The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-23
Send Soldiers /!

~ EXPRESSIONS that have come in
countless form and from all
parts of the country, within d
week, amount to an appeal to the pres-
dent to send to the Philippine islands
a much larger fighting force than had
been in his plans, to the end that the
war may be ended with reasonable ex-
petition.
Last Sunday the New York Herald
printed expressions from dozens of gov
ernors of states, from adjutant gen
erals, officers in the militia service, old
soldiers and returned Philippine vet
Grams. These were all of one import.
In several instances, there were express
sions sent to the Herald deprecating
the war which we brought upon our
selves; the only stupidity partisan re-
Spouse was from Governor Lounsbury
of Connecticut, whose snappish and en-
tirely meaningless answer was: 81 am
a republican," However, without sig
nificant exception, these prominent citi-
zens in official life earnestly urge that
the president, without longer delay, ar
range for the presence in Manila of a
force sufficient to put an end to the war.
Better too many than too few" says
the governor of Maine. I'VE have got
into this business" says the governor
of illinois, land we must get out of it.
If we must send a hundred thousand
men, let them be sent" Governor
Lowndes of Maryland says he is in
favor of sending 100000 men to the
Philippines, or as many as are neces-
sary, instead of a small number of
troops. The adjutant general of Iowa
says: Il do not want to take the posi-
ton of debating to the government, but
my belief is, and has been, that force
should be sent to the Philippines suffi.
cient to crush the insurgents and hold
every foot of ground once taken. The
government should long ago have called
for the $4,000 additional volunteers au-
thorized by law. Iowa would quickly
furnish her SHARE
Governor VOORHEES, of New Jersey de-
clined to be interviewed on the subject
of Immediately terminating the war in
the Philippines by sending 100000 men
there. His attitude, however, is well
known, because he has only recently
suggested to the war department the
calling out of strong volunteer force
to crush the insurgents, and has offered
a regiment of excellent officers and
men, who are anxious to go to Manila
for that purpose.
Said Governor Gambler of Georgia:
Since we have gotten into this I'M
necessary and unfortunate war with
the Filipinos, and since 1t seems to be
the policy of the present administra-
ton to conquer peace, it is folly to let
the war drag on indefinitely for want
81 a SUFFICIENT number of men to bring
it to speedy close. One hundred thou
sand men should be put in the field at
once and the war thus be terminated
as quickly as possible"
These, by way of Illustration. The
sentiment is as good as universal that
we got off on the wrong foot" when
we undertook to make a picnic out of
the conquest of a dozen million people
in the Orient and that the right way
out is to send soldiers, plenty of them,
and compel submission Testimony to
the same effect comes from all of those
who, returning from the islands. are
frank enough to discuss the needs of
the situation.
Manifestly, public opinion in this
country was fired by the report of the
sharp engagement of last week in
which our troops under Lawton had a
whole day of it with the natives at a
point not much farther from Manila than
Silver Bow Junction is from Butte,
The universal demand is that the presi-
dent ignore the talk of men in his circle