The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-13
IIlN Of PHILIPPINES
=. Material SIDE OF
NJ erEsTIoS.


- orcupafioB OF the Pniiip-
e veil TO note few sal
s..,srx 81, both the moral and
IN W. 81 the question. Let Va
~ 4 recognition 0f the diner
..suloo that exists among men
ss~s endeavor 20 reach the
= mt note the moral rela-
sSuutry 10 the Philippines.
s,Srvs remember that while
o+sfss II material power.
~. n things a moral power.
a . commerciai nation. II is SUI
rs-lrfhn nation. II we have
,t~ht IA the Philippines. we
~ .'.1s1N6r the material advan-
!, ~ oousession.
s'SS1 fjpvey destroyed the Span
I, 1SnlIa bay II was not posi-
4 ~ r IN away without bring
u 1S6(yous results TO his feet,
su111 and 10 the Philippines.
~ 1Sfre 70 his ships after q
- a. presence In Southern
~ 0nf1fn al a lesser Spanish
~ y i6r1Ffeen eunhoats that could
SkS American merchant ma
:S - 16ncific seas, the POSSIBLE
s7,15Sf bpanish feet coming out
n inaiptenance or Spanish
= IN philippines as means
'fuv ~ war for a long drawn
13 y protection OF foreigners
a, sSs3eoinbatants in the city Of
5.uH nal1ve aggression. the ina
], 1900 coal 10 take his ships
~ TSr1llc. and various lesser In
: e11S1Hlied him 20 remain.
M ~ remained, new RESPONSE
= S,s1 6sned the American army
q ~; Philippines to fight Spain.
~ country was busy at war
se<my. unexpected complica-
51(eptd with the natives. These
Sys besn prevented II our fore
~ = sood as our hindsight, but
~ CONTINGENCIES Of war. II the
! Ssiea could have landed an arm
y 3nhb men at Csvite simultane-
a IA distraction Of the Spanish
~ force could have gone all
= ~ isianda and would have been
sveryVhere with welcome and
= meetlu9 with no opposition ex-
~ ananieh sources. Then there
- keeu no insurrection and no
k1|1v foF Aguinsldn to have re-
1 ~ and fortune we're against
sssv and now we have the sad
Y ~ Democratic party taking
5i6s Z m nations embarrassment
: h Hise 4 political issue.
ieounsl1s's Ambition.
N 4 IA not been for Don Emile
~ ,here would never have been
1ssselJoA In the Philippine islands.
IN fos pers0nal power and fame,
- n r6markabIe cunning and
- eanoeily. under the cover Of as
/ m{16Gnn. In entirely responsible
= Ssrlare xgainst America. Taking
- n tfe conditions under which
: tl|sNed 10 10 to Cavite. when he
|ppx promised Independence In any
4 MIN. h favored every effort TO
y ~ me&ees OF the people. who
n I'M kindly disposed toward us.
: ~ u1llH States. our institutions
b.l1 \ Va not been for the meth
\ totoaldp and his associates. Of
- eltil servants who hated us,
n ngxillary juntas and OF Amer
n1o11pfe, We would have had
1lion y the Philippines. and We
- ee1e11ehed peace. order and
9amenA and might even have
~ xNqlnos. after they had proved
psasM ycable, the very independ-
U&IX 49, nae ~f.t.. et.t.a tf-t.-n
1f1f nfal and civil officials may
n11eakes In dealing with the
NY were insignificant in
= 1mred with the agencies
work all over the Islands
= Of the unscrupulous con-
4enlioned, to educate the
Anefica and Americans were
80 HAN Spain and Spa niards.
prove beyond question that
YATES did everything In its
wsttnt the outbreak on the 9Th
efT ~ which has given the
honinee his cry OF imperial
- MN and substance Of the
! esne question IL this. The
>ses = today In the Philippine
i. putting dawn insurrpetion ard
nln9 spsertignty and endeayor-
I. ~ esiah order an a result OF meet.
y snsvmnabls moral responsibili-
a wi OF the war with Spain
~. rEnsoue war, supported by
sasN ~ well A. Republicans. IN IN.
-. ~. w sn-esiled Issue OF i,n-
81 a In sssuura from the estah-
- msfiesn sovereignty In the
IN. mast be remembered by
Isss.,. 49, sseptical Republicans that
:. 49, y the result Of a treaty
..-s.n IS favored by the psmo.
\ rsnas saf PRESIDENT as much az
~. ts1 ~ president. Which will
x. 49, w--shs nan who. having
ihsstion OF the treaty, now
I ssustfnE responsibilities and
I alssr.s...,s ".ncS, or the man who,
All lHrrs 'ne safne treaty, now
sssass5rh...A snali meet her result
~ $500 that there shall he
4 Ais And that We shalt pur.'
~ ana not In guilty of dcser.
u..
Side of ~.
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n w Fhil.pplne nrs.hir,t, ~, 49,. ~
ANs square miles ana hnis,a.
e!'r. are she xenerans,tssI 90
!, 40 The corur,aFrlsi sas 80
~ y that sntlra wrn.ta~e.,, .
!. aryN~s the pacte~ $50. $3.50 ~ VosN'
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II !. aNuslla On the south "a "a.