The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
THERE IS NO IMPERIALISM
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10 how ttle American people are dSSurtu,
not only by the result, but by the tes-
timony of every we'll informed and dis
interested observer who returns to us
from the Philippines that his admins
tration has been one of great ability
under the most trying circumstances.
The president is censured us if it We're
his personal fault because our soldiers,
some of them, suffer in the temptations
of q time of war. But those who as
sail him forget that he has issued ev-
cry possible order to meet the situa-
ton, and forget, too, that the city Of
! Washington under Lincoln's very eye
was subject to similar den; oralizing In
fluences and to similar criticism which
are now applied to the city of Manila.
Attacks on thr i'rra.dent
1.-THE president is held up as a rec
reant to freedom because he does not
intervene in the South African war;.
Even while the clamor Is lOudest, 1t APP
pears that he has, at the request of the
Boer government conveyed to England
his tender of good offices in aid Of
peace, which by the way, is more than
any other nation has been willing to
do. In this, as in every other eXigency,
| the president has acted with the highest
good sense and will have his reward in
the confidence which his country has in
| it and in him.
| Govrrnmcmcs Philippine Policy.
| 1T is true that our territorial acquisi-
| tions have brought new and most Sc
rious problems. The Philippine islands
are ours by the solemn compact of a
treaty. They are ours, too, also, by the
acquiescence of the larger part of the
native inhabitants. We are there by
right and we are bound to stay by
every duty. 1t is not a theory which
confrontS us but condition. We there
fore ask our critics not to spin theories
of what has been done, but to cooper
ate with us and help us take up our
duty and discharge it. Here again the
calm, judicial mind will discriminate
between the right-meaning but unduly
apprehensive men who really believe in
the spectre of Imperialism and the
shrewd leaders of the democratic party
who are using that term simply as
party cry.
Il wish our friends could, for just
one hour, let go their unhappy suspen-
sion over an abyss of woe and drop
back into an optimistic state of mind
Then the simple fact will occur to them
that more than half the people of the
Philippine islands are not against pre-
senting themselves cordially to the new
and better order of things; that indus
trial, mercantile and property interests
are welcoming the prospect of stable,
hot tpty
governments have been established In
many places and that the president is
now sending out a commission to carry
to completion the work of establishing
local and general government In which
the F'ilipinos are to have full share.
The other fact will occur to- them that
men like President Schurman are hon
est, high-minded men. and have come
back approving the Presidents admin
istration, with just as keen a desire for
the welfare and the liberties of the
Filipinos as the anti-imperialists have
Whatever honest differences of opin-
ion may have been had as to the acqui-
sition of the Philippines or of our SOW
ereignty over Them | cannot doubt that
in our future dealing with them we shall
find ourselves on common ground in the
adoption of the most enlightened policy.
Now, l know that our so called anti-im-
perialist friends will not accept word
of this | beg them to accept conditions
as they are.
There is No imperialism.
"There is no Imperialism, simply be-
cause there has never been any imperi-
alism. Besides, iffhey help to bring in
Mr.. Bryan on the cry of anti-imperial- |
ism, they would no more let the Philip
pines go than they would part with the !,
Of q custom house. Once |
In power, they would Immediately say |
that the wicked republican party has |
fastened these islands upon the country,
and the only thing to do is to make the |
best of them and the most out of them. |
What is needed even in their own behalf |
IS not the antagonisn of those of our re-
publican friends who have gone from
US on the Philippine question, but their
cooperation.
NO FiOundering tn Uncertainty.
",rhe administration is floundering in
no uncertainty. 1t is pursuing
Straightforward course to order and
peace and beneficent government. The
republican party will sustain It. In
leallng with our new island territoriee
he interesting question has arisen
whether the limitations of the constitu-
ion extend by it's own force to them or
whether congress has full power over
hem. For myself, have never doubt
a that Webster, the great expounder Of
he constitution, was right in the opn-
on that islands ceded to us are subject
Q legislation by congress.
Question of Puerto Rice.
What is constitutonally true of the
Philippines is true also, of course, of
'uerto Rico. The vital principle at
take is the constitutional one. All the
est is a QUESTION of what is the wisest
nd best thing to do in the way of leg
Station. OF one thing l am sure--that
'uerto Rico, in its present necessity,
eeds present and immediate help, and
hat help has been given, at the wise
uggestion Of the president, by an APP
reputation of more than $2,000,0O0 for =
err relief. But l also think there has
cen great deal of exaggeration Of the
Importance of the question Of subject
lg imports from Puero Rico to a GUS
yms duty. OF the constitutional right