The labor world., 1899-10-07

question, social lie ana the future
state. Tile time had come to part, each
to go his way, with the expectation that
we should meet again five years hence.
Five years! How many many
changes may take place in that time.
I'VE were busy in considering the many
important events that might occur in
that period when we asked Doctor Pen
rose his opinion of the great changes to
come in the near future.
He replied, saying:
'"rhe Philippine war will soon be over.
The Filipinos may propose to continue
the war indefinitely, but they know
that the authorities in the United States
mean business, and with the close of
the rainy season we shall have from
sixty to one hundred thousand soldiers
on these islands thoroughly equipped,
ready to march across the country and
forage on the crops and gardens of the
people,
"But, Doctor, they can separate into
small bands and live and fight us in
ambush for years."
eyes, that is possible, but not prob
able. The Indians have often tried that
in this country, but while it inflicted
great loss upon the whites, it meant
greater loss to the Indians. 1t is GER
tain that we shall send over men and
arms enough to exterminate the inhab-
itants of those islands if the natives
continue to resist"
Doctor, do you consider that right?"
"Sentiment will not have the slight
est thing further to do in the settlement
of the war in the Philippines. We came
into possession of those Islands IN our
war with Spain. We bought the LANDS
and paid for them. We have no thought
other than to benefit the inhabitants.
We expect to give them every adVan-
tage which the best of our people nave
in religious freedom, educational PRIV
ilege and the right to pursue any Voca-
tior they choose, surrounded with all
the protection which law gives us.
What is good for the people of the Uni
ted States ought to be good enough for
the Filipinos."
"Yes, Doctor, but they and their
friends think it entirely wrong that
they should be governed without their
consent
ave heard a great deal of that talk,
Mr.. Williams, during the war OF the re-
bellion. The friends of the administra-
tion had to contend with steady cop
perhead fire in the rear, and the south
erIers themselves insisted that it was
their right to be independent, and that
the United States had no right to i'm
pose a government upon them without
their consent. They threatened guer-
lila warfare for all time in the future.
but after Sherman's march to the sea
ana general foraging of the United
States army upon their properties, they
were glad to capitulate and reluctant
ly consented to be governed. The con-
sequence is that the buying and selling
Of the blacks have been abandoned, free
schools and educational privileges have
come to them, manufacturing is open
ing to the South, and the next genera
ton will find them a prosperous peo-
ple.'
"But, Doctor, the Philippines ar a
long way off-think of the expense of
conducting this war off there
"You observe, Mr.. Williams, that the
times are steadily getting better, the
result of this war. The hundred thous-
and men collected into our army in the
Philippines are so many men taken
from the ranks Of competition among
workmen in the United States. With
scarcity Of men we make increased de-
nland for them, and consequently bet
ter pay for their labor. We will not
worry about the expense. There Is tax
able property enough in the county to
support the war. But the war itself
will pay. We will not only carry
greatly higher civilization into the
Philippines, but we will make it possi-
ble to utilize the wealth of soil and
timber of the country first by the ma
tives themselves and secondly by the
people of all the world"
"Should it not be the privilege of the
Filipinos to keep the islands within
themselves if they desire?"
mo, Mr.. Williams. The entire world
was made for all it's Inhabitants. 1t
should be the privilege of any people to
occupy any portion of the earth when
they do not bring poverty and trouble
to the people of that country. We shut
the people of China out from this coun-
Try because they have so long shut CIV
ilization out of their own country as
to make Of the Chinese a semi -barbar-
GUS race. They have made it necessary
that we exclude them because of their
own exclusion. 1t has been unsafe for
a foreigner to go into China, as it was
unsafe for 81 Northern man to go into
the South for several years before the
rebellion. When people become that
exclusive it is time for an invading
army to go across the country. 1t has
always been dangerous for any person
to land on certain portions of the Phil
ippine islands. For the good of all peo-
pie it is nee Ssary that cannibals and
savages should be taught to respect hu-
man life
"They say there are eminent educa-
tional Institutions on certain parts OF
those Islands now"
That is all right. We are glad
there are. That helps us SO far. We
Will endeavor to have more of them by
and BY. But there is one other coun-
rry that needs an invasion even more
than the Philippines or China, and that
is Thibet The people there have re-
lentlessly tortured or killed every
stranger who entered the country.
That region should be crossed by an
army strong enough to defend them
selves, for the general good of mankind.
in order that travellers shall not be mas
sacred when they enter there"
''Iou say. DoetQr. that the United