The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-17


agree with Mr.. Bryan and with each
other on the policy that should be pur-
sued by this country in the Philippines,
The Herald has interviewed number
of well known Democrats. Their views
are found below. II win be seen that
nearly all Of them endorse Mr.. Bryan.
The great leader last Sunday, in a
conference at the Knutsford, said he
believed the Filipinos should at once
be assured that the United States in
tends to establish a stable government
and then turn il over to them. Mr..
Bryan added that a protectorate should
then be established and the Filipinos al
lowed to work out their own destiny
undisturbed
Senator Rawlins was not prepared to
make a statement of his views, but
promised to give The Herald a full
statement of his opinion later on.
Other opinions were as follows:
Moyle Endorses Bryan.
James H Moyle, chairman of the
Democratic state committee: Il am
thoroughly in favor of establishing or
der and a stable form of government
for the Filipinos, and when that is done
give them their independence. l think
it no more than proper that they should
bear the expense of establishing order.
] thoroughly concur with Mr.. Bryan in
his position that soil that comes under
the control of the United States should
be dedicated to freedom and remain for
ever sacred from the interference or
domination of European powers, and
that such protection should be thrown
around the government SO established
as to secure its perpetuity.
Il also maintain that our treatment
,f ls he h-n, nd
magnanimous as our treatment of the
Cubans. That by thus demonstrating
our unselfish devotion to principle and
the enlargement of human rights we
would strike the most deadly blow to
Imperialism and monarchy, through
which the weaker and inferior races are
made vassals.
THE United States should help to
raise the standard of national honor by
refusing to follow the mercenary plea
of some that by holding the F'ilipinos as
subjects we can control their commerce
and thereby make merchandise of their
liberties. ] do not understand how we
are TO perpetuate the God-given prin-
ciples Of liberty for which our fathers
placed their all upon the nations al
tar and which were immortalized in
the constitution of the United States,
by seeking to force a government upon
a people without their consent; a gov
ernment in which they are only to par
ticipate as an imperial or superior ma
ton permits.
"All concede, I believe. that we do
not want to amalgamate the Malay race
with ours, and how can we do other
wise if that race is to be made a part
of our government with all the privi-
leges guaranteed by our institutions?
The race problem has been once solved;
is ii to be revived and with a religious
problem difficult to fathom?"
Correct Policy Says Mr.. Roberts.
Congressman B. H. Roberts: In my
judgment MIR. Bryan's policy is the only
one the United States can consistently
adopt. A long while ago the inconsist-
ency OF republics governing provinces
to which they could not or would not
extend the full privileges of citizenship
was pointed out by political writer's.
For a republic to undertake the gov
eminent of provinces means that it will
jeopardize its own liberty because it is
untrue to the fundamental principles
upon which democracies are founded.
namely, the consent of the governed.
Then it must entrust too great power
to those who are to command the con-
ouered provinces"
Judge Baskin was not inclined to dis
cuss the question when he was ap-
preached He said: This is a ques-
ton in embryo as yet. In the main
endorse the idea that it would be
against our republican ideas TO hold a
conquered country. However, the sub
ject is one that should be most care
fully studied and it won't do to pro-
nounce a hasty opinion.
I'VE have a wolf by the ear over
there now and the question confronting
us is how we are going to let go of it
It is a question that involves mature
elaboration and / am not prepared to
answer just now"
An Undeveloped Question.
''The Philippine question" said Judge
Hiles, lis new and undeveloped The
statesman who today has a detailed
plan for the treatment of it, will have
TO change it tomorrow. The thing is
at once complex and perplexing. The
actual fact is, we are in the islands.
and are now responsible to civilization
Tor whatever government there may be
there.
IF the Filipinos We're capable of in
dependence and lf-government they
might well be accorded them. But a
rabble Of armed barbarians is not a re-
public America is not bound to recog-
nize a Filipino republic. to vouch for
it's stability and guarantees its integ-
city, unless it be in fact a republic,
unless the character of its citizens war
amt such voucher and guaranty.
I'VE read in our Declaration of In
dependence that ii is self evident that
all men are created equal. Nothing.
however, is more obvious to a man of
good sense. than that all men are not
created equal In dealing with this
Filipino matter as well as with our
race problem in the south, it viii be
better for us TO cancel this obsolete
metaphysical dogma of equality and
accept the positive physical fact.
of course superior men and nations
are bound TO treat inferior men and
nations with justice, and even with
benefieence. That, the superior owe to
humanity as Well as TO their own self
respect; but civilization ought not to lie
down in. the presence of barbarism.
Moreover, our growing commerce in
China demands that we shall stand
ready to challenge the threatened clos
ing of the door by Russia, France and
Germany in their threatened partition
of that ancient empire; and therefore
we ought 10 keep our flag flying in
many places in the far east For the
present. President Mckinley does well
to keep our army in the Philippines"
Cherry and Bryan In Accord.
Judge Cherry: As 1 understand Mr..
Bryan,s views my opinion is substan-
tally in accord with his I think our
people cannot afford TO wage a war of
subjugation against any people that are
asking for self-government The whole