Washington sentinel., 1900-11-24
The present
Success Of NDc- policy is a
1RinIep's policy. III mo.r n , .isnaI

sent abroad in this or any Uthe
war. General Macarthur admit
in his report that no real progress
has been made in the work Of re
storing peace, and that no end i!
in sight.
He says that the Filipinos have
been "maddened during the pas'
five years by rhetorical sophistries
and stimulants applied to national
pride"--such as those with which
Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams
maddened our own deluded an
cestors in their revolt against the
benefcent rule OF Great Britain.
He says that owing to these
sophIstries and stimulants the
"power Oi discriminating in mat
ters OF public concern or private
interest has been almost entirely
suspended"-that is to say, the
misguided Filipino is willing to
sacrifice his own private interests
to the liberty of his country.
He SAYS that "as a substitute for
all other considerations the people
seem to be actusted by the idea
that, in all doubtful matters of pol
iticS or war, men are never nearer
right than when going with their
own kith and kin, regardless Of
consequences"
General Macarthur admits that
there is complete unity OF action
among the entire native popula-
ton" against us.
He says that "the number Of
deaths in the army has steadily in
creased;" that "a diminutIon of
the death rate can hardly be ex-
pected;" that "the number OF men
shot from ambush by small guerilla
bands exceeds those killed at any
previous time" and that "as time
progresses and the men become
more debiltated by the tropi-
cal service the more marked will
become the ratio Of deaths"
Finally he remarks that "at
present, and for many years to
come, the necessity OF a large
American military and naval force
is too apparent to admit OF discus
sion"
When we remember that Ad
miral Dewey declared that under
the conditions prevailing when he
was in charge at Manila 5000 men
would be ample to maintain our
authority in the islands we can
measure the success Of the Nc
KinleY policy. And the Republi-
can organs are now telling US thai
we are strong enough to keep up
the war for seventeen years il
necessary, and that we can spend
SIoo now for every dollar we spent
on the Semin ole war, which lasted
seven years and absorbed 4I,Ias
men.
This prospect may seem pleas
ing to men of strenuous mind, but
fortunately Mr.. Roosevelt is to be
only Vice. President. The Amer
ican people IN general want to heal
this ulcer in the Philippines. They
want to apply their blood and
money to more noble purposes
than that OF keeping down a people
struggling for liberty.
Draw up tor the Filipinos a con-
stitution embodying the most lib
eral form Of government possible,
not treating the Philippines as sub
ject colonies, but making them an
integral part OF the Union and al
lowing them the freest form of ter
ritorial government. Let a Gov
ernor be appointed by the Presi-
dent from among the residents OF
the islands. Let the people elect
their own Legislature. Let them
make whatever laws they please
for themselves, as long as these
laws are not inconsistent with the
Constitution of the United States.
The Filipinos will then have as
much freedom as If they were alb
solutely independent, and will, in
addition, have the commercial and
military resources Of the United
States for their development and
protection. There will then be no
reason for disaffection, except the
personal ambition ofrevolutionary
leaders.
Invite the people OF Luzon to
hold a constitutional convention,
as the people Of Cuba are doing.
Let them elect their own Governor
-Aguinaldo, if they want him.
Let our part in the government be
confined to friendly supervision,
to see that il does not run off the
track. The Filipino representa-.
tive in Paris has said that his
people would accept such system