Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-01-25
religion can Justify wars and the saori-
fee OF human life

religion can justify wars and the saori-
flee OF human life.
Some say it means more markets and
more trade, forgetting that human life
is more valuable than merchandise,
and that the lives of our young men
already sacrificed cannot be oompen-
sated for by the extension Of markets
for liquors and cotton cloths. Some
believe that new markets can be gained
by making enemies of mankind. Some
arc animated by a pindiotive spirit,
and they urge on the war that the
Filipinos may be punished for refusing
to submit to our demands. And some
there are who fear that they may be
counted as Little Americans, and
they yainly imagine that something OF
honor may come to them il America
shall he recognized as world power.
And some there are who favor, the war
because they have chtgrown the De-
olsratiop of Independence and the pre-
amble to the Constitution, and they
are urging the country on TO the same
conclusion.
If the war should be closed in teb-
rnary our expenditures will then have
exceeded 5000, coo, 600, and of the de-
ficiency of Sol, 900, 900 now called for, a
large part will be required for the sup
port Of the Amy during the current six
months. The vote upon that appro-
priation bill will be q test Of the
strength of the war spirit in the present
Congress, and 1T will be so treated by
the country. Whoever can justify a
vote for the prosecution of the war
until July next can justify his votes
for further appropriations until Presi-
dent Mckinley has accomplished his
purpose-subjugation Of the Philippine
Islands That defence will be required
| OF Democrats and Republicans alike.
Thus far what has been accom-.
plisheds ask. Commissioner Worcester
boasts that two regiments can march
anywhere in Luzon. That is not o
condition of peace. 1t is condition of
war We hold number of posts in
Luzon and in the other islands.
Wherever we are in force there is peace
and there are pretended friends |;
wherever We are not in force there are
enemies and threstenings of war. The
ground that we occupy is under our
rule, but sll else is foreign territory
In Lu2on we may have one soldier
for every square mile. In the other
islands we may have one soldier for
every five and twenty square miles. In
Luzon the natives number 95 to the
square mile, and in the group they
number 70. The President demands
military rule for the Philippines. One
foreign soldier to rule and rs natives to
obey. And yet the President tells us
that liberty, equality, and justice go
with the flag.
Our demand is always the same and
1T must be often repeated. Our con-
| clusion, from whatever quarter we
approach the subject. must always be
the same. This Is our demand: Allow
Cuba, allow Puerto Rico, allow the
Philippine Islands to set up govern
ment for themselves, free from any
dictation by US,
This is policy of Justice, policy
of peace. The policy ends the war in
the Philippines; it ends the sacrifice
| OF the youth of America; it puts far
away the perils to which the laboring
populations are now exposed; 1t guar
antees to US the perpetual friendship of
| tie three newborn republics, and 1t
relieves US from the suspicion that we
are to cooperate with England in an
attempt to subjugate the weaker States
of the world to the domination of the
| Anglo Saxon race.