The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-28
Speaks of Rooseve1+,s Rioo+,-

MI 1 "" ilt pptAtu Dy expressing lack
OF PATIENCE with any one who believed
IN their party, right or wrong" or
any president, right or wrong con-
sldeiHiS Une latter simply another
statement of the divine right of kings.
He Then said:
AS a rule one subject of interest is
uppermOst in the public mind and chief
~ calls for discussion and decision.
/ his is especially true in 1900. The rel
atlVely secondary matters, important
as they are, all have reference to poll
cles TO be pursued b. the republic
The issue Of first moment the one that
temporarily dwarfs all others by com
Darison, 5 whether the republic iseIf
Is to continue. l shall devote the great
er part OF my time tonight to the con-
SlderatIon OF Imperialism.
Let rs first inquire how the ques-
ton has arisen. II is one of the para
doXes of history that a policy of sub
JugatiOn and conquest should have been
the inheritance of a war Of liberation. -
He then reviewed al some length the
causes leading W TO and the chief
events of The Spanish war He took up
the instruction in the Philippines.
sketching It briefly and telling how
brilliantly Dewey and his sailors en-
gagged the Spanish feet IN Manila bay.
and continued.
1t WIS thus as a mere incident in
the prosecution Of our war for the lib
erty of Cuba that we found ourselves
in the Philippine islands 1t is claimed
that circumstances were such as to
compel us. with due regard TO our in
terestS and our International duty to
pursue n these islands thereafter the
policy for which the administration has
become responsible. A brief examina-
FnVRXraF of those OH
will suffice to show that the policy
adopted was not only unnecessary, but
that il was in the highest degree dis
advantageous 70 the United States
while involving the utmost cruelty and
injustice towards the inhabitants of
those islands, and violating every prin-
ciD!e of GOOD faith and the honorable
traditions Of American diplomacy
Dewey Invites AguinaIdo.
He said the coming of AguinaIdo was
at the invitation of Admiral Dewey
and that he was to be an ally of the
Americans, quoting from the naval rec
ordS in support of his assertion.
After again referring to the different
situations in Cuba and the PHILIPPINES.
he said
But the statement that we never
promised the FilioinOs their .indeDend-
SEce cOnNe-TS raise impression. Our
conduct was such as to estOD an honor
able nation from using such a plea as
justification or excuse for attempting
to subJuGate the islands
THE Filipinos made no secret of
their object in rebelling against the
Spanish government. What they de-
sired TO do was TO form a government
OF their own and to be absolutely indie
pendent of Spain. The representatives
OF the United States in the FAST knew
this object perfectly we'll The Flint
nos proclaimed it to the world
1t is important to bear in mind that
the Filipino republic established under
the leadership of AguinaIdo was a gov
eminent in fact, recognized throughout
the island Of Luzon and several adioin-
ing Islands to the south as capable of
preserving order, collecting taxes
maintaining education and a comDIete
system of public administration. rails
ing and supporting an army which for
considerable period numbered sc. 600
men. and conducting war according To
the humane principles Of modern inter
national law"
Filipinos Not Barbarians.
Mr.. Towne denied that the FiIioinos
were barbarians unfit for self--Overn-
ment. He declared the idea of takine
forcible possession of the isIands was
not decided upon until a considerable