The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-27
AMERICAS GOOD WORK.
senator Deveridge's Report on Exist
Ing Conditions I'm the Phil
ippines.

Next to the words of President Nc
Kinley himself, the most impressive
| spoken utterance that has been made
| about the Philippines was the speech
of Senator Bcveridge, of Indiana, in the
United States senate chamber. 1t was
the senator's maiden speech. Though
n young man, his reputation as
an orator had become national. More
over he had qualified himself by re-
cent visit to the Philippines to speak
with n knowledge which could not be
gainsaid nor scofled at. And the time
was ripe in the senate for just such
declaration as Senator Beveridge made.
phe speech, which was delivered in
the rhetoric and with the graces of an
orator, may be divided into four parts
of special interest to the American peo-
pie: The discussion of the character of
the Filipinos, of the immense possibili-
ties in the possession of the Philippines,
of the duty of the American govern
ment, and of the obstacles t in the
way of the performance OF that duty.
To those who romance without any
the Malays of the Philippines, may be
commended the following description
by one who has seen the Filipinos and
who has travelled among their island
homes:
They are barbarous race, modified by
three centuries of contact with n decadent
race. The Filipino Is the South Sea Malay,
put through a process of so years OF super
dGnlinT
disorder In habits of industry and cruelty.
caprice and corruption in government. 1t
Is barely possible that LOCO men in all the
archipelago are capable of self-govcrn-
ment in the Anglo-Saxon sense. My own
belief Is that there are not 100 men among
them who comprehend what Anglo-Saxon
self-government even means, ard there are
over 100000 people to be governed
They must be dealt with as children, by
strong and simple government"
About the stategic and commercial
Importance of the Philippines Senator
Beveridge said:
To-day we have one OF the three great
ocean possessions of the globe, located at
the most commanding commercial, naval
and military points in the eastern seas.
within hail Of India. shoulder to shoulder
with China, richer In It's own resources than
any equal body Of land on the attire g,obe,
and peopled by race which civilization
demands shall be improved"
Our duty:
This war is like all other wars. 1t needs
to be finished before It is stopped
ut is not to serve the purposes of the
hour. 1t is not to salve a present situa-
ton that peace should be established. 1t
is for the tranquility of the archipelago
forever, 1t IS for an orderly government
for the Filipnos for all the future. 1t is
to give this problem to posterity solved and
settled, not vexed and involved II is to
establish the supremacy of the American
republic over the Pacific and throughout
the east till the end of time.
The ocean does not separate us from the
field of our duty and endeavor-it joins us,
an established highway needing no repair
and landing US at any point desired.
There Is not now, and never was, any
possible course but ceaseess operations In
the field and loyal support of the war al
home. The news that coco American SOL
dlers have crossed the Pacific; that, IL
necessary. the American congress will
make 1t 100000 or 100000 men: that, at any
cost, we will establish peace and govern
the islands. will do more to erd the war
than the soldiers themselves. But the re-
port that we even discuss the withdrawal
of single soldier at the present time, and
that we even debate the possibility of not
administering government throughout the
archipelago ourselves, VIII be miSurder-
stood and misrepresented and Will blow
into flame orce more the fires our SOL
diers' blood has almost quenchtd."
The senator clearly and without
mincing words showed where The re-
sponsibiity lay for continuing resist
ance TO the brutal dictator vi csc plan
to massacre all the Americas in Ma
Mia was luckily frustrated ny tie blum
dering haste of one of his blowers.
Said Senator Beveridge:
american opposition to the va : as beea
the chief factor in proonGir~ T. Had
Agulnaldo not understood tEati america,
even in the American congress. ven here
In the senate, he and his cause 'rl re sup
ported: had he rot known that was pro-
claimed on the stump ana IN N rrass OF
faction in the United Statcs a- every
shot his misguided followers q; 4 tt 20 the
breasts Of American soldiers Ike the
voleys fired by Washington oranst
the soldiers OF King George II, i'gurrec-
ton would have dissolved bpro * entire
ly crystallized."
There was a solemn stilr in the
senate chamber when the Inc ma scna-
tor sad
ITO those whose voices IN An can have
checred those misguided rgi on to
shoot our soldiers down | 81 tblt the
blood OF those dead and woUI boys of
ours Is on their hands. and Dc ~ or al
the years can never wash that ~ way"
The issue is one of hunari agninst
inhumanity, of civilization INST saw.
agcry. The American f. have
treated the Filipinos with utmost
kindness and assassination IN the
return. The Malays should sore be
given unlimited control OF Philip
pines than should the india hr given
control of this country, rs cuator
pcrtinently observed
The administration is doifo oerica's
work in the American way.ar 1crerycs