Washington sentinel., 1900-04-21

frankly enough, al believe IL wise
for us to keep the Philippines, be-
cause of the good it will do US"
adding, as if a vague echo OF the
words Take heed and beware ot
covetousness; for a mans life con
sisteth not in the abundance OF thu
things which he possesseth" had
reached his ears, (Which will de-
pend upon the way we govern
them" To this end he proposes
that we "send a commission to
India and see how the natives are
governed there, and then frame
the conditions in the Philippines to
match!' This is going a step fur
ther than the most arcent Anglo
phobe in the Cabinet or the Gown
try would venture to suggest, we
believe. Mr.. Grant may not ad-
wise that we have recourse to the
barbarous manners and bloody
methods OF Give and Warren
Hastings in developing "the good
it will do US" to hold the islands
after their patriot owners have
struck for liberty and died,
"Slaln by the heirs ofRunker Hill"
He distinctly says, "I am not
justifying anything England has
done that you may condemn as un-
worthy Of her. But" he goes on,
"I say that England understands
her job, and l feel confident we can
manage the Filipino situation if we
take a lesson from the man who
knows"
Now let US look at the record oi
che man who knows" Senator
Pettigrew expressed it briefly the
other day when he asked regarding
England's experience in coloniza.
ton, "How is it with India7"
Answering the question he as
serted:
They have made no converts practi
cally to Christianity in India; neither
have the natives learned the Eng Glisf
language. None OF the people of India
talk Engllsh. They have to keep an
| army of 2Io. 600 men to hold them il
| subiectiOn and prevent them from seCur
ing modern arms, modern implements
of destruction, while they trample upoT
] their rights as neople. " hat blessins
has England conferred upon India
| Nothing but the fact that taking awaN
| her food supply has caused the starva
| ton OF a million of men 10 India every
year for years, and some years six OF
| seven millions in a year. One hundred
and fltv million dollars worth of the
| food products OF India are shipped away
to pay pensions IN England, and the
| result is that the want of that food cause!
| the people of India to starve
Compare the provinces Of India which
| do not recognize English rule, that are
| under an English protectorale, and yol
will see that there is no starvation there
| The native princes rule aud the people
govern themselves, and England simply
| mas tue suLETdluly over lntTns mere u
no starvation in those provinces; the
starvation is in the English part OF India
where the English system OF robbery
holds sway.
Are .hese the conditions Mr.
Grant desires to see duplicated il
the Philippines Recent legisla
tion concerning Porto Rico woulc
seem to intimate that officially WI
are coming to understand" ou
"jobs, but it has failed to secur,
popular approval. Neither will
ecclesiastical sanction commenC
to the American people the prime
motive advanced by Rev. Percy
StickneY Grant for perseverance,
in wrong doing, namely, that "ir
the world struggles of Great Brit
ain against her enemies, American
comradeship and American sup
port in that part OF the Philippine
can be OF the greatest assistance t
England in her foreign policy"
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