Washington sentinel., 1900-07-14


done well to make it so. For once
they have disappointed the hopes
Of their opponents and given the
country a platform upon which all
patriots may stand.
Imperialism in the last two years
has laid its devastating hand in all
too powerful a grasp upon our
country. Humanity applauded
our efforts in behalf OF the Cubans
and overlooked our breach of hon
esty in annexing Porto Rico in
face OF our assertions that territor
ial greed was not an impelling
torce in waging war upon Spain.
Humanity closes its eyes in shame,
however, when it views our course
in the Philippines and sees our sol
diers enlisted in humanity's name
compelled to turn their guns upon
an ino7ensiVe people whose only
crime is an aspiration for inde-
pendence and areiusal to acknowl-
edge that a change OF masters is a
change from slavery to liberty.
From the Philippines to China
was but step. Humanity is again
the cry. What crimes v i'll be per-
petrated in its name may be fore
shadowed by our course in the
Philippines. The lust for blood
and the greed for empire is not
easily satiated. Japan is able and
wiling to put down the disorders
that are now threatening the lives
Of foreigners in China. Japan will
not be allowed to do il alone lest
she should claim too large a slice
OF Chinese territory as her reward.
The Powers will succor their sub
jects; then they will look for
recompense. After China, where
next, and what next7 Particularly,
what next7
Fleets are modified, regiments
recruited, soldiers hurried from
Manila to China, troops recalled
from Cuba and despatched with
additions from home to that far off
country, and men whose eyes
looked longinglY tor release from
service in the inhospltable Philip.
pines are doomed to disappoint.
ment. Imperial England points
the way to regions to be con.
quered. Her hands are tied in
Africa; her path is blocked in |
Asia. America must stand be-
tween her and her enemies. In
perialIsm demands further sacri-
fees: will the United States fur
nish them2
Strenuous efforts will be made
to obscure the real issue OF the
and by pushing tree sill
yer to the front, withdraw attention
and preferably German Ameri-
can attention-from the dom nat
ing issue before the people. Ex
pansion and imperialism will be
;ontounded in an endeavor to con.
use. Let no one be miSled.
Every good Democrat is an ex-
3ansionist, every good Democrat
that we can go into uu-
illed areas ht for homes for the
ions and daughters Of the Ameri-
,an people, ft for tree men to live
Ind labor and grow and increase
n, ut tor development by men who
owe liberty. Such there are all
round US sufficient for century's
-rowth. Wherever, moreover,
ou can find kindred population
apable OF assimilation with ours,
apable Of understanding, appre. ]
iating and loving our institutions,
lere is also a field for the repub- !
c's expansion. t
But wherever you can find only
lien and inferior races that do not I
.tend to welcome and cannot un- l
arstand your institutions, wher- +
'er you may not extend your a
guarantees, wher =
,er you must live either as arbi- II
ary master or not live at all. p
herever you must have either the b
iIitarY to rise supreme and be a p
llitary power or else anarchy to e
evail, that is not a place for the
public to 60. In such places o
ere cannot be Expansion" Only r.
lie thing can grow in such places al
the noxious weed imperialism, ii,
This is a time for men to think;
e present is a time for patriots to Ii
T. The pending campaign must n,
eide the future OF the United 81
ates. Next November must put oil
= stamp Of disapproval upon the r,
publican policy of war and an :.
xa.ion, Of high taxation, OF need TO
s slaughter and OF cruel and un- Ph
-essary subjugation OF helpless eie
ople. vii
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