The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-10-19
SLAVERY III BULus
SLAVERY IN BlJxu
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Not By Mckinley.
Acting Secretary Moikoljoh bf tho
war department has sent tho following
.lottorto Hon. W.J. Bryan:

war department has sent tho following
lSlottor to Hon. W.J. Bryan:
UoS. i, 1870.
Dear Sir: In tho press re ports yos
tcrday Of your address at Upton Ind,
in which you referred to the overthrow
Of human slavery in tho United States
resulting from the success OF the armies
Of tho Uniou, ) ou are also reported as
saying in that connections:
"We fought thon for tho adoption
of "a constitutional amendment that
provided that no man could own a
slave, and Yot before tho Philippine
war 10 ended wo havo tho Sulu treaty,
which recognizes slavery. )"
Permit mo to invite your attention
to the following extract from tho lettor
of tho secretary of war TO Maj Con.
Otis, commanding the United Statos
forcos in tho Philippine islands, under
dato of Oot n, 1899:
'sThs president inStTuots me to ad-
wise you that tho agrooment signed
Aug 20, 1899, between Brig. Gen.
John 0. Batos, representing tho
United Statos Of tho one part, tho sui,
tan Of Jolo, the Dato Rajah Muda, the
Dato Attiok, the Dato Oalbi and the
Dato Joaknain Of the other part, Ia
confirmed and approved, subject to the
action Of oongrosB provided for in that
clause of tho treaty Of peaoo between
the United States and Spain which
provides "tho oizil rights and tho polit-
loal status of tho native inhabitants Of
tho territory hereby oodod TO tho
United States shall bo determined by
congress-" aud with the understanding
and reservation, which should bo dis,
tinotly communicated to tho aultan of
Jol0, that this agreement is not to be
doomed in any way to authorize or give
tho consent of tho United Statos to tho
existence Of slavery in tho Sulu arch.
lpclaago, q thing which is mado impossi-
bio by the thirteenth amendment to
constitution Of the United Statos.
1t 10 probably unnecessary to call
your attention to tho fact that in tho
abscneo Of tho approval of the president
it 10 impossible for lis to 'hayo the
Sulu treaty or any other treaty.
"Vcry respectfully,
&c. d. Moikoljohn.
Hon. ". j. Bryan. Peoria. llla.n
BRYAN REPLY.
w. y. Bryan took oognizanoo of tho
letter sent to him by Assistant Score.
tary of War Meikoljohn and prepared
a reply to it. Tho roply says:
= | am in receipt Of your favor Of tho
9th in regard to tho signing Of the
treaty. 1t is true that tho president,
two months after tho signing Of tho
troaty, sent to Con. Otis tho instruo-
tons which you quote. You will noto
that Tho treaty, Or agrcemont, as tho
president describes it, was confirmed
and approved subjsot TO the action Of
congress and the only exception that
no made was that in regard to article
III rotating to slavery. You can but
know, however, that sinoe tho president
sent those Instructions, tho Republican
party, with tho approval of tho admin
istralon, has adopted tho theory that
tho constitution does not follow the & 10.
and, therefore, tho Thirteenth amend
ment docs not intorfero with slavery in
the Sulu archipelago.
Tho Puerto Kican law asserts tho
doctrine that Tho people Of Puerto Rico
arc beyond tho protection Of the con.
stitution and can be governed by the ar
bitrary and unTostrained power Of the
president and congress. il the oonsti-
tuition itself cannot reach tho Wost
lnaiea, how oan the Thirteenth amond-
mont find it's way across the Pacific into
Asia? Tho president does not repudiate
Article 13, which reads as follows: Tho
United States will give full protection
to the sultan and his subjoots if any
foreign nation should attom pt to impose
upon thom.
In Wow of tho fact that tho prcsi.
ent in his lottor Of acceptance de-
laros it dangerous for US to agroo to
drotoot Christian ropublio in South
Africa, would it not bc wise for him to
withdraw the agreement to protect a
Mehammedan island in tho Philippines? I?
The agreement docs not ropudiato Ar
tiolo IA, which reads as follows: Tho
United States will not soil tho island
Of Sulu or any other island of the Sulu
archipelago to any foreign naton with
out the consont of the sultan Of Sulu.
IF we bought I'll tho Philippine
islands from SPAN without tho 90 mt
OF the inhabitants is it fair that We
should agrco not to sell any of tho Sulu
islands without tho consent Of tho sui.
tan? In other words is it moro inpor
tant that Bnltan's wishes should be
considered than that Tho interests OF
tho rosi Of tho people should bo 70
gardcd9 Very respectfully yours,
"W. j. Bcyan."
Hester's Weekly Statement.