New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-05
TIE PASSING THRONG.

The modern rife while It greatly exceeds IN
range accuracy of fire and general effectiveness.
its immediate predecessor said
THE William Barker, Of Dubuque. who
EFFECTS OF saw service in the late unpfeas-
MAUsER antness. is not likely kill at
BULLETS certain ranges as was the old
Springfield A Mauser OF a Krag
drills an exceedingly small and perfectly clean hole.
and there have been many instances of men being
wounded and remaining unaware Of the fact until
long afterward One major in the battle that pre-
eeded the capture Of Manila was knocked heels
over head in a trench, but Immediately got upon
his feet and. after making a minute examination
of his person. could find evidence of wound
There wasn't much time to speculate just then on
the cause of his tumble. but he certain that
he had been knocked over by a shot That
night. however, when undressing. he discovered a
hole in his trousers between the knee and hip. and
close examination revealed Corresponding one "a
the rear. he then for the first time became con-
scious Of slight stiffness in his leg A surgeon
Mauser bullet had gone clean through the majors
leg. The surgeon laid him of for while. TO be on
est degree from that wound. I only give you that
as an instance OF Mauser wound tnaL cam. Zane
records of the war abound in cases OF wounds re-
ceived far more curious than that
"AH this talk about giving the Filipino independ-
ence makes me weary" continued Mr. Barker. He
isn't any capable OF self-gov-
FILIPINO eminent than is the average dog.
INDEPEND- He. of course in the course OF time
ENcE. may become educated up 10 a point
where he could successfully carry
through Governmental functions and cope with
the internal and external problems that he
would be called upon to confront. but it's long
distance away yet, and 70 go away and leave him
to his own devices the anti-mPerialists want 70
do would be simply TO chuck the Philippines into
the lap OF some other Power-thered be a race
among them which should get them first
Did you ever stop think Of the extreme age OF
some of the leading anti-imperialists? Its suspi-
cious. 20 the least I, for one. cannot see on
what they base the belief they that the Fill
pino is capable of sef-government. Since Magellan
rounded the Horn those islands have been IN the
possession and control Of Spain. and al that they
know OF the Sc1ence Of government the spanish
taught them and that the Spanish are capable OF
self-government is open 70 argument And we Of
hcially declared in this country that Spain was
not capable of colonial government and then we
went work and took her colonies away from her.
An anti-imperialist viii tell you that meant only
free Cuba. but IL Spain was incapable Of govern
ing Cuba she equally incapable Of governing
toward the natives there because they live six thou
sand miles further away from shores. I have
yet TO one man cOnversant with the Cuban
character and characteristic that believes IN any
tang but foredOomed failure for the coming ex-
pertinent in f-government that gratuitOusfy
exists to hamper attitude toward the Philip
pines, and I cannot believe that shall turn
those fair islands over 10 period Of anarchy and
instruction until the flag of other Power
shall float over them and another race than ours
be dominant in the archipelago"