Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
prior to the breaking out of hcetil!ties
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Rssn a s;.,,!, 'sa bnblis mind II u,
senate and carried out by ' the presi y mt
sither at the time of the ratification OF
, .he ueatN or nj any time afterwards, II
m1u,d have taken the question of Impcr
laiism out OF politics and left the Ameri;
can people free TO deaf with their do
nest mssti II problems 'slt the resolution was
ger. by the vote of the republican
Sles president and from that time TO this
ftpah!ican congress has refused to take
any action whatever In the matter.
,e wv hSn hostilities broke out AT Manila
iePun!lc;n speakers and republican edit
ors at once sought to lay the blame ,,p5,,
,h who had ,delaNed the ratification OF
.h .Wreatss aa', during the progress OF
90, "a. Ma', the same republicans have ac-
.sea the opponents of Imperialism oil
Ewing reimbursement to the EHllpinos
This is Il cowarlly evasion of respons,.
bility.
Condemned by THE Fathers.
u 1t Is right far the United States 10
ho ', tsr PHILIPPINES permanently and
initiate the European empires I'm the gov
ernnent of the colonies. the republican
party ought TO state Its position and de-
iend II, but ii must expect the subject
races TO protest against such Il policy and
10 10 resist 10 the extent OF their ability,
me tliipinns do not need any encourage
ment from Americans now living Our
whole history has hccn AN encourage
msnt not only to the l'lipinos but to all
who are denied i. voice in their own gov
tFhineht III the republicans are prepared
to censurc all who have used language
da,enla,ed TO make Filipinos hate foreign
OF rntrick Henry, When NE uttered that
gi ,t., me death; he expressed sentiment
which sun echoes in the hearts Of men.
Ley them censurc Jc!fcrsun-of all the
statesmen pf history none have used
WORDS S,,f, SO 70, offensive to those who would
Let them ccnsure Washington, who de-
.lared that the colonies must choose be-
( s sween liner,N and slavery. or, If the
the sins of Henry and Jefferson and
Washington, let them ccnsurc lincoln
w, Mil1 ,,af oiettysburg speech viii be quoted
~. ~ oelehse OF popular government when
! the present advocates of force and con-
i quest are forgotten
s1m NJ; me. has said that q truth once
\ II goes ON and on and NO one can set a
limit to Its ever widening Influence. But
VT, !. We're possible to ,obliterate every
\ principles set forth in the declaration of
lln,sdi5spendence a war of conquest would
G To i, eave MS legacy of perpetual hatred.
! sverN human heart the love of liberty.
( re never made a race of people SO low
y, IT.. the scale of civilization. or intelligence
'Hat ~ would welcome a foreign master
a. Lincoln said that the safety of this ma
ZION was not In Its fleets, its armies or Its
LORI put IN, In the spirit which prizes lib
c,ountrymen that they could not destroy roy.
this TINS spirit without planting the seeds Of
9e,sspotism at their own doors.
Those who would have their nation
enter Ipon career of empire must con
s,asr r, not '.!,,, only the effect of imperialism
ruatc It's effect upon our own nation
WE. we cannot repudtate the principle of self
s go, IN the Philippines without
weakening that principle here.
Influence OF imperialism.
pal Hf iyz now we are Beginning To sec the
heretofore this nation has been prompt
-, 10 express It's sSmpathes with those who
Were lighting for civil liberty While our
western hemisphere. our sNmpathics have
not hesn bounded by the sons. We have
neit y, g due TO ourselves and 10 the world.
Tor the right TO govern themselves to
proclaim the interest which our people
m a',.n from ii, the date Of their own indie
nv, ma rights and arbitrary power
Ihree- quarters of IA century ago. when
@ @ur nation was small. the struggles of
G ere, &C., aroused our people. and Webster
ana Gay gave eloquent expression to the
universal desire for circclan ndepene
n ,s.n,., In 1896 all parties manifested a
", pans rs but now. when war Is In progress
IN South Africa, which must result In the
s .iSl !s,l OF the monnrchinl idea or in
~ me triumph of q republic, the advocates
of Imperialism IN tllis country elarc not
say a word In behalf of the Beers. SYM
h i'n,hy inr NE Beers does not result from
american people are not unfricntlly tow
ara thn people of amy nation This SYM
,a. my, rs Que To the fact that, stated
IN our platform we believe In the princ,-
PIC OF self government and reject, as, did
our o. ,iorefathcrs, the aims of monarchy.
IN lhls nation surrenders it's belief In the
iorth IN the declaration of Independence
~ VIII lose the prestige and influence
Whinh " has enjoyed among the nations
IS Az exponent OF popular government.
Confuse the issue.
Our opponents conscious OF the weak
PeIlallsm with expansion, and have even
dared to claim Jefferson as a supporter
or their policy. Jefferson spoke so freely /
a ana used language. with such precision
INA mat no one can be ignorant of his views
~ one occasion he declared: .'If there
n &C., one =, principle more deeply rooted than
II IS that we should have nothing to do
With VI. conquest" And again he said:
q, oonqucst Is not In our principles; 1t is
ln,G,,4,iislstent with our government
The forcibie annexation of territory to
pe governed by arbitrary power differs as
n from the acquisition of territory 10
pc pullt up into states as monarchy diff |
iers from a democracy. The democratic |
party does not oppose expansion when |
expansion enlarges the area Of the re-
public and incorporates land which can
pc settled by American citizens or adds |
to our population people who are willing
10 20 become citizens and are capable of dis
their duties as such The ac- |
quisitlon of the Louisiana territory Florf- |
ga, texas and other tracts which have
pee. secured from time to time, enlarged
lowed the flag into the new territory IL |
Is now proposed to sieze upon distant ter
ritory already NOR densely populated
IMAM our own country and to force upon
,he people government for which there
Is no warrant In our constitution or our
avs Ia Even the argument that this earth I
and have the physical power to acquire it /
cannot be invoked to Justify the appro- |.
P III of the Philipplne islands by the
hanited American citizens would not be
willing to go there and till the soil. The
WI. race will not live 50 near the equa-
tor. Other nations have tried to colonize /
IN me same latitude The Netherlands
nave controlled Java for 800 years, and /
Sst Today there are less than 10000 people
oi European birth scattered among the
., Gooto natives. After a century and n |
half of English domination in India. less /
MAN on ne Wen, Of per cent OF the
II requires an army of 10000 English sol
aiers to take care of the tax collectors.
Spain has asserted title TO the Philinninn
Islands for three centuries and vet whnn
our feet entered Manila bay, there We're
less than 1900 Spaniards residing i'm the
What Col"niaIism Involves.
y colonial policy means that we shall
send to the Philippines few traders. a
rev taskmasters and Il few office holders
ana an army large enough to support the
au!thorlty OF Il small fraction Of the peo-
PIE while they rule the natives
II we have AN imperial policy we must
nave large standing army as its natural
ana i necessary compliment. The spirit
which will Justify the forcible annexation
vi me Philippine islands will Justify the
seizure of other islands and tie domino
llon OF other people. and with wars of
conquest .''l we can expect a certain If not
rapid growth of our military establish