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the er,fsn jsrmy and payy would have meant

whether they should belong I" SneIn ar tn the
nntrd States-had PASSED into the hands Of
SS2, tiniry was a. liberty, To change tho con.
n,,I}, IT,, untl the Peace COMMISSION had acted
petitions Of mn TO h% I hRnines E woud have
c p a a V,oIatl0h OF -" terms OF tho proto-
wanting there was another aud this other in
S,Em%n1 IN, TX ,n2st trying aud trouble con
contend. The men then under arms and avail
Az w l2r ufe, whether u the Philippines or in
period OF the war BY the terms Of thcIr .e
iistmeht they were free OF every obligation 10
peace, The President knew. better Tran any ~,
H Hhis eISe mat pence was assured and that all
go to the Philippines. but the twenty thousSSnd
| lmen tnere as well. were by law to be mustered
0 0H 9t tue service on the instant when he made
! onclai announcement that the spanish war
nos on April 20 1873. the joint resolution was
| passed recognizing the indcpendencc Of Culu,
| II directed tho President to employ the land
a and naval forces Of the United States to ac-
| soil. AT that time the American Army con-
sisted OF 1000 regulars; Two days later the
volunteer net was passed. aud four days after
| mat tho law was passed enabling the Ircsi-
t uhemt to increase the regular army But both
| 70 he war measures Both required that the en-
iistImsnts secured undcrt them should terminate
the acts were peremptory and specific. Nods-
| cretion whatever was permitted to the Govern
mIesn5. Under tho terms OF the Regular Army
bill, $4,000 regulars were added to the 27,OO0
| who composed the army in times of peace
%G wn much inf arssT f"Ts@ n ne
Turned out to he necessary for the PURPOSES Of
protQi" had Deen Sighed. not AN man m" Of them
| could he used in the Philippines more than the
And who could then foresee that this force
| was not suiiicientr a conflict with the Fill
ninos was not then anticipated. Their army.
| IT'S true, had been assembled ON the outskirts
q Manila. But with respect to the AmcrcanS
twas generally supposed to be n friendly rather
"a LAM ap hat
noht with the assurances of their Friendship
aud confidence. They had proclaimed re-
ment but there was nothing in the attitude
they then assumed which could justify the be-
at tho flag which had set them Tree
Even had the President been at liberty under
able tor service there. been ready Tor trans
vised send ns them Indssd the ' very i, Thing Ing
that brought on the conflict with Aguinaldo
take he places OF those whose terms of enlist
Inent had expired and who had already been
Prom the hour when Congress assembled
In December the President eLdeavored To draw
its attention 10 the situation IN which the Gov
eminent would 10 left upon the proclamation
OF peace, In one message he delivered To the
Senate tho peace treaty. in another he warned
congress that AS soon rs tn" treaty was rhti-
fed and the Publications. exchanged he would
he Compelled to muster out the troops Al Ma
Mia, An army bin drawn in conformity with
the Governulents views was already prepared
and wa, urgently pressed uuon Congress
The country Will remember the bitter oTposi-
ton it encountered from the Democratic Itarty
democratic members who did not dare 10 AS
sumo the responsibility of defeating the peace
treaty. who won i'll not even consent To take the
responsibility of opuosiing, the acquisition Of
rest Of their party against the Army bill The
Democratic leaders, in both House and Senate
tho increased forces asked for we're going to
be- emroyei not y II,d Manila but here IN
| Manila These lnV
actually. argued that the Administration
the H'4f inn as % Of
tho suppression Of liberty at home! 1t may
| SURPRISE Intelligent persons to know that this
sort of talk could be indulgri in upon the floors
Of Congress. but there were weeks amt weeks Of
ing an army Of 10000 men, were growing more
and more, belIigerent in their attitude. and
with Spain would be proclaimed and the COY
enmSnt be Left wi'h%p5 Gse claim to the
'SISy was "a az The ' q q Maeh bsore Congress
PASSED the Army bin, and th~, war in the PHI
re@zss ihat Re- 10000 American tr@ors tIsn
Ftlipinos; but wholly and solely for he .pnr-
President had been ' told Iv no less an a%thor.,
~ than Admiral Dewey thn, for that pqrp13se
HG n' and H1I goo" "f yHIs%ent viii viii Es
cverywher: agproyed. Battle after battle
fought. ana every battle won. Ana now
when at last the authority he sought from
Congress was conferred, not in tn" form lie
hut IN ns < that s Be-
fore hlm. lie had at once to redMr" an army Of
G5,UOc regulars TO an army OF 27,npO muster,
number Of regulars to take the places OF those
mustered out :; he had to organize the new reg
Manila to transport back the army then there.
and at the same time and all the while to pros
during the last four months The new Army
Iii was not what the President wanted.
Regular reg army Of d5.o60 men and aiso to
raise a volunteer army Of $4,000 men
the terms OF this act. 5000 regulars have al
ready been enlisted. and have taken the places
OF an eqnal number OF men who have been for
maIly mustered out. Ten new regiments OF
volunteers are now organic ing; Gen. Otis has
sps1s4 say Tf Re ssuAnd
al he while The Hghting in Lnz9m has been
wh TN What ssq or %Fe cauK be
or exrecird3 What P3ssihls CRITICISM can be
affairs have been conducted? What. indeed.
cau be said except in warm and generous praise
both Of the Administration at home and OF the
80 On June 25 the transport Sheridan sailed
VnIencia sailed on June - with 800 more. the
Pcnnsylvania sailed on July with 100 more.
and and the Tartar is due to sail on july - with
still another thousand Three new regiments
cation al Manila. and the ten home reg ments
will be ready by the middle Of August. Sothat
; hy the end Of the rainy season, and as soon a.
troops can be used. Gen. Otis will have fully
, equipped and effective force OF not less than
40 900 men. and 10000 more will he ready for
departlIrr in 90 60 they are required.
1T may be true that il on Feb ., when the
insurg, mis- made their first attack. We had
then had. properly Dispersed through Iuzon
island, such an army Of occppatLon IA rs viii be
nurb nearer its end than It SEEING to be- but
the facts which have briefly recited show.
first. that the President had no right in honor
Philippines one single man more than was
! there or on his way there when the peace pro
= Publications. OF the treaty Of peace were OK
l changed on AUril II. On that day the Philip;
hin. Islands became the property of the United
Stntes The facts show. second, that he
A; could have sent to. III" Philippines assuming
} ben removed. only a body OF men whose en-.
J istment expired with the proclamation OF
| peace. and whose despatch out ~ the country
, | NJ. rnn .nuAnnlly OF no await. The facts Show.