The labor world., 1899-10-14

therefore, it is right for us to get what
we can and keep it," We reply that
this is a mis-statement of Gods law
of social development. If the law were
as stated why should not the pirate
be app1auded instead Of being shot?
The point is that 1.-The struggle" takes
place under rules or planes of compe-
tition commonly called laws and GUS
toms. The character of these rules or
planes Of competition determine the
height Of civilization. In other words,
'civilization'' means that certain
forms of competition are barred out
for example, piracy and looting weak
er nations, provided they have stable
governments. Such is the law of ma
tions- international law. Republics,
however. go beyond the laws of ma
tions and recognize that where people
are capable of establishing stable
government they are entitled to do so,
and therefore should not be held as
subjects against their will.
The way that competition between
races under international law is as fol-
lows: To the extent that the less civil
lied races permit immigration, the
rights of the more highly civilized be-
ings are protected by their own gov
ernments. In this way the English,
the German, and the American with
their intelligence and capital have
gone into the republics of Mexico, Cen
trail America and South America, and
have helped to develop the country,
and at the same time the laws of each
country into which they have gone
have been made by the people residing
within such territory. This has in
sured that the laws have been in the
interest Of the dominant power in each
republic, and it has given the immi-
grants from the United States, Eng
land and Germany power in the form
ing of these laws that they would have
had were the laws enacted in the Uni
ted States, in England, or Germany, or
by the representatives Of these powers.
In other words, had the European
countries made the laws for the Amer
icar provinces the aim would have
been to benefit those residing in Eu-
rope, and at the expense of their own
flesh and blood who resided in the pro-
vinces. For this reason the thirteen
colonies put forth the Declaration Of
Independence, and left the mother
country.
We may rest assured that the prin-
ciples whereby the greatest height Of
civilization is being reached are the
principles whereby we arc to go high
er and higher forms of life and of gov
ernment. The republic, is the highest
form of state yet attained, and history
will pronounce this war q gainst the
Philippine people as General Grant did
our war with Mexico: 1T was one of
the most unjust wars ever Waged by
the stronger against the weaker. It
was an instance of a republic following
the bad example of the European mon
archies in not considering justice in
their desire to acquire additional ter
.ritory.". And the dying chieftain ad-
ded, 1.-THE Southern rebellion was
largely the outgrowth Of the Mexican
war. Nations. like individuals. Sre pun
ished for their transgressions."
Space will not permit detailed
statement of the evils to the people re-
siding in the territory that is governed
by the conquering power. 1t Is very
bad, for. among other evils. it keeps
the inhabitants from attaining real
self-government. Whenever the ma
jority; of the people become the real
rulers they willingly grant self-gov-
ernment to others. In the words of
Abraham Lincoln: mo man is good
enough to govern another man with
out that others CONSENT and he add
ed, those who deny freedom to 9TH
ers deserve it not for themselves, and
under a just God cannot long retain
it,