The Negro world., 1900-03-10

The American people are destined 10
share with the Spaniayds some oi the
calamities as result oi the Spanish
American war The annexation OF the
Philippine Islands, Cuba and Puerto
Rico eontemplates large standing
army. A formidable military class has
been a nightmare to the common peo-
pie Of every European country, The
organization OF labor unions, and the
diffusion OF democratic principles have
porven 20 be thorn in the side OF the
monopolistic classes. The small shop
keeper. the farmer. the laboring man OF
this country have been unable To dis.
cover the benefits they are to derive
from the acquisition OF this additional
territory All OF these islands contain
great many more people 10 the square
mile than the United States. and the
wages paid the natives would scarcely
pay for salt that goes into the food OF
the workingmen OF this country. How
ever, when Il comes 90 the question oi
taxation 20 sustain this army. il falls
most heavily upon those who toll for a
livelihood. because Il is the policy OF
the republican party in the matter OF
tariff taxation TO let the burdens fall
on the necessaries OF life. while the rank
and hle OF the army is recruited from
tho ranks OF our young men from the
farm and workshops.
Before this late war a few thousand
soldiers. on the frontiers, to keep in
subsection the savage Indian tribes. was
all that was required. The introduction
ol federal troops into the states Ia auell
disturbances has been generally met
with a popular disappruval The state
militia, who receive no pay, and be.
long to the very loins OF labor and arc
called into actual service only in the
case of emergencies, are quite suf6eien,
10 meet the demands OF the hour. The
presence OF federal troops in Chicago Al
the time OF the Pullman strike. before
the state militia was called in rcouisi.
ton, was met with a spirit of resent.
ment by organized lahcr everywhere
aud the democratic convention of 'of
engraited a plank into its platform
against government by Injunction Thi,
declaration was aSsailed by ORGANIZED
capital and declared TO be revolution.
airy aud anarehical
p ssident MckinleyS policy concern
ing the Philippine Islands that was 81
long held IN abeyanee, is al last beins
exposed The conquest OF these Islands
neeessliatlng the spilling OF so muei
blood OF American patriots. has beer
contracted Tor the purposing of annex.
ing those islands. When we 90 oooe
miles IN search of new territory ais.
cover 100000 people and by the swore
attempt TO make them American eli.
xens, or what is worse, likely yaSSals a,
scrts. who can deny but what We mr.,
trying TO build up an empire Al a han.
quet rendered Judge Taft. recently an.
pointed president OF the Philippine com
mission, Judge Harmon, attorney. sen,
eral under Cleveland, very wisely said
II the people shalt decide that NO ma.
tion is good enough TO rule another ma.
iion without that other nations con
sent: II they shall remember wha
Il cost us 10 east out the her
esy that the great principles o
liberty did not apply To hlacl
men. and shall refuse to re-emhracr i
as 70 brown ones: Il they shall conclud,
that this country cannot long exist par
vassal and part free. as they found i
could not part slave and part Tree: ther
there will be no difficulty in doing wha
we ought 20 have done IN the begin
ning--leavc the FilipinoS 10 manag
their own affairs and serve notice 3,
the world that they are under our pro
lection. That issue may be settled soon
Il may take long. As il involves righ
and wrong. 4 will never be settled un
Ill II IS settled right"
The ADMINISTRATORS policy of impe
rialism will Be harvest field for iss