The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-23

agree. The senator says that the best
interests Of this republic demand the
ultimate abandonment of che Philip
pines. that our form Of government is
not suited 10 the population o. the ar
chipelago; that only imperialism such
as may be found in Great Britain
France or Germany is qualified for the
administration Of colonial government
and the holding Of subject peoples
This is exactly what our morning
contemporary has told It's readers, ex-
cept in different language. These are
the Tribune's own words:
But the ruling race in the Philippines.
at least outside Of the city of Manila, are
MalayS, and in the islands outside of
Iuzon are mostly Mohammedans. Put
ting aside every other question waving
all promises and obligations. and con-
sidering the matter purely from a govern
mental standpoint, what form of govern
lent. not entirely antagOnistic TO the
principles on which our government is
founded, could we organize there2 1t
would be q simple question for Great
Britain, or Japan, or for Germany which,
We believe, has the most important prop
erty interests there, for either could
send governor general. back him with a
navy ard army, and give to the islands,
10 all fntentS and purposes, an imperial
government. But what government could
we give them without Surrendering our
form, and advertising TO the world that it
is not sufficient for the handling Of saw
age or semi-savage tribes away from the
home base? True a commission might be
sent there, as was sent to Louisiana after
the purchase and before statehood, send
with it a couple of warships. it could
organize a little army, calling it a police
force. and in that way whip the devil
round the stump, establish schools and
IN q acf
basis; but why should we? Again on
what grounds could we claim the right
TO do so except by lowering ourselves to
the level OF Europe, and claiming that
the old brutal law of might still rules the
WORLD?
Senator BOar goes further He says
that this government is in honor bound
to relinouish it's control of the Philip
pines. He declares that the solemn
pledge of this government to the Gu
bans extended by implication and the
honest Intention of congress to all the
liberated coloaists of Spain. He insists
that it is not only the wlseet course TO
pursue, buc the only honest. course for
an honest government of honest people
to follow.
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When Senator Hoar's imperialistic
colleague from the Bay state announced
| THAT he proposed to vote for the expan-
sion of Burr and Mckinley. and Sena-
tor Gorman was reported to be an an
r5exationiet, the Tribune said:
A dispatch tells us that Senator'S Lodge
and German both favor holding the
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( trade in the southeastern Pacific Both
| senators voted. we believe, for the
declaration 70 the world that this war
/ was to free Cuba and was not to be a
solemn as any pledge that a great nation
/ can give, and il must be kept.
To us the Philippines would be the
! biggest elephant ever won in rattle, or
! ever caught in . Jungle: we need a coal
1 ing station there. we need to hold the
/ Islands for a little while until the final
/ settlements for the war can be made, but
/ that is all Cuba and Porto Rico will give
us trouble enough, and they are close by
/ our doors
We are bound to free them. restore
| order there and give the industries OF
those islands resuscitation, and then
permit the people TO choose by a fair vote
and honest count the form Of government
| that they desire.
If they should vote for annexation to
! the United States. we do not see how
! we could refuse their request, but il
would De better Tor Unem TO organize g
little republic Of their own, or even al
! elective monarchy, for the islands vii
/ need a firm and just rule for a goOC
many years to cOme-juSt such a rule as
/ DiaZ is giving Mexico
/ In view Of the fact that Senator
HOar and our morning contemporary
agree so perfectly on Philippine ques-
tons it is hard 70 understand why the
Tribune is 50 bitter in it's personal ref
erences to .ne distinguished Mckinley
tie from Massachusetts,.
Is It because Senator Hoar has stoler
the organs thunder?