Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-03
civilian I. Stead writes thus in re.

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monstrance against these outrsges' =.
Liberty is worth preserving; hnerty "
think as we please; liberty 70 speak ~
we please; liberty to meet ~ Frlva.e
OF III public to DISCUSS the aualfs ,oa
the nation. II We who wish 10 stop tne
war are traitors, the courts are open
il we have broken the law, let them Wy
MS by the law, and If so be, ist tnein
hang us by the law. But in the name
of ali that is sacred, We protest against
This letting loose of the brutal savagory
of a drunken mob upon every one VINO
pleads for peace.
"Friends in America do deeply SYM
path,ze With our English friends 10
their trials and sutfering; we are
united with them in support OF the
cause of freedom of conscience and OF
discussion. With them as with US, tine
wearons Of our warfare are not carnai'
but mighty through God and through
the irresistible POWER OF Christian
truth. and patient endurance. IL woulo
have been we'll for US and for our
country II we had been more faithfui
in upholding our testimony against al
war.
Patience, friends the human heart
Everywhere shall take our part soy,
Everywhere for us shall pray;
On our side are natures laws,
And Gods life is in the cause
That we suffer for today.
Well, TO suffer is divine,
| Pass the watchword down the line,
| Pass the countersign Endure
Not to him who rashly dares,
But to him who nobly bears,
Is the victor's garland sure.
| Mr.. Brosius confined his remarks
chiefly to the war which the United
States is waging in the Philippines.
The President has entirely too much
mower in this matter, he said. The
danger is very. great when we consider
the great military and naval power he
controls. There is no law to govern
him and lie can only be influenced by
public sentiment This army In the
Philippines, about G0,000 men, Is ne
credit to this country. 1t would mo-
be tolerated by the people II they knew
enough about it, 1t seems to ne th'
advance agent Of brewers and distillers
When the United States first occupied
Manila there were only two saloon
there. The Filipinos are sober peopl'
and despise drunkenness. In the arm.
soberness is the exception, not the rule
One soldier who returned from Their
said he did not believe his colonel dreS
a sober breath all the time be wa
there. 1t is claimed by the advocate
of expansion that we have gone to th
Philippines to civilize the people, but "
can never civilize them under Tn
present method. 1t is true that order
have been given not to loot. but 1t ba
been told by people returning fror
there that in some places officers
around the camps and inform the me
of the coming of inspectors, SO tht
, they can hide any plumber they ma
! have. 1t is also said 10 be the custu'
: of some officers when their soldiers al
passing through towns to distribut
I. matches and when they are gone tt
y towns are also gone. The spirit IN Il
!, army there is the same as that whic
animates tiger hunter in India. The
' think it great sport to shoot down FIJI
: pinos. With that spirit how can v
: ever do these people any good? The d,
ministration encourages the army
= violating the law abolishing the salot
: in the army.
= Mr.. Brosius read portions Of recel
= speech delivered by Senator Hoar al
~ commented favorably upon 1t, as d
,, also Mr.. Ferris who said he wished
= had faith in something being done
u remedy the evil through the Republ
> can party, but it is so much under d
70 control Of spirit. Of aggression OIL
y war that nothing can he done.