The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-10-24
MEANING or IMPERIALISM.
asshl~s- Rsts ey Military Power
Worse rksa wrsicrisBa az
klschensriss1.

Imperialism IL siill 10 he kept 10 the
froat az an issue aud the unhappy Fil-
lplnca are TO feel the foll burden 81 ~.
Imperialism means thr ruthless rule
Of the military. without the rules OF
civilized warfare, and yet the Fiilpinus
are moi sassges; they have murdered
no prisoners, they have slain no wom-
co or children. They bave inflicted no
torturcs. nor have they outraged wives
snd daughters, and yet the cdlet has
gone forth that they are TO be ruthless.
Iy killed.
Worse than weyierism. worse than
RiichenerisTn, is to he the new policy in
the Philippines az result ~ the re-
cent disaster Co the invading troops 10
samar, says the johnson Demscrat.
These things must stop" sald the
strenuous president. with a snHp Of his
militant jaws And forthwith he or.
dered Gen. ChafFee at Maulla TO ''nse all
adequate measures to suppress The In
snrgents IN Samar and NIL other prov.
lnccs whore they become active"
What these adequate measures" sre
20 he Is limited a; strongly In Washing
ton dispatches. They mean death to
the Fillnlnos-a war of literal exteT-
minaiion. From one press dispatch Ne
learn what the programme Is likely %
be.
Gen. Corbin. In discussing the nslau-
giRa affair. said The Filiplnos ~rre
much like the American Indians and
that their complete subJgction would
be delayed for an Indefinite period of
time. Those who are given to reading
between the lines 0f official utteranres
sre In this statement evidences that
the natives are TO be treated ny the
American forces just as were the red
skins here.
II will he recalled that Indian npris-
ings were followed by swift and ter
rible punishment and one Of Clusters
exploits wherein every soul Of the tribe,
Down 10 the very rapooses, was put to
the sword. remains TO this day m uu-
written page Of American history.
Something akin TO this terrible vista.
tion is believed to await the reyoliing
inhabitants Of samar.
Every male native within miles ~
The scene 81 the attack should bc killed
ruthlsssly." explained an officer just
returning from the Philippines. "and
their homes destroyed"
Although the American public g.
not aware OF H." he added. "somcw hat
similar methods have been employed in
several oi the new much-hsrnldet pari-
hed districts"
This Il pleasant programme. Il ac-
cords well with our benevolent profess
sions. And Il ought to appeal power
fully TO those lynchlng ministers and
mob-insplring pulpit patriots who
have lately been so much In evidence.
Certainly their spirits should rlse In re-
sponae to 40 fine prospect as thai sug.
Rested by the officer jnst returned
from the Philippines
Yet what have these Filipinos dom" ?
In the first place, they fell upon q
company 81 soldiers, killed them In a
desperate fight In which they lost 100
against the American loss Of 90 10 %.
II was a surprise, but not a greater one
than many another of which the FL.
ipines we've themselves the victims. II
was all In the way Of war. The Amer
leans were out hunting for little
brown men whom fhcy intended 10
XIII ~ they could. II happened the 1T
tie brown men saw them first. Hut
their slaughter OF the invading force
f. now accounted q savage crime and
IL Is to he punished In n savage way by
Favagery as bad as the red Indian ever
conceived.
adequate measures" are ordered
from the white house. And those
around the capital and In touch with
army purposes understand that this
phrase means. what II meant when II
was applied TO the indians-where
every soul In the tribe. down 10 the
very papooses. was put 10 the sword. "
And yet the dead president almost
with his latest breath gave utteraure
10 this lofty sentiment; "I.et us ever
remember that our interest IN in con.
cord. not conflict, and that our real
emlnence rests in the victories OF
peace, not those Of war"