Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-03

the kind was possible beneath its folds in
this country, Some imperialsts contend,
ed that what they wanted was the FLAG to
be feared; what Col Bryan wanted was
the flag to be loved. Some expansionists
were favorable to this war Of conquest
because of the claim that 1T will pay"
He did not feel that it was possible to put
a money value on the life of a single
American soldier and while "thcy have
said that we will get new trade, Col.
Bryan was not willing to sell coffns and
shrouds in order to make the acquisition
OF the Philippines pay
Colonial Policy Spectacle.
1t takes, said the speaker, an army of
10000 natives to help the British army
OF 10000. When England needs soldiers in
South Africa-and God grant she may
need more than she will ever be able to
send!-she cannot take her soldiers from
India. The people of India are heavily
taxed. This is one of the causes of the
famnes in India. Instead of sending
money to feed the starving people of
India. England is sending it to cXteim-
nate the South African republics. An au-
thority claims that less than per cent.
of the women of India can read and write,
and less than ) per cent of the entire
population, This is what England is do
ing to educate the natives Are we going
to the Philippines TO Christianize? 1t is
the Christian portion that is in revolt, and
we must hire Mohammedans to fly our
flag there. A Republican Senator recently
said God opened the doors of the
Philippines, and pushed us in and shut the
doors | want to know where and when
God told him this If he will answer these
questions I'll undertake to prove an alibi
for the Almighty. Convince man that
it is his religious duty to take mans life
or his money, and he will do it, Christ
said, "The Son of Man came not to de-
stroy, but to save Against the doctrine
of blood and conquest place these words.
When the angels came to announce the
coming of the Christ, they came net to
soldiers, but to shepherds, and announced
peace on earth and good will to men 1t
is worse than mockcry to appeal to God to
help us fasten upon helpless people a
rule and government which they resent
and resist.
In and Can't Get Out,
The third of the impcralistic argument
is that we are in it and we cant get out
Who put lis in? Those who wanted lis in.
Why can't we get out? Because they
don't want us out. They say American
blood was shed in the Philippines and we
must stay. So was American blood shed at
Santiago, yet the President says we will
get out of Cuba Dewey destroyed a Span
ish fleet at Manila; therefore, they argue
we must stay, Did not Schley destroy
fleet at Santiago? The arguments that
apply to Cuba apply with equal force to
the Philippines all save one. That is, we
promised liberty to the Cubans, and we
did not promise it to the l'ilipinos, Dewey
says that they are more capable OF self
government than the Cubans.
81 believe that every drop Of blood shed
in the Philippines was without necessity
There wa, never reason for hostilities
! favor resolution that will give to the
Filipinos the same liberty that was prom
iscd the Cuhans. Senator Bacon intro
duccd such a resolution, which was de-
fcated by the vote of the Republican Sena
tors. If we are going to give liberty to
men, let II, give it while they live, and
not wait until they are dead. Let us say
to the world that when this nation helps a