The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
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fort neart every large city and use the
army to suppress by force the discontent
thatought to be cured by remedial legis-
lation.
THE labor1ng man asks for arbitration
and gets large army. He asks reheI
from government by Injunction and gets
a large army; he asks protection from the
blacklist and his answer is large army;
he asks for shorter hours Of labor in
order that he may have more time with
his family and for the development Of his
mind, and his answer is a large army;
he asks for representation in the presi-
dents cabinet in order that labor may be
protected. and his answer is a large
army. That is the domestic reason,
which is not given, and yet it is reason
entertained by many. What is the reason
they give? They say we need it for our
foreign policy, but, my friends they
asked 70 rthe army before the American
people had ever decided upon foreign
policy that made a large army necessary.
I'm Demember of 1898, when the presi-
dent asked for his army, the treaty had
derstood. When the epublican congress
voted to raise the army to 100000 the
treaty had been signed and no arm was
raised against this nation anywhere in
the world. But the American people had
never voted for colonial policy; up to
this time the American people have never
voted for a colonial policy, and yet the
Republican party is pledged to large
army. What does it want with It? It
intends to exploit the Philippine Islands,
and if you want to understand the reas-
ons for a large army, read the prospec-
tus issued by the Philippine Lumber and
Development company. You will find at
the head Of the company as president a
Republican member of congress who is
the chairman of the army committee of
the house of representatives, and another
Republican congressman is attorney for
thatalready valuable timber lands have
been secured; and the prospectus also ex-
plains that the labor problem is easily
solved because there is quantity of
Chinese labor there that can be en-
ployed at from so to 70 cents a day in
Mexican money. What do you want an
army for? To hold the F1lipinos until
they are developed by syndicates headed
by Republican politicians?'
Mr.. Bryan left at o'clock over the
Big Four railroad for Lebanon, Ind, to
deliver an address in the evening. He
expected to return to Indianapolis at
midnight, leaving tomorrow morning on
his tour Of Indiana.
The concluding session Of the con0en-
ton was addressed by w Bourke Cock
ran. He devoted his speech to imper-
ialism. He said in part:
Nobody can dispute the fact that con-
gress can seize any territory that it
chooses. That power nobody disputes.
If the taking Of the Philippine islands be
profitable, and II the mere fact that it be
profitable makes it justihable, then where
on top of this earth is there is piece Of
territory that we ought not to seize?
There are million reasons for TAX
ing Canada I do not think there is
one for hesitating to annex it providing
It could be accomplished peaceably. The
annexation of Canada is thss.dream of
every patriot-I think. an event Of the
future almost as certain as anything that
can be forecasted. The annexation Of
Mexico is not an improbability. The
annexation Of China would be less
fanciful suggestion now than the annex
alton Of the Philippines would have been
three years ago. Nay, more. .AThere is
much more abundant Qualifications for
the taking Of China than for the taking
of the Philippines. China has at least
insulted our dignity in the person Of our
ambassador. If we invaded China and
II we conquered 1t, we would be punish
ing enemies. In attempting to subdue
the Philippines, we are butchering or
allies. If congress has the right to
erect in any territory newly acquired.
whatever form Of government It pleases,
we may have the president Of the United
States exercising more multifarious dut-
les than Poohbah. He may be made a
constitutional monarch in Canada, a
captain general in Mexico, pro-consul in
South America, Son of Heaven in China;
I do not know what elsewhere.
"If congress ca nestablish an extra
constitutional power in the Philippine
islands and govern as 1t pleases, it can
establish fifty different forms of power
in just as many different places as It can
seize by the use of brute force and
might"