New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-05

and doubt this. Men cannot be rational and
deny this Men cannot be good citizens and ignore
this disobey this. for the treaty is an obligation
as well a hnality. We may differ as 20 how our
action under the treaty shall be limited enlarged
We may differ as to what call our options or our
interests under that treaty. Those matters are in
cidents asides
By the treaty Porto Rico is ours-with the ac-
claim and the desire of Porto Rico. BY the
ueaty Guam and the Isle of Pin are ours with
the assent and the hope of their people. Guam is
but stepping-stone for US 10 the Philippines in the
Eastern The Isle of Pines and the other
islets acquired by us in these neces-
sarily acquired absolutely and forever foreclose
the title Of Spain. that fountain OF Bourbonlsm
and of blight, TO any inch of soil in this Western
world These are To relinqush them would
break the helrts of their own people would be the
lodging of our own duties They are ours for use,
would not give them away, for they have. freely
and Te1oicinglY given themselves unto US.
If at all is the dividing of the ways We have seen
that the treaty binds us all and is all. We
us read and which some OF those who do not read
It unjustly denounce that our Congressional dec
with our ACQUISITION Of Porto Rico Guam and P The
me Philippnes put are we released from conse-
not. We did not release Great Britain from the
consequences OF the treaty which wrung our indie
Pendencs from her grasP and which los, to her her
the treaty by which slavery gained unwittingly for
the Rio Grande; nor did we release Great Britain
again from the obligations of the treaty under
millions OF dollars our compensation and as her
smart money for the incident and the consequences
ourselves than others from the disa greea BILE conse-
quences, of treaties Of our own making or of our
own enforcement? Plainly not. The morality OF
the proposition 10 ignore our duties in the Philip
pines may well be pondered by those who directly
dlsagreeable duties allowably ignored. then were
s9me OF ne most solemn ard sacred obligations of
clination made the only coin current in the moral
the mercantile or the political world. Then were
good faith barren ideality. Then truth and
duty and honor and character and reputation an
IDLE dream Then would the weak be the prey Of
the strong and the helpless the football of the
powerful and vicious. America make no such
choice, and a,,V win sustain no such decision.
and however abused. had been recognized by the
the only country on the earth that could transfer
that title with the consent of the world At the
title in the Philippine Spain could not TRANSFER or 9eT
them In right to the Filpinos They had no gov
eS heT They Gad had nd p9 of
under Aguinado, and that government. through
h e hff ss Or to a to Sr qS FOR g
received by him and recelpted for by him. He and
his followers had voluntarily taken themselves
out Of the country. leaving Spain IN acknowledged
and andisppted double title to the Philippines
by purchase The United States demolished the
81 span on2 the the pnRss and
the only title then recognized since recognized
by the world In those islands The United States
thus became the owners for themselves or trustees
for humanity OF the Philippines and the guardian
Of the Filipinos.
A PAYMENT OF EVERLASTING HONOR
Touching the payment Of the 500 10000 to
Spain on account Of the Philippines. Mr. McKelway
ignored the fact that the Philippine war loan Of
100000 was contracted in Mexican dollars but
made this statement:
For the betterment Of the Philippines Spain had
appropriated about &0O00.000. Quite half OF il had
been stolen by her agents. their habit was: the
other half was represented In substantial benefits