Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-07

LQUSt IdVOTtQ lSlduus Will ChJos P''"F~-~s
and freedom which they have never oeforo
known. Already hundreds OF schools arc
open and fled with children. Religious free-
dom is sacredly assured and enjoyed. inc
courts are dispensing justice. Business Is De-
ginning to circulate In Its accustomed channels
Manila, whose inhabitants were fleeing to tho
county few months ago, is now populous
and thriving mart OF commerce. The earnest
and unremitting endeavors Of the commission
and the admiral and major general commando
ing the department Of the Pacific to assure the
people OF the bene1cent intentions OF this gov
eminent, have had their legitimate effect IN
convincing the great mass Of them that peace
and safety and prosperity and stable govern.
ment can only be found In loyal acceptance OF
the authority Of the United States.
The future government Of the Philippines
rests with the congress Of the United States
Few graver responsibilities have ever been
conhded to us. II we accept them In spirit
worthy Of our race and our traditions, great
opportunity comes with them. The islands lie
under the shelter Of our flag. They are ours BY
every title Of law and equity They cannot
be abandoned. II we desert them we leave
them at once to anarchy and finally to barbar-
ism. We fling them, golden apple Of discord.
among the rival powers, no one OF which could
permit another to seize them unQuestioned.
Their rich plains and valleys would be the
the scene Of endless strife and bloodshed Tho
advent Of Dewey's feet In Manila bay instead
Of being, as we hope, the dawn Of new day OF
freedom and progress, will have been the begin
ming Of an era OF misery and violence worse
han uhfah hac dar lrouod THAR n
past, The suggestion has been made that we
could renounoe our authority over the islands
and give them independence could retain pro-
tectorate over them. This proposition will not
be found, am sure, worthy Of your serious at
tention, Sucn an arrangement would involve
at the outset cruel breach Of faith. 1t would
place the peaceable and majority, who ask MOTH
ing better than to accept our authority, at the
mercy Of armed insurgents. 1t would make us
responsible for the acts Of the insurgent leaders
and give us no power to control them. 1t would
charge us with the task Of protecting them
against each other, and defending them against
any foreign power With which they chose to
quarrel. In short, 1t would take from the con-
gress Of the United States the power Of declar-
ing war and vest that tremendous prerogativo
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itary arm must necessarily be supreme But
there is no reason why steps should not be taken
from time to time to inaugurate governments
essentially popular In their form as fast as ter
ritory is held or controlled by our troops. To
this end am considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
the return Of the commission, or such Of the
members thereof as can be secured, to aid the
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thoritv vested In ma bv the constitution and the
statutes IN UNFOLD tba sovereiontv NJ tho Trn,ted
states In those distant islands and In ali other
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