The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-08
UNDISGUISED GREED
One Of the Converts to the Republican
Gospel Of Greed.
st. Paul. Sent. 3. 1900.

Charles DENLY, ex-minister to China
is being paraded in the Republican
press as Il recent convert to the Nc
Kinley cause. A convert, indeed! Mr..
Dcnby was made member of Mr..
McKinley's first Philippine commission
because he was known to be an inn
perialist. Since that time he has been
engaged in writing of the advantages
of imperial dominion. He is, as the
Chicago Chronicle says, an imperial
list of the most sordid kind, with no
admixture Of religion, humanity, ben
evolent assimilation or anything but
pure and blind greed. Witness this
extract from an article which he wrote
for The Forum, and which was printed
IN that magazine in the number for
February, 1890:
1.-THE hard, practical question alone
remains: Will the possession of these
islands benefit us as a nation? If it
Will not, set them free tomorrow and
let their people, if they please, cut
each others Threats or cut what
FRANKS they please
The Chronicle offers this pertinent
comments:
sit will be seen that there is no
Christianity or humanity or duty or
destiny nonsense about that. There is
no fear that "thc world would laugh
at u.s. or that some vulture nation
would swoop down and make a meal
of the islands if we should "haul down
the flag and "sail away"
"Denby's policy Immediately the
subjugation enterprise was openly en-
tered upon more than a year and a
half ago was the most cold blooded
"scuttle policy" His policy
Keep the Philippines regardless of the
wishes of their ten millions of peoplc
IL you can make it pay. If you can
not make it pay turn the people loose
and let them cut each others Threats
or so to the devil any other way. You
are out for the stuff, and all talk of
humanity or duty is mere stutting for
sentimental ears"
Everybody is now laughing at that
awful plot to assassinate President
Mckinley. which was reported to have
been Matched by italian anarchists ami
which was recently mcarthed by the
chief of our government secret service,
Inc prompt arrest of two of the des,
,perate anarchists on their arrival in
New York from Naples was expected
to result in some terrible revelations
and create sentimental regard for
the president whose life had thus been
providentially saved. But the thing
has fallen fiat
The real facts appear to be these:
Natalie Moresca, one of the men orrest-
ca on suspicion of having been sent to
'his country by the italian anarchists
with orders to. assassinate President
Mehlniey, was n poor laborer in M.
pies. He wanted to marry a girl who
was also courted by another lover
Moresca was the favored sutton, Flo
decided to so to America in hopes of
making some money, and it was under.
stood that the wedding would take
pace on his return to Naples. He Sc,
cured a situation as waiter on tha
Naiser Wilhelm and sailed for Now
York. His rival wrote an anonymous
letter to Mr.. Byington, the United
States consul at Naples, denouncins
Moresca and another man, Guida, who
also sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm os
anarchists who We're going to the
United States for the purpose of muir.
dering the president. The consul wired