The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-14

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would fam grow into young sister re-
| pupI1c? Does a wise father, when he
sees the budding aspirations of his child,
crush 1T and assert his parental author
lty In tyrannical, arbitrary manner
which would kill the very independence
| he claims to seek to noursh? And the
Flllplnos are not even our children over
| whom we can claim authority. They
| are simply an alien race with desire for
| independence akin to our own, and we
| were given a rare opportunity to help
them. This writer says of Agunaldo
He expressed admiration and love for
America and Americans, commended
their successes In the war with Spain,
and declared that he and his people
wished to be our allies. AT the moment,
IN line with general opinion in America
and elsewhere, he probably believed that
1t was not the intention of the United
States to hold the islands in actual SOW
ereignty but ] know that he was never
given by Admiral Dewey any assurance
whatever of independence then or later,
nor ever treated by him as an ally in the
accepted sense of the term
We treated them at once as spoils Of
right to voice in their own defence.
What sort of spirit was this? And he
further uses these remarkable words:
IF we support the government in its
Intention to put down the rebellion"
How is this rebellion" when they
have never yet been under our control,
and If they ever are 1t will simply be by
conquest? He further says:
When we expect to overcome in a
few months the influences and traditions
of three centuries, We must be charitable
II the war is not ended at once and the
Triendlies' sometimes turn out to be
foes" 1T is remarkable that the tribes |
of similar races which England has
thoroughly punished for revolt and in |
surrection have become her most faith |
full subjects while these only partially |
subdued have repeatedly risen to give |
her trouble"
For what are we furnishing the Fill I
Pine? Simply for wanting to be like
ourselves. And we smile patronizingly
and say "Oh, but you can't, you know.
You are not able to stand alone, and |
what Is more. we don't mean you shall
be, for we are going to punch you SO
hard that you can't get up again unless
we give you our hand to help you rise.
And we'll do that gladly. Oh, yes! 1t Is
our delight to help the weak We helped
Cuba last year. you know Yes, they
did know, and they trusted us, only to
be deceived again as other nations have
deceived them in the past That Is, de-
ceived in our application of our princi-
pies. 1t Is admitted that they have had
no assurances whatever of independ-
ence. Can they be blamed for fighting
for it? Would we not be likely to de-
spise them If they did not? And we
should remember that they are fighting
one of the mightiest powers on earth.
To quote again:
THE impression went abroad among
the masses of people that Aguinaldo had
arrived to establish an independent
government and that the Americans
would assist him. The actual working
Of his government under the guns of our
ships was sufficient evidence to them Of
our approval" (And remembering too,
1ur championship of Cuba.) Before
Agulnaldo had been In Cavite month
he not only had more soldiers than he
,oud arm. but contributions of large
sums of money, with unlimited amounts
If rice and other raw food supplies
in by the people for the support
It his army"
Does all this seem like a nation which
reeds protection" Is 1t our duty to
train" the Filipino into tractable, in
lustrious, self-governng Individual?
lie seems to be that already, with. we'll
ormed Ideas of independence, courage
nd consistency. Alas, that we, the
most enlightened people OF the globe,
hould give him reason to lose his con-
dence in humanity. Only have given
i'm a chance, America, and the Filipino
would have developed into brother we
would be proud to have helped.
COLUMBIA.