The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-28

period after the battle of Manila bav
ana meanwhile the Filipinos were Der,
hItted TO hope for independence.
AFTER describing the strained rela-
ions between the Americans and tba
FlIlpInos, after the capture at Manila
Mr. Towne said:
our opponents are in the habit of re-
feTring TO the outbreak of actIIaI ~
tlltles between US and the FiIiD5roe %,
IIoush the latter were the aggressors
anu much IS attempted to be made ONT
Vi Such expressions as They fired on
our flag '0N vi
put OF course. since we had Secret
" formed determination To seize tn,
ISLANDS, II Is apparent that Whenever
lhat design became manifest or we at
tempted to put II into effect. the Fill
plhoS' II they were earnest when de-
ciarlng their object to be fndepandeDt
would resist il. The ageressor record
less OF who struck the first blow. would
De not ne who stood in defense of a
IlSHt, out ne who by act or threat COM
peIied the other 20 defend it. The won
DER IS, considering the tropical nature
OF the islanders and the long continued
course OF our mingled reticence. arbf-
guilty ana oHense. that they were not
betrayed into violence long before any
physical clash actually occurred. As
y
General Otis official report, our troO0s
fired the first shot and the Fuiofnos
stood on the defensive"
he then discussed the protocol and
the treaty Of peace and the prOclama-
ton of Jan. 80. 1899 at Manila. which
ne declared was of the very essence
OF the Imperialism.
Dissects Roosevelt's Speech.
Taking up Governor RooseveIt's
speech, he declared it TO be enormous
" Disappointing
Neither IN matter or manner is il
worthy Of its occasion he said. In
respect of argument the speech is.
with rare exceptions, an alteration or
evasion and assertion In spirit IT is
compound of scOld and sculliOn. AS TO
its facts il abOUnds in Inaccuracies
which. if accidental, are ineXpIicabIe
as coming from a man who has per
formed creditably III history and biOg-
raphy.
But the world is accustomed to in
cOnSistencieS from Mr. Roosevelt It
has long looked upon him as predes-
tined and incOrrigibIe eccentric. It
has given up attempting 10 explain him
or 10 reconcile him with himself. Il is
quite impossible whether il would be
worth while otherwise or not. 10 make
an eHlIfeiy SATISFACTORY diagnosis or q
civil service refOrmer in partnership
with Thomas G. Plat. a citizen soldier
who TidicUles the volunteer, a leader
in baUte who finds glory in being res
cued from ambush; a hero who boasts
Of shooting a fleeing foe in the back:
d candidate who plays and poses to
delegates and galleries 10 obtain a
nomination that he does not want.
gentleman who charges six and one
half millions of his fellow countrymen
with lawiessness and cOwardice. a
statesman, who. mounted on a hobby,
rides roughly at grave questions in
economics and politics, swinging his
partisan lariat and yelling ike an in
telleC5ual CoUanche.
sir. TOWne then read quotations from
the st. Pau! speech Of Governor RoOse-
velt which he said showed the truth
Of what he had said Of that speech as
whole. He argued at considerable
length against any possible cOnsUitu-
Uional right under which the United
States could hold and govern colonies.
ridiculine the alleged claim that this
right was given by that provision IF
the constitution which gives congress
The power 10 make all needful rules
and regulations respecting the ter
ritOrv and utner property OF the Unit
a States.