were SC con-
spicuous.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
TIE SpEAkERSHlp CONTEST

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says that Repre-
sentative Sherman of New York is con
| tdent that he will be chosen speaker of
the Fifty sixth congress and that his con.
fidence is shared by most of those who
have canvaSsed the situation. 1t is
stated to be conceded that he will have
practically the solid vote of the repub
lican states east of the Alleghe.
| nies, while it is thought the
| attempt to consolidate the west
upon any candidate will not sue
| ceed. The correspondent remarks that
there are already indications that many
western representatives, feeling assured
of the success of Mr.. Sherman, will vote
for the winning candidate in order to
better their own chances for places on
committees
Doubtless at this time Mr.. Sherman
is the leading candidate, with some dis
tinct advantages over every other can
didate, but it is by no means certain
that he will retain this position until
the meeting of congress. 1t seems to us
to be somewhat reckless assumption
that he will have practically the solid
vote of the republican states east of the
Alleghenies, while it is by no means i'm
possible that the west may consolidate
on candidate. There is a very strong
western popular sentiment that the next
speaker of the house should be from the
west and this will be so vigorously eX-
pressed that western representatives
may find it eXpedient to unite on a
New York candidate appears to be ac-
lively looking after his interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
senator Frye's "Brenk."

z
After telling his New York admirers what
great and glorious gains for American COM
merce we had secured n Porto Rico and
Cuba Senator Frye proceeded to say: "But
more promising than the requirement of
many such islands is the acquisition by us
under the terms of the same treaty of the
Philippine archipelago, undoubtedly the most
fertile and productive uneXp!o:el land under
the sun. "UneXplored" Is a good word in
view of the fact that according TO the mcst
Trustworthy estimates population is as dense
in the Philippines as whole as 1t is in
Indiana and as dense in Luzon as In
Massachusetts.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

American manufacturers are continu-
kets of the world March figures, just
given out, show % per cent increase
over the highest point ever reached,
amounting to almost n million and Il
half for each business day. Were it
possible to carry on this vast commerce
in American ships the balance of trade
in favor of this country would be ma
terially increased by the freight charges
earned
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

What is the trouble up in the Sixth
district Leading populists do not ap-
pear to be overly anxious to make the
race for congress. The mere mention of
mans name is enough to bring out a
denial of his candidacy, one following
the other with the announcement that
he will not have 1t. That a
nomination on the populist ticket
is not equivalent TO an election this
year up in that part of the state is
very evident from this action of men
not heretofore particularly modest in
pushing for political preferment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
Quito q Cnntrnst.


United States Treasurer Roberts said re-
Gently: The treasury is running over with
gold and we could get several millions more
If we had small notes to exchange for it."
The situation presents quite a contrast to
that OF 1896 and 1896.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

Fusionist politicians are considerably
worried over the prospect that the SEN
atorial investigating committee will pro-
ceed with its work. appropriation or no
appropriation. If everything is as it
should be they have neither cause for
complaint or fear especially as it can
not cost the state a cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

Old Boreas' reputation has been suffi-
ciently established so that no one will
question his strength If he will only sub
side and give the farmers chance to
do their spring plowing and sowing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

Tornadoes are no respecters of per-
sons or names. Rescue, Neb., has been
turned over by the wind with just as
little ceremony as though it had been
named Calamity.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

President McKinley's congratulatory
cable message to Admiral Dewey on the
anniversary of his great naval achieve
ment voices the sentiment of the whole
American people. 1t is worthy of note
that the president does not contine his
expression of gratitude to the admiral
alone, but includes among those to
whom the nation is indebted his brave
subordinate officers and all the men of
the fleet. Whenever we contemplate the
record of the war with Spain we must
remember that the enthusiastic and I'M
fiinchng cooperation of private and
general, of common seaman and com
missioned officers, is what worked the
result and that the honor is shared by
all who had II part in the work of up
holding the starry flag.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
Ripe for the slipper

The proposed schoolboy battleship is to be
called THE American Boy" Now some
over-zealous women want to raise money for
another to be called THE American Girl"
Boy or girl, the scheme should be spanked
and put to sleep,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

According to the testimony brought
out by the depositions in the libel suit
instituted against The Bee by County
Attorney Shields. the chief moguls in
the gang Of blackmailcrs who have
been dealing in protection to outlaws
are holding office by appointment of
Governor Poynter. The question Is,
What is the governor going to do
abnttt ity
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

England, Russia and France have
agreed upon their spheres of influence
I'm railroad building in China and Ger
many Is about to appropriate one for
itself. The Chinaman's sphere is to pay
the freight.