Washington sentinel., 1900-01-13
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people any Information as to the
vital facts he must have discovered
in the PhllIppines-our formal ALI
ance with the Filipino republic
our salutes to its flag, our cooper.
alton with its armies, our sudder
change with Mr.. MeKinleY's dec.
laration OF war in his unproVoked,
false and dillegal benevolent sssim-
ilation" proclamation, declaring
the Philippines ours before the
treaty with Spain was even sent TO
the Senate and ordering the Fit.
pinos to submit to him or die when
he had not shred OF legal right
TO issue any such orders. The
nearest that Senator BeveIidge
comes to this ticklish subject is in
his effort to explain the war. He
gives tour explanations, mutually
contradictory:
1. Insurrection has become a
Filipino habit.
a. We did not have sufficient
force in the islands when ths war
broke out and have never yet car
ried on the war with the necessary
vigor. We have been mangling
our victim, goading him to fury,
instead Of silencing him with a
clean. vigorous stroke.
3. The friendly methods" Of
our "peace loving President" have
made peace more difficult. Mr..
McKinley'5 Wobbllngs have stim
ulated the natives to believe that
they might possibly escape slav
cry.
4 The seoundrels who dare to
oppose the policy Of fire and
sword, the Tascals who dare TO ex-
ercise the constitutional, the sup
rosedly fundamental and sacred
rights Of free speech and tree dis
cussion, the traitors who dare to
stand for government by reason
and areument-theY are the sole
cause OF the war.
Mr.. BeveridPe advances each OF
these causes as sufficient, so that
each section Of the public can take
its choice
The part OF Mr.. Beveridge's
speech to which the public was
looking iorwar1-a personal ac-
count OF the resources Of the ISL
ands and oi the possISili les Of our
Oriental trade--is a keen disap
poIntment. a few generalities
abour the resources Of the islands,
a lew platitudss about the Orient
and its trade, some preposterous
assertions as to climate--asseT-
tons contradic'ed by every trav-
eller in the Philippines before Mr.
Mckinley made war there and be-
fore Mr.. Beveridge went there to
find a political issue for himself
and his paTty-these are all that
Mr.. Beveridge has to offer.
He is very strong for bloodshed.
He calls for the expenditure OF
countless millions in making and
threatening war. He clamors for
a multitude ofofices, civil and mil
itarY. But in giving his reasons
for this excitement, this squander
ing OF countless lives and the pro-
ducts Of the toll OF taxed millions,
he can only shout supeTlative ad-
jectives and sophomore phrases -
splendid, gorgeous. vast, un-
dreamt Of, destiny Of the ra &c, the
hand OF Provideuce, g., &c,
The constitutional arguments Of
Mr.. BeverIdRe as to our right 10
enslave and kill and conquer are
as unsatisfactory as are his econ
omic arguments as to our profit by
condu ting ourselves like the Eng
lish in South Africa or like the
ignorant and cruel kings and
mobiles OF bygone centuries.
Mr.. BeveTidge has made the best
possible case tor the reactionarv
policy. But the common sense
American will listen, will admire,
will applaud even, the epigram
matte force OF the speaker in his
best moments, and then go awav
and say: Eyes. a fine speech, but
what does it all come to when il is
boiled down and cooled Off"