The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-14

subject Of a protectorate for some time
without getting any satisfactory results"
Mr.. Higgins Ia friend Of Whittier who
accompanied him) felt that Aguinaldo
had been simply repeating lesson, but
l did not feel so sure Of that. Buen Ca
mino, q close friend of Aguinaldo, was
present at this conversation, but came
in and gave his opinion-he was an init
mate Of Aguinaldo-that the President
was in favor of an American protecto-
rate.
Certainly he would be If it was the end
of series of propositions such as Bryan
has presented to the American people,
which proposed plainly the turning over
to Aguinaldo the American army and
navy whenever he has government in
his own hands stable as to his authority
and independent Of any other authority.
Then the time comes when the protec-
torate will be vital.
The American duty as protector Is to
stand off the powers named by Whittier
England, Russia, France, Germany,
and Japan is to be included, and what
are Americans to get for all this?
We have already the answer Of Agui-
naldo: "a detail to be considered here
after"
It is question whether the Americans
are to pay their expenses while in the
service of Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo's state
ment of what he meant was made more
than two years ago. He said the same
thing to me, with little less detail, on
the 9th of August, 1898.
The Democratic party has submissively
embodied the Aguinaldo plan in its plat
form, and Mr.. Bryan has exploited it in
his speech, and as personal contribution
he has slung in the Monroe doctrine in
such a way that if he were President Of
the United States he would have the al
tentative of backing squarely out of it,
or warning with all the nations Of Eu-
rope that are determined to pursue their
colonial system.
It is well known that, there has been a
good deal Of correspondence between -fhe
malcontents of this country and the in
surgents of the Philippines, and the
symptoms are that Bryan and Aguinaldo
who constitute a mutual admiration So
ciety, have been directly or indirectly in
confidential communication.
Why not directly?
Each of them would feel himself hon
ored to have so distinguished CORE
spondent. They have much in common.
Each anticipates being the ruler of his
own country and Is in a state Of conf
dence that he is going to be.
The first thing Bryan would think
about would be Of soothing the enemy he
denominates "our ally" by entering into
an alliance with him, offensive and de-
fensive. This would require good deal
Of letter writing, and they have worked
their three points down fine. The Philip
pine resolution in the Democratic plat
form and the Philippine proposals Of Mr..
Bryan in his acceptance speech are in
the nature of a protocol, and if the Unit
ed States is ready to submit to serve
Aguinaldo as protector, and do it for
nothing, maintaining a great fleet and
army to do it with, Aguinaldo would not
be foolish enough to offer objections. .
Bryan offers him plainly to play his
game and has put in the Monroe doctrine
as trump card to scare Europe. Bryan
has invested everything he has got in the
Malay business.
There is a striking resemblance In one
respect between Aguinaldo and Bryan.
Neither has ever been elected President,
but both are assuming the duties Of the
office, each attitudinizes as the personif-
cation of the nation.
Bryan hasn't as yet appointed himself
to anything. Aguinaldo can teach him
the trick. It Is the profound faith Of
each that he is by and for and in himself
an q Pluribus Unum.
MURAT HALSTEAD.