The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31
INSULAR TRADE.
Bryan Says a Cannon Is Unnecessary
to Procure 1t.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 30.-William j.
Bryan remained over in Sacramento to-
day between trains while en- route with
his wife and family to visit the Yosemite
Valley. He granted q brief interview on
the question of so-called Imperialism.
What is your plan for dealing with
the FilipinOs o. was asked.
Il believe that the treaty should have
recognized the independence of the Fill
pinos. as it did the Independence of the
Cubans. If the administration had given
to the FilfpinOs the same assurance of
independence that it gave to the Cubans
the defect in the treaty would have been
remedied and there would have been no
bloodshed If the President felt that he
had no authority to give this assurance
he could have presented the matter to
That assurance could be given to the Fill
pinos now, and IT should be given. If We
are going TO give the F1lipinos their inde-
pendence, the sooner We tell them so the
better. If we are not going to give them
their independence, then we must be pre-
pared to defend the European idea of gov
ernment, which is essentially different
from the American idea.
According to the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence, government is a thing created
by the people themselves and derives its
just powers from the consent of the gov
erned. According to the European idea,
government is round in shape, thirteen
inches in diameter and is fired out of
cannon.
tween government that derives it's au
thority entirely from force and govern
ment that derives its authority from the
consent of the governed. 1t is the differ
ence between a repnblic which recognizes
LincOln'S idea of q government of the
people by the people and for the people.
and an empire resting upon force and eX-
tending its limits by conquest"
Mr.. Bryan was asked what he thought
of the argument used on the Western
coast that an imperial policy would In
therefore benefit Pacific Coast cities.
Il am not willing to slander your
people" he replied. by saying that they
would sell the principles of our Govern
Nor do l believe that to the people as a
whole the imperial policy would give an
adequate return for its cost.
THE commerce of a nation CCn be eX-
tended by peaceful means. and peaceful
extension of our commerce would bring
no penalty with it. If: on the other hand,
casting a net over distant and alien
races and drawing them under our flag
against their will we must calculate the
consequences of such a course upon our
national character, as well as upon our
national revenues.
1.-The people of California labored dill
gently and with good reason to exclude
Chinese immigrants. What will be the
effect If the door Is opened to 100000
Malays? Certainly the laboring man of
the coast cannot favor the influx of
to the United States than there will be
Americans in the Philippine Islands
The Philippine Islands may offer attrac-
tions to American capital, but not to
American labor; and this Government has
been administered too much in the in
terest of capital and with too little re-
gard TO the interests of the laboring man,
the farmer and the small business man.
'It will be a great deal better for us
TO encourage trade with other nations
by the cultivation of friendly relations
than force trade upon them at the can
mons mouth and by so doing bring upon
ourselves all the evils that afflct an
empire"