The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-06

people that they will soon be called up
on to establish for themselves q govern
ment modelled after our own, repub-
lie, efnbodying in its constitution the es-
sentia1 principles of the Anglo-Saxon
law. such as the trial by jury, the free
dom of the press, representation, the
haheas corpus.
That for at least 25 years these ISL
ands, while governing themselves
should be under the protectorate OF the
United States and that all questions OF
Importance should be decided by q SUI
preme court Of the United States.
That at the end of Is years the Phil
ippines should reimburse the United
States forsthe OUTLAWS and expenses, as
may be decided by an impartial tribunal
of justice. Our work In those islands
should be carried on from q purely hu-
manitarian standpoint In the interests
of civilization, to right the great
wrongs, to place ourselves in a position
where we may become our brothers
keepers. that we may best serve to
protect them against foreign greed and
aggression. that we may teach them the
arts Of civilization and self-government.
In word, that we may help them to
help themselves. This policy would be
the crowning act of the war for human
rights We would thus show to the
world that we are not after more ter
ritory, that we are not land grabbers.
This would be Anglo-Saxon chivalry
and high type Of Christianity. 7 seek
not yours, but you. know the poll
tician will laugh these ideas to scorn,
but also know that II we should al
low many of our politicians to handle
this question and the Philippine islands
they would prove themselves to be
leeches, parasites, syndicate tools, rob
bers.
Il am not discussing the question from
a narrow standpoint. There are prob
lens that must be studied in the light
Of duty, of privilege, Of humanity, of
the future. There are problems that
you cannot place on the scale to be
weighed with gold. You cannot meas
ure these things with asyardstick. God
has laid the responsibility upon us of
civflizing 100000 of people. This call
comes to us when we are well fitted for
the task--in an age of steam and cleo
tricity, in an age of school and coli
leges, In an age of the printing press.
What nation is better fitted for the
work? We have the great civiliziag
forces and there are plenty of conse-
Grated men and women to go forth as
teachers and preachers. To this work
is our nation called. We are not d.
vinely called to establish "a colonial
government and to extend our empire in
1,400 islands. Nations as we'll as in
divtduals must be governed by the law.
'Ye that are strong should bear the in
f1rmities of the weak and we must do
this bravely in the fear of God. I
have no sympathy with that class who
say that the flag of the United States
shall never be hauled down where it has
gone up. Let the flag stay up until the
people have learned the meaning Of lib
erty and of self-government. The power
of the AngloSaxon lies not in the spirit
of aggression. We did not enter into
the war for the purpose of conquest,
neither for the acquisition Of territory,
nor for the purpose of enlarging our
commerce.
III am an imperialist, but not as to
charging our domain, but for the pur-
pose of establishing justice and liberty.
The dominion OF the AnglorSaxon is
not an, earthly, dominion. but one that
swill make every mans life safe, every
mans home his castle, every mans
right a Magma Charta."