The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
CTVILLZLNG THE FLLLPLNOS.

Salt Lake City, Feb. q, 1900.
Editor Of The Herald.
Leading American statesmen get up be
fore large asSemblages and say. wv here
the flag goes up. never let il come down,
where a land has been baptized In the
blood of our brave patriotic boys let
the glorious stars and stripes forever
wave. Everybody cheers TO the echo
such patriotic sentiments They all for
get that by our sacred tat least it should
be sacred promise, We are TO give the
Cubans independence. But congress had
no sooner given its promise that IL would
give the CGbans independence than these
same statesmen were discussing the kind
of territorial government that we should
give Cuba when we annexed her.
These same statesmen forget Tor seem
tor that we once had an army in Canada.
American blood was spilled all over the
eastern part; yet no one Of these has
ever SAID that We should go TO war with
England because our flag does not float
over Canada now.
The stars and stripes were raised over
the whole Of Mexico. The land of 'Po-
co tempo was baptized in the blood OF
American soldiers and the tears of Amer
lean mothers, wives and sweethearts: yet
we do not have the flag over Mexico to-
day No. we gave back most of the baD-
TIED territory and Sl5.000000 besides. Why.
on why, don these men declare war
against Mexico and stand by their noble.
patriotic sentiments They should be
willing to die for such a cause. even
though they should be forced 70 give up
their lives.
These same men acknowledge that we.
with all our Christianity and modern civ
iiZdtiOn, have failed to solve the negro
question. They tell the negroes 20 go to
the devil or South Africa and colombo if
they can't stand our humane treatment
and then, in the very next breath. these
modern missionaries of humanity get IN
and say: Keep the Philippines, let nc
man dare take our old flag down, Where
I ii has been placed let IL ever wave" They
must believe in the adage; Try, try
again. If you don't succeed in governing
the Indians and the negroes (alsO your
selves). try the FilipinOs. -
And after everybody has eheered to the
echo such lofty sentiments their authors
| go home and take a few more govern.
ment contracts to supply Uncle sam with
supplies for his heroes. They always cieaI
at least 200 per cent on such Investments;
judging by what was issued to the sol
dieTs during peace. what was issued DUR
| ing the war and that which is now being
issued
These are a few Of the ways that We
are civilizing the ignorant, misguided
stubborn FilipinOs- First. We teach them
the art of modern warfare. as exemDli-
fed by MdXlmS. Colt rdpld-ilre autOmat-
ic cannon and Krag-JorgenSens
We show them how. for they are be-
hind the times in regard to good whisky
and beer. The Americans introduced
another ciViliZing agent They taught the
simple-minded Niger few simple les
sons in finance and trade Now an Fill
pino stores have such signs as NO law
bone; NO Tick; mo Care Papel: No
Trust, No Bust" etc.
The noted Aston battery left ''jawbone'
to the extent of 800. Every regiment en-
ulated this example in a greater or less
degree. the writer saw one native vo-
man who mad 500 in "jawbone'' on her
books This civilized them-with a ven
geance.
Bills were run IN such names as This
Is a Good Thing; Push IL Along: Have
One on Me-; and many American officers
had their names put down by American
soldiers for .sundries" and ''necessaries. .
General Otis issued an order which was
posted all over Manila. saying t1at ii the
Filipinos trusted the soldiers they did II
at their ewn risk: that the soldiers could
not be trusted. and that ne refused Ia
help any Filipino who was so childishIy
confding as to trust the soldiers.
Confederate bills were passed on the
people of Manila; new American cents
were passed as s. gold pieces and quarters
were wrapped in gold tnfOil and passed
on as fVes. Every day some native
would come with complaints of being
robbed by soldiers.
These men were bringing the Filipinos
civilization. and then their commander
issues an orier warning the Filipinos not
to trust them. Verify. It is very humor-
Gus, but not overly consistent
PARKER b. PRATT,