Washington sentinel., 1900-01-27
Mr.. Bryan on imperialism,

Hon. William J. Bryan's argu'
ment against imperialism in his
speech at Music Hall, Baltimore
Saturday evening was eloquent
and convincing. The principal
reasons for the adoption OF this
policy by the Republican party,
he believes, could be summarized
in the declaration that there is
money in it; that God is in it, and
that we are in it and can't get out. "
When an imperialist declares
the new policy will paw, declared
Mr.. Bryan, he is compelled to put
a money value on each American
life that is sacrificed in the effort
20 conquer the Filipinos. Il dare
you to put a money value on an
American life. When a boy dies
tor liberty his mother thanks God
that she has borne q son Tor so
noble a sacrifice; but where is the
mother who will rear a boy to eX-
change for Oriental trade at so
much a head" Mr.. Bryan de-
nounced the doctrine that God has
selected the Republican party to
wage in HIS name a war of con.
quest. There may be prophets, "
ne remarked, "but you will pardon
me if 1 express It as my deliberate
opinion that when God gets ready
to speak to the American people
he will choose somebody beside
Mark Hanna as his mouthpiece." ."
Mr.. Bryan ridiculed the sug-
gestion that the Philippines would
furnish homes for the surplus pop
ulation of the United States.
Think OF it," he said: 100 peo-
pie to the square mile here! When
it is possible for people to pass
freely from the Philippine Islands
to the United States and from the
United States to the Philippines
there will be more Malays coming
to this country to bring their Ori-
entail habits and compete with
American labor than there will be
Americans to go over and live in
the troDics."
Mr.. Bryan believes that the Fill
pinos should be given Independ.
ence. 1--WE should treat them as
we promised to treat the Cubans.
We told the Cubans that we were
fighting ior liberty, not land. Let
us tell the Fllipinos that they are
TO sand up and be free and then
say to all the world, Hands off.
and let that republic work out its
own destiny" In his opinion the
war could be ended a. once upon
the sssurance Of indepC ndence to
the Filipinos, and there would be
no humiliation to the United States
in telling them now that they
would be given their freedom. Mr.,
BrYan's ideal Of the dest ny oil the
American Republic is that 9TH
nation may be able to stand erect
and say at all times that it sympa-
thizes With anybody who is willing
to die for liberty. In every con-
test heretofore between republican
ism and monarchy the American
people have expressed their SYM
pathY. When Greece was strug-
CLING to be tree Webster and Clay
exerted their eloquence in defense
oi a resolution pledging sympathy.
When the Cubans were fighting
for their liberty all parties declared
the sympathy OF the American
people," Now, however, when
the British Government is attempt
ing to take from the people of the
Boer Republic the right to govern
themselves, the people who believe
in imperialism in the United States
dare not say a word to express
their sympathy"
This silence Mr.. Bryan com
pared to a paralysis that is creep
ing over the nation. at the United
States" he declared. "enters upon
a career oiimperialism it will cease
to be a moral factor in the worlds
progress. II it enters upon a ca
reer Of conquest it will not be in a
position to raise its protest against
that doctrine when applied by
other nations"
Mr.. Bryan's views on national
finance were in the main the same
which he has held for several years