Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

Temperatures, a sad prohpesy set up as
warning for the exploiters OF the policy
..ad sim in the light of all history the
Republican party would take up the bur
Spain was foreed To Is aoWn Te
party that once said 1.-THE slave is a man
now feEgets IT.. past and declares that
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s assss ~ IL IL Sl
paxsd ess ksscssd Tsan nd
So So 100000 paid by us TO Spain for void
duced to possession and which she could
not legally convey. In that statement he
sets forth the right to buy the sover.
Of the purchaser. to make and unmake
internal laws, to control absolutely the
destiny of the inhabltants by an arbi-
robbers right to take by force. to govern
hold IN, subsection by the, sway Of sol.
MICS Is tRe Ei III gavsrn 1 M of Of
their own and refuses "a theHl .kE pros
pect ~ United States citizenship
fmpcrin, SIN is lncGdai,it:
The fundamental idea of Imperialism is
inequality. 1t presupposes ruling and
a ruled class, a class of governors and
class of gov srned, n class of subjects and
OF as css,s on p Sna
the doctrine Of divine right. S'S''' =
A. Democracy Is founded upon the equal
itN of manhood; 1t rests upon equality be-
Tore the law. equality Of opportunity.
or or Whi.s whether Negro or caueasian
ity of nationality; whether the nation ba
Great Britain Gr Orange Free, stnia, the
puss Sites Hs s sRsh as Y F dsRssaa rs
asks, is pot, Flow good is your govern.
m nn l. b vt us il the goysrnmept that
IN, that every nation should. have ,abso-
lutte freedom of choice in it's form 81 g0&-
eminent .Iin1 emit, and that in time all nations
choose the sort of government best suited
to their capacity and needs.
Imperialism goes to the Filipinos and
know the SORT of government that you
need better than sou do. have bought
;N., from Spain; II you Wili not admit
H shn s%p KIT s %s s 81 admit vi ksS
saaae a5f ass 81 Gpf fSHn, snes e
bought It You shall not be citizens OF
my country because you are unworthy.
You should be good and religious and let
me establish law and order and tag col
a dfnra sn ana Rsae sna w na pXeks
glory" And This peace is the peace sS
Of the sword, the peace of the desert,
law Is 10 per cent. tariff for the sugar
and tobacco trusts. an extra-consttu-
tional power OF taxation, limited only by
Responsible congress. This "urdcr' il the
order Of the SOLDIER; arrest without War
out judge and death without appeal; the
war power" set above, the constitution,
the suppression 81 free press ana, free
sion set over against the doctrine 81 dem
ocratic manhood. This is the new creed
OF republican imperialism.-a creed that
and violates constitutions. This is the
new theory that brings under our domin-
ion class of subjects and a class of citi-
z Sn ne shat IN Ike not Of
the states of the federation, but n SOW
ereignty of. the executive power Itself,
like. That ST Caesar in Gaut Of Victoria
In india
Acquired M Title:
The victory of dewey gave us title to
not one square inch of Spanish territory.
The pfeliminarisS Of peace gave us the
right merely TO hold and occupy the city,
conclusion of the treaty of peace" And
when that protocol was signed tile Span-
ards (excepting some. thousands who
pinos). We're bedesed in couple of coast
cities. Practically ali territory Of the
archipelago and more than half Of the
republic. The. shadowx. claim of Spain
resting upon force had been destroyed by
Filipino arms Their government had
been organized for two months, an army
drilled, answered the command Of Agui=
naldo ships carried the flag Of the native
a hod
been proclaimed and accepted; courts
We're organized. SCHOOLS were opened, !. g
duties q their onlces, peace reignsd in
the territory ruled over by the Filipino
republic. Dominion belonged to the ma
fTo sSoyeregasy thsrs wrested
our fathers wrestcd the right to self
rule from Great Britain and George I'LL
may be that our consuls and generals
ga not ,Sromisc Independence to the Fill
ipinos; i makes no difference whether
inherently in every people; 1t is not sub
manders, whether they he Slavs or Sax
on, 1t Is born in nations 1t comes not
with armies or navies Or wealth or edu-
planted by the hand of Odd himself And
biasphemous are the men or nations who
seek by force or fraud Or purchase to
take II away.
Even though we may not have promised
Aeuinaldo and his people anything in
words, we did promise them independence
Of OF be sfa han a
tons life Is one great promise to men
who are subjects and long for freedom.
Words are not required, the nations
deeds, her sacred public documents, her
birth, her struggle, her declaration to
Cubas the life of her teeming millions of
freemen, all We're a sacred pledge of in
where.
Old Paths Abandoned.
In 1897 we were nation of peace; In
1888 we undertook a righteous. war for the
freedom OF our neighbours; in 1889 We pur-
chased Il colonial policy and ambition
to become II so-calied world power; in
1900 we are numbered among the peril
dious land gra a ot of the world In 1881
all our needs; in 1860 an army of 100000
men is in existence and the administers
ton demands that the number shall be
increased In 1898 we appropriated for
$2.'2, ,GO, and in 1900 $3.50, OCO, 0oo and the
makers of war and armor plate declare
more ships. In 1860 it cost the people only
$25O per capita to pay the entire expenses
OF the government; in 1896 the whole ex-
pense was $4.94 per head; in lS99-our first
III lust for power, selfish ambition and
greed for gain--the expense was s7.97 per
head; and in 1860, on the basis Of appro-
priatiso g; actually made. the expense will
be 1888 for every man, woman and child
of our population. Think on these things
and then iiout the issue of Imperialism
with Its. corrollary of militarism. Like
Judas of old when he sold the savior of
the world, The republican leaders of to-
day are bartering the principles that
would preserve the republic for the lucrc
OF trade. Roosevelt. the Cossack OF
American politics. stands ever ready with
sophomore enthusiasm to throw the
sword of the soldier into the scales of
justice; while more and more men are
coming to believe that Nc kinleyism means
monarchy, II not in FORM And all this
that the syndicate may exploit a country
which the son of an American mother