Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-20
ANOTHER YEAR OF WAR.


OF war in the Philippines, at an ex-
pense of forty or fifty million dollars.
There appears Ito be no escape from
this additional burden upon the coun-
try, both in blood and money
Before the election the people were
told that with the defeat of Mr.. Bryan
the rebellion would speedily collapse,
and that with the pacification of the ISL
ands would come the release
of a majority of the soldiers, a marked
curtailment of expenses, largely aug
mented trade with the natives, and sat-
isfactory conditions generally. This
was simply a stock Republican argu-
ment, conceived and promulgated for
political effect, for the Washington Of
ficials expected nothing OF the sort.
They knew before the election, as tAe5
know now, that the Filipinos were not
in the least disposed to cease fighting
for liberty, but knowing this, they did
not hesitate to tell the people something
very different, and hold out false hope
of peace for the sake Of votes. They
obtained the votes, and now the war is
to go on, and coincidently with the
opening of another campaign the cen
sorship has been abolished, and for the
first time the people are in position
to know something of the truth.
Yesterday morning the Register pub
lished the first uncensored telegram al
lowed to be forwarded from the Phil
ippines in more than two years. 1t is
worthy of note that some Republican
papers did not print it, although it was
full of news. This habit OF suppress
ing the facts may wear off, however, in
the course OF time, and little by little
the people will know and appreciate
the fact that we are involved in a
struggle which may extend over many
years and for which no man can esti-
mate the ultimate cost.
Yesterdays telegram stated specific
ally that the Filipinos were very ac-
tive, indicated that the winter cam
paign had opened, detailed the move
ments of our troops, and showed that
our force of about seventy thousand
men was inadequate to take the often
sive Bullets were daily and nightly
fired into garrisoned towns, ami our
men were unable TO retaliase from lack
OF numbers Regiments are being
shifted from point to point in the eff
fort to control the situation, but to in
crease the force at one point it must
be diminished at another. and the ma
tives simply Shift their ground and con-
tinue their attacks upon the weak
points.
The fact of the matter is that to at
tempt to subiugate eight or nine mil
lions of determined and patriotic people
with seventy thousand soldiers is a
hopeless task. A few cities and towns
may be permanently held, and certain
lines OF communication kept open
railroads may be run, telegraph lines
built and operated. There may be a
certain degree of quiet and good order
over limited areas, and commerce and
trade may be described as fiourisning
at the seaports dominated by the guns
or men Of war. But that by no means
indicates that a country is conquered
or that it accepts foreign rule. During
our own revolution the British held
Boston and New York, and Philadel-
rhla, and about all the other seaports
worth mentioning, but at no time did
they dominate the interior. Their
armies went here and there upon ex-
petitions, but when the Americans
could not fight them with hope of sue
cess they simply dispersed, to turn I'D
at another locality, and after expend-
ing many millions and thousands of
hves IN a hopeless endeavor to conouer
people determined to be free the truth
was realized and American lnderennenro
was achieved. The English are hay
ing a similar experience in South Af-
rica. They have captured Boer cities
Z and towns through sheer numbers. but
they have not subdued the patriotic
spirit OF the people, The war is still
On, and there is no more indication of
peace in the far south than there is in
the far east.
The administration and its agents axe
guilty OF deliberate deception. They
insisted there would be collapse" in
the Philippines immediately it was
known Mr. Bryan had failed OF success.
ana the voters were urged to thus re-
Heve the country Of the bloody burden
the Washington government had unnec-
essarily imposed upon It. The plea was |
accepted as probably tue. and Bryan |
vas defeated. The OIL APPARENT result !