Washington sentinel., 1899-01-14
IMPERIALISM RAMPANT.

We copy the following from the
Washington Times, a paper pub
lisned by that immaculate patriot
Stilson Hutehins:
No more talk and Cancellation for the
Filipino outlaws This is not the time to
offer them anything but an opportunity
to lay down their arms, with no exemp-
ton from punishment tor their leaders,
There is only one way to treat
bandits, espe cially when they make bold
defiance OF the constituted authorities.
We have been more than patient with
Aguinaldo and his misguided savages
and they have taken advantage of our
toleration to prepare for formidable
resistance. If General Otis has force
enough to crush them at a blow, he
should be instructed to hold no further
intercourse with them, but to seize Iloilo,
capture the rebels and establish the
authority ofthis Government throughout
the Philippines. If he needs more men
TO make his first effort conclusive, he
should receive whatever reinforCements
he applies for as early as possible. But
in no circumstances should there be
anv recogn itlOn of Agulnaldo and his
followers eX Cept as outlaws. II II can
be established that the two Flllpinos IN
this country profess to be representatives
of Aguinaldo, they should be taken into
custody,
Further there should be no federation
oipublic pathy-whiCh means moral
support-for the bandits, whether the
speakers are United States Senators or
disloyal private citizens.
This shows the true meaning OF
imperialism. Free speech, even in
the Senate OF the United States, il
once we have a 100000 standing
army land if this expansion policy
continues we will have it soon),
will not be allowed. All who
speak against imperialism will be
arrested as traitors. Foreign am
bassadors, if it is found they side
with their government, will be
taken into custody!
But the Tunes is not the only
paper OF that ilk. The New York
TouyRaL, a miserable and treacher-
Gus sheet to true Democracy,
heads the list Of the ranting ex.
pansion press. This paper actu-
ally accuses all those Americans
who are trying their best to up
hold the Constitution, and to pre-
serve our Republic, founded on the
Declaration Of Independence and
guided by the wise counsels Of
Washinpton. unchanged as it was
handed down to US from our
iathers-accuse those men who,
having the courage of their convlc-
tlons, speak against the annex.
alton of the Philippines-of high
treason! Treason, because such
men as Senators Mason, Allen,
Hoar, German, Hale, Gallery,
Vest and Faulkner, patriots, states
men in every sense Of the word,
believe that the highest and mob
lest sentiment which can possibly
animate our hearts is to assist
these poor, down trodden people
to establish their own freedom and
a republican form Of government.
What beautiful logic doth pos
sess Messrs. Morgan, Lodge,
Hanna and that crowdl Imperial
ism means military despotism, and
destruction of liberty. We have
even now advocates Of such curses
already at work. They are the
people who ought to be arrested
as traitors What is the cause OF
all this trouble2
We have in a most stupid way
bought Of Spain sovereignty(whic
Spain does not, and indeed never
has, possessed) over these ISL
ands. We are to pay for that
worthless bubble 40 million dol
lars, and to free the Spanish prison
ers in the hands Of the Filipinos.
The latter decline to surrender
their independence and liberty-to
which they are justly entitled-to
the Americans. For this reason
our imperialists abuse and attack
them, and, because our flag waves
over one OF their cities, Manila,
which the Filipinos helped to con-
quer from the Spaniards, desire
to subjugate and exterminate
them.
Behind all this rests the prinei-
pal object of our traitors: the es-
tablishment ofa big standing army,