Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-22
a WORD OF WARNING.
The Radical Departure OF tho Admin
istration May Have Serious
Results.


Results.
< President McKinley's expansion
policy is said to favor the permanent
holding Of the Philippines and their
government by three American COM
smissioners, to %supplant the military
government when the Aguinaldo re-
bellion shall have been suppressed.
1t is reported from Washington
that the President will urge this poll
cy upon Congress, use all the influ-
ence at his command to bring about
it's adoption. In view OF his recent
strong declaration in favor Of estab.
fishing American supremacy in the
Philippines there is no reason to
doubt the accuracy of this latest ont
lining OF his plans,
Whether the people Of the United
States will support the President in
this radical departure from we'll
grounded Amerinca principles is the
greatest issue OF foreign policy since
that which led up to the war OF 1912.
II ID upon adherence to the Monroe
doctrine TINT the United States Coy.
eminent logically bases its claim to
supremacy in this hemisphere --keep-
ing hands of OF the old world and re-
quiring the old world to keep hands
of the new.
The people OF this country recog-
nizo the fact that the problem Of the
permanent disposition OF the Philip.
pines Is seriously perpleIing and that
it demands the most earnest delibera-
ton before conclusive action is taken.
Thoy hope, however, that the settle
ment Of the problem may rest on u
consistently American basis. They
know that from the moment the
Uuited States takes final and formal
possession Of the Philippines u new
epoch begins for this country, and
they are apprehensive as to the devel-
opments OF that epoch Us bearing up
on American principles and and in
situations and the welfare OF the coun-
try.
1t must be acknowledged by un-
p~reJudiced thinkers that there 10 a
II menace attaching TO permanent
American sovereignty in the far east.
1t necessarily means the maintaining
Ola big standing army and the newt
able fostering OF n spirit OF militar-
ISM. 1t utilities the Monroe Doc
trine and opens the way for further
colonial acquisitions beyond tho west
ern hemisphere. 1t vastly increases
Ii chances OF war with the great
powers Of Europe and renders imper-
alive n constant state of preparedness
for war. 1t changes completely the
attitude in which this Government
las stood before tho world in its tor
mer history.
IL we are to remain Il liberty loving
and notwithstanding republic, legit-
imately supreme in n half OF the
worlds territory, will il be wise TO
take the risks inseperable from the
permanent holding of the Philip
pinesH Is it right to do so? Ia it
safe for American institutional will
1t not be better to mt lenst give the
Filipinos u chance to demonstrate
their fitness for self government?
The people OF the United States are
not partisan in contemplating the
problem. They are looking Mt il
through American cyes. II will DO
well for the President to consider
their attitude before surronderlng
American principles to the rapacity
OF land-grabbipg syndicates whose
Americanism is limited to worship Of
IL eagle On the face OF the Ameri-
can dollar.-St. Louis Republic.