The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-07
"REPUBLIC OR EMPIRE"

Title of Book About to BE Pub
Hshed by Col. w. j. Bryan.
CHICAGO, April 6.-The Hon. w. ].
Bryan is to publish a book entitled "Re-
public or Empire-the Philippine Ques-
tion," in which he discusses territorial
expansion from every standpoint his
argument being supplemented by chap
ters dealing with various phases Of the
subject, by Andrew Carnegie, George F.
Hoar, John w. Daniel, Henry M. Teller
and other statesmen and scholars. AS
to Imperialism, Mr.. Bryan says:
imperialism finds its Inspiration in
dollars, not in duty. 1t is not our duty
to burden our people with increased taxes
in order to give a few spectators an
opportunity for exploitation; 1t is not our
duty to sacrifice the best blood Of our
nation in tropical jungles in an attempt
to stif1e the very sentiments which have
given vitality to American Institutions;
1t is not our duty to deny to the peo-
pie Of the Philippines the rights for which
our forefathers fought from Bunker Hill
to Yorktown. Imperialism has been de-
scribed as the white mans BURDEN but,
since 1t crushes the producer be-
meath an increasing weight of taxes, it
might with more propriety be called the
poor mans load.
.''If the peace commissioners had de-
manded a harbor and coaling station in
the Philippines, and had required Spain
to surrender the rest of the land to the
F1lipinOS as she surrendered Cuba to the
Cubans, we would not now be considering
how to let go of the islands. If the sum
Of $4,000 900 had been necessary to se-
cure Spain's release, the payment of the
amount by the Filipinos might have been
guaranteed by the United States.''
Mr.. Bryan also says that the purpose
Of annexation is to apply to the govern
mo nf no irlfra ancs O1r P,~ IT,.
to the people of Europe, but new in the
United States. This departure from ira
dttions was not authorized by the peo-
pie; whether it will be ratified by them
remains to be seen. The responsibility
rests first upon congress, and afterwards
upon that power which makes congresses
Whatever may be the wish of individuals
or the interests Of parties, we may rest
assured that the final disposition of the
Philippine question will conform to the
deliberate judgment Of the voters; they
constitute the court of last resort; from
whose decision there is no appeal" -
Mr.. Carnegie thinks:
India is the curse Of Britain, and the
Philippines will be the curse of the
United States. If you teach suppressed
people at all, you make them rebels.
Education is fatal to the government of
superior race. The Declaration of In
dependence will make every ambitious
APAAAO q tAOIOuSuiy UlSSdClS1l6Q SUD-
ject."
I'm war;" says Mr. Daniel, ut is the
| unexpected that happens. So in every
great and new adventure We are
asked now to sally forth 1000 miles from
our native seat to grasp, against their
will, a million of unwilling people-to
seize upon them to take them by force
of arms, and deposit them, land and
people, within the lines Of the constitu-
ton, under the American flag, to make
them an integral part Of this American
republic"
According to Mr.. Teller:
I'VE shall make mistake If we make
up our minds that we are going to govern
them with the Anglo-Saxons, whom we
send out from here, to administer the af-
fairs of that country. You will need
your $4,000 soldiers, and in a little while
you will need more; for they are a great
people. They are a people who know
something Of their rights. They are a
people who are willing to contend fol
them, and I believe. 1t to be almost ar
axiom that the people who will fight fol-
their liberty, and who are willing to die
for it are capable of maintaining it when
| they get it,