Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
HEIGHT & COMPANY, 513=515 9TH St.
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"Soon after the republican leaders began
to suggest the propriety of a colonial policy
the papers published an Interview given
out from San Francisco by a foreign con-
sui residing at Manila. He declared that
the people of the United States owed 1t to
themselves, to other nations and to the
Fflipinos to hold the Philippine Islands
permanently At the conclusion of the in
terview there appeared the very significant
statement that the gentleman was visiting
the United States for the purpose OF or.
ganizing a company for the development OF
the Philippine Islands. few days later
on his way east he gave out another inter-
view in which he explained that the COM
pany which he intended to organize "ouaa
establish banks at Manila and at otner
places throughout the islands, ana pullo
electric light plants. water plants, street
car lines railroads. factories, ETC. 1t seem
ed that the plan of his syndicate was 70 10
Ali the developing and leave the rest OF the
American people nothing to do In the mat
ter except to furnish an army sumcien, 70
hold the Filipinos In sub1ection "hiie lheS
were being developed.
Present Rate of Expenditure.
'.At the present rate we Will speno an
nually upon the army approximately haii
az puch as we spend for education in the
United States, and this immense sum -
wrung from the taxpayers by systems OF
and undertax the rich man. In the pres
ance or such an issue as militarism it Is
.impossible that any populist should hesitate
as to his duty. But even the menace on
mtlitarism Is but part or the question:
of imperialism. The policy cont empiateu
bv the republican party nulifies every
principle set forth In the Declaration OF
independence, strikes blow at popular
government and robs the nation OF ils
moral prestige. Already the more ad-
yanced supporters of the colonial idea
point to the economy of system or gov
eminent which intrusts all power to an
executive and does away with the neces-
Journal, in It's issue of August 4. COM
mends the English system, and declares
that as a result of this system tl.-i of
population, is ruled with an administra-
tive economy which Is an administrative
marvel, and adds:
"One million two hundred thousand dol
lars spent in London Is the price of admin
istratiye order over a colonial rule whose
total budgets aggregate 81, 724, 354, 800, or
so per cent more than our total Of federal.
state county and village expenditure for
every possible purpose for which taxes are
levied In contrast to the results of this
system Of executive administration the fact
Is cited that the American Congress has
spent an entire winter wrestling with the
tariff, taxation. the administration and
the personal rights Of two little islands.
The English executive is an imperial ex-
ecutive. The British parliament Is an En-
glish legislature. To the same we
coming by the decree of circumstance as
inevitable as that of fate. If this be i'm
perialism make the most of 1t. So far as
citizenship Is concerned, the British en-
pire is one, but beyond the limits Of the
united kingdom the citizen lives under q
rule essentially monarchical and not restrict
ed by the constitutional limits Of the par
liamentary system.
Step Toward Dark Ages.
''Thus does Imperialism bear out its sup
porters back toward the dark ages. There
is no middle ground between the Ameri-
can policy and the European policy. II this
nation remains true to it's principles, its
traditions and its history 1t cannot hold
colonies. If 1t enters upon a colonial career
it must repudiate the doctrine that govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed.
when such an issue Is raised there can
be only two parties-the party. whatever
its name may be, which believes In re-
public and the party. whatever Its name,
which believes in an empire; and the inf1u-
ence of every citizen Is consciously or un-
Intentionally unintentional-
ly, thrown upon one side or the other.
Where the divine right Of kings Is recog-
nized, the monarch can grant different de-
grees of liberty to different subjects. The
people of England can be ruled in one way,
the people Of Canada in another. the people
of Ireland in another, while the people of
India may be governed according to still
Inherent forms. But there can be no variety
in a republic. The doctrine of a republic
differs from the doctrine OF a monarchy as
the day differs from the night. and between
the two doctrines there Is and ever must be
an irrepressible conflict. Queen Victoria
has recognized this necessary antagonism
between the democratic and imperial form
of government. In proroguing parliament
a few days ago she said:
believing that the political indie