The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-30
SEATTLE, SATURDAY. JUNE 10.
Cuba and the Philippines.

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One of the stock arguments Of tho
Democracy Is the contrast which II Is
never tired OF drawing between the
Treatment offered by this government
to Cuba and TO the Philippines. On the
hypothesis that this difference Is an act
Of injustice. It explains away Its own
nag. ny means OF II. Democrats at
tempt to justify the horrid acts of
AHuinaldo and his criminals and to ex-
AZ insurrection 10 the rank Of sanity
virtue. No longer ago than when he
received draft Of the Philadelphia
platform. Mr. Bryan remarked that IL
che declaration there adopted with
reference to Cuba had been made In the
baEinning with reference to the Philip
pines. there would have been no rebel
Hon. Through this narrow and ragged
ioophoie the leaders OF the party ex-
poet TO escape condemnation for the
abominabie disloyalty OF their attitude
IN the Philippine disturbances.
There Ii. In reality. no parallel what
soever between the two cases and there
are so many reasons why a pledge that
is the part OF honor In dealing with
Cuba would be a superiority and a Grim
inAi folly II offered TO the Fiipinos that
they suggest themselves instantly TO
any thoughtful mind. The origin OF our
promise to Cuba Is well-known We did
not make war upon Spain, we demand
"a of her that she let Cuba go. This
had become necessity both because
of humanity and because OF the extent
20 which our own interests had become
involved. We had no other quarrel
With Spain. and well Mr.. Bryan and
every other Democrat knows II. At the
time, we thought nothing whatever OF
the Philippines We determined that
Cnba must be liberated. and for tina,
purpose, not 10 acquire Il for ourselves,
We fought and conquered Spain. This
n why We passed our word. and why,
no matter what considerations point In
any other direction. we must make (.
good,
With the Philippines the whole case IL
different We sent our fleet 20 Manila
ret In thu direc, interest Of the Frllplnos.
hn, 60 destroy the ships OF spain and
prevent them from attacking oar COM
merce Al the time when We made
this advance. the rebellion there agains,
the power OF Spain was trlaing thing,
Aguinado was a refugee, enjoying tho
money for which he had sold 20 spain
the cause that he pretended 90 repre-
sut, We made no pledges. were called
,acn 90 make none. had no one 10 whom
~ proinise could be passed And " hen
the Philippines fell 70 VS. by the fortunes
~ war. the attack upon our Gorcca ~
the TaKalos was made before there was
time or opportunity Cor any adjust
Snents FOR the future
This utter disparity Of outward event
~ iAASNh"h p9 "a tWnlPittT Q4NStfhAlatiAf
50 internal circumstance. There Is
sieh thing as Cuban people: the
Filipino people" Is 4 pure myth. an ag-
xregatlon % elghty-rlve tribes that are
bitterly hostile and do not even speak
es understand one language, Ia Cuba
there had been a revolutionary govern
raeat; IN the Philippines the ,hlng called
h that name was mere creation ot
Agatnaldo as DICTATOR The people OF
Cuba have acquired, through contact
wsih other races and through many
yeArs Of struggle. al least some Of the
qualities necessary 60 self government
The Fliplnos have everything 20 learn.
But the great and essential difference is
that Of national solidarity. Though OF
slightly mixed races. the people Of Cuba
are unit. capable OF holding and ex-
cruising political power. The inhabit-