Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10

ify active Intervention Of our govern
ment or some other. -
TRADE FOLLOWS PEACE.
Business Interrupted by war much
improved as peace extends. an Me-
gros more sugar in cultivation than
ever before. New forestry regulations
give impetus to timber trade and reduce
high price of lumber The customs
projections fer last quarter SD per cent
greater than ever in Spanish history,
and August collections show further in
crease. The total revenue for same
period one-third greater than in any
quarter under Spain, tho scedula tax
chief source of Spanish revenue, prac-
ideally a polished.
Economy and efficiency of military
government have created surplus fund
cf $6,000,O00, which should be expended
lin much needed public works. notably
Improvement of Manila harbor. :
With proper tariff and facilities Manila
will become great port of Orient.
This shows to my countrymen What
has been an6is being done to bring the
benefits of liberty and good government
to these wards of the nation. Every
effort has been directed to their peace
and property their advancement and
Well-being, lot for our ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
nor for pride OF might, not for trade
or commerce, not for exploitation. but
for humanity and civilization, and for
the protection of the vast majority of
the population Who Welcome our SOW
ereignty against the designing minor
lily whose first demand after the sur
render of Manila by the Spanish army
vas to enter the city that they might
loot II and destroy those not in SYM
pathy With their selfish and treacher-
Gus designs
f Nobody who will avail himself of the
facts will longer hold that there was
any alliance between our soldiers and
tne insurgents or that any promise of
independence was made to them. Long
before their leader had reached Manila
hey had resolved, if the commander of
tho American navy would give them
arms with which to fight the Spanish
army. they would later turn upon US.
Which they did murderously and with
out the shadow of cause or justif1ca-.
tion.
The president then quotes facts and
tate,nsnta of Dewey and others to
prove this a ,s'ertion.
The president then concludes with a
strong defense of the actions and policy
of the government, as follows:
Do our adversaries scondemn the eXpe-
dition under command of Gen. Merritt
Ia. strengthen Dewey in the distant
ocean ard assist our triumph over
spain, With which nation We We're at
war? Was It not our highest duty to
strike Spain AT every Vulnerable point,
HAT the war might be successfully con-
GUIDED at the earliest practicable mo-
rnent?
And wasBit not our duty to protect the
ayes and property of those who cane2
within our control by the fortunes of
WAR Could we have come away at any
time between May i. 1895, and the con-
cltsion of peace without q stain upon
Cur good name Could We have come
away without dishonor al any time af-
ter the ratification of the peace treaty
BY the senate of The Unit ed states?
There has been no time since the de-
struetion of the enemy 8 tlest when W.
could or should have left tlle Philip
pine archipafagp After the treaty of
peace was, ratified no power but con-
grsaa could surrender our sovereignty
or ALLEVIATE a foot Of the territory thus
acquired. The congress has not seen fit.
10 do one or the other. and the president
|siaac no authority to do either. if he had
1 been so inclined, which he was not.
SO long as the sovereignty remains in
lauai is the duty of the executive, who
ever he may be- TO uphold that aover-
s. gntv, and if it be attacked TO suppress
hts assailants Would our political adj
yersaries DO less?
1t mas been asserted. that there would
have been no fighting in the Philippines
IF congress had declared its purpose TO.
eive independence to the Tagal nsur-
| gents The Insurgents did not wait for
1.-The action of congress They assumed
the offensive, they opened fire OIL our
army
Thoss who assert our responsibility
for the beginning of the conflict have
forgotten that before the treaty was
ratified in the senate. and while it was
being debated in tina: body, and while
1.-the Bacon resolution was under discus
| sion. son Feb 4 1880 the insurgents at
lacked the american army. after being
previously advised that the American
sorces were under orders MOTTO fire upon
them except in defense. The papers
4 found inHthe recently captured archives
saftiie Insurgents demonstrate that this
]attack had been carefully planned for
N'seka before it occurred.
Their uaprovokest assault upon our
4 soldiers at a time when the senate was
collaborating upon the treaty shows that
no action on our part except surrender
and abandonment would have prevent
4 cd The fighting and leaves no doubt in
any fair mind where the responsibility
rests for the shedding of American
i Flood.
With all the exaggerated phra aemak-
i ing of this electoral contest. we are in
\ danger of being diverted from the real
contention. We are in agreement with
all Of those who supported the war with
4 Spain, and also With those who counsel
I. Cd Disqualification If the treaty of peace.
4 fTpen these two great essential steps
l5tilere can be no issue. and out of these
came ell Of our responsibilities. If 9TH
4 ers would sh;rk the obligations imposed
by the war and the treaty, we must de-
cline TO act further With them, and here
the issue was made.
/ 1t is our purpose TO establish in the
4 philippines "a government suitable to
the wants and conditions of the inhab
i stants, and to prepare them for self-gov-
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