Washington sentinel., 1900-08-25
Says another soldier:

DAYS anOtner soldier:
II didn't like to FIRE, the wretcbes
were so plucky and exposed themselves
so bravely; and when we took the
trenches there were women shot down
while cooking for their husbands and
brothers, there we're lads OF II and ID
firing bravely TO the last. and old men
who could hardly see."
Who will tell NE that it would be
wrong to treat with men, women and
children so brave as these until thew Law
down their arms2 Why men who lay
down their arms while there is a fighting
chance are not ht to treat with. II is a
desecration OF the flag to raise it over
polygamous aud slave holding Sulus,
while it would gain additional lustre by
embracing IN its folds the gallant
Filipinos.
It is now well known to all that the
naval battle OF Manila was an opera
boufte war-a war on paper. "The fact
OF the matter is, says A. II. Nelson,
lately paymaster IN the navy, "there
were no mines at Corregidor and there
could not have been, as the channel
through which our fleet entered Manila
bay IS five m lies across, and has an
average depth of over ten fathoms, or
90 feet, and the current IS quite swift,
AS for the cannon protecting the Spanish
ships, they were exactly tour in number,
two krupp guns at the battery Of Manila,
which as their range was two miles less
than the distance from which they were
mounted to where the battle was fought.
were OF no assistance whatever 20 Ad.
miral Montojo; and two old muzzle
loading smoothbores mounted at Cavite,
that were more dangerous 10 those that
fired them than they were to our own
SHIPS"
After the socalled battle OF Manila the
Government at Washington was scared
by the bugaboo OF European alliance.
A hare and fast agreement was then
entered into by England and the United
States, to hunt in couples. We were to
crush the Philippines while the British
were subjugaung the Beers. Then we
were to join hands in exploiting Chinsa
The fact that our republican institu-
tons would be DESTROYED was not to
stand IN the way. McKinley's good
angtl-never very good at the best
was gone, and the British dragon was in
h place.
But the plot must not interfere with
McKinley's reelection. How was that
to be accomplished He had already
obtained a majority IN the CongTessiona
elections on the cry I'VE must sustain
the President Prolong the Philippine
war and then appeal to the country for
"The flag and reelection" The Dec.
lara,ion OF independence is old fogyism
the Constitution is a back number,
Have the Flag and the President and
you are all right. But for this scheming
for reelection at the cost not only Of
our institutions, but at the sacrifice of
the best blooC OF our country, this unholy
war could have been ended long ago.
II have the most positive and con-
vinc'ng evidence" ssyr the Rev. DIR.
Church, Boston, on his return from
Manila, THAT If General Lawton had
been permitted to carry out his desires
on the 75th OF March, the war would
have been practically ended. Aguinaldo
was with the flower Of his army az Mala.
los, and Macarthur was in his front.
There was only one route by which
Agunaldo could escape. Lawton de.
sired to execute a movement by the
right flank and take Aguinaldo's army
in the rear. Il was a movement
that could have been easily executed,
but it was not permitted until Aguinaldo
had ample time to escape. After he
had done so the order to advance on
Malalos was issued"
There is no one to blame for this delay
but William Mckinley. II is wrong to
place the blame on subordinates. They
are but tools, The slime Of fMcKinleyism
Is over them all.
The thing to do then and to DO we'll
in a manner that will indicate that there
is no doubt as the permanency OF Re-
publican insututious--is to eliminate
Mckinley and McKinleylsm from Amer
lean politics by an overwhelming defeat
at the coming elections, through the
instrumentalitY OF
That weapon which comes down as still
AS snow flakes tall upon the sod,
But executes a freeman's will
AS lightning does the Will OF God.