Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-03

Fe and launched like a thunderbolt
against these insurgents of 1874 IT
was not large force. 1t was cnor-
against these Insurgents in 1S47. Ii
| fought series of desperate battles
| against odds that at first were over
whelming. 1t lost many brave soldiers
many more, proportionately. than We
| have lost in the Philippines-but these
sturdy American imperialists pushed
right on, fighting one day, marching
the next. fighting again. driving the
insurgents out IF one stronghold afte'
another.
In the early days Of the revolt it
was reported to the American com
mander that every town and village
in New Mexico except two had de
clared in favor of the insurrection, AMI
| that the whole population seemed to be
in sympathy with the conspirators.
This revolt began in January; 1t was
not crushed out until the July follow
ing. Even then guerrilla fighting did
not cease-another parallel with this
TagalOg rebellion. When the insur-
gents themselves had gotten enough Of
war they stirred up the Indians, who
cut of trading parties and carried fire.
and slaughter along the American
frontiers.
The Mckinley administration has
treated with unexampled leniency the
Tagalog leaders. including almost all
Of Aguinaldo's cabinet and personal
friends. who have fallen into our power
in the Philippines. These men have
been brought to Manila set at liberty,
and invited to cooperate with the
American authorities in organizing a
new government among their people.
How Jared it with those insurgents If
ifty-three years ago?
The Democratic officials in New Mex
leo hanged fifteen or twenty Of them
off-hand by sentence Of drumheal
court martial, while others Were given
to the civil power for punishment.
When Congress, by resolution Of July
TO- 1915 called On the Executive for in
formation whether any persons had
been tried and condemned in Califor-
MIA for treason against the United
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message. that the military government
in the new territories was justified in
exercising the fullest rights Of SOW
ereignty." This ''imperialistic" doe
trine convinced Congress then, and in
All the years since not one word has
been raised against that action.
Thus California and New Mexico be
came territories Of the United States
not only without the consent Of the
governed" but in spite Of their strenu-
Gus and savage resistance. In the
Philippines We are fought by one
single native tribe; in California and
New Mexico We We're opposed with
knife, lance and rifle by the whole
mass If the native population. Yet we
pushed on, won our battles ana estab-
lished our authority. California and
New Mexico are now as loyal as Maine
or New York.
In concluding its striking extract
from American history Of half a cen
fury ago, a glance at which brings 50
much confusion to the Organized De
mocracy of today, the Journal asks
these pertinent questions: Does any
sane man imagine that our rights are
less in the Philippines than they We're
in the Mexican territory a half century
ago? Or that the final results will be
any less beneficial to the native people
themselves? Or that the United States
will have any less perfect vindication
in the march Of events and the judg-
mcnt Of history"