The Portland daily press., 1900-09-10


the wants and conditions OF the inhabit.
ants and to prepare them for self govern
ment, and to give them self government
when they are ready for it and as rapidly
as they are ready for 1T. That am aim
Ing to do under my constitutional author
4ty and Will continue to do until Con-
8fess shall determine the political status
o1 the inhabitants OF the archipelago.
Are our opponents against the treaty
II so,they must be reminded that it could
not have been ratified in the Senate but
Tor their assistance. The Senate which
ratified the treaty and the Congress-
which had it's sanction by q large appro,
pr1ation comprised Senators and RepI g.
sentatives OF the people of all parties.
would our opponents surrender to the
insurgents, abandon our sovereignty or
cede it to themY If that be not their
purpose, then 1t should be promptly dis
claimed, for only evil can result from
the hopes raised by our opponents in the
minds OF the F1lip1nos, 6n4U with their
success at the polls in November Their @
VIII be a withdrawal OF our army and of
/ American sovereignty over the archipela-
go the complete independence of the
/ Iagalog people recognized and the pow
ers of government over all the other
/ peoples OF the archipelago conferred up
on the TagalOg leaders.
The effect OF belief IN the minds of
/ the Insurgents that this viii be done has
] already prolonged the rebellion and IN
creases the ecesslty for the continuance Of
/ q large army. 1t is now delaying full
! peace in they archipelago and the estab-
lIsh ment OF civil governments, and has in
nuenced many OF the Insurgents against
accepting the liberal terms of amnesty
offered by General Macarthur under my
direction But for these false hopes,
considerable reduction could have been
had IN our military establishment IN the
Philippines. and the realization Of a stable
government would be already at hand.
The American people are asked by our
opponents to
YIELD THE SOVEREI GNTY
of the United States IN the Philippines to
a small fraction OF the population,
a single tribe out of eighty or
more inhabiting the archipelago a fac
ton which wantonly attacked the Amer
lean troops in Manila while in rightful
possession under the protocol with Spain,
awaiting the ratification of the treaty Of
peace by the Senate, and which has since
been inactive, open rebellion against the
/ United States We are asked to transfer
our sovereignty to a small minority in
the islands without consulting the ma
{ iority and to abandon the largest portion
- OF the population, which has been loyal
: / To rs TO the cru0itieS of the guerilla In
: surgent bands. More than this, we are
q asked to prOte ct this minority IN estab-
]. / fishing q government and to this end re-
+ press all opposition of the majority. We
q are required to set up stable govern
q ment IN the interest of those who have
; assafled our sovereignty and fired upon
ON. soldiers, and then maintain it at any
cost or sacrifice against its enemies with
= in and against those having amplUlous
designs from without.
a This would require an army and navy
. far larger than is now maintained IN the
PHILIPPINES and still more in excess OF
| what will be necessary with the full rec
/ Ognit1On OF our sovereignty. "A military
/ SUPPORT of authority not our own as ChuS
proposed is the very essence OF militia
| r1sn, which our opponents In their plat
/ form oppose, but which by their police
would Of necessity be established in its
, ! most offensive form.
- The American people will not make
a the murderers of our soldiers the agents
/ of the republic to convey the blessings OF
liberty and order to the Philippines.
fI1bav will not make than the builders of
} / the new commonwealth Such course
would be a betrayal of our sacred obl1ga-
tions to the peaceful HilipinOs, and
would place at the mercy OF dangerous
= Iadvan6urers the lives ana property of the
s natives and foreigners. 1t would make
z possible and easy the commission OF such
atrocities as were secretly planned, to be
executed on the 22nd OF February, 1899,
IN the city of Manila, when only the Wig
dIIHy
to assassinate our soldiers and all for
eIQners and pillage and destroy the city
and it's surroundings. In short, the pro-
Z DosftiOn of those opposed to us is to con-
tinue all the obligations IN the Philip
= mines which now rest upon the govern
ment, Ouly hanging the relation from
principal, which now exists, to that Of
surety. Our responsibility is to remain,
but our power is to be diminished. Our
obligation is to be no less, but our title
is to be surrendered
TO ANOTHER POWER,
which is without experience or training,
or the ability to maintain stable gov
eminent at home and absolutely helpless
to perform it's international obligations
with the rest Of the world. To this we
are opposed. We should not yield our
title while our obligations last. In the
language of our platform, our authority
should not be less than our responsible
ity, - and our present responsibility is to
establish our authority In every part of
the islands.
No government can so certainly pre-
serve the peace, restore public order, es-
tab1Ish law Justice and stable conditions
as ours Neither Congress nor the Ex-
ecutive can establish stable govern
rnent in these islands except under our
right of sovereignty, our authority, and
our flag And this we are doing.
We could not do it as a prOteobOrate
power SO completely or so successfully as
we are doing it now. AS the sovereign
| mower we can initiate action and shape
means to ends, and guide the Filipinos
to development and self-government
AS protectorate power we could not
initiate action, but would be compelled
to follow and uphold a people with no
capacity yet to go alone. In the one ca Sc
we can protect both ourselves and the
Filipinos from being involved in danger
Gus complications; In the other we could
not protect even the Filipinos until after
their trouble had come. Besides, ii we
cannot establish any government of our
own without the consent OF the governed
as our opponents contend, then we could
.a.IAl.