The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-03

army to fight cur battles with othei
nations. Since the tire Of George
Washington, this government has al
ways been able to rally enough volun
teers to protect them in any emergency
This is our situation today, If menaced
bya cJmmDn danger. But to cali for
volunteers to go to the ends OF the
earth, 10 kill aud be killed by savages,
is very different. II this warfare is 10
be kept up. we must expect sooner or
later, enforced military service. This,
too, in the face OF the undeniable fact
that nobody on this eartlr wants to fight
us.
have decided objection to expansion
beyond our continental limits. SPAN
was the richest nation in the world until
she began the conquest Of far away races.
She made the mistake of attempting to
rule o.er alien nations against their Wills
She forced her commerce upon them,
and shut out from them the markets Of
the rest Of the world. England is the
only empire that ever mastered the
colonial problem, and she has learned it
since the days OF Lord Give. The key.
stone Of the British colonial policy is
that her subjects are accorded the right
Of buying where they please England
has reversed herself recently, in South
Africa, and is about 10 impose form Of
government upon the Beers that they do
not want. IL may be the turning point
in her imperial career.
In this connection, we must not forget
that the Filipinos assisted us in the war
against Spain, believing that they were
10 have their freedom. Tha. war on the
Islands might be going on now but for
the help they gave us. Would they have
given us their aid had they thought their
freedom imperiled2 II the Cubans are
to get freedom, why shouldn't the FLIP.
pinos enjoy the same blessing?
Look at our position in these Islands
today. Congressman Grosvonor, Me.
Kinley mouthpiece, says that 1--WE have
taken possession Of the Philippines for
the revenue assured from them" Let
rs zee FIVE have:-U nder the treaty |
with Spain, the United States pledges
herself to the "Open door" policy and
grants TO her conquered foe the same
privileges she has herself. Tho fourth
article OF that treIty says, in effect, that |
"FOr ten years from the date OF the lati. |
licaiiOn OF the present treaty, Spanish |
ships and merchandise are Ia be adj
mitted to the ports OF the Philippine
Islands on the same terms as ships and |
merchandise OF the United States"
What's the outgrowth Of this policy7
simply that Spain is doing the great
bulk Of business with Manila, - outside
the stores going there to feed and equip
our evading army Merchandise enter
ing the port OF Manila in Spanish |
bottoms does not all hail from the |
Peninsula. German and English goods
are going there in large quantities in
the disguise Of Spanish products. Marks
are removed, and detection is well. nigh
impossible. But that is a small matter,
If tho acquisition Of the Islands is 70 prove
a valuable sourse OF revenue to us. | will
show that they never can become so.
The Philippine Islands are not con-
sumers Of the worlds products. have
before me their imports from the United
States from 1886 to aud including, 1898,
and the average is not more than tl4O,-
COO per annum, In 1892, the imports
from this country ran as low as s6l,-
OOJ; and in the year Immediately preeed.
ing our acquisition, we sold their people
only Sl2s 600 Torth Of goods. The sum
grew to fiO4 600 in 1899, and the fiscal