The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
Must Be Crushed"

Our Democratic anti-eXpansiOn cOntem-
porary, the ST. Louis Republic, patriot
ically insists that. as condition prece-
dent to any consideration Of questions re-
lating to the future of the Philippines, the
Tagal rebellion Must Be Crushed" The
Republic thinks there is nothing especially
discouraging 10 our army in the archi-
pelsso in the fact that there is a revival
ut insuTTeCliOnist activity Just at the pres
cnt time, We think the Republic takes
tCo pessimistic a view Of the situation
VIXEN 1t speaks of il as almost as serious
as when the rebellion was in its early and
hercest stage but 1t qualities that state
ment very materially in the next para
graph, in which IL asserts that this deveI-
cpment was TO have been expected be
cause 1T has been but a few weeks since
the insurgent army was shattered and
Aguinaldo compelled to go in hiding or
fee from the island of Luzon. The small
bands now conducting a guerrilla warfare
against our troops are the fragments of
this army. IL was inevitable that they
should have resorted 10 their present
tactics"
No advocate OF expansion could make
more explicit declaration Of the duty of
our government than the Republic puts
into these words:
There is. OF course, but one duty con-
fronting American soldiers in the Philip
plAts-lhe duty o. running down and
whipping these bands of bushwhacking
Filip!nos until they are glad 10 lay down
their arms and submit 10 American aL-
thOrty. This duty will be adequately
performed, and law and order established
under the American flag. Less than lis
fullest performance would reflect discredit
upon this government
In the fulnllmcnt Of this obligation now
resting upon the United States the cues
tOn of our policy with regard 10 the ner-
manent disposition Of the Philippines does
not figure al an. IL is well 10 again state
this fact plainly. Just now We are rrspon-
sihlr 10 the civilized world for the safety
~ life and property in a territory exclu-
sively under our control We must ade-
quately meet this responsibility
Between that sort Of talk and the utter-
ances OF the anti-imperial leaguers there
is the widest possible difference and the
most wholesome contrast. The Republic
not only recognizes the absolute soy
ereignty of the United States, but asserts
the duty OF compelling all the insurrAe-
tionists TO recognize that sovereignty by
laying down their arms and submitting 10
American authority. Thai mssns relenA
lees war until the last rcheI is killed
captured, or makes submission And that
is the only policy consistent alike with
the dignity and duty of the United States
and The most humane consideration OF
the interests OF the F1lipiuos. But the
an,i-imperial leaguers have Insisted from
the nrst that our sovereignty was a frgud
although IL has been questioned nowhere
ton. Some OF them have declared for i'm
mediate evacuation OF the islands. while
others have proposed that We send 4 ia,
OF truce 10 Aguinaldo and arrange win
him 10 take charge OF the 10 0.cto O0o inhabi-
tants Of the archipelago as preparation
for our exit Not one OF them has sus-
gested a course devoid OF infamy. We
are willing 10 cOnCeds their sincerity. hut
hey have woefully mistaken the path OF
homer and duty. And even since tie
~ Pt- "a lsAo -g-44NAi as 81 s0uStle 10
get American arms with which 10 fight
Americans was made Publie-since II was
demonstrated that such MAS the essence
OF The alleged aIIiance-the leaguers have
by no means conducted themselves In a
manner befttBg the victims of such
crushing discontinue.
The Post hopes that. In the Interests o.