El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-13

be abandoned in toto. If it was right
in respect to Cuba, it is right in re-
spect to the Philippines,-since our
obligations and duties in respect to
both flow from the exercise of great
principle, the right of Intervention in
the cause of humanity. And that cause
is just as sacred, and imposes upon us
just as sacred obligations in the far
away orient as in the nearby Antilles.
our policy ID respect to Cuba was
formulated and carried into execution
in response to the united sentiments OF
the people of the whole country. Such
being the case, we cannot shirk the
responsibilities which flow from the
pursuit of that policy. If that policy
was right. it should be continued, and
ali the duties and responsibilities flow
ing there from should be meet with
courage and discharged with honor.
That policy to be justified before the
world should be regulated by the great
principles of equity and moral
| right.
Right is the principle by which this
policy must be made to conform. The
distinction between right and expe-
dienoy should be clearly understood.
Expediency cannot be permitted to en-
matter. II that policy was right in
respect to Cuba, it is, upon precisely
the same grounds, equally SO in respect
to the Philippines. We cannot under
the ordinary principles of justice, be
permitted to draw line of demarka-
| ton between what Is right and what Is
expedient. The same inflexible, i'm
mutable standard of justice and right
mu st be applied equally with respect
the very title by which we have &C
quired Cuba and Porto Rico we have
accepted involuntary obligation in re-
spect to the Philippines, and must
abide the inevitable consequences.
The acquisition of the Philippines
must be treated ss distinct act of for
eign policy-the war which has follow
| tinct matter having no necessary con-
nection with the acceptance of sover-
eighty over the islands.
We cannot be permitted to accept
the pearl of the Antilles and fair
Porto Rico, without at the same time
accepting the burdens or easements
which were attached to such posses
sions. Our title to those islands came
to US coupled with a trust, the execu-
ton of which placed upon US, among
other things, the proper and humane
| settlement of the grave affairs in the
Philippines.
| Mere questions of expediency must
be completely eliminated from the
case, and our action tested. by the
standard of right. We cannot assert
titlet to the fair prizes of Cuba and
Porto Rico as acquired by right, and
reject the burdens of the Philippine s
on the grounds OF expediency. Other
wise we shall stand before the world as
recreant to our national principles,
and ruthless robbers and despoilers of
q weaker power.
Therefore. the questions of the &C
QUESTION of the Philippines and the
ultimate disposition of the islands
should be treated as distinct questions
and all matters arising as q conse-
quence of such acguisition,-whe er
q war with the natives. or with other
powers. must be placed under an en-
tirely different category.
| And the line of policy adopted TO-
ward the islands must be determined
with reference to the original cause of
action, or Intervention in Spanish af-
fairs, and questions relating alike to
Cuba and the Philippines must be
treated as an indivisible entity-to be
governed by the same great principles
of natural Justice and equity,