The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-06


ence really never promised to them? Let
US see.
promised them independence. Oh. Mr..
President, what constitutes promise in
the conscience OF an honest man? We in
vited their cooperation against the COM
mon enemy We accepted the service they
rendered and profited from II. We know
that the Filipinos would not have rendered
the service from which We profited had
they believed that we would deny them
their Independence. But then our gov
before accepting and profiting from their |
service frankly to tell them, as any hon |
est man would have done. that they were |
government did not honestly tell them so; |
1t left them in their confding belief ana
accepted from them what aasantase
could get Do you want proofF AS iflr
specimen take what Gen. Anderson. VINO
for time commanded our troops there,
tells US in maga7hins article e1ng slgIed isssy
he. Aguinaldo made an ofnciaI cail WIN
cabinet, staff and band OF music: he
asked il we, the North Americans, as he
called US, intended to hold the Philippines
as dependencies, l said l could not h5 ah5
swer that, but that in 12o years we haa
this remarkable statement: II have stud
| led attentively the constitution OF tne
United States, and ! find in II no autnorf
may seem adds Gen. Andersonl that my
answer was somewhat evasive, put was
at the time contracting with the FilipiTnos
any American having respect for the char
acter of his country hear such a tale with
out feeling blush of shame tingie IN ms
| cheeks?
What the President Forgot.
But the poor Filipino may say some
thing more. He may say: In oruer 10
carry through your cheat you "a are aInot moT
answer nay Everybody knows that the
first shot was fired by an American SOL
der. killing a Filipino who crossed the
| N which ought not TO nave
been occupied by the Americans, and that
Gen. Otis officially reported Fhs engage
ment was one strictly defensive on the part
of the insurgents and of vigorous attack
by our forces This is one OF the thlhss
which the president also forgot
But the question of the first shot Is
not the main one. The main question IS
who was responsible for the condiuon OF
things which made that bl6oay tb y.sidnGt .ehlti1
Mckinley was responsible. II was ne
who by his famous benevolent asslnlia- IA
ton order of December q, 1873. ofhclally
Informed the Philippine islanders that
, they would not be permitted TO De lnoe-
pendent; that the United states We're pre-
pared 10 impose upon them American Ior-
eign rule instead of Spanish foreign rule,
and that our army would, II they reIuseo
to submit, subject them to that a American !,
foreign rule by force of arms. 1t was an
c open and rude declaration OF war agalns'
the Filipinos standing up for their free-
t II have again and again challenged the
c lmperialists to show me in the whole his
II tory of the world a single act OF perno!
y committed by any republic more infamous
e than that committed by MIR. Mckinley
q administration against our fillplno aliles
s and have received no answer put SICK
l. ly sneer Not one of the fmperialists ma
d been able to point out in the history o
h any republic since the world stands sin
s gle act surprising In treacherons pi,tsl IN!
Is republic sprung from the declaration OF N n
dependence--the republic of George WASH
ington and Abraham Lincoln: a- COR
AID xxrha Is.
y ried on to subjugate or kill our Filipln
l. allies! A war without glory, without en-
le who defend 1t have nothing but regre
ID and shamefaced apology; That war ma
le now lasted more than Is months ano
e end in sight The cry is still tor NOR
y. soidiers-i0O,O 900 of them good military au
'r thorities say, five times as many as W
in ever had actively employee IN any OF 10 ov :
at ers many scores of millions a year. grao
Ar ually to mount into the hundreds, pesioe
is thousands of American lives ana Tn
ly wreck of the mental and physical as we
~ as the moral health OF many more 2. thot
or sands-a war which, the more successit
II. it is, the more it will be demorahzing, on
x graceful and dangerous to the America
a people.
u Triumph Is Demoralizing.
,k LET me impress It upon your mindi
e. The more successful we are IN makins u I,
,e the more will our triumph corrupt OF
sh morals tarnish our honor and unoel
ed mine our free institutions OF govefni'siI IN iii
I'M ninos but a war against our own repuni
ey "a war against the principles. the local
Ie- the beliefs and the conservative influence
at which hold this democracy together, WI
be against ourselves as free people
tn Imagine what It will lead to II our pc
nj ple are constantly taught, as they no
ly. are. that there is a rich country IN o.
W grasp which we must have. there beir
I'll lots Of money to be made in It: that 4
Die he somewhat queer, but we must not
lie. foolishly sentimental about that that y
ey are a masterfui race and the inhaoita az n
SIS of that country are poor lot and IN
m The strong must not be too squeamish abo
mt. the rights Of the weak; that the decisr
tiy tion of independenee' .pt Win tS Of IAN ne 90
m ernsd' and all that Is mere glitteEll
en- generality and antiquated rubbish: th
of must not let Il stand In the way Of que
m Of wealth: that We have power and mu
The use that power for eur prSn.i ~ mattt az :
md arguments for the imperialistie policy wi
the which the country Is ,a oss19ndrS shsi n tho SS-d
ne and and dS n G the NO, Creed Of power and mon
en- wsre wsr taken out of the lmperialistic mo,
ca ment it would speedily collapse?
liza; LA; What, then have & we gained We Do
fed tion as a world power. But did we I
m have a grand position as world pow
especially Sy,spS spSe Of Gul this f,v grand
- deed. that the strongest and haugnti
eI- | sea mower In the world paid more deferof
IN TO this republic than to any OF Its nell
ne. ne bors even while We had no army or ma
pu. az large enough to count? what more hs
IN IN we now? There are in the outside wo
tne two kinds of public opinion concern
ood this republic. One is the opinion of tn
70 9 who hate democracy and who have alwi
s es wished that this republic should and
ave N, ways predicted that 1t would break do
esE as a democracy and become, instead of
the Encouraging model, a warning example
.ast other peoples striving for free institute
ven Of government. These men are Ql
pom satisfied with our recent course. Since
,.-. have destroyed the reputation of this
ieIs public as a steadfast friend of peace
we we as a faithful champion of human rig
.~ion ~ and Justice and liberty in our deali
~. with other people, these men respect
,ssn AZ for our strength and perhaps dread
'es AZ for our grasping unscrupulousness,
,tp as a seductive example of free insututi
Hi.n w, and as missionary and propagator
.one y y. liberal ideas they fear this republic
@ 70 longer They hail II as great power WI
sos. is in its moral character an influence
PAL. pal better than the rest of them. Have
rs ssi reason 10 be proud of that?
5 as what Imperialism Has Done,
lou lou, sIet us now review IN few words "
.nen is Imperialism has so far really made of
can II has perverted the solemnly proclail
re- iet war of liberation and humanity into
"e'e of land-grabbing conquest, criminal
,,,o,, gression and subiugation. thus destro!
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