The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-11

firing Of Mckiaiey's Phillip
pine Policy.

Hon. Wayne MacVeagh. who was
attorney general in the cabinet OF
President Garfield, who surrounded
himself with q particularly able cab
met, does not agree with the present
attorney, Mr. Griggs. Of New Jersey.
that congress or the administration
has authority not conferred by the
constitution, and that the flag may
be separated from the constitution at
the sweet will of either. Mr.. Mac
Veagh is not a carping critic, but he
is sick OF the bloodshed, slaughter and
devastation of territory in the Phil
ippines. He believes tnat the presi-
dent Is doing what he believes to be
his duty, but IL Is time that per-
sistence in a colossal, blunder should
cease. He says that the attempt at
suppression has now been going on
for nearly three years, and has in
fiicted a vast amount of slaughter, dis
ease and misery on our own sons az
well as on those who resist our au-
thority, and cannot understand why
anybody, whether an imperialist or
an anti-imperialist, should not rejoice
at seeing stop put to further slaugh-
ter, general amnesty proclaimed
and the Philippine islands, for the
present, at least, granted the same
form OF territorial government as we
have just established in the Sandwich
islands and as our territories have al
ways enjoyed"
No one doubts that the war could
have been avoided had there not been
the most unwise course on the part
of the president in the days when he
tried to bring about the ratification
Of the treaty of Paris. Even Gen.
Otis recognized the infiammatory
character of the presidents proclama-
| ton announcing that the United
States would demand complete recog'
milton of sovereignty first, after which
would come the benefcent policy OF
| benevolent assimilation. Otis tried tc
avert the trouble by editing the proc
lama ton. but Admiral Walker had in
the meantime issued the proclama
ton Just as he received IL, with thu
| fatal words in IT,. demanding a sur
render of sovereignty, and the wal
began in few days.
Gen. Macarthur, in his report. IL
sued on November 10 last. declared
that, in spite of all appearances of pa
| cification, the people have been mad
dened the past five years by rhet
orical sophistry and stimulants ap
piled to national pride until power o
discriminating in matters of publi
concern or private interest has beef
almost entirely suspended. As a sub
stitute for all considerations, the peo
pie seem TO be actuated by the ide'
that in all doubtful matters of poll
tics or war men are never neare
right than when going with their cw-
kith and kin, regardless OF correct
ness"
This guarded view is confirmed b
an unofficial report, written by Co
r. L. Bullard, of the Thirty-nint
United States infantry. TO Cart. Scot
of Montgomery. Ala, that the cond
tions of the country practically forbi
the successful pursuit of the sma
bands into which the armies
Aguinaldo have been broken up. an
that the presence OF the America
troops is an encouragement to on
lawry. He says:
, I'm addition. the strain OF outlawry
the Filipino blood has been fostere
swollen and strengthened by five yea
of unrest and rebellion. since the YET
! 1896 Finally II Is the white man. fir
. the Spaniard now the American. who h;
otx ho force
unweicome law. order and civilizatie
! upon the yellow man. Consequent
. whether law-abiding or lawless. robbie
murderer or rapist. the Filipino who o
poses the white mans system Is hail'
. by all the people as their champion.
! Is fed, concealed. protected and encou
2 aged. II punished. IL Is always by Il
! white man. and he becomes a martyr
the eyes of his race.
These are the conditions In these
9 lands to-day IL Is useless to say thu
will soon change. for they have n
changed in the past five years. two
them under American domination at tha
Is IL. therefore. any wonder that the q
3 thorities here are scratching their hea
!. and asking each other what in the wor
are we going to do when we begin to 10
troops. when the volunteers start 10
2 homer"
: 1t is no wonder at all. Nor is IL
wonder that men in this country,
the presidents own party, like e
President Harrison. ex-Speaker Rec
T: ex-senator Edmunds. ex-Attorn'
n General MacVeagh and n host of 9th
u men of conviction and courage. shou
e demand change of policy that W
produce different results than tho
y we see now prevailing with no lik
lihood of improving. Persistency
y following up a blunder once ma
a isn't going to make the blunder rig
in the end. 1t will only lead to co
q tinual demand for more men for I
G army.-Utica Observer.
In
IS Prosperity does not appear
II be quite so widely diffused among Z
S, mill hands as they were led to expe
" | hefore the election. So MANY mi