The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
.ktHI()N CONES BACk
With Legal Argument for
"Anti-ImperiaIism."
LOUISIANA AND MEXICO
He Says are No Parallel for
the Philippines.

/ of Guthrie and John w. Shartel OF Ok
lahoma City were agreed upon for ap-
| pointment by the governor as members
of the National Association for the Pro-
motion Of Uniformity in Laws. The bal
ance of the session was devoted TO rou-
tine business and ffteen-minute speeches
by the members in a discussion suggest
! ed by the papers read yesterday by
| Judge McAtee and John r. Keaten on
/ the subject of Imperialism. Judge
| Keaton's paper, opposing the policy OF
| the Administered ton, takes issue with the
| paper of Judge McAtee. handled IN the
Eagles dispatches of yesterdays date,
and whereas Judge McAtee learnedly
| cited legal enactments and judicial decis-
| ions in support of his contention, Judge
Keaton showed that he had used scarcely
less diligence in compiling materials for
an onslaught upon the doctrine OF I'M
perialisrn,'' so-called. In conclusion, he
said:
Il cannot agree to the correctness OF
| the statement in the presidents message
| to the effect that Spain had been in in
| disputed possession of these islands for
| centuries and therefore had authority 10
/ make a valid transfer of them 10 the
| United States History disc3oses that
| SPANS sovereignty over these islands
was acquired and maintained by force
! and was that of a tyrannical kingdom
/ over subject province and was only JUS
| tilted by the damnable doctrine of the
/ divine right Of kings to govern. despot-
| ically, the people of all countries which
| they could conquer buy or steal-a doc
| tFine never heretofore recognized by the
! United States / claim that all govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed.
THE imperialist points TO the Louisi-
ana purchase and the treaty with Mexico
| as justifying the course of the present
administration in the Philippines. Neither
| of these is u point. The territory acquir-
ed by the United States in each instance
was sparsely populated and the few in
habitants thereof made no protest
| against, OF objection 10, the sovereignty
| ana jurisdiction of this nation, hence the
question presented by our attempted &C
quisitien of the Philippine islands was
not raised Furthermore, the treaty by
which we obtained Louisiana expressly
/ provided that The inhabitants Of the.
ceded territory shall he incorporated in
the union Of the United States. and adj
mitted as soon Is possible according 70
the principles Of the federal constitute
to the enjoyment of all the rights, ad
vantages and immunities of citizens OF
the United states; and in the mean time
they shall be maintained and protected
in the free enjoyment of their liberty,
property and the religion which they pro-
fess' (Article 81 The foregoing clause
was placed in the treaty at the request
of leading inhabitants of the territory
oeded by France and when 1t was secured
they were entirely willing to become citi-
zens of the United States. It is not pre-
tended by the expansionists that the ter
ritory and people Of the Philippines can
ever legally acquire the status guaran-
teed by the foregoing treaty stipulation.
On the contrary. the greatest lawyers Of
our country show that they cannot.
without recognizing the doctrine of
the divine right OF kings to rule, and
that might makes right I deny that
any government has legal authority 10
make a valid sale and conveyance Of any
=
other government without the consent Of
the inhabitants Of the territory 50 con
veyed If governments possess such au-
thority its scope cannot be limited or
affected in any way by the character Of
the government making the purchase
hence Great Britain could sell Australia
to China and the people Of the United
States could sell Florida 70 Spain with
out, in either case, consulting the wishes
Of the inhabitants OF the territory 50
disposed of That any citizen or the
United States of America who believes IN
a government by, of and for the people.
can lend any sanction TO such a mons
trous doctrine seems almost incompre-
hensible. IsincoIn's prophetic vision was
never clearer than when he said: Our
reliance is in the liberty which God has
planted in us Our defense Is In the
spirit which prizes liberty as the herit-
age of ali men in ali lands. Those who
deny freedom to others deserve IL not for
themselves and under a Just God cannot
long retain it.
Puerto Rico. being an American
island and its people favorable to be
coming a part Of the United States can.
I believe be safely annexed and u1ti-
mately admitted into our slsterhood Of
states
That imperialism is wholly repuguant
Of our constitution has been clearly
shown b. some % the first results of the
adoption Of this policy. Article % q the
treaty between the United States and the
Sultan Of Jolo provided that: Any
slave in the archipelago of Jolo shall
have the rlgat TO purchase freedom b.
paying TO he master the usual narkst
value The treaty contaihing tlsis pre-
vision has recently been cent b. TIE
president. % the senate Tor ratisiesti0
Il Il declared In me fret ar;'cbe u said
treaty that The sovereignty 81 the
E-sited States over tie whole areai-
pelag5 Of Jolo and It's aepen5enciss f. DE-
c,arca and acknowledged Section q
article = 81 amendment 10 sbe coussiiu-
ton reads IS follows 'Nelghey slavery
nor lavoiuntary serrituae. exeepf -
punishment for crime. whereof me party
snail have been euly convicted. shall
exist w1th il lhe Uaife6 States o. zHy
place subsect 70 tbelr Jurisdiction 8
10 Jelo Islands are a part g tsse tsrrs-
tory Or zith3n tire 8urEsaicfioB & the
tralte3 ssa1=s. bogh q whseh taey are
declared % 5e ~ THIS trssty. thea s. 3
certain fhzr slavery canaos iegalig exist
Il Re. regardless - wastne- TIE senate
does - does rot ray sare y the ln-
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islzn8 = he Joso archipelago zasch s.
w1.h.n ths }urIsaicslcr ~ The Blses
stas=s stea & wouis - legal F. ersrT
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