The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-01-20

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ana liberty lives with her. The flag of
the American republic means liberty.
Wherever it goes liberty goes with it.
with an aching and throbbing heart we
await today the jOurneying of the flag
OF safety and its honor; we proclaim
that in Asia as in America it means
liberty and ell the blessings that go
With liberty. Some say ii means in
Asia the suppression of liberty. God
forbid! 1t means in Asia the institution
OF civil order. SO that America. to
whom the fateS of war have brought
the unsought duty of maintaining order
IN those isles, may see and know who
are the people of the Philippines. who
there have the right to speak for the
people, what the people desire and for
what the people are fitted. Civil orG5r
rest0red-and it must be restOred-uhe
I tlaS of America may be trusted 10 be
for Philippines the harbinger and
( guardian Of the liberty and the rights
Of the people
The American republic She will
live, and with her liberty will live"
The Rev. Father McKinnon, chaplain
of the First California regiment, who
was sixteen months on the firing line
! with his regiment, has the following to
! say of General Luna, who was killed
| by AguinaldO's orderly while trying to
I break into the insurgent leaders quar-
ters: He was the most brilliant man
in the insurgent army, and ne was a
murderer. He murdered his wife and
mother-in-law in Paris and fled to the
| Philippines. General Pho del Pillar, -
continued Father McKinnon, who is
| said to have applied for a bride. is a
horse thief and convict and an all
/ around OutCaSt. One by one the in
| SurSents' leaders are slipping away.
and all their strength is concentrated
! in one man, AgUinaldo. OF the original
number of leaders, but one of import
| ance MISUNDERSTANDING, the hunchback
! lawyer. Mabino is not much over four
| feet in height. He has an unenviable
record, and is as great a villain as the
| Others
Father McKinnon declared the fnsur-
| reCtiOn would have ended in April but
for the encouragement given to the
rebels by the anti-eXpansiOnists. The
worst of the war was over, though there
would be guerilla warfare for some
time to come.
When asked concerning the stories of
church dissertation in the Philippines,
Father McKinnDn said that the stories
attrtbuting this to American soldiers
were entirely unfounded.
1T is true" he said, that a great
many churches have been looted and
stripped, but this has been the work
VI NIlIilSiIIISII III IIStIIy every case. lie
! lootinS has usually been between the
evacuation of a town by the rebels and
the entry of the American forces"
The Rev. Father Reany. chaplain of
the Olympia, in denying the charges
of vandalism, said in his speech to the
Catholic club in New York:
The speaker said that the American
soldiers serving in the Philippines had
been unjustly accused Of vandalism of
fiji anicr11 M of f5ac.,r-1 Two
things. On his honor as d priest he
could say that no such offense had been
committed by the American soldiers.
On the other hand, American soldiers
had riven out men who sought to desc
crate churches and chapels. The most
worthy use to which American soldiers
had put churches in the Philippines had
been as hospitals and asylums for the
weak and needy.
Mr.. Bolton Hall, the chief organizer
of the opposition to the administration
in New York, invited the cooperation
OF the distinguished editor of the Cath
Ollie World. the Rev. Father DOYLE. in
his anti-imperialistic movement, and
very promptly received the following
response from that patriotic citizen and
priest:
Bolton Hall:
My Dear Sir-Please do not use my
name in any such list as you propose,
or for any such purpose. I consider that
while our country is at war and Ameri-
can soldiers are being shot down in the
Philippines, u institute any such league
as you propose IS constructive treason.
Sincerely yours, A. P. DOYLE,
".The Catholic Magazine
New York. Sept. IA
Upon the occasion of the presentation
of the sword to Admiral Dewey by the
president of the United States, Cardinal
Gibbons, after the close Of his benedic-
ton, turned to Admiral Dewey, who ex-
tended his right hand, and said:
Admiral, 1 cannot let this opoor-
tunity pass without congTatulating you
on your magnificent victory which has
added renOWn to the American name
throughout the world. L hope you will
live many years to enjoy your honors,
the fruits of your splendid achieve
ment. Permit me. admiral to thank
you for your kindness to the chaplain
Of the Olympia, Father Reany, who is
a priest of my diocese. l hope that the
benediction OF 100000 of people will
make your remaining years exceedingly
happy. [ rejoice TO be present on this
eventful occasion.
Admiral Dewey responded: 81 thank
you sincerely. your eminence, for your
gracious and complimentary words.
appreciate the honor of having you
present on thiss the happiest moment of
my life
1 do not think it probable that Card
inaI Gibbons would invoke the benedic-
ton Of n 100000 millions of people upon
the head of Admiral Dewey unless he
endorsed his views in the present emer-
gency.
In conclusion I quote the most recent
and authoritative statement ON this
subject from no less a parsonage than
the apostolic delegate:
The anti-imperialists of this country
who go to the extreme Of advising that
America should retire from the Philip
pines at this time are devoid of a con-
ception of the actual meaning Of the
expression national honor"
To retire under fire is un-American
and absolutely out of the question.
There may be even now an honest
difference of opinion as to the good
Judgment displayed at the time by the
adoption Of the clause providing for the |
retention of the Philippines. but there |
can be no doubt as to our duty now.
do not believe that the work of
the peace commission was unwisely |
done. If we had not taken the Philip !
pines Spain would certainly have sold |
the islands to some other power. Amer |
lea should hold them rather than some |
other power.
w g nave d large L dCIIiC Quasi, lHeIe-
fore we should have strategic positions !
in the Pacific. The islands are very /
commercially, and. above all |
things, they furnish the key to the |
trade with China.
/ firmly favor their retention by the |
United States-their retention perna-
nently. if that should be the best ad-
vice derived from future events. They |
should be ours on moral, legal, COM
mercial, sociological and religious
grounds.
AS a Catholic citizen of the United
States, protest against the attitude
which these editors have adopted.
am glad to be in accord with the true