The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-10-11
FOREIGN CONQUEST.
Carl Sehurx Condemns the Prcsi.
DENTS Despetie Policy.
TriaHaph OF fmpcri@isapa u nemeraii-
atRg--F'iiipauos ERsistea 60 Inas-
PeHdenee--0rieveaa w'EsaEs
Go EssauarFs.

Q lengthy address upon the subject of
imperialism In the Philippines and
other islands recently acquired by tht
United States. He vigorously de.
nouneed the presidents coarse
throughout and urged democratic TO
renewed activity 20 defeat the ends
Of the ImperialistH ss he p0lls. Mr..
SchnEE salds
LET the say at tMa start that I eon-
slider the manner Ia which the iInperfai-
persons 20 popular approval y the hugeat
/ confidence game ever pfacticrd upon a.rre
people. In rssy whole tcha life have never
kgown % such systssnMtse ess Of dis,ertion ~
documents ane false pyeisnse. am here
/ 10 speak q word os truth and Justice, and
q deiug 30 l shail eall ihinss BY their
Hsome inperiallsss pretend that the psf.
/ chase Of louisiana bf jefferson ard the
/ legislation connected with II furntnh q
MI MeKlniey's policy With regard % Porte
| Rico and the Philippines. THIS en-
| phatieally deny. Whatever that temporary
sss nay snass nsSs % Sea y sss
II the essential. the true polnt--thnt e
was the spirit and infant sf Jefferson, .
act ard q the isgis'ation referring 20 y.
| aG vRsaal dependency outside Of our CON
| stitntionai system subject TO arbitrary rule
BY the president or csngrsss7 Does any
| body dare 20 deny that II was the under
| stood intent and expectation that the ter
/ ritory OF Louisiana would - a.iee ~ reo-
| pie substantially our own who would form
| full measure of constitutional rights ]
| Whoever denies this OF eauivocater about
q only seeks TO fRlsifi history, 20 slandsr
| Thomas Jsfe son and to deceive the Amer
'EEpsnsion.' thea. IN the historical and
truly American acnEt, means the cNtch-
sion Of our eonHtitutIunai system. together
| with the extension o. our territorial ares.
| IN this sense we arc Ail expanatQniAts, pro-
/ vided tho expansion be honorably effected.
torsn wss We ih SahSH y, 70 .sH .spsSSne s sa
peeiation that such territory shall ueyer
come into our constitutional system, bot
shall ns 20 the elyli, political ard seenonie
status permanently depend upon the will
| % our central government In which they
are TO have no determining share. those
countries being thus vaRsal provinces and
not mere expansion, IN the historic Ameri-
can sense, but that II imperinliHrn. And
| when such countries are annexed and such
! by what President Mckinley has very
properly called criminal aKErension'-it II
imperialism IN ltN worst form.
Another Nams fer D@spotisma.
at helps the imperiallsts nothing 20 say
that they intend TO give the tuhleet popn-
be good for them. For who "a 90 decide
hoW much lf'Eoverument win be good
/ Tor thsm7 Not they themselves. not the
constitution. but our arbitrary will We
may give u and We may take Il away.
This T. arbitrary rule. smother name for
Il am aware that Prssident MeRinlsy IN
his recent letter OF acceptance denies u.at
the war against the Fiilplnos was a war
OF conquest, He devoteH nearly ie.ooo words
to the task Of peFsuading us that a. Is oEly
war OF duty and humanity. and that ali
that has been done was done not for
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, nor for pride of might.
nor for trade or commerce. nor for sr-
| ploitntion. but for humanity and clvilIEa-
ton. These are words Of unctuous sweet
No. from whatsvsr side we rnsy look
at q, this Filipino war was from the be-
/ ginning and 10, baTcfacsd.. cynical war
o. conquest in the words iruest sense.
fcet he brought 10 Manila bay on q United
States vessel AEuinaldo. the chief Of the
! Filipino insurgents against Spain, whom
hs hsd Invited 20 gone Why had Dewey
graphed to the navy department. that
| chief may render assistance thAs will be
| valuable. Under Dewey's eyes and with
\ hts aid In the way Of arms and ammuni-
uon Aguinaldo organised a large army
| ana he set up a well-organiEsd civil gov
ernmeni, Of which Dewey was duly notl.
