Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-16

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that they would, look how II has been
with other nations. In Jamaica there
are $4,000 whites to 100000 natives. In
Java there are $4,000, 900 natives to co.
600 Europeans. Look at England in her
Indian possessions. From what YOU
hear, you would think the English peo-
pie had been going over there in droves.
was amazed to find that after fifty
years of English domination in India
there are only 100, 900 English born, and
it takes an army Of 10000 English and
100000 natives to protect these 100000
English people. You may think that
England is educating the natives. Less
than per cent of the native women
can read and write, and less than per
cent of the total population can read
and write. You may think that Eng
land is Christianizing the natives. Less
than per cent of SoO.0OO.OOO people, af-
ter $50 years of English kunpowder gos-
pei, are Christians.
If you want to find out how the ma
tives feel about the English domination,
do not ask the younger sons of Great
Britain. Ask the natives themselves. /
read the other day statement of a
native who said that their condition
was worse than that of the American
slaves, because the masters of the
slaves in America had an interest in
Keeping them alive. But the British Of
ficers in India have not interest in
Keeping the people alive. Senator VOL
colt, returning from that country, said
that the famine in India was not food
famine, but because the English gov
eminent, at the behest of the British
bankers, had changed the financial sys
tenn of that country.
But there is another side to this
Philipplne auestion. Who was it that
hunted Agu;naldo up in China? 1t was
the American consul. What ship was ii
that took him to Manila and put him
ashore near that city? 1t was an Amer
lean ship. Who was it that wanted him
brought back to Manila? 1t was Adj
| miral Dewey, the greatest hero of our
Spanish war. who asked that he should
be returned to his people and to assist
US in driving the Spanish power out of
the islands 1t was an American gen
eral who supplied him with arms and
ammunition and It was the Filipino
who hemmed the Spanish in by land
while we held them in check at sea
and forced them to surrender. And
when this was done, what did we do?
Why, we slipped around to their back
\ door and bought quit claim deed from
Spain to the titles of our allies at 50 per
head. But when we insist that was not
! fair treatment, and that we should take
some other policy toward the Filipino,
4 they tell us it is either too soon or too
4 late. or that they cannot tell now
/ whether the time has come or not, while
4 others say that we can not deal with
i them until they lay down their arms.
i But I say that we could have done it
i when we made the treaty with Spain.
Some argue that we could not make
.lSpain grant independence to the Fill
pino, but 1t looks to me as If we could
take a quit claim deed, we could have
lgiven one If our treaty had recognized
4 the independence of the Filipinos not
lone drop of blood would have been shed
at Manila. If we had given them as
1 surance. as we did the C'ubans, that
4 they We're to be independent, there
{ would have been no blood shedding. But
I. lin answer to this il is argued that the
president has not the power TO do these
things and that congress is not in ses-
sion. But congress was in session for
,, three months before the treaty of peace
was ratified and congress can be called
together by the president But when
we talk of calling congress together
they say that it would cost too much
i do not believe it would cost as much
as it is costing us to carry on this war
The president called congress together
ito repeal the Sherman law and he called
lit together to enact tariff legislation
and he can call it together to dispose OF
the Filipino question. Let him call
Ieongress together now to enact legisla-
ton to the effect that the declaration
of independence is still a law of the
LAND and that it is still in force.
"There are two kinds of government
in this world, one q government by con-
sent and the other government by
force The republic is government by
consent and a monarchy a government,
by force The two will not mix; we
must have the one or the other Which
Il do we prefer? We can not establish ar
institution by force in the Philippines
! and maintain that which we would no.
countenance on our own soil. Our dec.
laration of Independence says that
!, government gets its right TO govern
: from the consent of the people. Is tina
81 true. or IS it a He? If it is true, ther
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then let us repeal the declaration of in
: / dependence and no longer lie to tn
. world If find pocketbook In tn
$ road with the owners name printed Of
: the outside do not have to open 1t u
i and count the money before / make u
o my mind whether it would be right t
0 return it or not. and 1t Is 50 with tn
j. Philippine question. We do not have t
n stop to reckon what there is to be oh
!, tanned in holding the Philippines befor
d we decide what should be done wit
them. we know now what II would b
c right to do with them. We ought to sa
d to them that we can &C to war TO prea
: the shackles of the oppressed, but nj
: to forge them. We ought to say t
: them, Stand up and go free We M
II only should say to them Go free BIT
i we should promise them the protectio
s we have given to Cuba and to the Ger
l. trail and South American republics. w
IL should tell them that we have come
peace to establish government in tt
j. place of the one we have destroyed,
it government that when it is establishe
lie is to be theirs and after we have turne
st it over we should say to the worl
If Hands off,
D. I'm 100 years without resorting to IL
ID Calling gun or the sword we have dor