The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-20
NO ALLIANCE

The Democrats are still trying to
make political capital by insisting
that there was some sort of an al
lance between the United States
and Aguina1do's insurrectionists.
We suspect that a great many well
meaning people who have not had
an opportunity to fully inform them
selves on this subject are being mis-
led by this persistent charge Of
Democratic newspapers and speakers
For the benefit of those, it might
be we'll til repeat III these columns
facts which have substantially APP
peared great many times during
the last six months, In order 10
have a correct understanding it
should be borne in mind that Press
ident Mckinley, On January co.,
1900, appointed a commission to IN
vestigate affairs in the Philippine
Islands. That commission consist
ed Of some of the most prominent
and respected men in the nation
and was entirely non-partisan.
The members we're Prof. Schur-
man, of Cornell University, Presi-
dent of the Commission; George
Dewy, Admiral United States Navy
Elwell S. Otis, Major General
United States Volunteers, Chas.
DENLY and Dean G. Worcester.
When Prof. Schurman accepted APP
pointment on the Commission he
was a pronounced anti-expansion-
list. Admiral Dewey, as is well
known, is a Democrat and supposed
ly endorses the Democratic platform.
On February ., 1900, the commits
sion made its official report and the
members each and every one gave
assent to it over their own sigma
lures III the report appears the
following statement: "No alliance
of any kind was entered into with
Aguinaldo nor any promise Of indie
pendence made to him then or at
any other time" The whole tenor
Of this report goes to show that the
charge of an alliance and the charge
that independence was promised to
the Fi1ipinos is entirely unfounded.
The question for the American peo-
pie to determine is whether they
shall believe a commission consist
ing of some of the foremost and
most honorable men of their own
nation or believe the unsupported
statements of Aguina1do and his
rebellious followers, In that repor
also appears the following signif
cant statements: "The United
States striving earnestly for the ad
vancement and welfare of tht in
habitants ofthe Philippine Islands
there can be no real conflict between
American sovereignty and the right
and liberties of the Philippine PEG
pie. For, just as the United States
stands ready to furnish armies
navies and all the infinite resource
of great and powerful nation t
maintain and support its rightfu
supremacy over the Philippine Is
lands, so it is even more solicitor
to spread peace and happiness among
the Philippine people; to guarantee
them a rightful freedom; to protec
them in their just privileges an
irumunites; to accustom them to FIRE
self-government in an ever III
creasing measure; and to encourag
them in those democratic aspiration;
sentiments and ideals which are tn
promise and potency of a fruitful
national development. y = = x. The
supremacy ofthe United States mus
and will be enforced thro ughou
every part of the archipelago an
those whoresist it can accomplish n
end other then their own ruin.
f These ideas of the Commission wer
embodied in an address issued to tn
people of the Philippine Islands
After a through investigation c
the conditions in the Philippine
and a study of the whole question