Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-10

slnuted week after | met him, and
whose fate | would not risk bringing
down on others. Their names aud res
licences are here in this book, und will
be gladly given 20 any senator or to
the senate in executive session.
Senator Beveridge here reau to the
senate extracts from great number
of interviews with natives and mer-
chants in each of the islands.
"we VIII Hold II Fast, and Hold II
Forever"
Here, then, senators, is the situa-
tion. Two years ago there was no
land in all the world which we could
occupy for any purpose. Our com
merce was daily turning toward the
Orient, and geography and trade de-
velopments made necessary our com
mercial empire over the Pacific. And
in that ocean we had no commercial
naval or military base. To-day we
have one of the three great ocean
possessions of the globe, located at
the most commanding commercial,
naval and military points in the east
ern seas, within hail of India, shoul-
der to shoulder with China, richer in
! its own resources than any equal body
of land on the entire globe, and peo-
pied by race which civilization de-
mands shall be improved. Shall we
abandon it? That man little knows
the common people of the republic
little understands the instincts of our
race, who thinks we will not hold
it fast, and hold it forever, admins
tering just government by simplest
methods.
Otis Defended.
The military situation, past, pres
ent and prospective, is no reason for
abandonment Our campaign has
been.as perfect as possible with the
! force at hand We have been delayed,
first, by failure to comprehend the
immensity of our acquisition, and,
second, by insufficient force; and,
third, by our efforts for peace. In
| February, after the treaty of peace,
Otis had. only 3.722 officers and men
whom he had a legal right to order
into battle. The terms of enlistment
of the rest of his troops had expired,
and they fought voluntarily and not
on legal military compulsion. Those
who complain do so in ignorance of
the real situation. We attempted a
| great task with insufficient means; we
became impatient that it was not fin
iShed before it could fairly be com
menced; and | pray we may not add
that other element of disaster, paus-
ing in the work before it is thorough
| ly and forever done. That is the
greatest mistake we could possibly
make. and that is the only real danger
before us. Our Indian wars would
have been shortened, the lives of sol
dicrs and settlers saved and the In
dams themselves benefited, had we
made continuous and decisive war;
| and any other kind of war is criminal
because Ineffective.
This, too, has been Spain's course
in the Philippines. Never sufficient
troops: never vigorous action, pushed
to conclusive results and permanent
peace: always treating with the re-
bells white they fought them; always
cruel and corrupt when u spurious
peace was arranged. This has been
Spain's way for three hundred years.
until insurrection has become Fill
ipino habit. Never since Magellan
landed did Span put enough troops
in the islands for complete and final
action in war; never did she intelli-
gently, justly, firmly, administer gov
arnment in peace. At the outbreak of
the last iIsurrection in August, 1896,
Spain had only 1,5O0 Spanish soldiers
in all tie philippines, and 700 of
these were in -lanila. In November
Of that year she had only 10000 men.
The generals in command of these
we're criticised and assailed in Spain.
The Spanish method has always been
4 mixed policy of peace and war,
contradiction of terms, an impossible
combination rendering war ineffective
and peace impossible. This was Com
pos plan. 1t was Blanco's plan.
Those who would make il our plan
will inherit Blanco's fate and failure.
True Military Policy.
Mr.. President, that must not be our
plan. This war is like all other wars.
1t needs to he finished before it is
stopped. ] am prepared to vote either
to make our work thorough or even
to abandon it. y lasting peace can be
secured only by overwhelming forces
II ceaseless action until universal and
absolutely final defeat is inflicted on
The enemy. 10 halt before every arm
I'd force, every guerrilla band oppos-
ng us is dispersed o" eNtcrminated,
Hiii proloHg hostilities and leave alive
the seeds of perpetual insurrection.
Even hen we should not treat. 70
treat at all is to admit that we are
wrong. And any quiet so secured will
be delusive and feeting And a false
peace will betray us; sham truce
will curse us. II is not TO serve the
! purposes of the hour, il is not to salye
present situation that peace should
be established. 1t is for the tranquil
ity of the archipelago forever. 1t is
for AN orderly government for the Fill
| ipinos for all the future. 1t is to give
this problem TO posterity solved and
settled. moi vexei mad involved. 1t is
tCU"c'uded m inuIsGdy's l., auer)
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