Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-11-02

that would tempt him to do murder-tle
murder of child. Well, is it any the
less cowardly and brutal for a great
"world power" u great "Christian ma
tion"-sav John Bull or Uncle sam, for
instance-to strike baby nation owe,
the head with a bludgeon?
love and honor both John Bull and
Uncle Sam for the work they have done
on this earth. do not think, however,
that it is treason to either Of them to wish
that some Of their work had been lett UNI
done. I love and honor them both so
highly that pray that neither may ever
again do anything that had better be left
undone, anything to tarnish the resplend-
ent glory that is theirs. | recognize that
neither John Bull or Uncle Sam is God
Almighty, and that the first and great
commandment is to love God with all
ones heart and mind and soul.
One cannot be traitor to Uncle Sam
who is loyal servant Of God. lie who
is a servant OF the devil is traitor to
Uncle Sam, let his mouth be ever so full
OF vccferous protestations Of loyalty. II
Uncle Sam directs me to do what love OF
God forbids, am l traitor to Uncle Sam
ii | refuse to do what, il done, would
make me traitor to God? Nay, my re-
fusal to do such is the best service l can
render Uncle Sam.
Suppose, Immediately upon the capture
OF Mania, Uncle Sam had said to the
Filipinos, "Here, boys, want to say a
word to you. You don't know me, and
want to set you right as to who | am and
what propose to do here. l am your
friend. I am here, not to fight you, but
to fight the Spaniards. You don't object
to my doing that, do you? Their rule in
Cuba, which is right next door to me, was
SO Internally cruel that human nature
couldn't stand it, and so I have taken
upon myself the duty OF bringing it to an
end. The fortunes of war, providentially
for you, for I understand the Spaniards
have been equally cruel to you as to the
Cubans, have brought me here. But l
am not your enemy. l am your friend.
Since have OF into this fight, am 60
ing to MAKE clean job OF it, am going
not only to clear Cuba Of the Spaniards,
but am going to clear these islands also
Of them. l am going to do it because it
is my duty to do it. owe it to humanity
to do it. owe it to God to do it. The
only reward I ask for doing it is the ap.
probation Of nv own conscience. 1t may
be that few Of you are sunk 80 low in
moral degradation, as the result Of Span
ish rule, that you fear l am, or may be,
in part at least, influenced by sordid mo.
tives in what am doing, and propose to
do, and that l will demand a material re.
ward from you for my services. You
don't know me. When / release fellow
being from a robber and a murderer, 1
don't ask pay for it. am humanitarian.
am a Christian. / am, besides, we'll off
in the worlds goods, and don't need nor
want any OF yours. And even if l did, I
certainly would not take them away from
you by force. Were I to do that l would
ose more infinitely than l would get.
No; dismiss your apprehensions! am
just now engaged in the Good Samaritan
business, and like it. 1 know you are
not very big or strong; in fact, that you
are very little and very weak, from long
continued bad treatment; and you are
surrounded on all hands by big, strong
robbers and murderers, calling themselves
Christian nations. But don't you be
afraid. l am your friend and am not
going to desert you. am going to get
you upon your feet, and help you to get
back your strength, and to greatly in.
crease it, SO that you can take care OF
yourselves, especially as shall let every
body know that am your friend, and
mean to continue such, and to prove it,
II need be, by deed"
Suppose Uncle Sam had said something
like that, what do you suppose would
have been the response Of the Filipinos?
Bullets? 1t is a lie and SANDER on hu.
man nature. They would have fallen at
his feet, had he not caught them in his
arms and worshipped him, as the Christ
Of nations. Their love would have joyfully
given him far more than his Mauser guns
will ever be able to extort from them. II
this is not true, Christianity is lie.
Would to God Uncle Sam had done
that thing. Had Washington or Lincoln
been his advisers, l believe he would.
He would have crowned himself with i'm.
mortal glory. The influence Of such an
act would have stayed the uplifted hand
OF John Bull in the Transvaal and caused
the bully in him to give place to the gen.
tleman. The peace congress would have
been a success instead Of fasco. Again
the now banished angels would have pro.
claimed tidings Of great joy, peace aud
good will on earth among men. The torch
IN Radloa'a Island womb have i1lumin at.