The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-15
CONDEMN THE WAR
Leading Republican Pacific Coast Papers
Declare IL a Failure

Declare IL FAILURE.
1t is not even certain that 10000
troops could subdue the Filipinos.
Spain, with 2OO, 900 made no impression
on the 20 900 or 30 900 revolutionists i'm
Cuba, and certainly Spaniards ought to
fight as well az Cubans. The 100, ,0O0
Americans now asked for are proposed
for service in Luzon alone. Suppose
the 200 other islands i'm the archipei-
ago big and little, should blaze with
revolution, where would the Americans
be then? Might we not need 800, 600
men before we had finished this little
affair with.the 60,000,0O0 Filipinos, some
of whose ancestors helped bushwhack
the first Napoleon out Of Spain?
The question now is, Do the American
people want 10 resolve their war for hui
manity into bloody conquest of subiu-
gation2 II they do, well and good but
for ourselves We believe they would pre-
fer TO try Cancellation first. II is not
true that it has been fairly tried already,
for, rs the Chronicle has often declared,
and as Captain McQuestion now aiiirms,
the peace commission was a bigger failure
than the war. Schurman should have
had power from Congress 10 offer some
thing definite, and until the offer is
made no actual and sensible attempt at
Cancellation can be held.
That is why the Chronicle calls for an
extra session. Let the representatives
OF the people get together and decide
what they really mean Ia do for the
Filipinos before the government wastes
any more lives AID money against them.
SAN Francisco Chronicle (Rep.)
HELL IN TUE PHILIPPINES.
lery and lacking military formation,
have proved their touch and common
feeling with all people who are fighting
for the soil they were born, on and for
independence and seli-goyernment
against an invading host Though the sym
pathy of nations Is forbidden them, and
the governments that have cursed Il q
worldwith war and conquests and Wett,
it with the tears OF the weak and the
blood OF the brave are leading us in
their footsteps and out OF the ways Of
our own fathers, nature fights as an ally
of the Filipinos With less resources
and not a ship they have proved them
selves far superior 10 the Spaniards ~
fighters.
The French and English, especially
the latter, instructed our government
that the FilipinOs were not tO be treated
as h uman beings, but that they must be-
pursued like beasts Of prey until the
remnant that survived would submit,
abandon dream of freedom, cease a.
aspire 10 independence, and bend the
neck tO whatever yoke we fashion.
The advice has been followed, and
that has been followed by consequences
/ that might have been expected. OuI
| inadequate force has destroyed the
country by raiding, the natives have
fought a. they retreatcd and their hosts
/ have closed in behind our advancing
columns, as water closes after the hand
that II drawn through il. The women
and old men have come out Of the jun
| gle and sat in the ashes Of their poor
\ huts, and have felt just a. Greek Persian
| Roman, German, and American hay,
! felt in the presence Of the invader.
Meantime General Otis has been deal
ing crushing blows" lie has endec
the rebellion" repeatedly. There ha'
been frequent joy in the cabinet that th'
business was over, and We could settle
down % the profits Of conquest anf
u Ach the natives that il is their Chris
tian duty 10 love their enemies an'
wait for them 10 fall upon our necks
But the crushing blows" do not crush