The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-02
SECRETARY LONG
answers CRITICS.
Denounces Unpatriotic At
tacks on the Government.
TELLS SOME PLAIN TRUTHS
The 1nsurrection at Manila Was
/. Due to Delay in the Peace
Treaty, and to the Anti
Expansion
Talk.
TELLS SOME PLAIN TRUTHS

BOSTON. May 1.-The Essex Club ceie-
| hraied Admiral Dewey's viesory with a
/ banquet al foaings aosel tonight. at wa.ch
were entertained as guests Secretary of
| the Navy Long and two heroes OF TIE Man
| liza hght. Capt Wiides CT the Boston. and
Lieut.. Comm nsier Rees. formerly execu-
| tive officer OF the Olympia, beside Com
inainier James II. Selfridee. formerly of
the Puritan, and Lieut.. Commander A. W.
| Wilmer, OF the Monadnock
| Secretary Long began his speech with a
euiogy OF Admiral Dewey and then paid
/ q graceful tribute to the officers and men
{ Of the navy. The greater part OF his
| speech was a defense OF the national aa-
| ininistrasions Philippine policy He said
| In part:
| Il believe that no more unpasriotic ut
terance or one more unjust to the admin
issrasfon Of the government OF our es6.n-
Try. has been uttered than the statement
Wfsch See nov and then that the treat
/ ment OF The Cubans by Spain, or the Ar
menians by the Turks, is not 10 be cesu-
pared with our c1aarsc toward the FlIini.
nos In wanion and deliberate cruelty TIE
mind that can utter such an extrayazanes
is 40 entirely warped ,ha: it's Judgment ia
vaiuesess
Some Cruel SIanders.
However. the statement has been made
that the treatment Of the 1's,hans or ina
Arnsolians was net worse than our treat
mens OF the kfljissaos Tn wanton ana t.eish-
crate cruelty. l understand that this is
cnarged. not as an incident OF the eonsii-
tlons q war. bat the deliberate action
! of the administration Ii this is so /. ,s
ar utterly mean. unwarranrea ani con-
fefnptihse assertion. Any mind that is nst
entirely perverted knows ina, Il is no.
rae. aud thai the administration has had
no purpose Of wanton and deliberate ers,eI-
fy or OF any injury 10 the FSiipin1e.
It's first, constant and last instruction
mas BEEN to insure them every help to bet
ter conditions. You can pogr. to no word
1; has uttered. no order 4. has gsysr,. ~,
n1ission st has cent that has no. had IN
visw the Improvement Of the ph.lsppine
Islands. II you NIL read the recent proc
laEnation issued by the Commission, os
which President Schnr,uan II the head.
you are blind II you do rot sae fha, /.
tenders 10 them every advantage of good
government and civilization THAI arY
man can sssggexf that she spirit thus sx-
pressed compares ufTfav0faeIy with that
~ Den. WeyiaT+s has5arsfsss IN Gaia or
the Turks naassacres IN Armenia. IN a
reflection upon either his candor or hin
intelligence.
What Aeonriilo wired Aguinaldo.
Tire delay IN .he ratification - the
gssace treaty Induced Ae4ssrn do 4, fefgeve
that a large element Tn ssts essHnsvy was
ofTsoesed - the presidents ps,lscS anz. "a
yored .he immediate isselepe Tsieness 90 The
lslauda. ard his agent here. AgpneT{la err
ctstarngei hy rf8s delay encourage hlrr IN
this opinion. An sateree:ges. telegram
which forwarded 10 Dewey wms hrosxhs
20 ma hy a newspaper reporter srxeyss
Agoncslls. hsre~whesr later r.vesss;afsa.e
fight Was cerfessgas.a-~ta lsgAsraisfe5 there.
arstas hsra 20 make an attack a.ron the
American forces tn Manila ard te 10 go
hafn-a ths Tsn 81 F-esgs1a-Y. which m4x
shs tssro see for he vote NJ sysir senate fyr,
tho rattssa;ion. II ss weii known tAas The
attack WIS made.
Delay in the Treaty Responsible.
Again this delay lssl ~ flrge fos e1n.
gFsss 20 ast wgon The question OF wAat
disposition sh1ss5d be made % ;ha Philip
p8rs@a AEst left 1hsrn In snn hAasfx ~ she
president He h&s rat the puwer 10 safs-
pose q rheFs Tsay ava territories for
wEties congress Tnasss make res3sai rsaIes
ard regulations TIE title % sherr In In
she iFnftesf States H5s sgr~pse datv !s i,
maintain Law and order sfs~s until eon-
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