The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29

>Aue oil ino n,
4 &, no letter Of ex-senator ''u-
y ~ Inc abiest lawyer and
Fos ~ republican party. and for
!" ~ leader OF the United
u. IN opposition 10 imperial
r~,ns Is the full text Of the let
\. New York World;
4 y rhst appears to me to be the
,s,et aspects OF the Phiiipp'ne
.r,o,n truths about the nrchi-
~ neither the zeal OF reiis,on's
,.ophy, no, sentiment nof po''es
,s some Of these are
rur PHILIPPINES ARE.
,ayo islands, more or less. are
- tho tropics and occupy
,..r,y 1000 miles long north !
- - about 900 miles wide. They |
|. a. s saoo o,,es distant from our Pa
~ arc about $4,000 miles dis
"a Atlnntic coast via the Suez
.,so,,cd By. a foreign power. Only
~. ,slands are large enough IN
..,.rtsnt part In tho problem.
.n cemarlnes. Mindoro. Sa
yFEeT, p.,,y. Mindanao and Palawan.
y's'.nsvclopedias estimate the a.'ea
"a ia 900 squire miles anu the popu-
~, have all the climatic evils anu
yuey ,ro,,ital countries and are fre-
IA ,,a,cted by violent hurricanes anu
t ~. hey are, as all human ca
-. nroyed. absolute incapable OF
~ eoss,s aa and built UP into commu~
spp..,aricans or of any of the people
sa clys, sre already Inhabited. as already
nv - about 100000 Of people-bcing
Nv. y siyty To the square mile OF the
i ssa. nf all the islands. The popuia-
ll,sAssfors il already denser than that
S.s,s of Michigan. The population
1k..s.rcsea Of Spaniards. other Euro
~ yvusl;sh and Americans, haif-castes.
"a! SaIays Japanese and aboriginal
~ zs.s ~ the total OF all this conglom-
n. :. rsces the Europeans and Ameri-
u. ssrnose less than 2 per cent aiter
n. ~ p0o years OF European occupa-
ID. - v.rv few OF these were born there.
y Manila the capital, 81 per cent OF
q,.s.titants are Malays. 80 per cent are
~, ~ srd hal breeds, Spauiards; Spanish
@ssssds and creoles 3 per cent only, and
<,ilsr white men only trace ana OF
~ rornen substantially none.
"a ~ Ave or six islands OF the group
g. rnnsiderable size are already fully
.StsS nv the races and mixtures above
s&ioned. 80,
u evsr can be In need Of or the con-
~ d American productions to any
vlVciahls extent.
N 'Sfhe islands are very fertile ana PRO
= principally the fiber known as Mania
=, coarse tobacco, coffee, sugar ano
sIsal fruits: and they have extensive
IN al tropical woods analogous 70 those
IA ysst forests OF Central and south
!; mes resources comprise the only
ip, * the Islands except that OF furnisn
= 1lecation for fortresses and naval sta
~ for nation ambitious to become tne
1}icsl and military mistress OF the worlo
yuw Alexander or Napoleon, X No pos,
~ inexhaustihle resources OF men ano
~, might wiah for them for this pnr-
pYWBY-s MISSION AT MANILA.
1 ~ sincerely professed and sole pur-
- d ne var was to make Cuba q tree
haspsndent State. Admiral Dewey
4 ~ 70 TO Manila for purposes Of con-
~ i iii. He went there with his gal
= llt,le neet to capture or destroy. II he
"a, The Spanish deet. He did 1t In q
- hat sstonished tho naval powers Of
y world. But he only acquired military
6atrul Of the bay and city Of Manila and
n nyironments. Nearly all beyond thai
~ b possession of an organized rebel
lol against Spain
n At that time, and long before, an &C.
llyt md powerful rebellion was In progress
ID the Islands, and SO far as present IN
Donation goes 1t now holds sway over
liu part Of Luzon and quite or nearly
W whole OF Panay and OF other large dis
ttitia Of these principal islands. 1t ap'
nan 70 be true that the rebels co-oper'
tM With our forces in the overthrow O.
Ne Spanish rule at Manila under the ini'
preston that our operations at Manila
we're not to help Spain put down the re-
llrls but we're only to cripplestbe Spanish
rewer Al. an Incident of war in bringing
sfain 10 renounce its control OF Cuba
HAth congress had said In its declaration
y respect to Cuba was its sole purpose.
~ That the people OF the islands VIII
we're carrying on the rebellion in order t
M and Independent do not desire =
annexed and TO become a territorial DE
n No vrvsf re
80 that they intend to resist annexatio
wears to be indisputable.
WHAT is TO BE DONE?
Wat have said 30 far will not. tax
y disputed by any intelligent person
shs thsn in the present state of affair
70 v donsi
AZ W to mako war upon the people
= philippines as Spain was doing, In Of
= . subject them to our dominion?
in apparently we must do to NAL
sen people whether citizens, subjoc
Saves OF the United States.
,.s tx lsstliy this. "a decent respect 70 u
ss.ons Of mankind" should compel OF
~ lnment TO stats definitely the groun!
which We make the attempt. v
AZ Az assured the nations of the globe
~ -oat Solemn manner possible that
SIss.AN as not fopheonauest or extended d
5ss but solet to set the people
sHs uee--of whom congress declared tn
"a ;,s seie and OF right ought TO be fr
- saaI very time the Philippine rebe
m. - stronger and better organic
nn,.s uut OF Cuba Recent events ha
1,sks. mat the Philippine rebels are
X M. ot self-government as the peop
~ When the United States aid
13r6ss as'Ainment and recognized the ind
~ srs q the Spanish provinces of &c
AZ ~ south America. our governme
u M, see itself up to be the firal jud
IN eesner or not tha., maro nnnnhln