Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-08

for mankind the other peopis "
North American con inent Will ssh "
he admitted 10 our stataship and pei
bs,s the nations of South Atnerlca
with all the islands Intervening
knock at the door for admission.
least they will follow our eXainpie, ahu
gather about US in the great PAL IN
mept of self governing people lhIs
can only come when and because We arg
lust and true 10 ourselves ana W sen
govern mept. When that day comes, !ne
United States may stretch oui tle oiise
branch 10 the warning nations o. easln,
and consistently invoke arhlttauens
and peace Suppose America snouI
now ask England TO stay lhe pIutaI
war in the TIansvasl, IN the name =.
humanity would not broaa sniiie ~
irony rass over the face ana melneleph,
King Of Abysinnia, and Inc ruIets ~
othm like nations at the Christian
n,ban;ty and consistency OF these lead
ers OF civilization:
The mission of this society is to
awaken healthy Christian sentiment
Iinfortunately many good Christian
man have been carried away by false
issues, and are not yet persuaded tnat
the war is unjust and wrong. Let us
ssg them 10 ponder deeply, and hnd u
| tbey can any Of the precepts OF the Gnu
/ Man. upou which this war may bf
/ justified If sanctioned neither OF lod
| nor humanity, then il should stop. Let
| Us stay the GRASP Of the itching pa IN,
remembering that of one flesh Loo
made all the nations Of the earth, and
that the will CT the Almighty is that
pesce shall prevail all over the eai tn.
Mr.. Welsh spoke at greater length
/ than the Chief Justice. lie is not only
an able exponent OF the cause OF peace,
but is also thoroughly conrersant with
matters pertaining to the war now being
wared by the United States against the
Filipinos. having obtained and retained
much information that is not generally
known.
he said, according to the American
idea Of government every man is
sovereign being, and until we under
stand thar we cannot fully appreciate
REPUBLICAN form of government. The
Declaration of Independence tells us
that ID men a,e crea ed free and equal.
This agrees with the Christian idsa of
man. The declaration upon which the
! war with Spain was begun was in
accord with this principle. He said he
believed there was no necessity for
/; war that the same result might have
t beer accomplished without the cost and
E loss of war, but the declaration upon
3 which il was begun was noble and IN
S accordance with the American and
: Christian idea of the rights of man.
i The President said the United States
could not consider foIcible annexation
: that the war was begun only to restore
e order in the island of Cuba; it was
, begun from standpoint OF humanity.
f Upon hearing this preachers all ovel
{ the country cried out that this was the
e most righteous and admirable war eyel
g begun. The war should so have ended
Coming down to the Philippine wa
y which is now being waged, he said:
+ am convinced that in the study of tn
V Philippine question it is very necessar.
D for US to understand something OF tn
% preceding history of the islards i
y order 10 understand the present condi
d tions. Spain had held authority owe
rs the islands for three centuries. Tn
S groups, the Mohammedan and tn
is Christian. A very low form of life eS
ID lists there, but it does not cut yer
ID large figure. Those under the Sulta
al OF Sulu, with bigamy and slavery, v
be we have very large group. the Chri:
be tians, who learned their Christianit
ty from the Spanish. A great deal of GOO
had been accomplished in this dire
is ton. Civilization had been built VI
on Especially was this the case in tt
- island of Luzon, which is the most in
an portant, and some of the Others in ii
ID. southern portion of the group.
do The conditions in the islands wht
II? the rebellion against Spain was begi
in 1896 are fully told in an article pu
sm lished in Harpcr's Monthly in Angus
of 1899, which was written a mon
lg- before the war began. The ccnditio
ed were most remarkable and throw NUT
nix light upon the present state Of affair
"a The main power on the islands was he
&C. by friars. When a Spanish govern
Nd exhibited too much humanity he "
les with drawn and sent back to Spain al
rs a tyrant returned 20 the islands in /
of place. Up to the advent Of Admin
re- Dewey in Manila harbor the conditIo
nj which existed we're similar to the
les which had caused trouble in Europe
OF countries. The trouble was due chic
the to extraordinary exactions and I
al righteousness of the friars. who WI
I'M eSerting grinding tyranny. The exec
900 i've rents and taxes which we're 7
900 upon the people caused the rebellion
nd 1896 against Spanish authority. Peo
re- were arrested without warrant
ers authority and tortured and put
al. death. When it was desired to obt;
1t the property belonging TO man
and was arrested on some trumped-
ion charge or without any charge bel
ime preferred and thrown into prison. I'll
in; were thrown into prison by the b,
ge; dreds and tortured, so that many "
mes made sick and many died
lies Out of that life and death strug
for the spirit of independence was born
AXE the Filipino heart What else CO
the be expected from men who saw Il
this wives and children ruthlessly S
nire down? How could they have any OF
sion idea than that OF liberty and indep
arty dence: Aguinaldo is described
of every rian who knows him as maj
ice. simple and true character. He
ONE risked his life for the cause Of libt
ting and wherever he has gone he has
f; Of thousands OF followers We are
any, that money had no influence upon h
are He could not be bought. His charai
get stands out strong and clear When
the first uprising occurred in the isla
bic great excesses were committed by
'ome guided Filipinos, but when Aguinr
Few got into power he used every infiue
cute to conduct the war according to ci
seer lied methods. In the war with ST.
our be joined with US against Snail
,rity drive the SpaniRrds from The islal
DIer In that war no excuses were colnn,i