The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-04-13
1.-THE EMPIRE IS HERE"

| We have had much discussion and much perfervld
defamation in the matter of the slow but sure conversion
of this country into full blown empire. IL mas oe'
pretty freely intimated that this would speedily come
about if we did not turn loose the Philippines rorto Nc.
and Cuba. 1t limited that the last preSuen'a
election was to determine the question Of republic or
pre- Despite all this however, have been entertaining
the euson that possibly this empire business might DC
STAYED off while longer are, consequently, panied &c
learn that it is even now Sin midst
The Birmingham Age-Herald says:
Agunaldo has taken the regular and duly authorized
oath of the imperial home government 1t Is curious
OATH as a careful reading of 1T will show:
| ~ hereby renounce all allegiance to any and
| all so-caed revolutionary governments IN the
Philippine Islands, and recognize and accept the
| supreme authority of the United States OF Ameri-
| ca therein do soemnly swear that will bear
true faith and allegiance to that government;
| that will at all times conduct myself as faith
full and aw-abiding citizen of the said islands;
and will not, either directly or indirectly, hold
correspondence with give intelligence to an
enemy OF the United States will / abet, har-
Dor protect such enemy that L impose
upon myself these voluntary obligations without
any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, 80
help me God"
He swears that he will be true to the United States OF
America and that he will be straigttha czen not
of the United States but of the Philippine Islands The
dawn of empire and vast colonial system OF vassa prov
If Agunaldo is not an American citizen, what is he!
Have become empire unawarcs Is there at ash
ington live Emperor masquerading President as
Roman emperors elected and called consuls! The
drift in these capastic aud class ruling times is pretty
plain, but Aguinaldo's oath all doubts. The
EMPIRE
The oath taken by Agunaldo the regular oath offered
Ito all Fipnos by the President and General Macarthur
They are not permitted to in American citizens,
but only citizens of the Philippine Islands, which were
fully and absolutely coded to the United States by the
treaty OF Paris.
The fact that Agunado probably does not much care
what he to be faithful to need not concern
much does the scheme of colonial rule that the admin
straton endeavorng to establish Aguinaldo has
it is stated status of loyalty. He is loyal to Mark
Hanna and President William Mckinley, the the
other being the real thing. The Fpinos expected
to be loyal They not expected to be American clti
They must be loyal, bearing ''true faith and
allegiance"
What difference does it to the citizens of America
if, during period of pacifcaon, organization and pro
baton the Philippine Islands be held other territory
has been held by this since It's organization
What difference does make if the status of the nhabi
ants of those islands forever this oath leaves
it now!
This talk about our becoming empire is all CUFF and
CANNON. The status Of the Filipino has connection
with bearing upon the status of citizen of Alabama
Mississippi.