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place an hllN hlRhIHfH III luut p1uuebt
state or sovereign power Chancellor
Kent d,haCs an ally 90 be-
"A nation which has entered into an
alliance with another nation ''tI Kent's
Com. GO
And all other definitions agree with
this
The tenn "allJ" is applied 70 q
created aud organized government in
the sense Of international law this IS
the sense and moaning Of the term as
generally used. This meaning may
not bo absolute-Prohibltive Of others /;
there may be cases whose peculiar cir.
stances may create exceptions. but
Aeuinaldo's paper government could
not constitute him IN any sense an
ally" Of the United States His was
= wholly anomalous creation not o
polite body, but q dictatorial asser-
tion In the lexicography meaning
and history Of international law IL has
40 recognized place or name. it swung
between the Spanish and the United
States Governments, recognizing and
recognized by neither. If Spain con-
quered the United States, Aguinaldo
was in rebellion against Spain II
Spain were conquered, he might be. as
be ia, in rebellion against the United
states
But Dir. schuiz puts the case Of an
implied conteact-an implied siliance-
and be claims that the facts justify
him in asserting that an implied alliance
existed between the Filipinos and the
United states Government a1d l viii
assume that there might under certain
circumstances be an implied agreement
under which governments would oper'
ate together as individuals, without
contract. and their rights and duties be
afterwards determined by the rules Of
equity and justice Mr Schulz makes
this point, and l will squarely meet It.
But an implied contract must be
proved, just as an express one. You
must show that the facts are sufficient
to salse a presumption that an ogree'
ment existed Of some kind, and what
that agreement is. Now, what was The
implied alliance What was the return
which the Filipinos were TO get foi
their seryicesl
I answer redress of the only griev
anoes they had asserted-those against
Spain.
The Fllipinos claim that Spanish
rule vas unfair and tyrsnnlcal. They
were denied the two great fundament
al principles Of modern civilization
parliamentary representation and free
press and had other ills TO redress.
These they sought TO reform in the in-
surreotion Of 1896 but as the wrongs
still existed, they welcomed the wal
between Spain and the United States
as means Of redress, aud therefore join
ed IN the war.
DID we, then, accept their services
under an assumption or belief that we
wou d politically recognize them' Mr..
>Sohurz says that we are bound in duty
to DO something for the Filipinos; that
''we owed to them those moral obliga.
tions which are always recognized be-
tween honorable allies " What are the
moral obligations which are always
recognized between honorable allies
can find no moral obligations TO be
recognized between honorable allies, ex'
oept to keep their engagements and
agreements and treaties and promi'
ses Is is undoubtedly true that ia &C.
oeptinR the sol vices Of the Filipinos
whether great or small. the United
States Government was bound to feed,
nav maintain and protect them. II
was bound 80 give them a government
different and better than that which
thev had experienced from Spanish
domir aiop. It was bound to allow q
free press, TO establish courts, to allow
the exercise Of religious worship. and
all Of those other essential rights
which civilized government takes
Measure in granting to those who come
under It's power and protection. All ol
these rights the United States sought e
grant, for, as far back as May 10Th, 1898
before Manila had fallen, the President
as Oommander-in.C Chief Of the army
and navy Of the United States. pro
claimed 30 the Fllipinos that the Gov
ernment Of the United States intended
90 confer upon them oil rights ant
privileges not incompatible with tn
actual prevalence Of war. And nowher
in this history does the humanity, tn
honesty Of purpose, the real statesmen
ship Of the President, shine with sucl
conspicuous effect as In this connection
with his efforts to advance all Of th
interests Of the Filipinos. political
moral religious and commercial.
Do the anti.imperislists talk Of on
owing to the Filipinos "those mora
obligations which are always reoog
nizsd between honorable allies?'
say we paid the debt in foil when
denied the request Of Spain to have he
troops, taken prisoners by us. released
20 be used by her against the insurgen
FilipinoB.
Now take up the question Of th
services shat Aguinaldo rendered 80 th
Americans. The Anti.ImperialistI
through Mr. schurz, make the broa
claim that the cooperation Of the FL
ipino forces against the common ere
my was most effective. that they criI
pIed the common enemy as we coul
not possibly have crippled him Wit
our strength then at hand; that the
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