The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-09-27
In the PHILIPPINE Islands. .-Aguin-
aldo Proclaimed Himself the
DiCtatOr.-NO Following.
SOUGHT 70 establish 4 DESP0TISM
What the United States VIII Do For
Benighted People and an UndeTsl-
Oped 0Ountry-Bringing
True Liberty.


The United States soldiers are not
strangling the life out of a new republic,
for the very good reason that there new
er was any republic in the Philippines.
A republic is government by the peO-
pie through their chosen representa-
tives. The people of the Philippines
never were consulted about the so-call-
ed Filipino Republic. Its head was a
tricky young Tagalo named Aguinaldo,
who proclaimed himself Dictator and
endeavored to make himself so by force
of arms. Republics are not governed
by dictator. The form of government
which took the place of constitution
In the so-called republic was lengthy
personal decree of Aguinaldo himself.
1t was not a republic but despotism
which he sought to establish. The peo-
pie of the Philippine Islands are made
up of many different tribes, Negritos,
Tagalos, Moros, Visayans, and more
than fifty others. These tribes are sep
arate in blood, sympathies, and to a
large extent in language. In addition
to them there are thousands of Span
iards, Germans, Americans, and people
of other nations who are resident there,
and whose persons and property are to
be protected. In addition to all these
are large numbers of Mestizos, people
whose mothers were native Filiplnos,
but whose fathers were Japanese, Chi
nese, or Spanlards.
There is no probability that one-half
or one-third of all these vast numbers of
people would consent to be governed by
Aguinaldo and the Tagalo tribe he rep
resents. Many of them would certainly
fight against it. The abandonment of
the islands by the United States army
would mean, not liberty to the people,
but war among themselves, resulting in
either despotism or anarchy.
The United States has never made
war upon the Filipinos. We have not
even been engaged in war, offensive or
defensive, against the Filipinos as a
people. The Filipinos number probably
ten millions of people and two millions
of men capable of bearing arms. If
they we're united in war against US, the
little army which we have there would
scarcely be circumstance in their way.
But the majority of the Filipinos are q
quiet, docile people, not disposed to
fight and not engaged in the lnsurrec-
tion now practically quelled. Aguinal-
do had comparatively few supporters
outside of his own tribe, the Tagalos,
who comprise probably one-tenth of the
whole mass of Filipinos. He, in his
mad effort for absolute rule, attacked
the forces of the United States, and we
were compelled to quell the insurrec-
tion.
The United States troops are in the
Philippines for the protection of the
people from murder, rapine and misrule
and for the preservation of law, order
and property rights. For many years
there have been robber bands in the
mountains who would from time to time
light down upon the villages and rob
and murder the people. The Spaniards
paid no attention to the interior, but
protected only the coast. Last spring
one of these bands attacked Filipino
village and, In addition to the robbery
and killing, carried away thirty Filipino
women to the hills. Two companies of
U. s. soldiers pursued them, attacked
and dispersed the band, and restored
the women to their friends. We are
bringing to these islands true libertys
Liberty protected by law" H
The possession and control OF these
islands came to US providentially, unex-
pectedly and nnsought. They are ours
BY treaty, and treaty which Mr.. Bryan
approved. We are responsible to the
nations of the earth and to the Judge of
all the earth for their care. We accept
the responsibility in the fear OF God and
the love Of humanity. But II we live
twenty years we will see the most mar
velous development In the worlds his
tory in the Philippines. Good roads,
good schools, the development of agri-
culture, manufactures and mining. the
Introduction Of American push and en-.
ergy among the people, railroads, and q
hundred other means of transformation
We will see there twenty millions oil
cOntented and prosperous people who
will rejoice In their liberty and theIl
privileges and be proud of their rela
tions to the greatest OF all nations, the
United States of America. And then
every Democrat in America will sweal
that he always was in favor OF tina
thing and that he was ever an expan
If. - - A.