New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-25
nrWEY'S PLACE IN HISTORY
~ REV. DR. GROVE TALKS OF THE
HERO OF MANILA AND
HIS WORK

m. Rev. Dr. W. s. Grove preached yesterday on
.n.~ey's Place in American History" at the
.r,,h of the Eternal Hope in West Eighty-irst
There was large congregation. DR.. Grove
va in part
Dsses and ' there he must hight What ' Should he
- after his victory? Sail away ana leave the
@my in possession Of the land, where he could re-
taeesrss,e? That would have been denounced by the
svssrion and by the whole world as puerile tactics;
Soa MAS For s sss hs mus, he ksss
ne conquered and II was an outcome which we
T WHAT he we results DO not OF xr %snsh
IN would have gone to war TO conquer the Philip.
S,nes or 10 conquer any other territory. Nobody
Famed of territorial conquest of anything but
" free Cuba. and here was conquered territory on
=. other side OF the earth as the very FIRST re-
s ally ended the war. Spain utterly dscour-
ssseS by IT, and any nation which might have aided
ss. poor old monarchy to her fate The demand of
he American people was already fulfilled, but we
mrciden, OF the struggle.
The question. What should be done with the
psappines? was also decided by circumstances
msr which Americans had no control. The prin-
.ne Cd which We went 10 war was the breaking
cas- the same tyranny in the Philippines. and we
ssi broken H. We could not deny our principle by
rving those islands back to the old tyranny. We
could not abandon them and thus plunge all Eu-
rope into war for their possession In simple
honor We had TO keep them. at least for while.
done l have always been especially proud of that
Commission, because it gave Spain s20,OO.0OO on
some sort Of pretext, just as l nave taken pecu-
;sr pride in our own Government because IL footed
he Bills for the homeward journey Of the Spanish
srsoners and of the surrendered army. These were
purtesies 70 fallen and Impoverished foe that We
could no, aford 10 withhold.
The war with Agunaido was another incident
which could not be avoided. The rank and file of
his followers believed that our stay meant but a
Charge OF masters We could not go. They we're
Mei,ed 10 strike for what they thought was liberty.
We were compelled. in justice TO other Philippine
tabes and 10 the concert Of Powers, to resent the
stroke. give you my conclusions in perfect cam
dor as one who has no policy TO serve. II could
ss s bos sax ba s nr tine hPpne
rain there II those ten millions of people one
sssned US to 60 should say that il Was was tyranny
FOR US 70 stand on the order of going / cannot
ne a ' county ~f for the
q stragEgnng people; ! am forced to the convic-
~, for sovereignty over his own and then over the
other tribes, or for what he can make out of them
We often get bad men into the local Offices. but
We have the genius TO put about the right kind Of
Nifty and honor Thnss have gone on iI pretty well
se % up o dqe In hs
Cuba in ne last nine months tbs has been mighty
Gus and very delicate problems have been solved.
To-day that long harassed land is at peace and is
& Dch ndusryp SUCH pubic never ord naa sch
progress. such vast hope, 1t is leapng into under
he wise guidance Of our officials. The men in trust
dream Of INDEPENDENCE, may be a substantial fact
The task in the Philippines will present various
kinds and grades Of difficulty. but the public school
and the English language and the spirit of democ-
American enterprises which flow in will work
wonders The Tagals on the day of Aguinaldo S
surrender Will begin 70 Americanize, and they are
made OF good stuff as the best Cubans and
Porto Ricansi Other tribes will follow on. They
vii date their countrys birth from May l. 1895
and have George Dewey instead Of George Wash,
!igton as their countrys father.
But more than military genius must be accorded
IRE hero Of Manila. He Is a diplomat and a states
man and an executive Of the first order. His task
n peace-to keep the peace-in those long mont his
0, vexation and suspense and turbulence after fbs
Victory was even greater than his task in battle
he was equal TO all emergencies-not less wise than
t!aye.