The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
A SINGULAR MOVEMENT.
Animus of the Organizers of the Anti
ImperiaIist League.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
1t is a matter of current history that in
the contest between the Spanish government
and that Of the United States the natives of
the Philippines welcomed the latter in the
work of liberation from Spanish oppression.
Just as the Cubans and Porto Ricans did;
that the Spanish government. as recognized
by all nations, had supreme authority over
the Philippine islands, that the opposition
of the natives had no government. stable
or otherwise, but were simply struggling
to free themselves from Spanish oppression;
that in the universally recognized manner.
after overcoming the Spanish government.
the United States acquired authority over
the Philippines by peace treaty and pay
ment OF s2OOOo.0O0. These. 1 repeat, are mat
tiers of current history accepted by all as
true.
In view of these things the organization
of what is called the "Anti-imperialist
League in this country is most singular
movement when ii is understood that the
real purpose of 1t is not expressed in the
title, but, in the words of its chief officer.
that its purpose is to create INSTRUMENTATION
and rebellion in the armies of the United
States by inducing the soldiers to refuse to
carry out the orders of their officers in main
tanning the public authority secured by the
treaty. The attitude of the United States
to Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines is
identical. Stable. government and the lifting
up of the people in all Of them TO the en-
jcyment of free government is the avowed
declaration of the United States govern
ment in respect to all these countries. In
view If all these matters of CURRENT history,
understood the world over. is not the move
ment TO procure defeat of these ends by
treason in the army "A marvellous movement
having at its head men of such intelligence
as are publicly referred TO by name IN the
press:
Roman and other nations had at their heads
intelligent men, organized in the greatest
centers of their civilization. and were dis
similar to that OF the present instance IN
the degree of apprehending the true destiny
of nation. The present instance seems TO
be wholly without moral sense and I'm utter
disregard of the moral responsibility of the
Nation, considering only the convenience
ease and happiness OF those within coast
bound limits. The adherents OF TINS moye-
TONS growth and greatness nave brought
upon it the duties and responsibilities incl
dent to such growth and power They ig-
atoms of the earth have always found IL
duty to raise UP the worst, even to taking
and have always, IN assuming the duties
and responsibilities. greatly bettered the
condition of the people liberated from OPP
preston. In the matter of the movement of
the United States government along these
lines IL found the people of neighboring
islands suffering the expressions of one of
the worst governments of Europe, and in
freeing the people it seemed duty to destroy
the Spanish navy in the remote Philippines
also. Thus more than half crushed, and
the people there appealing for relief, what
could we do other than 10 stamp out Span
ish oppression there also? And so these are
the responsibilities and moral sense and
work against which the remarkable New
England people are organizing a rebellion
in the army of the Nation. These are the
plain facts. though the insurrectionists seem
to see different from the rest of the world
Indianapolis, April %. j. B. e.