nAido at their head: They were 4 peonie
/ IN tEsnrrcciion against spanish Halerule
jukt ~ the Cubans were-only that they
| we're much stronger and far more success
| ful In the field and had far better organ-
| lied and more efficient civil government
| And what did they dof They valiantly
Se bSwsg dsssns.d las ne 70 ss% !. h. %sS o
mon enemy. defeating them In many en-
gaEements and taking many thousands
81 them prisoners. until The interior OF
mon enemy and the main body Of the
sPaniards ives eooped up IN Manila, block
AIDED by OUT forces on ihs sea side ard
land aide. so that they could neither re. re-.
celve reeniorrements nor escape into the
Interior. The Spanish commander men
TONED this fact as one 3f the main rea-
sons for the bloodiess surrender Of Mania
| The high value % the services rendered BY
the Filipino army wnH officially testified
20 by several OF our most respectable on
Mckinley Turnea MIA nnea.
"Now. when the time came for detsr-
mining the future OF the phiiippines In
the peace treaty with the Common enc
nv, our president, having nothing but
hls mind, Of course promptly invited the
F1iipinos, who had rendered Euch coed
service againAt the common enemy, 10
acauaint him with their views and wishes !.
Any Just and benevolent man would have
been eager to do this. AiaH. our pFvai-
den, DID not think OF q, But when the
kindly gave them audisnces No. not even
that lie eoldiy turned his beck upon
theu.
excuse this airocityf fly saying that we
thas should have kspt us from doing Il
he var pisgi sssins, % Spain. s Tsey @ hsd ss ssen n
.ss.is.sry 1afk which at the time via
ss ra.ys G,sss ri y ssf ss s sae ses s' y ss @ %
%. 6fH men. and a weti-orEaniEFd civil gov.
ernmcnt effectively ruling a large part
81 S ihs he sESas e Nc aa ssy Bss ss p %
tisaiiy reeognizsd By our consniHndeFs M
ai:ses even to The eatcnt Of having thou
ssnds 2. spsnish prisoners; p.stiy taken
practical recognition as ailtss SC farthsrs
u they we're not our allies. what we're
''isut why was their cshelsi recognition
as allies refused themf Because thes
claimed their Independence. And why
gheuid they not claim their ipdepsndepcef
inslr lndeRsndsnes. a. tne cahans claimed
thcirsf Why nsty And hsre the pvsrl-
ssnt'a defsnasrs ssve Z curious r. answer: ~
never prornlsed Il 20 them Al II people
In thclF position hsd lust claim &c their
indeptndsnee only. II the president prom
snce really never promised 20 thsmf Let
..rhs president leer say that We never
Prea:sSnt. what constitutes u promise in
ihe coincidence nf al ksnsst mani We in
yitod their cooperation against the coFu~
sroH ehemy. We accepted the service ihey
rendered and praisssd from Il. We knDw
that tne Ffiiytr0E would not have rendered
the service ffpfn which we prefiied had
they heiieve1 that ~s would deny fhe1a
their indupendence. HUT then our gov
eminent waH at least honorable enough
before accepting and prertins froEn their
ssrvfcs frankty To tell them. as nny hon
cat uanr souls have dcnes that they ~er4
mistaken IN their bsifeff On. ne. cur
government did not honestly efii them no
II seft tkem IN their ecnfidhsx belief and
accepted frnm them what advantage Il
could srt- DO ycr went proeff Az fair
specimen take what Gen Andersen. who
for sisne commanded our tronps there.
tells " in a naKaxfae article signed ~
him. "A few days thereafter syuly l. 1xsD
~, AGuinA1de. made an afletat call with
cabinet, Eta0 ard q had 81 nsu<ic. He
asked " ne, ths Fcrth AmerirAnzs - hH
called ur- intended 10 held the FhiEipptnef
- dependencies. ! xat1 / eeuId not ny-
rwxF shst. t,t that u - ysasn ~ hAd
erkabiiske1 ra epIauten. He tbpa mA4e
this Femsrkaa1p .satAMert: - hse4 s3.s1-
I'D Atfsnttve1Y the epugf1tu1loQ ~ the
unlsed States, snd i7nl - 4 10 aM1Asg3-
may seem fs6ds den kn1eyssnl th1e ~
Answer was eumsweat evaxtsx, but vnE
q tR< tire c1ntrn<ttnF win the Hlig3poe