The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-27
THE METHODS OF THE BoER
MISSIONARIES,

Murat Halstead.
The arrival in the United States Of
the Boer peace mission. as it is called,
is m event OF unusual interest. 1t is
an appeal made to the government OF
the United States. ostensibly, at this
time, and as 1t is perfectly known that
IL is not within the capacity Of the
government TO do that which is desired
that the proposition that is to be
made is certainly to be utterly Inn
practicable--the next step is to be an
appeal to the people Of the United
States, to assail the administration Of
President Mckinley as antagonizing
the liberties Of 4 people, and as Illus
uating what the disorderlies are pleas
ed to call American Imperialism; and
the assertion IF the Boer sympathetlcs
takes the hostile form that we are not
sympathetic with the Beers to the
point Of Intervention in the war in
Africa, because We have drifted away
from our repuolieanism.
This is put forward purposely just
now, with the idea Of bullying the Unit
ed States into antagOnism to Great
Britain in some shape or other. And
as the demand on us in one we can
not admit to be based upon correct
principles, why it is hoped to rein
force the Filyipino contingent in this
country by rallying an array Of roar
ers for the Beers. The Filipino insur-
reetion has become a game Of assassi-
nation by banditti--some desperate
men who have had the Spanish exam
pie Of government before them all their
lives. and ali the lives Of their ances-
tors. as the only one known to them
of civilized administration. The ham
ditti Of the Philippine islands propose
to take the place of the spaniards as
robbers and oppressors. The demo-
cratic party in This country seems to
be drifting in the direction of driving
out the American army from the Phil
ippine islands. as usurpers, and are
supporting the guerilla war of assas-
sination.
happen, having visited Manila, to
have occasional communications from
the Philippine Islands, and it is a fact
that has been widely circulated and
believed among the natives. especially
those outside the range Of American
influence, that William ]. Bryan was
last year elected president Of the
United States; and also that the Cuban
people had risen IN insurrection against |
the American intrusion" in Cuba, and |
that II was therefore necessary for the |
government Of the United States to
withdraw the troops to a great extent
from the Philippines to fight the in
in Cuba. 1t is to these barbara |
ans and bandittl that the democratic
party are appealing, and the preser-
walton Of order in the Philippines IS
associated with democratic proclama-
tions. editorials, and in everything they
have to say about the alleged imperial |
ism, which they are everywhere asso-
ciating with the caufe of public liber-
ty and public order combined. OF
course it is that combination which is
the very strength Of the republican |
form Of government, the preservation |
Of personal liberty in association with |
public order. by the authority and the |
power Of the people themselves. That
is all there is Of our imperialism"
As TO the BOer missionaries, they are
here as professors Of republicanism.