Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-09-13
SHERMAN.
JOHN SHERMAN DENooNCI0
ADMINISTRATION POLICY
CONDEMNS The WAR
Former Secretary Of State Taxes
Mckinley to Task TOR n
Policy of Imperialism.

Washington. D. Especial. )-John
| Sherman, secretary Of state III
| Kinley's cabinet, in an interview eo
danned in no uncertain terms the III
ner,al noIicv of the administration
With his old-time Vigor ne uehou
the ACQUISITION of countries 1ar llO1i-
! our shores and the useless sacrlice "a
the lives of our young men and the eA-
penditure of vast sums OF money
Sherman has been in the past ac
cused of changing his politics for pop
ular opinion, but in his retlrlne yeai9
shows a stiff adhesion to the trdui'io-'
of old conservative republicansm-
In talking of the Philippines Mr.SneF'
man said:
cnop KILLING YOUNG MEN.
"The wealth we are taking out OF our
own country now to fling after those
pbiIinnine islands is fabulous. we
have taken away the miners and agrl-
cuIt11rists to subdue the Philippine ma
tives. Depend upon it, the other ma
tions do not envy US, but think US hool-
ish.
"Above all, we are not monarchlcdL
people. but a republican people. we
should stand by our own lines ano
continue the example of our country
instead of becoming another Englahd
or Germany, using up our young men
and our treasure to get a foothold IN
unhealthy and unproductfve lands.
"I see not the slightest sense in our
long excursion of 1850 miles to the
Philippine islands There we have no
as I am, I would be willing to take
stand against our expeditions and sac
rfices in those far-away islands, which
do not promise anything material or
acuuaintances or affinities, or anything
which gives promise of a happy solu-
ton of most foolish undertaking. OLD
moral to reimburse us. The climate is
deadly The natives show they do not
want US by the courage with which they
fight u.s. They are making a strong
fight
Some think, Mr.. Sherman, that there
is no way now but to go on, and that
to turn back would be disgrace"
SHOULD RETRIEVE MISTAKE.
''I do not think so. We cannot too
soon retrieve a profound mistake. Those
Philippine islands never were consid-
cred when we resolved to drive the
Spaniards out of Cuba. When we at
tackled their fleet out there and de-
stroyed it we should have come away.
1.-THE Philippines have been no help
to Spain in developing her own coun-
try and keeping out Of foreign trouble
The Philippine native had about taken
those islands from Spain when we went
there, and we appeared to the natives
in the light of a faithful ally Now we
are fighting the natives as if we were
the Spanish. The Chinese trade we
can have by arrangement with the Rus
slams and the English. We are, in fact,
right upon the Pacific Ocean. and our
natural base of trade with China is
from California and Washington state.
How can that trade be helped by form
ing another base away from China?
81 fear that perseverance in this i'm
perial policy will ruin the republican
party. 1 was willing, when in the cab
met to drive the Spanish out of Cuba.
I had followed the president in attack
ing the Spanish. He changed his pol
icy. and did not consult me, and I re-
signed from the cabinet"
Mr.. Sherman said, concerning Presi-
lent Mckinley, that he wondered how
man of his general want of public
deas or public policy had become pres
dent in the first place
He was congressman that we had
hold up and assist said Mr.. Sher-
nan. There was nothing in his course
except trimming to the wants. as he
supposed them to be. of his Immediate
AS Mckinley was ar ex-
pansionist on the tariff, he became an
eXpansionfst against the views he de-
elared to US in the matter of these
distant possessions. And still his mr.
poses are not clear or deterninate. and
L suppose that the great activity in
business has dropped the public atten-
ton from the far-reaching consequences
of these amended and still vague DUR,
poses of Mr.. Mckinley"