Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-10-11
Natural Result of Our Army of OCCu-
patton in the Philippines "A Fine
Address.
Lieut., niIdreth, Fusion Candidate
For Congress, Speaks at the
ArmOry.
Reads a letter From r. II. Mdnley,
Now in Philippines, Bearing d.
reCtly on the Issue.

There was a good fusion meeting
Saturday night despite the weather,
to hear Hon. NJ. A. Hildreth discuss
the issues of the day. About 300 per-
sons were present in the armory, in
cluding a sprinkling of ladies. Mr..
Hildreth, who was with the North
Dakota regiment in the Philippines,
spoke, from experience, on the ques-
tion of imperialism, which lent addi-
tional interest to his remarks. He
made an excellent address, abounding
in interesting points, and left the con-
victiOn in most minds that the policy
of this government in those islands
is a great mistake. Lieut.. Kelley OF
Foster county, also made a few re-
marks.
Mr.. Hildreth discussed the ques-
tions that led up in the war, referred
to the implied promise of self govern
ment given the Filipinos by ourselves;
spoke of the purchase of Spain's al
legged title to the islands, and the
pressure of the sugar, tobacco and
hemp trusts to hold and control them
in the interests of such trusts. The
fertility of the islands in the growth
of sugar, tobacco and hemp, was we'll
known to be very great. Some OF the
islands exceed Cuba in the richness
of the cane growth.
Trouble with the natives began, said
Mr.. Hildreth, when we bought The
islands. The natives are determined
to have their own liberty and self
government, if they have to die for 1T.
They mistrust our motives and natur-
ally think our intentions toward
them are hostile, as our soldiers are
shooting, killing and looting in the
islands month after month.
The Jap, outside of their cities, said
the speaker, still worships idols OF
stone and wood, but the Filipinos wor-
ship "the living God"
AS for pulling down the flag where
once raised, the speaker asked it we
have not pulled down our flag On the
walls of a Chinese city where 1T had
been raised, and does not a republican
president promise to pull down the
flag in Cuba, 200 miles from our shore.
Is it any more for a democratic presi-
dent to pull down the flag 1000 miles
away, that has been raised unjustly
over people fighting for their inde-
pendence?
1t. Hildreth pointed out the fact
that it will require a laIge army ana
manv losses OF lives to conquer the
Filipinos. He called attention to the
dispatches which showed that the
scenes of conflict and carnage now &C.
curing in the islands were identlcally
in the same localities as where the
North Dakota regiment was engaged.
This shows the resources and deter
mination of the Filipinos to win their
independence against greatly su-
perior force. He spoke of the corup-
ton that a carpet bag government
would entail there, referred to the
postal frauds in Cuba, and in this
connection read the following striking
letter:
MANLEY'S LETTER.
Things are in SUCH chaotlc state
here, even after more than TWO years
occupation, that cannot make up my
mind to remain here much longer, try
though may to suppress my disgust
at the way things have been run here.
am anxious to get back to the states
to take part in the coming campaign,
as | feel that it is going to be an lm-
portant one-one involving issues OF
far greater Importance than any that
have been presented for solution since
T was born-queStionS that may SER
iously affect our republican principles
and institutions, and if not solved
properly may sound the death knell OF
republican principle throughout the
world, for if we fall, if we succumb'
what republic on the western contl-
nent can resist the onward march or
imperialistic principles when backed
by all the power "that wealth ere
gave"? But, James, while l trembe
for my country and republican princi-
pies, and feel that might do some
thing in doubtful states to stem the
tide Of Imperialism that seems to be
sweeping the country since the Span
ish-American war, binding the peo-