The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
THE SHADOWS Of IMPERIALISM

and ought to be free and independent The
news dispatches from Havana January ~ say: Gen
eral Rab with 1900 insurgents, has taken to the hills
in Santa Clara in defiance of American authority.
They will be followed by force of United States
cavalry and persistently pursued. Rabi is a full
booded Guantanamo Indian and hard fighter The
general method will be observed by the Arneri
forces has been followed in dealing with the
Indians the plains and mountains OF the West.
The Manila dispatch OF the day said: "Aguin-
aldo's authority is generally recognized Every
available male is being recruited and arms depots
being established large towns. There 10000
Filipinos under arms"
Washington dispatch of the same date says:
There are three factors in the Philippine situation
which are forcing the President to action. First.
Aguinado's hostile attitude and the constant growth
OF his army; second, the danger OF smallpox on
board the transports which the prisons OF Milers
expedition to Iloio third, the danger OF recogni-
ton of the Philippine republic by foreign Govern
ments, especially Germany and Spain" In the local
new columns of the San Francisco press OF the same
date appeared the petition OF six hundred parents OF
volunteers in the First California Regiment now IN
the Philippines, asking the President TO send them
home which declares "And whereas long detention
in tropical climate is undermining the health and
spirits of many OF Our best young men who gave
their services to their country when hostities
actually pending, to be called home is the most
ardent wish of almost every enlisted in said reg
ment"
The purpose for which was declared was COM
pleted with the Spanish surrender
The above of one day is an exhibit OF what
has followed our abandonment OF that purpose to
enter upon a career of conquest
The object OF the Cuban revolution was indepen-
dence of the Cubans. The object OF the Philippine
revolution was independence OF the Filpinos. The
Porto Ricans did not revolt and had no desire to
change from Spanish sovereignty
We have assumed to them all the attitude of
queror and not that of deliverer Perhaps at this
moment our troops are in the mountains OF Santa
Clara province slaughtering the patriot band of Rab
or being slaughtered We have stepped into Spain's
shoes in Havana and Manila and have taken up her
fight against the aspirations OF the people for inde
pendence and nationality.
Rabi has done in Cuba just what Maceo and
Gomez did, has adopted the military tactics
which he and they used against Spain. When Spain
was the victim of their methods patriotic passion
torn to tatters in Congress and in the press of this
country in ascrbing to their acts the highest motives
that actuate the lovers of liberty, ard they
ranked with Washington. Now Rabi's resort to the
mountains is called, in the dispatch, brigandage,"
and it is added that propose ito show what United
seem to have exchanged King Log for King Stork
Over all hovers the declaration that "the President
feels he cannot wait much longer upon the Senate.
Instructions will be sent to Admiral Dewey and Cen
eral Otis to either withdraw Millers expedition or
to the supremacy OF the United States, peace
ably if possible forcibly if necessary"
The constitution says: "The Congress shall have
power to declare war" Has it declared war against
the Cubans and Filipinos? They each have organ
lied governments and military force equipped with
arms What right has the President to declare war
against either?
Going to the speeches made by Platt and other
imperialsts, his authority is discovered in their
declaration that the constitution of the United States
applies only to the States of the United States This
msapplication of dictum of Mr. Webster is used by
the imperiasts to the OF autocratic power
by the President outside of the States OF the United
States That is to say, within the Union he is con-
sttutional President outside, under policy of con-
quest and imperialism, he is an Oriental despot He
is President at home, but Emperor in Cuba and the
Philippines.
If Rabi is followed into the mountains OF Santa
Clara, and force is used in the Philippines we will
that stretches from the further shore are the sghs
and tears OF many times six hundred parents praying
that their sons be saved from the destruction wrought
by tropical climate.
A citizen of Massachusetts before death made the
he he hurried sitting