The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-08


approval OF the policy Of the aimanistrar
ton with reference TO the Phiiippinss. and
10 protest against the sentiments oxpreap.
ed last Sunday at the "anfi-expAnsion's
meeting in Central Music hail. Tuday's
meetings were held In the Auditorium.
central Music hail and the First Meth.
odiSe church. In spite OF the inclsment
weather the aggregate attAudanoa Wa
probably 10000.
The presiding officers OF the three meet.
ings were Judge Oliver III. Hortoa. ~
Judge John Barton Payne and Thomas n
Bryan. At the Auditorium. az at the oth-
sr two gatherings. every mention az Pre-
ident Mckinley or Dewey brought losth
thunders OF applause
Tho speakers at the Auditorium were
William Dudley Foulke. Of Indiana: ntsh-
op Samuel Faliows. Congressman J. p.
Doiliver. Of Iowa: ex Congressman George
E. Adams. Judge Richard Tuttls and Rev.
Or. r. 8. Henson. Most Of theas also
spoke at the other meetings.
JaAge nortoa's speech.
Judge Horton. the chairman Of the gem
sral committee. in calling the Auditorium
meeting to order. said in part:
I'VE are not hero to consider expansion
or anti-expansion. But. IN the language
Of the call for this meeting. II II . gather.
ing Of those who are In favor OF sustain.
ing the government OF the United 6eatO
ln 10 A1Horte . eeotere public order n
the Philfppsne iSiandA and requiring the
obedience OF all tho inhAhitAnts tasreof TO
the authority Of the United 0tates.' Moth
ing moro than this ID the president trying
TO do. and yet he IL being abused and VIM.
Ned therefor.
EVERY man has a right TO his ccuvic-
IA eexSHm yxpRe RvHm
ought 10 publicly utter sentiments Which
tend to humiliate or discourage the cuun-
try.s defenders in the field or 10 lessen hie
country's influence In tho family OF na-
tions."
Re,olutsons Adopted Unansnoassy.
The following resoiuuons were read ana
adopted unanimously at all OF tho meet
inGs:
..Esy.t we recognize that condition OF
war ureyails In the Philippine islands -.
tween the government OF the United Utatss
and certain men who are In fnsurrecuon
aeasnst the law and authority OF tne Unit
ed States We believe that such conoision
OF ,nsurrccfion has arisen from course OF
events which. when once Instituted, nas
moved IN irresistible sequence 70 the pres
ent situation. That this course OF events
began with tho barbaris.es praestced by tho
sna ian government toward the Inhabitants
OF the island OF Cuba The barbarities wefe
continued by the Spanish authorities IN
seite OF our prctestations and enfreAHee
through a series OF years for an ameliorA-
tion of these dreadful conditions. and nnai-
Iy eliminated In the destruction OF our war
vessel. the Maine. In the harbor At Havana
Every step which followed has been IN
Inevitable sequence Of the preceding events
war between the two nations. the sue.
cess OF American arms and the conse-
querces which attach to the conquest OF
an armed foe. Among these consequences
were the occupation Of the Philippine ISL
ands by the American naval and military
forces and the substitution during the re-
malssder Of the war ~ a sovereignty OF the
concusror for that af the conquered. In
the Philippine Islands. with the exception
Of a single year. Spanish sovereignty has
been complete since the sixteenth century.
Spain collected the faxes held the forsin-
cations. appointed all the civil Officers.
Spanish viceroys Spanizh Judges and Span
ish courts administered the laws which
were proclaimed by the Spanish govern
nent and enforced BY the spanish army
and nsYy. TIE sudden destruction Of this
sovereignty compelled the substitution of
the sovereignty 81 the conqueror No other
government In the archipelago was comps-
ter. 70 receive the authority surrendered
by sgaiu. Our government had 70 accept
ard assume the responsibilities % the sisu-
alton ard execute the duties devolvea upon
Il by the change In the administration of
the laws The only alternative was 10 sur
render rhe ssia nis 10 anarchy Or 10 foreign
and selfish intervention Neither course
was compatible with our dirty or with the
dictates az humanity. Therefore after ths
conanes. in the hasbcr OF Manila IL was
irenuben. on our government TO protect
life and property Throughout, the archi-
pelago
The Facts ~ They Are.
we rscosnlxs ARD 6ee.are the facts 10 be
that from TIE 18Th aay ~ Ansuss. 1898 un-
III the ssh day os February. IsSs peace
preysised IN Manila under the protection OF
American arms that on the day lac. name1
an insurgent force assaiisd cur army In
In fofiiaesfsaa@ ard eneampmrnsx under
cover ~ darkness. ard by this ncf of az
gvs~sson saaugarsf*d nas1iitsi@s. the frat re-
suit of which was ir.sndes 20 he wholesale
ma ss4rre AMI the destruction OF property
WITHIN the city
s~aIstsss Cneyaness cend~mned.
We reclte with sorrow the fact that shs
chief announcement extended 20 the insur-
gents Rad beer from sine Of our nsisgssid~
ed feiiSw-eIt u rs. and 10 them mgss be
sscTibed much a. the bsocSshs1 ard ruin
which has soiIawexg
I'VE further 6%csare that iAe government
81 sh3 ffrf.eA asasax haa snsssyss In sverv