The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

TINE TREASON or ATKINSON.
Just the manner of seditious litera-
ture the Anti-Imperialist League. OF
Boston. through the copperhead Ed
ward Atkinson. IL disseminating
throughout tho country. is shown by
the following extracts from letters In
definitely attributed to soldiers Of reg
imants from Western ana Southern
statessi
Il would likn somn one to tell me what
We are lighting for
Il DO not approve IT the course our gov
ernm1nt In pursuing with these people.
marched into the battle TO make them free
not to make them sub3ects.'
'-The boys are getting sick Of fighting
these heathens. and all say we volunteered
To ngAt spain. NOT heashens-"
''wu came tssre 70 help. not 10 slaughter
these nstivss. cannot see that We are
dxhting for any principle now"
Occasionally .. Filipino would fall for
wasA. apparently dald. wait until he was
fairly under the heels Of tina Americans.
aud then foolisitiy riso ana attempt 10
gain safety. To shoot man 1t six-foot
raAge with . Springfield rife IL \ hard
thing b %. bat the orders we're to let no
insargent live, and or would 90 the whole
s1de Of his head or he would fall with .
wound through the abdomen large enough
- drop potato through
The state OF Washington sent to the
Philippine islands more than i.ooo vol
unteers. Letters have been received
and printed literally by the hundred
from them. and IL IL safe to declare that
In not single one has appeared an ex-
precision OF discomfort and disloyaity
comparable to the above. The boys
have told Of hardshlps, dangers. priva-
tons. wounds and death: but they are
loyal Americans fighting the battles Of
their country. and they have left to
hackcappers and Knockers at home the
reasonable business Of handicspplng
the administration In Its effort to up
hold the country's Rag In a hostile
country.
Theirs not to reasen why.
Theirs bat 10 do ana die"
has been more than mere sentiment
with them. II has been their uniform
rule of conduct and that they have
observed Il faithfully and nob,y is told
by their brilliant victories. as well "A
by the death roll Of honor. The wash
ington regiments losses alone have been
more than 100 killed and wounded -
abundant cause for sorrow, but net Of
rsrinins and complaint.
In Mr.. Atsinson's explanation 81 bis
eopr~rnea5isna. he has enaeavorei 10
as guilty So he. In the use ~ the follow
inr expression In a recen, speech:
- can ses 40 difference in tho lyncAlnx
AZ . sAa.,saern r>orsnsass.~ ana iynchsnx a
people because they think a gosexnn,sn u,
derives les fa@t fr~ess tvens the consent,
Of sA.. governed. ans xsss ts@~e IDEAS from
The constitution - fhe United States"
This Is certainly an unaiial reauks
tn Senator Hesr's hlae-h}oca ancestors
Who expelled the Indians sraTa their
peaceful ana happy occupation of thu
forests and virgin ftei1s - sse old Fay
state These g~ear ssSagcs Rad ~ priv.
il~ees she eononersns Pssrisans were
seent II respect. They were killed OF.
ana deprived 90 their lands wf.hea,
consent - the governed. and the In.
saaers established the rswnt. fer whsea
sssinGs liberty. ard also The right tn 49,
ssce Others faks ewtcyrssens - the same