Washington sentinel., 1899-12-30

This is a case in which neithe
the embellishments Of rhetoric no
the use OF strong adjectives are a
all necessary, in order to make ou
treatment OF the FIlipinos stant
out in all Of its naked and shame
less enormity. To prove this, lie
the plain facts be submitted.
We were at war with Spain. 1
was alleged to be war for human
itY and liberty. For a number o
years The people OF the Philippine
Islands had also been at war with
Spain. They, too. were fighting
for liberty, humanity and the inal-
ienable right to govern themselves
as we had so successfully done
more than a hundred years before,
1t became necessary, IN the prog
ress Of our war with Spain, in order
to more certainly and more quickly
insure success, to destroy her feet
in the harbor Of Manila. The
order was given to the gallant
George Dew ey; the thunder OF his
guns awoke the sleeping Orient,
and the Spanish navy. amid FIRE
and smoke, had disappeared from
Eastern waters. Afterwards, under
the authority, direction and aid OF
the American authc rites, Aguin-
aldo raised an army of his coun-
trymen, numbering $4,000 men.
He fought the Spanish soldiers
wherever he could find them, and
soGn had killed and captured over
5000 ot the enemies OF his own
country, and Of ours, and swept
away every ves'ige oi Spanish au-
thorIty from the Philippine Islands,
even to the very gates OF Manila.
Finally, and by the loyal and
timely aid Of Aguinaldo and his
army, Manila capitulated, and the
colonial power oi Spain departed
forever from the earth. There was
great joy in the Filipino army, the
iaces OF Aguinaldo and his brave
soldiers were wTeathed in smiles,
and every Filipino heart wa crate
Iully raised in thankfulness 10 God
Tor the deliverance that had finally
come to them, ,irom.the tyranny and
the expressions OF Spanish rule,
through the disinterested aid OF
that great and puisSant republic
across the seas, that then claimed
TO be carrying the banner OF hu
nanity and liberty through the
world.
The day of formal surrender Of
his last seat OF Spanish empire in
he Philippine Islands came.
Aguinaldo and his joyous army
heard the blare OF the trumpet, the
read Of marching squadrons, the
music Of bands, and the shouts Of
heir American allies and COM
'ades, as they marched in to take
possession of the city their mutual
bravery and mutual sacrifices had
won.
The Filipino army fell into line,
Ind with banners flying and drums
oeating, prepared also to enter the
walls OF the city that had been to
hem and to their countrYmen the
eat Of so much oppression. so
nuch sorrow and so much shame.
A wall of bristling american
held by American hanGs,
barred their way, and they were
;oldly and insultingly told that the |
'ictorY they had done so muCh,
ind suffered so much to achieve,
vas not for them to celebrate, and |
hat they would not be permitted |
% enter the city, except as subj ects
md slaves Of their new masters.
They turned silently and sullenly |
way, and there and then there was
burned in upon the hearts and |
,rains OF these brave and con6ding |
men, as we'll as upon those Of the
whole Filipino people, a feeling OF |
lndying hate, bitter scorn, and |
eated suspicion ot our motives and |
that not even centuries
II benevolent assimilation" can
Eradicate from their memories.
subsequently, and as so many |
lumb cattle, they were sold by |
heir former, and now beaten, op
oressors for Sac, 900 900. or about |
"a head; and. Ol the shame and |
niamv OF il all, their purchasers
we're those they had so recently |
nailed as their celiverers from
Spa nish bondage. AS if to add in
suit to injury, the ruler ofthis great
republic they had so implicitly |
and that had so long and |
80 loudly proclaimed that gov
srnments can derive their just
powers only from the consent OF
he governed" came to them with
4 lie on his lips, with deceit and |
in his heart, and with a
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