The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-11
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ACCEPTANCE
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| upon tn traty shows that no action on
| our part except surrender and abandon
ment would have prevented the fighting,
and leaves no doubt in any fair mind of
| where the responsibility rests for the
! shedding of American blood.
with all the exaggerated phrase-mak-
ing of this electoral contest, we are in
danger of being diverted from the real
| contention.
ALL PARTIES ALIKE RESPONSIBLE.
"Wc are in agreement with all those
! who supported the war with Spain and
also with those who counselled the adop-
| ton Of the treaty of peace. Upon these
two great essential steps there can be
no issue and out Of these came all our
responsibilities. If others should shirk
he obligations imposed by the war and
4 le treaty we must decline to act fur
IL er with them, and here the issue is
N. lde. 1t is our purpose to establish in
tia Philippines a government suitable to
the wants and conditions Of the inhab-
itaH is and to prepare them for self-gov-
ernE lent when they are ready for it and
as r. lpidly as they are ready for it. That
an l aiming TO do, under my constitu-
tiona authority, and will continue to do
until congress shall determine the polii-
cal st atus Of the inhabitants OF the arch
ipeIas }.
Are our opponents against the treaty?
If SO. they must be reminded that it
could lot have been ratified in the SEN
ate but for their assistance. The senate
which atified the treaty and the con-
gress M hich aHdded its sanction by a
large ar preparation, comprised senators
and reTYn esentatives Of the people of all
parties
MORE IT lAITORoUs THAN TAGALS.
would 1ur opponents surrender to the
insurgents, abandon our sovereignty, or
ce6e # to them? If that be not their
purpose the it should be promptly dis
claimed, for only evil can result from the
hopes raised by the opponents in the
minds of tin Filipinos, that with their
success at II g polls in November there
will be a with drawal Of our army and of
| American SOW areignt yover the archipel-
ago. the COM llete independence of the
TagaIog people recognized, and the pow
ers Of gcvernn rent over all the peoples
Of the archipelago conferred upon the Ia
galog leaders
of the insurgents that this will be done
has already proIo nged the rebellion and
increased the nee essity for the continu-
| ance Of large ;e~my. 1t is now delay
| ing full peace In the archipelago and
| and the establishm ent of civil govern
ments and has inf Uenced many of the
! insurgents against accepting the liberal
terms of amnesty offered by General
! Macarthur under my direction. But for
! these false hopes, q considerable reduc-
ton could have been had in our military
establishment in the Philippines and the
realization OF a stable government would
he already at hand.
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
1.-The American people are asked by our
opnonents to yield the sovereignty of the
| United tSates in the Philippines to a
small fraction of the population, a single
| tribe of the eighty or more inha bitating
the archipelago. faction which wanton-
" attacked the American troops in Ma
Mia while in rightfrii possession the
protocol with Spain. awaiting the ratii-
cation of the treaty of peace by the sem
ate and which since has been in active,
open rebellion against the United States.
| We are asked to transfer our sovereign
ty- to a small minority in the islands
| without consulting the majority, and
| abandoning large portion of the pop
| ulation which has been loyal to US to
the cruelties of the insurgent band.
More than this, we are asked to pro-
feet the minority in establishing a gov
ernrnent and to this end repress all OPP
position of the majority. We are re-
ouested to set up a stable government, in
the interest of those who have assailed
our sovereignty and fired upon our sol
diers. and then maintain it at any cost
or sacrifice against its enemies.
MILITARISM SURE ENOUGH
"This would require an army and navy
far larger than is now maintained in the
| Philippines and still more in excess of
what will be necessary with the full rec
| ignition of our sovereignty. A military
support of authority not our own as thus
proposed is the very essence Of militar-
ism, which our opponents in their plat
form oppose. but which by their policy
would of necessity he established in its
most offensive form
The American people will not make
the nurderers of our soldiers the agents
of the republic to convey the blessings of
liberty and order in the Philippines. They
viii not make them the builders of the
new commonwealth. Such course would
be a betrayal of our sacred obligations to
the peaceful Filininos and would place at
the mercy of Adventures the lives and
property of the natives and foreigners. It
would make possible and easy the COM
mission of such atrocities as were sec
reilly planned. TO be executed on the ind
of February, 1899 in the city OF Manila,
when only the vigilance of our army pre-
vented the attempt. to assassinate our
soldiers and all foreigners and pillage and
destroy the city and its surroundings.
\ PROTECTORATE ABSURD.
In short. the proposition ST those op-
posed TO Us is to continue all the obliga-
tons of the Philippines which now rest
upon the government only changing the
relation from principal. which now exists.
to that of surety. Our responsibility is TO
remain. but our power is to be diminish
cd. Our obligation is TO be no less but
our title is 10 be surrendered TO a power
which is without experience or training
or the ability 70 maintain a stable gov
eminent at home, and absolutely help
less u perform its obligations with the
rest Of the world To this We are oppos-
| ed. We should not yield our title while
our obligations last IN the language OF
our platform, eur authority should not
be less than our responsibility and our
present responsibility is TO establish our
authority in every part % the Islands.
No government can so certainly pre-
serve the peace. restore public order. es-
! tablish law. 5nst.cs and stabls conditions