The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01

ma rtlnf,;tha uit senate cO-Ofdlnate
49, fo4rtn.. the treaty was approved by
the United States senate Feb. 6. 1885,:
not W. ZION Whi,ie; technically. treaty is
ratified: and this Treaty Of pa apr' ina y
not ratified until March, 1893: still in
| order to make every possible concasA
Saem wv WI suppose that public senti-
have been satisfied properIv IL fha
president had undertaken to act nnd der
| the treaty Immediately after its an.
p eaova 6y the senate. and when, con-
ssq tb;a ne was assured that SO far
! as tnls government was concerned no
treaty was authorized. - .''o
But the proclamation referred TO was
made. public in Manila on the 3r6 Gs1
OF January, 1899, more than 20 davs
before either the president or the I'M
particle Of rightful power outside of
s Manila &c city, y bay and harbor. In a
row, President Mckinley himself said:
until the treaty was ratified we had
and harbor. We then had no other titie
to defend, no authority beyond that
! to maintain But SURELY If We had
no title outside Of Manila to "defend''
| we. could moi. obtain such a title bv q
mere assertion of: it; and if we had me
odner authority to maintain how
cou'o we get 1t by bare assumption?
McKinley's Proclamation.
, Yet the presidents proclamation be-
the Spanish fleet in the narbor Of Man
ia by the United STATES naval sauad-
ron commanded by. TEAR Admire,
t1be e Icy Z; followed OIL we BY the reduction OF
ish forces, practically effected the con-
quest of the Philippine islands and the
therein. With the Signature OF ths
s sasy and G1 P sn.ig between the United
the result Of the victories of Am arG an
aEms' the future control, disposition
a;na government If The Philippine
1Tsia ~ are ceded to the United States.
~ a;s Inc imminent of the right of sover-
iShak9 a " thus acquired and the resrons-
lDie oollgations IF government thus as
| sumed, the actual occupation ana aG3-
| ndlnistratlon or the entire group of Ethe
ranalp islands becomes :mmedia teiy
necessary; and the military government;
neretofore maintained by the United
states In the city. harhor ana bav of
wanna IS to be extended with ali la;s-
SIDE s.;4 dispatch to the whole of the ceded
ti an ohon,a VI COZ, course. the proclama-
OF benevolent intentions, but it's most
significant part reads thus: "All ner.
sons. who, either by active aid or hon
@ on 60 }fn94a With the
n
glYe effect to these beneficent purposes
VIII receive the reward of its SUPPORT
ana protection. All others will he
orought within the lawful rule we have
h h,,t WITH hrmness if need be,
possible. = tE%'s - - - -, -
The Essence OF imperialism.
i, This memora BILE state paper is Of the
n Very ~. essence an Of imperialism. Divested
1laa;nEuag e the proclamation tells s the
brute f6rcs ana f' pEopos sns rs;
n nolu. g; and that they must submit to
authority. or be shot to death. IL bald.
~ proclaims the right OF conquest. the
highway robbery OF nations. For; the
ii I time In American: history it is as
s <srea 20 6y the. RESPONSIBLE leader Of
Pupilc. that we may. rightfully wage
war for purposes Of dominion and ac-
cure property in the land of other
nallons and Jurisdiction over their lib
OF superior strength. It violates the
most sacred traditions of our history,
Inomas Jefferson declared: IF there
ne one principle more deeply rooted
tnna any other in the mind Of every
again: Conquest is not in our nrin-
c1pies. It is inconsistent with our gov
fthhn nn In 1890. James G. Blaine.
administration; employed similar Ian
guage IN opening the great Pan-Ameri--
can conference, which later passed.
VIII WIN the unanimous vote Of the repre-
snhera eso Of Is nations OF this hemi-
duced by Mr.. Blaine:
The Blaine Resolution. ,~-
"Rooo1vof7 %Lot
quest shall not, during the treaty. of
afoutration, be recognized as admissi-
u ue under American public law" In.
Inns tn!s same conference the representa-
s uHes o1the United States made them
statement: "Wars.waeed in, the SNIFF
o ~ aksression or for the purpose of con-:
qnest should receive. the conlemna ton
o. o. the civilized world" This has al
Ways Na1 been been the sentiment of the Ameri-t
cannot believe that the. perversity Of
one man or group OF men can. as 1t
, were IN the twinkling of an eve re-
v veese the current of a century of, pro-
+h put what is probably as sinister in
e,is proclamation as even this fragrant
eenu!Utrsement of force as the basis of
~ nP ina authority, and as significant
I'VE. is the cool assumption by the pres
a auenI OF the power to act before the
execution of the treaty. The treaty was
h hot; yet: ratified: It had not indeed
LEN, DTsh approved by the senate. and
s sniS the final action Of that body IS
salu TO have been taken by q bare
majority of one VOTE. This assumption;
y power admittedly. before the treaty
conferred it on him, and where the
exercises of it was certain to involve
tnet nation in war, as 1t soon did :Was1
the most prodigious stretch of prero-,
katlVe ever ventured upon by an Am
erlcan president. There is absolutely
40 justification or excuse for it. That
ms own, party should to such. a degree
regard with either approval tors indff-
ference this astounding conduct Of Mr..
!Mckinleyssis one of the most disu6ief.
ing signs of the times. Fortuna tely,
however. a very respectable minority
refuses to, be committed in this IRE
sponsible fashion to SO Revolutionary q
Doctrine. and proposes ito. act with. the
Democratic party and gits allies IN :this
campaign ito restore the action OF; the
FEDERAL government" to quote the lam
EuaKe Of the Republican national niaf
form of 1856. ito the principle of Waat,.
ington and efferson." ~ Is 80 -
Il. AnswerinE Roosevelt. 1T
T Despite the lack Of system involved
In the PLAN I shall now take -ut1i9 theqI
speech of Mr.. Roosevelt and comrnenf
upon tts PRINCIPAL points, findine there