The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-10-27
TO SUPPLANT WHITES
American WoFkmsa VIII Be Put in
Competition with Chinamen BY
Conquest Of the Philippines.
PLAN ALREADY OPERATING.

NSfeF IN the history Of this eoy-
eminent has the labor OF this eoun-
Try been 80 menaeed by the threatened
lnnax OF the Monaghan and Malay
cheap labor Of the far east as seems
probable under the Mckinley policy
OF Imperialism. should that dangerous
policy be ratified by the American peo-
pie. without The labor vote thAa policy
cannot be approved. II behooves the
iaboFing people. therefore, To look out
tor breakers ahead. What does the
conquest OF the Philippine islands
mean! II means that they shall be-
come American territory. what rights
does that proposition carry with IL TO
the people OF the Philippinesg The
Mckinley policy 70 make the Philip
pine islaads American territory By con-
guest. and subject 10 American iurts-
dietion. carries with Il the right OF
the people Of those islands 10 free To-
eomoIion 10 travel whittier they will
from oae part OF American territory
to another without let OF hindrahee,
What has happened in the Hawaiian
Islands andsE the Mckinley admins
ts4iion slnes those islands have been
annexed 10 the Uaitad States will take
place Ia this eaanIry. Fonrteen 10
t~entY thousand japanese eoolie la
tsofsrs have been Imported into the
Hawaiian islands by the rich sugar
planters. under oonlrart. since the
annexation II those islands and this
too. Ia violation u the contract labor
Law, Why did not Mckinley As the
chief executive Of tails nation whose
duET u VAS 10 snfoyne ths Law. pre-
seni this iaaax Of japanese oooiie la
tor Simply beeAase be Is bound
hand ana foot in the clutches Of the
sSsaioAiss ssd trust combine Of the
noaHITy.
WHAT have ws IN store ,fos the
PhiiIpplnS islands shoaid the Me-
kiHisy var os conquest b. endorsed;
The ianaH o. cAiHess coalls labor tnio
Lhoss islands uHarf sks sanction Of the
Nrkinisy administration. General
Wesley Merritt and G~nsrai Charles
4 whigsseF. L = v. and other land
and naFal n-arrFs seat 90 Paris from
Mzhils To testify before ths Paris pssos
commissioners ~ 10 lAe Philippine
people. thsir saais. needs. cApAb.g ,les
snd g0FSFnmehL General whi;usr
said
TasA tho question % the admission
% cain~ss. siiA the slruag argument
on both siaus The merchants at Ma.
ala are uhsnIEsoas Ia their TspreSsn-
iAlioas o. she Esoesslty for more cooley
latnF Ihsy. aaa tuAay ogAsF8. re-
auisp II In Maaiia. Aad ikiEk that u
viii be necessary IN railroad baildinG.
sad In the development 81 the oOnn.
sFY. ssyiaE. There IL 90 question q
ansspstinR vita AmssOAh tslsuy here,
sauFp bslns no such 10 the ooanITy.
nor can there be. the climate pFohib-
lliag that Cacap iaboS And pisusy al
u Ia the life blood Of the Philippines.
ThsFs IL room for thr-s miillons Of
Chase comfortably. while ". ooO IL
shs present estimate
The Omaha Iles tRspablIcanl said
sdiioFialiy Oct ~. 1854. II 40 absorb
che Philippines. with their millions
Of cheap issorcrs. and proceed 10 the
asr~Iopmsnl OF thnsr islands ladua.
tftaily and commercially By the alIlI.
Eaiion Of this cheap iAhoF. NOTHING
CAN nE MORE CERTAIN THAN
THAT IN TINE ouR HOME LABOR
WILL SUFFER FROM THE CON-
PETtT1os'. WE SHALL NOT BR
ABLE TO PERPETUALLY SAFE
GUARD IT ny THE SYSTEM OF
PROTECTION NOW IN OPERATION.
Territorial expansion a.
nos proposed L. q very serious mat
ter for American labor and the op-
position OF that labor 10 expansion
should have more vigorous expression
than has been givCa."
This vas Uhen the Omaha bee was
opposing the conquest of the Philip.
pines and sndeAvorinE 10 shape the
course Of the administration.