Washington sentinel., 1900-03-03
CAPT O'FARRELi STIRS
UP PHILADELPHIA.

AT the Anti-Imperia list Confer.
ence in Philadelphia, which took
place on the aand and z3rd OF Feb
ruary, Captain O'Farrell, of this
city, was one of the most elo-
quent speakers among the ora
tors present on that occasion.
Alter Moorefeld Story, of Boston,
Rev. Henry L. Philips and Fran
els +. Abbot, of Cambridge. Mass,
came the real sensation OF the day.
When O'Farrell was introduced,
taking for his text the fam mous
order of President Mckinley to
General Otis, LET there be no
more useless parley," for nearly an
hour he poured out the walls OF his
eloquent wrath upon the President
and his supporters.
The orator said in part as fol-
lows:
Kitchener refused CronIe a truce
OF ~ hours to care for his wounded
and bury his dead. General OTIS refused
Aguinaldo and his generals a truce on
the Sth OF February, 1890. saying, "The
tight has commenced and il must con-
tinue to the grim end" There is some
excuse for the refusal of Kitchener
to cease hostilities IN the heat of
battle But this order of the Presidents
was written in the White House at
Washington, where words are supposed
to be carefully weighed and considered
before promulgation. It is the blackest
official utterance in our national exist.
ence, 1t meant cold blooded and re-
morseless murder. Under it Otis and
his generals marshalled their batalIlons,
and armed their light draught gunboats,
and stole upon the towns and villages
along the lakes or lagoons OF the Philip.
pines in the night, and opened hre at
break OF day with their gatllngs and
rapid fire guns, slaugbtering combatants
and noncombatants, including women
and children alike. And all this under
the Stars and Stripes, under the flag to
which lew months before these people
went out on their bill tops, singing
their National hymns and Hosannas,
welcoming 1t as the emblem OF their
deliverance
Some of the speakers here today seem
at loss as to why Mckinley changed
his mind from taking a coaling station
in the Philippines to that OF securing
the whole Archipelago. SIR Julian
Pauncefote didit. When be found that
we we're going to allow the Filipinos to
set up a government of their own, he
called on Mr.. Day, the Secretary OF
State, (ate Justice of the Peace at
Canton, Ohio,) saying this would never
do You know these Philippine Islands
are right alongside of BorneO, the
Straits Settlements, and Hong Kong
and in close proximity to the Australian
Colonies, all British possessions. WHY,
you are going TO start prairie fire in the
Orient. What will be the effect OF an
independent republican flag floating on
the steamers and trading vessels between
Manila and the other Philippine ports
and Singapore, Hong Kong and Borheo,
and our other British possessions?
Don't you see that il would be an awfulIy
bad example TO Her Maiesty's subjects.
And in case AguinaIdo and his people
should be successful, the other fellows,
now under the British flag, will want to
commence housekeeping for themselves,
and start little republics on their own
account. We have lots OF trouble in
South Africa already with Kruger and
now you want to allow second Kruger
under the Philippine flag to create more
trouble for US in the Orient. This is
what changed McKinley's mind. Sir
Julian Paunceiote Is responsible for it,
and l am frank enough and honest
enough to give him due credit, and to
say that his promotion, his elevation to
the PeeraGe, with the title and dignity
Of Lord Pauncefote, has been honestly
earned.
Mckinley wobbles. What he said
last week he contradicts this week. A
weak man is a dangerous man wher
placed IN high position. Nero was on,
Of the weakest Of Roman Emperors
Yet he was the most dangerous.
lust look at President Mckinley max