The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-08

bottom we are not So lar apart on Inc
philippine question as one might sup-s
nose. am cert ainly In favor OF securing
such order and peace in these islands
al we undertook to- do BY the treaty
and 7then organizing Them for an inde-l
pendent government under Il oweYer,S a
general protectora tie of the United States.
that s., enouShIto secure the Philippine
from interference of other powerful for
eign nations, and ito secure to this coun-39
try such trad as may be proper. GER
tainly never want to see them part
of the United States, or have the t1li-4
pinos for my fellow citizens. and I would
not be willing TO hold them under 5E'.. our.
control except under the same terms
that our territories are held: that rs
citizenship and expectantg Statehoo d
1T should not wit draw$ our forces until
we can have a reasonable chance OF or
ganizing government there.
TO this we received the following
vigorous reply, which, although not in in
tended for. publication, is so full OF.
fire that we give it in full for the COM
fort OF the extreme anti-imperialist:
C) You say that you are in favor OF
restoring peace and order In 3the Phl!lp-4
pines. So am ]. the adherence pc
tween us is that you propose to make
a
make peace by killing the F'ilipinos
propose to restore order by removing
the cause of disorder-by the United
States troops coming away. Ihey;
created the disorder. 80 80
{2) You say that after restoring peace,
!. e., killing the people, you propose to
organize government and give them
independence. Now, 1 propose TO per-.
nit them to organize a government De-
fore NE kill them, and even TO aid them
If they want US to give them independ-
ence now. Mark Hanna asks, VINO
will hauld down the flag? answer,
"I, if it were in my power.
(3) You forget that 5Aguinaido dld, IN
der Dewey's protection, organize a gov
eminent, and that Mark Hanna @roereo
the, people to disperse who had organized
it. You and Mark call them Insurgents;
I call them patriots. After Mark Hanna
had scattered all the elements OF ofder'
instead of trying to combine and orsan-
ize them, he then takes advantage ot
his own wrons and says the killing must
~ on until order is restored. Stop the
Killing. and order is restored. The Fill
pinos are as well advanced in the ART
of government as other Asiatics with
whom we have diplomatic relations, c. g.
Turks, Siamese and Coreans
"a "a general protectorate." What
Won favor is about as bad as annexation.
Why should not we exercise "a general
protectorate' over Japan and Corea.
(5) You say that you don't want tine
Fiiipinos for fellow citizens. Neither
do /. but why are you in favor of killing
them? I think they are not fit to be
American citizens, but are perfectly mt
to live.
{s) You are opposed to any European
government controlling the Philippines.
7 am not. TIL. European government
will get the worst of it, that is all. How
could 1t hurt us for Egland or Germany
to control the Philippines? That would
not interfere with our commerce there
any more than it does in European, or
rather, Mediterranean ports The nag
follows trade, not as Mark Hanna says:
Trade the flag
"a The Times says that if we come
away the lFlipinos will begin cutting
each Others throats Qike they do In
Kentucky. I suppose). deny it. What
evidence have vou2 Sheridan might as
well have said he only devastated the
valley to keep the Southern people from
cutting at each others threats. 1t was
not the Spanish goernment that pre-
vented the Filipinos from destroying
each other Besides. I am opposed to
killing people to prevent their killing
each other, nor can I see how destroy
inc the people can increase our trade
with the Philippines. We are simply
initiating Cortez and Pizarro. Tell the
Filipinos we will help you to organize
| an independent government, and you Will
Immediately have peace. That is what
they are fighting for.