Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-11


o 0verturn their rule. lwant TO learn
few civilized arts so that with my .
PEOPLE can turn them 20 advantage
n our fRtHre wars with the Americans.
You are q nation OF supreme thieves
1ou rob US worse than the Spaniards,
you have better guns with
which TO collect your infamous taxes.
You will never conquer the Tagsls
We will waste and wither you with the
waste and Expenditures OF ruiuous
wars. Ny theory is, Make peace with
the AmerIcans till we have learned the
arts Of civilized wAr-then drive your
oppressors into the sea. Our homes
were pura-your soldiers polluted
them. Our people could live under
Spain. but you Americans have taxed
theheart blood from the people. You
are vampires. aud the curse OF Goa
will follow you till v1ur proud repup-
lie tails into q sea OF blood.
Such langus must awaken admirs-
ton. such language stirs the soul. Rev.
MAcQUEEE continues:
"The Visaysns and Tsgals believe
that they can unite and dominate the
archipelago. They have lost all faith
ia America, and are waiting sullenly
for their revenge. who are these
Americana Aguiualdo is reported as
saving, who are constantly prating
about iiberty-who are crowded into
our islands and standing between Jus
and our freei om, ss the Spaniards did
for centuries p Aguinsldo is also re-
ported to have said. when the treaty
Of ueace was signed with Spain, thai
America had bought . fifty years war
for twenty million dollars. These ex
pressions find q ready response in the
hearts Of Malsys all through the arcnl-
Pelago."
He then draws solemn, bat never
theless startling conclusion when nj
says:
'sFrom the foregoing facts it Is evil
dent that the wa -Ships and the SO
diers alone will not be able to clCs
this war. It will re quire diplomacy o
the very highest type to make last
ing peace"
he then outlines plan for the set
Element OF the difficulty. His refer
euce to our treaty with the Sultan @
SuIu is expressed in the followin
terse and cutting language:
t In the south the Morros have com
nlete control. Our present srraug
ment with the sultan OF Sulu, TO whor
we paw a bride of five thousand yes
shat he may Keep the peace, thong
e not very exalting co US, is still perhaK
4 the best that can be done there Tor co
!. present. By our treaty with the su
. tan we recognize polygamy and sls'
e ery and Mindaneo and the Sulu Arch
lpeiago. The Morros have compile
lcoutrol Of their own gJvernmen en-, an
} have their own citizens tried in cour
: composed exclusively OF native judge
}, Americans ard foreigners will be trie
!. by an American court IN the posse
= sions Of the sultan. These three q
;. visionAl governments viii nave 20
= Established any way, no matter WIFE,
er we annex the islands or give sne
= pack 20 the inhabitants"
Is He states an interesting fact VIII
. he says:
n 1T have met scores OF volunte
= American soldiers and ofncers w
were entirely out OF sympathy WI
the war. The sentiment OF the reg
lar soIdiers we are sending there m
"A he different, but it cannot diher
. much that danger will not come fro
- the love of fair play which dominat
4 Americans OF all classes"
he He tells an amusing incident at s
OF EXPENSE of the brother in black:
o; "Iwas on the dock at Manila VIII
to the frat colored regiment landed. =
he talked with some Of the Negro lloie
he With one young man l engaged
re "A ,nvers alton. and ne at once told ]
90 RI at IL was his firm determination 4
n co kill or wound any Fiiipinos that
se could help. He said: Desc hyar To-
nd is ias' de same es our colored folks "
n heIo' de war. I doan believe in tigl
ca in' desc poor critters. rs goin' to
NV duty ~ q soldier and shoot VIII
Ps tole, but I ain goin' to aim, }
bet, unless ter save my own bic
his Just then the lieutenant order
COMPANY f. fall in AID my eelo'
. friend lifted his heavy knapsack
shouldered his gun. As he went av
'cK thus burdened down WITH the ne
lot appur .enances of the civilized solo
re-. card him remark to one of his CT
Ill rades. Dis hyar white mans bur'
AIM all it's cracked up to be-"
ow The more the stu alton is discus
the and the pass action of the G We NM
zoe reviewed, the more evident iS becoi
~ that we have tdrned our backs u
md past traditions stultiAed the princil
} to OF the Declaration Of Independe
Tor and embarked in q crusade OF Grim
Sst aggression which is only equaled
md the cant and hypocrisy which
} to characterized the utteranees OF
otlc Chief Executive OF the nation.
Our position in this matter is II
my fensible; our war upon helpless n
hood nothing less than crime.
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