Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20

"There are two, questions, imperialism
and an army. Shall We have large army?
In 1896 an army of 2oOO0 was enough. In
1898 the president asked for 10000. The
demand was made while the nations of
Europe were asking for a reduction of the
ornaments. The demand was made at
Christmas time, when the people were
preparing to celebrate the doctrine of
peace on earth, good will to men, Need
/ tell YOU the difference between the re-
public and an empire? Twenty-Five irpu-
of 900 of people. 10000 soldiers are
needed for an empire of 10,0o0,ooo more.
Who will pay the extra expense of main
tanning this army? An addition Of 1900
soldiers means an ezra expense of slC0 o o.
900 a year. Who will pay for this increase?
The Filipinos? To do this. they would
have to be taxed for seven times as much
who will it be of us? 1t will be the peo-
pie who will pay the taxes--the people
who furnish their sons to die in the jun
giles. Who will set the benefit? The syn
dicates. Not long ago man arrived in
San Francisco from Hong Kong. He gave
out In an interview that it was the duty
of this country, duty owed to the world
and the Filipinos themselves, to hold the
islands. That man had come home to or,
ganize syndicate to develop the islands
A few days later he gave out another in
terview, in which he said he was organ.
izing syndicate to- furnish the islands
with electric lights with street cars. with
gas. with banks. etc. When read what
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! made up my mind that one syndicate
would be enough, that all we needed to
do was TO furnish the army to hold the
islands while he developed them.
Meaning of Expansion.
What does expansion mean? 1t means
the exploitation of a new country. If
this people wants. to sell their hirtbrirht
for mess of portage. let them at lea #
investigate the quality of the pottare
How much will IT cost this country 10
h fa 100000 people. speaking. thirty dit
ierent islands? Who can tell? How mucn
Will We get back? i think we can wh;u
the, Fliipinos into subiection-all of them
VINO do not die in the process We cannot
tell now long 1t will take. or how often
we VIII nave to repeat the subiugation or
nc now much i viii cost. but l am enough
nation on earth-that we ought to bear
Little Spain had almost competed the lob
81 whipping the eoo tflipinos after having
a quit claim decd-or rather an option on
inc lighting. u.aughter). 1t is not
question of whether We can whip the FIJI
ipinos or not, but whether we ought to
Whip them ! do not like. to bring this
question down to dollars and cents, but
M VIII 1t pay It will rot pay the right
ing oihces in the army desire to hold the
Islands; can understand how people
wanting franchises in the Islands can adj
derstand how the great people can want
to hold them. You say hold them as a
place Tor our children. to go. Twenty
people to the square mile in the Philip.
pines-or that many when we commenced
AND "a then talk about securing an outletN
would not so there and live under the
tropical sun for all the wealth of the ISL
an s.Why ~h Because thew would r,,,or ~,
in Iowa or Nebraska. II You think that
they would, look how it has been with
other nations. In Jamaica there are 14,O0O
whites to 100000 natives. In Java there
are 25,O0O000 natives to $1,000 Europeans
LOOK at England in her Indian posses
sions. From what you hear, you would
think that the English people had been
gong over there in droves. was amazed
TO lind that after fifty years of Englisa
domination In India there are only l01,tC1
English born, and 1t takes an army of
these 10000 English people. You may
think that England is educating the ma
tiVes. Less than per cent of the native
women can read and write and less than
8 per cent Of the total population can read
and write. You may think that England
Is Christianiz.ng the natives. Less than
l per cent of 310.GC0000 people after l5o
years of English gunpowcer gospel. are
Christians.
ant to- tintl- out how the natives
feel about the English dom nation, do not
ask the younger sons OF Great Britain.
Ask the natives themselves. l read the
other day a statement of native who
SalQ tn1t tDelr was worse tTan
that of the American slaves. because the
masters OF the slaves in America had an
interest in keeping them alive. But the
British officers in India have no 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 govern
ment. at the behest of the British bankers,
had changed the financial system of that
country.
LET US dwell for minute on the rel.g-
ious aspect of the question. Nothing has
surprised me more than the people who
defend conquest of an alien ptople on
Christian grounds. ! read the bible and
defy you TO find single passage in t.e
bible gives us the Christian religion: I
deny that you can give the religion of
Christ by hypoderndc injections. Why
people with whom We are lighting are
Christians? The Tasalos are Christians.
Those most friendly TO US are MohanmG-
lhammedan alliance, and arm the No
hammedan portiol Of our subjects to fight
our Christian subjects? do rot douJt
that the impet alists are Christians
They simply mix their quotations l am
reminded of the man who mixed his par
"A man was jca!aeyinS from Jerusalem
TO Jericho. ano he fell among thorns
and the thorns sprang up and choked
lin. The memory of the lmperiuilst IS
leIectlNe. lney get mixed on their Dell-
tudes. They say. Blessed are the peace
makers, for they shall inherit the earth;
whereas, it reads: Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the EARTH" and
BLESSED are the peacemakers for they
shall be called the sons of God. Secre-
terry Gage gave the secret away.
He sad, philanthropy and per cent
Eaiked hand in hand. Philanthropy falls
by the way. and per cent picks Its peck
ct. Philanthropy gets weary. and per
cent goes on. and never feels lonesome
The impulse to steal land, we are tod,
Ing in the hearts of The people. denounce
the republican party, which impr.sons
petty thievery and enthrones grand lar
ceny, which says: Thou shalt not steal
on small sca.e.'
My friends, this is serious question.
! read sermon preached not long ago
by Rev. Mr.. Brown in Rochester, N v,
IN which he took for his text what Pilate
said when Christ appeared before him,
You will recall the words of the scripture
when he said: 'Knowest thou not have
power to release thee or put thee to
death, He Went on to say THAI thus
force and love We're broush, face to face
there in Pilates chamber. Plate had he
hind him the great Caesar and the Roman
egions, while Christ stood there aior-.
From this picture the preacher went on
to describe how from the time of Plate
the power of the Romans had waned IN
til 1t had finally passed from the face of
the earth, but how peace and love. as e.
empliiied by Christ had increased IN pow
err until now his name is daily on the lips
of millions. Continuing. he said that