The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28

! De easy lot al dUll-6Apetilo4OA4ASb
! that the eXpansionist was traitor ~
| everything that was American or dear 70
an American, but traitor is a crliIllidi' i, ~
and man who proceeds hoWsoeoeid H ~ dastToy ati+rG
or defeat his country, but as ne conslueiS
for its best interest is never ID
traitor. The most used argument t3s by
agitation of the anti-expans1on d0c-
trine at this time and the DIS
sensions thereby. created In TINS country 1
go TO war, and have since been en-
couraged to prosecute the same II is
rather refreshing to have the people Wno
advocate policy the price OF whlch Iads Is
all the responsibility and blame upon
those who opposed the policy ana Wouiq ,lI,1
for the exercise of free speech, the protest
of citizens against their country adopting
q course that was considered unWiSe, I'M
polite and un-American, the Phlnppines
would never have gone to war: Such a
result may be in a degree unfortunate,
if true, but that 1t would be a reason or
should be silenced and that American
citizens should not protest against their
country adopting dangerous and rulnous
policy is a little too far behind IN @ tne
history of the world and too well deter
mined to the contrary to be now open TO
argument: We have very good mus
tration of this argument and a most eX-
eellent answer thereto in the proceedings
before the British Parliament at the time
the war was brewing with the American
colonies, and II was claimed that those
who espoused the American cause and
who led by. Mr.. Pitt, did not hesitate to
denounee the course of England. their
own country, and defended the course
of the insubordinate colonies were trait
ors to England and giving aid, comfort
and encouragement to the Americans
Mr.. Pitt has been of all foreign states
men our ideal, and If he is not, by reason
of our imperialistic policy and tendency,
to be set aside along with the Declaration
n Ind 6l1aD 20 ali 81
George Washington and the rights of
man, he is about as good authority as
could be quoted outside, possibly, of some
Americans of the first rank. In reference
to the criticisms heaped upon himself and
those supporting his policy and defending
the position of the American colonies, Mr.
In the British Parliament used this Ian
guage: Gentlemen, sir, have been
charged with giving birth to sedition in
America. They have spoken their senti-
ment with freedom against this unhappy
act, and that freedom has become their
crime. Sorry | am to hear the liberty
crime. But the imputation shall not dis
courage me. 1t is liberty 1 mean to ex-
erclse. No gentleman ought to be afraid
to exercise it. 1t is a liberty which the
gentleman who calumniates it might have
prohted by; he might have desisted from
his project The gentleman tells US Amer
lea IS obstinate. rejoice that America has
resisted" together with further remarks
to the same effect. 1t would certainly
indicate that Mr.. Pitt in his loyal advo-
cacy of the rights of man as he saw
them was about as reasonable in his ar
raignment of his country's policy as the
most radical expansionist of these days.
AS Mr.. Pitt remarked that the imputa-
ton made would not discourage him, it
is probably quite as true in this country
that those who from love of a democratic
system of government oppose the adYanc-
ing policy of Imperialism Will not be dis
couraged from a steadfast advocacy of
the policy they believe to be right, hav-
n nal IN fheir ,zNt,, L.
that II anybody could be guilty of trea-
son 1t would be those who are subvert-
ing republican government and demo-
cratic principles TO an unwarranted and
unjustitiable imposition of power upon
foreign people, and who are more
nearly guilty of treason than any
others in this country. But for
the reason above stated the use
of the word is narrow minded and un-
war; warranted, h Those opposed to expansion,
"Copperheads," "Aunties'' and the like
evidencing a disposition to reduce a legit-
innate discussion to the level of a prize
thought as to the use of the words. A
Tory was an American who during the
Gated the right of England to continue
its arbitrary rule over US without our
consent. So upon principle. Tory is an
expansionist, and the only Tory that
could exist in this war would be a Fill
pino who gave US aid and comfort in at
tempting to impose our rule on his coun-
lTyH6n. "A 0OpperneaQ was one opposed
to freeing the slaves and contended
We had no right to continue to subject
them TO involuntary servitude. So upon
principle he agreed with the doctrine that
the consent of the governed is unneces-
sary, so naturally belongs to the rank of
the imperialists An Auntie or Ante is
assumed as one always wrong In other
words state your own question and move
that the affirmative is always right and
shut off debate. Call names without
reference to their application. Appeal to
.n6 md t1-tII wit tir1er for
a reply. and you have an expansion argu-
ment brought down to date and the
American Republic irrevocably embarked
on a crusade of Imperialism. Senators
Edmunds, Hoar Burrows and Hale, ex-
Speaker Reed ex-Presdent Harrison
David Starr Jordan, Senator White and
tinguished galaxy of traitors, Tories, Cop
perheads and Aunties. The list, II COM
pleted, would indicate that the financial
and commercial element In this Govern
ment was somewhat alarmingly in ad-
vance of its brains and craftsmanship as
heretofore understood.
We have two classes of people advocat- |
ing expansion, one fervent but ill-adVised |
Christian enthusiasts who say that it is
the hand of Providence, the irresistible
force of Gods will that we cannot stay, |
and that we must extend our Jurisdiction
and bring Chris tianity to those people. !
Unmindful that Christ was the prince of
peace and told his disciples that his doc
Irine sno9lo 9 9e promulsated without
representatives should journey without
the aid of the sword or mans govern
ment. bringing his power to the attention
of mankind, freely and in love and broth |
erly kindness. 1t is to the shame of the
Christian world that a doctrine so beauti- !
full should be brought to any people or
thought to be heralded by a great navy
and guns of inconceivable destructive
power, great military force. Mauser rifles |
and death-dealng instruments; heralding |
the coming of Christ and with little less
absurdity heralding the coming of tie
flag of the free and the brave.
The other advocates of the same theory
of irresistible force are not the Christian
but the scientific people, who say that II
is q cosmos force whereby we are work.
ing. out our irresistible destiny to an ir-
resistible end; by the force of which
same argument If the right person should
appear proclaiming himself the Lords |
anointed, coming as the representative of |
natures great laws to assume Imperial
jurisdiction over this people, we would of
necessity, but not of choice, hail this our
new Caesar. The whole theory of ire
sstible Providence, the whole theory of a
natural force beyond our control, is so
Oriental, dogmatic, inhuman and un-
American that it ought to be buried at
once.
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