The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-17
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ant war 70 restore the Union and free
the slaves. but none OF them deemed It
necessary to push the doctrine of the
consent OF the governed TO a conclusion
so fantastic as TO necessitate the turning
over of Alaska to its original owners, the
Indian and the Aleut.
For thirty years the United States
authorities. military and civil, exercised
the supreme authority in a tract of land
many times larger than the Philippines,
In which 1t did not seem likely that there
would ever be any considerable body OF
white inhabitants.
Annexation of Hawaii.
Nearly thirty years passed before the
next Instance OF expansion occurred.
which was over In the island of Hawaii.
An effort was made. ut the end OF Pres
ident Harrison's administration, to Sc
cure the annexation Of Hawaii. The eff
fort was unsuccessful. In a debate in
congress on February 2. 1894, one Of the
leaders in opposing the annexation OF the
islands. stated these islands are more
than 1000 miles distant from our extreme
western boundary. We have a serious
race problem now in our own country.
and | am not In favor of adding to our
domestric fabric a mongrel population tof
this character). Our constitution makes
no provision for a colonial establishment.
ANY territorial government we might .es-
tabish would necessarily. because of the
population, be an olgarchy. which would
have to be supported by armed soldiers
yet Hawaii has now been annexed and
her delegates have sat in the national
conventions OF the two great parties. The
fears then expressed in relation TO an
oligarchy' and armed soldiers are
not now seriously entertained by any hui
nm Inn vet hay a. rra the
jections urged sgainst the acquisition OF
the Philippines at this very moment. We
are making no new departure We are
not taking a single step which In any way
affects our institutions or our traditional
policies From the beginning we have
given widely varying degrees OF self-gov-
eminent to the different territories. ac-
cording to their needs.
imperialism Not Involved.
THE simple truth is that there is moth
ing even remotely resembling imperial
ism or .miitarism' involved in the
present development OF that policy OF ex-
pansion which has been part OF the HIS
tory OF America from the day when she
became nation. The words mean abso-
iutely nothing. as applied to our present
policy In the Philippines for this policy
is only imperiaiistic in the sense that JEFF
ferson's policy was imperialistic: only
military in the sense that Jackson's poll
icy towards the Seminoles, or Clusters to-
ward the Sioux embodied militarism; and
there Is no more danger OF It's producing
evil results at home now than there was
OF its interfering with freedom under
Jefferson or Jackson, or In tho days of
the Indian wars on the plains. Our army
IL relatively not as large ms II was In the
days OF Wayne; we have not one regular
for every thousand inhabitants. There
Is no more danger OF a draft than there
Is OF the reintroduction of slavery.
some Results Accomplished.
when we expanded over New Mexico
and California we secured free govern
ment to those ter-itories and prevented
their falling under the 'nlitarism of
dictatorship like that of santa Ana, or
the imperialism of a real empire In the
days Of Macmillan. We put stop 10
Imperialism In Mexico as soon as the
civil war closed. We made a great anti
lmperialistic stride when we drove the
Spaniards from Puerto Rico and the Phil
ippines and thereby made ready tho
ground In these islands for the gradually
increasing measure OF self-government
for which their populations are severally
fitted.
"Cubans are being helped along the
path to independence as readily as her
own citizens are content she should go.
The presence Of troops In the Philippines.
during the Tagal insurrection, has no
more TO do with mllitarism or Imperialism
than had their presence in the Dakotas.
Minnesota and Wyoming during the many
years which elapsed before the final out
breaks OF the Sioux were definitely put
down. There IL no more miiitarism or Inn
perialism IN Rarrisoninr Luzou until order
| IL restored than there was imperialism In
sending soldiers to South Dakota in 1890
during the ogalaila outbreak. The reason
against Sitting Bull. also tustifies our
having checked the outbreaks Of Aguinal-
| do and his followers, directed. as they
| were. against Filipino and American
alike
Democratic Argument Absurd.
THE only certain way OF rendering Il
necessary for our republic TO enter on a
| career Of 'miltarism would he to
abandon the Philippines 20 their own
tribes. and al the same time, either TO
guarantee stable government among
these tribes or 20 guarantee them against
outside interference. far larger army
would I've required 20 carry out any such
policy than viii be required 60 secure
! order under the American aagI while the
| presence OF this flag on the Islands il
really the only possible security against
outside aggression.
"The whole argument against Presiden,
McKinley's policy IN the Philippines be-
comes absurd when IL is conceded that
We should. 10 quote tho language Of the
Kansas City platform. give 70 the Phil
I ippinss nrst a stable form Of govern
fnent n they are now entitled "a inde-
peadence they are also entitled 60 decide
/ for themselves whether their government
shall be stable or unstable civilized or
savage. or whether they shall have any
government az all; while II Is ~ course.
, equally evident that. under such couai-
lions. we have no right whatever 20
| guarantee them against outside intsrfer-
eace any more Than We have 20 make such
guarantee IN the case ~ the Boxers
twno are merely Chinese anaiogies OF
Aruaa,ao's f0llowerSl.
"ff We have a right e. establish sta
bic government in the islands Il nsces-
sariiy follows that X Is not only our
right bat oQT duty 20 support ths, gov
eminent unti the natives gradually grow
OK 20 sustain t. themselves How else
would IL he stab3s- The minute we leave
q @ ceases to he stable.