The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-10-06
The Philippines.

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from Asia and the Philippine
Islands, and being interviewed
said:
, To the standing argument of anti
expansionists that Dewey should have
! sailed away after the battle of Manila
bay, Bishop Thoburn makes the reply
| that Dewey had no sails. Moreover,
| he had not enough coal to cross the
Pacific, and under the neutrality laws,
by which he would have been limited
| to twenty-four hours in Chinese
/ port he could not then have obtained
a supply.
"Still another question:, said he,
why not, after expelling the Span
iards from the Philippines, leave
the people of the island alone in
| peace. 1t seems impossible for some
intelligent people to comprehend the
fact that there are at least eighty
/ different tribes or races OF people in
habiting the Philippines. The class
of persons know as Filipinos belong
/ exclusively to the island of Luzon.
They are by no means popular among
the other islanders, nor has Aguinaldo
or any other man ever succeeded in
winning the confidence Of the islanders
/ generally.
''At every hazard and at every cost.
it becomes the solemn duty of the
| American people, duty from which
the civilized world will never absolve
them. to put down all warlike oppos-
ition and give peace to the islands,
and also provide good government
throughout the whole archipelago.
SBut. after all, no settlement would
have been permanent which did not
involve a full and final decision of
the question of ultimate authority.
In all oriental lands this question
should be regarded as supreme. Any
number OF concessions may be made
after the question of final authority
has been fully settled.
Commenting on the avoye the
1 Christian Advocate says:
/ Having taken in hand the
Philippine plow, we cannot urn
back without sharing the penalty
of those whose turning back IS
commented upon adversely by
scriptural authority. Being at
| Just war with Spain, it was our
duty and right 10 put that AFRO
CANT nation at a disadvantage as
early and as etfectually as pos
sible. Dewey's victory shorten
ed our campaign in Cuba. In
deed, it is questionable whether
American military operations on
the western islaad did as much
to drive Spain from Cuba as did
the naval battle in Manila bay.
A few men are questioning our
right to be on either of the
groups of islands, yet they may
, we'll inquire whether that battle
in the far East which was fought
in sight of half a dozen naval
T powers did not 50 impress them
that we at this moment are at
peace with them, As it was,
n the German admiral came near
1 to the point where he was about
u so to transgress that Dewey
would have been justified in
: opening fire upon him. We are
: more than inclined to think that
If the battle had not been fought
t1en and there, we would at this
: hour be at war with two OF
! three of the powers which ther
were jealous and land -lusting tt
: the point Of interfering by force
The president makes it plair
: that he does not expect to hole
! either Cuba or the Philippine
: islands permanently Withou'
: their consent His address
shows he proposes to restor'
peace as preliminary to the furth
er,adjustment which necessaril,
I must antedate the self-rule 0
' the people concerned. Agui
!. naldo has never been true ever
W uIle pcOpl1 ONtI " Ilolli llC Iof
!, exercises his selfish and balefu
influence. He sold out to Spain
or to those who deprecated fur
ther war in the Philippines. Al
ter selling out he went to Hong
- , kong, and there awaited good Fl
= nancial terms from the Unite'
! States. As the president says
: Aguinaldo treacherously bega
= the armed struggle. 1t now
atrocious that any American cit
zen feels free to criticise ou
campaign in terms that encoul
age the insurgents and tend
IN prolong the war. We surel
at did make a mistake when W
r thought that few troups coul
t. awe the rebels into submission
th The administration at the frs
should have made preparation