New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-27
THEY HEARD DEwEY's GUNS.

The nations of the earth to-day near neigh
all heard the thunder of Dewey's guns at Manila,
and for the first time they recognized this RepupliG
of the greatest of the world Powers. S hat5
alone, Of them all, ignore that stupendous 1acI!
Three years ago Europe TAXED apout 4iHts by
China each taking It's snare ana thei Sie
door against products, as they did in NADIA.
eascar. We sold Madagascar a large amount OF
cotton goods France took possession. We have
never sold yard there since Now, Europe pro,
have commercial treaties with that country
uIiHtI 'IIe teA t,oSa
favored nation. What did we do about IT then?
Nothing. absolutely 1t could, have been accom-
plished and could not have helped IT,, but few
months ago our Secretary of State made diplo-
matte demand upon all Europe that II they oINlceo
China, no door should be closed AGAINST our
and every Of those nations agreed 10 It Why
did they agree to 1t? Because they had heard
S- a to sale the walls of the Imperial city Of
BE- Pein 20 what for? For land? No, but to save
the lives of American citizens. Thank God, our
country had an eye that could across the ocean
and down into the city of Picking, and because we
had the archipelago we had an arm strong enough
TO reach across the same ocean and down INTO me
same city and sweep our citizens like brands from
the burning and bring them nome IN saIeIy; ana
denouncing President Mckinley because he has
the Constitution and that he ought to have called
Congress together to have authorized him TO DO So
Now what are we going to do with the archi-
peago? never knew an american 10 SuIren ,t
he IS going do with it. He is going TO cal Con
and then let Aguinaldo form stable government.
ont OF what? Aguinaldo represents the minority
Of one tribe and there eighty seven tribes In
the archipelagO Let Mr.. Bryan, II he please, put
the crown on Aguinaldo's head. 1t will be the un-
"a siest head that ever wore a crown on earth In
lass than ninety days there will be rebellion In
every island in the archipelago, and what Is MT
BRYAN going to DO about that? Oh he is going to
have a protectorate Aguinaldo's minority gov
eminent Is he going to let them vote in the rest
of the archipelago? Is he going 10 get the conseht
Of the governed that he talks about? IL "ould take
five soldiers for that protectorate where II taxes
And yet Mr. Bryan talks about mtarism!
ALL EUROPE WANTS THEM.
Well there is another thing. When these re
helions break out all Europe which has been
hungering and thirsting for that archipelago Tor
n hundred and fifty years-and Spain mas peen
TOO proud 10 sell it-all Europe VIII rush IN 20
protect their citizens and their property ana seZe
the archipelago And Mr. Bryan is going TO esJaD
lish a protectorate for AgGinaldo's minority gov
eminent against all Europe Nov don't believe aeI,
there is high school boy in the city OF New
York who after reflection would deliver such SHY
tVaddle that. NJ Ill,
give II a good government. as GOOD as we nave
here: We viii respect all Of the rights privileges
social religious and. political OF those people We
will build schoolhouses and churches; we VIII
construct railroads and highways; we VIII MAKE
them ambitious to be They are not baq
people at all. They bright: they are as eoou