The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-11
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Dung men who, believing that thi.
war was declared for the sake OF
humanity, enlisted in the voluntee,
army at the beginning of the late
Spanish American conflict Had
these brave young men known that
they were to be sent to the Philip
pines to wage war of conquest, to
shoot down men whose only sin is
their willingness to fight for their
freedom it is very doubtful if thew
would have abandoned their homes
to answer to the call of their coun-
try for volunteers. They were told
by lying and hypocritical admins
tration that they were needed to
carry out the humanitarian policy
of the government. Instead of be-
ing used to liberate the Cubans from
Spanish oppression they have been
sent thousands of miles away to en-
gage in ar unholy war Of conquest
The killing of the Americans in
the Philippines as well as the
slaughter of the Filipinos is muir
der pure and simple, and no
amount of Misrepresentation and
falsifying by the imperialists can
make it anything else.
Unfortunately the imperialists at
Washington do not seem to care
what the cost in blood and money
will be- They are determined to
carry ont their internal policy Of
of good American blood viii not
deter them. The slaughter of thous-
ands of natives is nothing to them
What do they care SO long as they
by parading VIM. Mckinley as the
great war president of the century?
A fine spectacle is presented.
Men are killed. They are butch
to enjoy the blessings Of a christian
government as bestowed by William
and the imperialists of
the United States. Their first les
9osA ii tdSC SiSCH
in the shape Of bullets. But no
matter how many are killed they
must learn to look upon us as their
;aviors. Christ died to save the
world Mckinley kills those. he
wants to save. They are barba
-ians, unfit for self government and
It's the business of the imperialists
ust now to teach them how TO be
rec. If they refuse to learn, they
must be killed.
While we weep with the mothers. |
listers and orphans of the heroic
americans of who were sent to
est in alien graves, let US remember
hat those who are responsible for
heir murder are men high in au
hority and known by every one.
We agree with the Daily States in
he following utterances SO well and
.arlessly Expressed:
esThere was positively no neces-
ity for the battle of Saturday at
1anila. 1t may afford the feather
eadei shouters for ssMy country,
ght or wrong" an opportunity to
rag again about ssanother greatest
ictorv in the history of the world, -
nd to parade another batch of har-
.quin hetoes before the public as {
reat Americans. But, none the
SIS, it was a useless and hence
rufal sacrifice of life, and history
i'll so record it. If the Mckinley :
ADMINISTRATION had had the back {
,ne of jellyfsh, there would not a
I'VE been drop of blood spilled Y
the settlement of this foolish
astern complication. Where the :
was stern, he should have S
zen conciliatory- Where he should a
rye been open to reason, he was |;
estimate When he managed to -,
ir up his ssDutch courage" he
liked and wrote as though he were
e 1mperiator; but where strength J
ould have been guided by Dene- Il
ience and fairness he was as weak h
dishwater- One day he talked A
though he were superior to Con
ess, the people and the laws; the q
xt he prattled like child. But C
no occasion did he show the wis h
m and manhood BETTING his G.
yh station. -
fsThat the FiIipinos put no trust >,
such man is not singular. That
80 me she r,ncl1ciop tbot tb. L.