Washington sentinel., 1899-07-22
Truth will Out.


tablishei there anil the efforts thai
have been made by the Admins.
tration to conceal the true situa-
ton in the Philippines. At last
we are beginnin to get at the
facts, and the facts as far as they
have been developed show the mil
itary status is almost precisely
what the SENTINEL and other
thoughtful and truthful papers
have repeatedly indicated. Con
elusive proof Of this was furnished
in the statement OF newspaper cor
respondents cabled from Hong
Kong and published in all the daily
papers last week.
Although there has been tor
months past good reason to be-
lieve that there was systematic
Misrepresentation and suppression
of iacts and more or less actual
evidence OF it, we have now con-
elusive proof of it in this statement
from correspondents who represent
newspapers of every shade Of opin-
ion and in every section OF the
country. These newspaper men
have been sent to the Philippines,
at great cost to their employers
and at great risk to themselves, to
get the tacts for the people of this
country, who are not afraid OF the
facts, whatever the Administration
at Washington may be. But,
though they have gotten them, as
good newspaper men always do,
they have not been permitted to
serd them, but have been com
PEELED to participate in the attempt
to deceive their countTymen on
the plea that the facts would"alarm
the people at home" The truth
is, the Administration was afraid
not OF the effects on the people, but
Of the effects on its own political
fortunes.
And so to bolster up the house
Of Mckinley & Co., the represent
at ives OF the press al Manila have
not only be, n deliberately muzzIed
on important matters. but have
been made to misrepresent the real
situation. Truth may be treason
according to the logic Of the i'm
psrialists, and the correspondents
who have dared to send this plain
uRRarnished tale may be TRAITORS =
but it so, the country wants more
OF this sort OF treason and more
Of this kind oil traitors. Whatever
may be our views as to the justice
or policy OF the war, Americans Of
all classes and parties want to know
what the situation in the Philip
pines really is. They are not afraid
to face the truth, and they will in.
sist from this time on that they be
treated as freem en- who have some
thing at stake in this matter, and
not as children who have neither
the right to know, the strength to
bear nor the wisdom to meet the
facts. Whether Mr.. Mckinley
will alter his policy in this particu-
lar remains to be seen. Further
attempts at concealment, however,
cannot fail to increase popular DIS
content and indignat on and to al
feet injuriously his political plans
and aspirations. The very best
and wisest policv which he could
adopt would be one OF simple hon
esty toward tie American people
and OF SIMPLE justice toward the
FllipInos. Even such a red-hot
fighter as General Funston, OF
Kansas, IS quoted in a press dis
patch as raising his voice for peace
and Justice. 81 believe" he is re.
ported to have said to Consul
Wildman, at HonRkong, THAI
there should be a little less gun.
powder and more diplomacy.
Filipinos are impressed by the for.
mer in a way they will remember
Strange as it may seem, | am al.
most a peace at any price man
When life and property can be
saved it is almost crime not to iol.
low that rule. whatever the cir
cumstances be arguing against it
l am a Republican, but | am ar
anti-expansIonist, though not
bitter one. Big syndicates anC
capitalists will be greatly benefited
by the retention of these islands
but outside a few exceptional in
dividual cases | can see no advan
tage in their possession by tn
United States. The islands are s.
thickly populated and labor s,
cheap there certainly is no induce
ment for the American laborer.
Itwould be wise for Mr.. McKin
ley to heed suggestions like thi
before it is too late. He may nc
be able to ruin the country, but h
may be able to lead the Republ