Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-17
WY WR ExPaND.
Explanation OF the working of Proyi.
dence I'm the late War.
Baptist Weekly Standard.

@. What was the matter with the
Cubans? A. Spain would not let
them be independent.
@. What else? A. Spain treated
the inhabitants cruelty in trying to
suppress rebellion.
@. How did the war result? A..
Spain was badly defeated.
c. Why was she defeated?. A. Be
cause we had better guns and better
men 10 aim them.
@. When the war was over, what
did the Government do for the
Cubans? A. Not much of anything
except to allow charitably disposed
citizens to feed a few of the starving
people.
@. Then the war was not an entire
success? A. Oh, yes, for it opened a
way for US to expand.
Q. Why did we need to expand. A.
| Because there was not room enough
in the United States for all of the
politicians who wanted jobs. This
is not the reason usually published.
@. How did it happen that the OPP
portunity to expand came just at the
time when it was needed? A. Some
say it was providential.
@. How can we be sure that it was
providential? A. Because Dewey
sunk one Spanish fleet without losing
a man, and Schley and Sampson sunk
another with the loss Of one killed.
Q. What does that prove? A. It
proves that it is our manifest destiny
| TO expand.
G. What connection have these two
naval victories with expansion? a.
The one gave US control of Manila the
other of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
@. What kind Of control? A. Pos
session by right Of conquest.
@. Did we declare war of conquest?
a. No; we declared war to help the
Cubans, and the President sad that
we did not desire to acquire territory;
but that was before we knew that we
needed to expand.
Q. When did we find that out? A.
The newspapers found it out during
the week beginning May /, 1898; the
religious newspapers and the ministers
July 4; the President found it out
when he heard the crowds applaud
his remarks at various railroad depots
in the West
@. Are you sure that was the time
the President 4de up his mind to
expand? A. The newspapers say so.
@. Why do the religious newspapers
| u nd he mi eft ~ tn
A. Because they think missionaries
should be sent to the Philippines.
Q. But why cannot missionaries be
sent to the Philippines under a Uni
ted States protectorate without an
nexing the islands? A. Nobody
knows.
@. What other argument is there
for expansion A. The commercial
argument. The annual revenue of the
Philippines under Spanish rule has
been about $14, 900, 900.
@. What has been the net revenue
after expenses of Administration were
paid? A. 1t is stated at less than
$500, 900.
@. What is the largest revenue that
the best government? A. Possibly as
much as $40, 600, 900.
O. What would be the cost of the
army and navy necessary to conquer
the rebellious savages OF the archipel-
ago? A. Not less than $50, 600, 900 a
year, and probably much more. After
the islands were pacifled the annual
ha Oft
@. Where is the profit OF the United
States coming from, especially as she
has promised Spain $40, 900, 600 in adj
vance? A. Nobody knows.
Q. Who will pay the bills? A.
Every who buys tea, patent med
icines, money orders or uses checks or
express receipts or kilograms.
@. Will these taxes be sufficient?
A. Probably not; they will have to be
increased or new ones added.
Q. Is there any other argument for
expansion? A. Yes; the American
flag must never be hauled down.
|. @. Does not that depend on the rea-
son for which the flag is hauled up?
A. No.
@. What is the logical support of
this argument? A. There is none.
But it sounds we'll
@. If we annex the Philippines
what shall we do with them? A.
Govern them as colony.
! G. Will their representatives have
voice in the Government of the
| United States? A OF course not,
except possibly one educated voter
/ ont 0f several hundred inhabitants,