Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19
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there is sometimes a great cutlery
against rich mcn-rich men ana w"mGi
have contributed Tor educational aud
philanthrnnic purposes in til" United
Statcs-rCmcmbrr in Tie last six Years
two hundred and six millions of dulla~s
tA1Dlauscl.
No progress in civilization? CHARITY "
the child of clVtlizItiuH. Getting ahead
and on; Only i weck ago news came that
u horrible. tCrrlbl" hurricane had swept
over Porto Rico, kill;ns hundreds ana
hundreds of men and women ana chill.
dren, and that people Were starving. Yes
tcrday morning. ships with American
flags dying. loaded to the fun with every
thing that man could eat. drink and
Wear Wear, Went vending their way down 70
Porto Rico. APPLAUSE. No Christian
civilization left yet?
why, 80 back few years, YOU remcm-
Der when poor old Ireland stretched on,
her hands. crying for h"lp ana YOU re-.
member how whitc-winGed ships sped
across the sea- carrying them relief. flour
and grain in abundance. You recall the
case case of the starving people in Russia.
and how again white winged ships bore
across the ocean their generous burdens
"t voluntary contributions No charity
left?
Why. could go on by the hour citing
illustration after Illustration Of the won
dcrful power for good that there is in
this Christ tan civilization of ours; what
i is doing. today. and has been doing
sands and hundreds of thousands of men
and especially of good Christians who are
tt'NolluS liltlF lne 10 WORKS OF mercy
and works Of peace ana works Of love
And Still YOU long Tor the good old times
And isn't the world getting on When
a short time ago, the Car IF Russia was
asking that the armies Of Europe might
he dispensed with. did that mark any adj
vance in the world? Why. when th!s
century began. over one -half of tn" world
was in utter. impenetrable darkness. ana.
today, there is hardly a portion Of it
whore the light Of civilization is not shin
ing, ana where a missionary Of the cross
cannot 90 in safety. y whole nation
Japan-sprang into life and became one
of the great nations Of the earth. ana We
made a commercial treaty with her which
took effect only about three weeks ago
the same commercial treaty that We mats
with Great Britain. Has Japan advanced
any?
repeat what | said. Our country is
growing better every DAY. The world is
growing better every daY, else | lose my
faith in the religion profess.
II was one of the children of this Chris
tan civilization that made war upon
Spain. In my judgment it didn't make it
soon enough. tAppiause). If it had made
il as soon as | desired. Captain Sgsbee
would not have suffered that terrible or
deal. and 260 odd American sailors would
have been alive, today CApplause).
Humanity demanded that war. Spain
had been holding that people BY the
throat for centuries: hal been squeezing
that island like a sponge Tor her own pun
poses: had degraded her PEOPLE. She had
fought her wars there. ana the wars
of today. Men and women were h"iu.,
deliberately starved 70 death, little chi!
dren starved Ia death, as a war measure
and their cries came across the water ~
us and came to our hearts in tho day
time ana in The night time. pleading 90
Us for help. for salvation. And finally
Congress heard the cry ana declared war
against Spain.
Ii WAS short. sharp. decisive. In a few
short months that proud empire was !
Suppliaut FOR peace. Peace is a child WI
Christian civilization. ana We granted tAe
peace gladly. ioyfJlly, at once Tcrmy
had to he agreed upon.
them. Ana ! insisted mat ought .p
take the rhilippjr" archiuelaso. ,ap-
plauscD, ANA ultimately all the commits
sioncrs agreed with me ANA WE took il.
Now am speaking fur them, aud not
for myself When ! went 70 Paris the
President Of the United States though,
that il would be ample to take Luzon
The secretary Of state, Mr.. Day.
the chairman Of orr commission
thought that coaling ana naval
station were all that We're necessary. anna
one of our commissioners thought tia,
the true way was to turn tail ana run.
uaughtcrD. ana as | said, | thought WIZ
should take the whole pr none Ap-
And didn't believe TN American pea
rle would allow us 10 rum, either. ZAP
plauSvD.
Now We had to reach 4 conclusion T.
which would AT agree. We reached
one. What brought lis to it? | will tell
You. Aguinaldo and Il IF his chicftainS
for the former rebellion We're practically
cxilcs at Singapore. our consul at Singd-
pore suggested 70 Agunaldo that it would
be 4 good time for him to - back to Ma
Mia and start his rebellion afrcsh. ana
Aguinaltlo thought it would. The consul
told him that nc could steal over 10 Ma
Mia from Hong Kong with Admiral
tains to Admiral Dewey. and Admiral
Dewey had sailed. Then furnished
him with United States revenue cutter
ana brought him AMI his u chirtlain!
gave him what arms he had taken from
the Spaniards. Then Aguiualdo an
what troops ne raised proceeded TO fight
Spaniards. just as We We're fighting Span
idrdS. and he succeeded Il good deal bet-
ter in lighting Spaniards than he does
now in lighting United States men tA,'-
plausc).
They fought for some time. Finally W.
captured the city Of Manila ana he'll il.
ana the first grievance that Aguinald'
ever had with the white American arose
when he demanded thar he ana his SOL
dierS should ho permitted to loot tn" citE
Of Maui'a. He had learned that from
Spain. Il was the only thing NJ under
stood was tD b. done. the city was to he
looted Of course. and the victprs wcrt
TO have The spoils. But General Merri +
would not permit him or one of his SOL
d"rs with arms in his hands 70 90 into
the city Now there was the first trouble
ever had between Us ana Aguindlio, ana
he got over that. But HOW back to the
point.
You will see al once thar practically
these men had been our allies. NO prom
iScs were ever made To them of any kind
whatever. but they had been OF assist
dnce TO US in the capture OF Manila ana
in the defeat of the Spaniards. Now first
SUppOs, we had taken a cOdling station
simply, leaving ali the rest OF the archi-
pclago in the arms Of Spain. W ny.
Heavens and earth. you would have 4"
make Gibraltar Of il! Do you suppose
Spain is going to forget the whipping We
have given her? Not in the next hundred
years. And what think you OF the idea
Of coaling station with Spain nemmin%
YOU in on every side we advised against
it for this reason: If we left. who held
the archipelago? Spain. Of course " M (
would have become Of ASuinaldo dnS ma
II chieftainS? What would have become
of his army? Why, you have got 10 read
but very little of history TO know what
would have become of them ASulndidn :
head would have been off in 90 hours anu
the heads of all his chieftainS with MN.
and the men would have been shot down
like sheep. How do | know? Why. there
had been a rebellion there VS. had pho
tographs before us in Paris. taken from
sight where the Spanish army was.
Ranged in a line. and about q rod from
each other right in front few PAGES.
and blindfolded, We're native Tagalos
with their hands manacled, reaching as
far az YOU could see. in the photograph.
And then there was another photograph,
taken n minute or two afterwards. and