The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03


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the kind was possible beneath It's folds II
this country. Some imperlalisIs contend
ed that what they wanted was the nag x
be feared what Col. Bryan wanted wal
the flag to be loved. Some eXpansionisti
were favorable to this war OF conquest
because OF the claim that 1T WIZ pay
He did not feel that u was possible to put
a money value ON the lie OF single
American soldier, and while they have
SAID that we VIII get new trade, Col
Bryan was not willing to sell coifns and
shrouds IN order to make the acquisition
OF the Philippines pay
Colonial Policy Spectacle.
II takes said tbe sneaker an army NJ
lAo ooo natives "a beln the Rr;t;sb arpv
of 70 600 When ENGLAND needs soldiers in
| south Africa-opd cod grant abe NAV
need more than sbe will ever be able tn
sendi-sbe cannot fake her soldiers from
India The neonle of India are heavily
taved This 4 one of tbe causes of the
famines in India Instead of sendino
money to feed the starving people Of
India ENGLAND ,s sending it to extermi.
nate the South African REPUBLICS. An an.
thority claims that less than | per cent.
of the women of India can read and write,
and less than per cent. of the entire
population. This is what England is do
ing to educate the natives Are we going
TO the Philippines to Christianize? 1t is
the Christian portion that is in revolt, and
we must hire Mohammedans to fly our
flag there. A Republican Senator recently
said: God opened the doors of the
Philippines, and pushed us in and shut the
doors" l want to know where and when
God told him this. If he will answer these
questions I'll undertake to prove an alibi
for the Almighty. Convince man that
it is his religious duty to take mans life
or his money, and he will do it. Christ
said, The Son of Man came not to de-
stroy, but to save" Against the doctrine
OF blood and conquest place these words.
When the angels came 10 announce the
coming OF the Chrlst' .hey came not 10
soldiers, but to shepherds, ana announced
peace on earth and good VIII to men,. 1t
Is worse than mockery 10 appear 10 God 10
help us hasten upon helpless people
rule and government Whlch they resent
and resist.
In and Can't Get Out.
The third of the imperialistic argument
is that we are in it and we can't get out.
Who put us in? Those who wanted us in.
Why can't we get out? Because they
don't want us out They say American
blood was she'd in the Philippines and we
must STAY. So was American blood shed at
Santiago, vet the President says we will
get out of Cuba. Dewey destroyed Span
ish fleet at Manila: therefore, they argue
we must STAY Did not Schley destroy a
feet at Santiago? The arguments that
apply to Cuba apply with equal force to
the Philippines, all save one. That is, we
promised liberty to the Cubans, and we
did not promise it to the Filipinos. Dewey
says that they are more capable of self
government than the Cubans.
81 believe that every drop of blood shed
in the Philippines was without necessity.
There was never reason for hostilities.
| favor resolution that will give to the
Flllplnos the same liberty That was prom
ised the Cubans. Senator Bacon intro
duced such resolution, winch was de-
feated by the vote OF the kepubiican sena-
tors. If we are gong to give liberty to
men, let US give 1t while they i've and
not wait until they are dead. Let us say
to the world that when tins nation helps
republic to Its feet' that ground shall be
holy ground and no KING snail desecrate
1T. l believe 1T Is better to establish
Fourth OF July IN the Phllippines than to
destroy the Fourth OF July IN America.
Y gu tell me 1t Is destiny II It was destiny
for Cam to murder Abel, 1t was destiny
for him to wear ever afterward the brand
OF the murderer.
"a republic built upon independence
and administered according to Jefferson
may not, need not, canLnt die.
Il have no power to read the future, but
| believe the people will determine what
our destiny shall be. pray that the Dem
ocratic party may go down in defeat rath
er than live to see the day when this great
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