The Princeton union., 1900-09-20

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FEB. 10. 1900. & - that he was present at
the inf ferviev gbef m an "a Adn1irai I5eweyNandS
the insurgent lea der, and that "a this interzs
view Admlral.S ~ ne zee no II pFOAssses1
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menI vas going to nas
sMent.z e ansNYeTelsL u as
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xno wleage nls goveInme because nau1 "
authoTlty TO do so. =
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Would not our adversar1es ha ave sent
Dewey,s feet TO NJ anila to- capture ana sae-$ g.
stroy the Spanish sea power there, Or. dls
patching 1T there, would they hay We Vl tn
drawn II after the dest tructiOn OF the span
ish neet and u the latter altheI Wonld
they have directed to sail T. Mnere eOulds
It have gone ~ hat port In the Orient was
opened to III
ss Do our dversar!es condemn the Ye1peall.. q.
|stion under the command OF General Aterrltt
to strengthen Dewey IN. the distant ocean
and assist In our triumph over Spain WI IN
Which ma tion we were at war? Was lts NOT
our highest dnty to strlk pain. at,eySery SeI
Vulnerable point that the war might pc
successful " conclpd ed at the earliest prac-
ticable mcment? ggss
Asks for Honest Opinion.
Nd waa Is MT &, 4, rot.c+ the
n,,r t,ai H Nv yva 5n,.id
We have come away at any. time between
May 4, 1898, and the conclu lusion OF peace
WltnOuts q; stain upon our good ame xCOulda
We haze cone away without dishonor at any
by,the ,,i5 Senate OF the. 3! 2 united States
Ihere mas been no time since the sdestruc-s
- Wnen or
snouid .naVegle1t8 the sPhillppine archipelago.
me 1rsaIy ol was "a tfhed no
cosild m
els .or alie naie @ g the
seey saus mas
seen seen ny lo ido, lne one or the otner ana Inc
lreslaehI had no autnorif DO either li
ne ne had Deen So ihciined. Whlch ne was no ss
90 g, long as s1ne remains IN US "
ma may De.t 20 uphold that sovereignty and II itS
De att ked TO suppress Its ssailants. Wou a
our political adyersaries do less? f
Begun by Insurgent ts.
been no fighting In the philippines .if Con
gress had declared Its purpose to give indie
penlences,J!o 4! 1hesIagal insurgents The e In
~ Gld not walt Tor the action OF CON
gress: : Iney Il assumed the onensiYe, they
| opened nre on our arm .s552 552
3. Inose VINO assert our responsibility Tor
me Deglnnlng, OF the connect nave forgotten
snat ne1ore tne M treaty was ratihed IN the
thats BODY, and while the Bacon resolution
vas under discussion, on Feb. a. 1899. the
lsinsurgents attacked the American army
! after being prey yiously advised that the
| American forces were under orders not to
ire upon them except in defense. The pa
I apers found in the recently captured archives
OF the insurgents demonstrate that this at
tack had been carefully planned for weeks
before 1t occurred.
OnJv t,ne Cnnr. fl,,e,, 45i
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ti ~ Gpon - e.,t snoM .Ii.. " Nv
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nave pEeEen1ea the ngn!lng.
ny ~ lalt ninu Wnere
!ne tests Ior5I d1lng OF
Ai1stlcan, lavstis g, Diooa: t.9a 3, ST,
VII. " sua. AZ naking
9I TINS eiecloral confest,sWe are N danger 20 0f
apraament tbnsa s,I,n =,
ported the war with Spain. and. also With
! those who 8counseIed the ratidcation@ of the
lstrefty of peace Upon these twO great es-
I2sential steps there can no issue ana ont
Of these came all of our responsibilities. If
lfotlers9 would shirk Il lle ohiirs fions. .imnosed
war and the trent IS 81 mn Il 11eclne
to act further with them. and here the issue
Wass ma de-
IF il orr purnose Ia al,is,, IN t,,n phiIin
Mines q SrnVprnment 9snitahIau fn tho wants u,p
md 1cnrdif lions -nf fba inha L;ta,,ts "a nd to
n,.anar II I,ayns fo;. ny M -