New-York tribune., 1901-02-01
A HCHCRLSTS VIEW.
MARK TWAIN DISCUSSES THE PHILIP
PINE SITUATION.
From The North American Review.

From The North American Review.
Dewey could have gone about his affairs else
where, and left the Competent Filipino army to
starve OUT the Httle Spanish garrison and send It
home, and the Filipino citizens 70 set up the form
Of goyernment they might prefer and deai wh
which have since been tested and found TO be or
as high an order as any that prevail in Europe or
But We played the Chamberlain game and lost
the chance to add another Cuba and another honor
The more we examine the mistake the more
clearly We perceive that it is going TO be bad Tor
almost sure saw There is something curious
about this-curious and unaccountable There must
and on that takes once-captive,s new freedom
away from him. and picks quarrel Win MN WIZ
nothing to found IL on, then kills him to get MS
land"
The truth is. the Person Sitting in Darkness is
saying things like that: and tor the sake OF the
Business We must persuade him 70 LOOK az tne
Rhilppne matter IN another and heaIthler Way
We must arrange his opinions for him. We
They look doubtful but in reality they are not
There have been lies; yes, but they were told N q
good cause. We have been treaGherousi olt Saa.
was only IN order tnat real good mlsnt come ou,
of apparent evil True, we have crushed deceived
Sa9 coIds @ 1E Pe9plS we , nave turned "a sgb M b2s
stamped out Just and intelligent and well ordered
republic; we have stabbed an ally In the back ana
Shadow from an enemy that hadn. u 20 sell, We
liberty; we have invited our clean young men To
shoulder discredited musket and do bandits wors
to fear not to follow: we have debauched Amer
ca honor and blackened her face before the world
The head OF every state and sovereignty in Chris
tendon and 30 per cent OF every legislative BODY n
ChrstendOm. including our Congress and our 1Ity
state Legislatures, are members not only or ne
Ghurch. but also OF The Blessings Of CtyllizaloI,
Trust This world gtrdling accumulation of trained
morals, high principles and justice cannot DO an
thing an unclean thing Il Knows what it Is about
Give yourself no Uneasiress, IL is ali right.
Now. then that Will convince the Person You
/
elect the Master of the Game to the vacant place u
the Trinity Of our National gods and there on their
high thrones the Three viii sit. age after age, u
the people sight. each bearing the Emblem OF Ms
Lincoln, the slaves Broken chains the Master the
Chains Repaired.
II viii give the Business a splendid start
Everything is prosperous now. everything is just
as We should wish IT, We have got The archipelago
and We shall never give it up Also, We have every
Ieason to hope that We shall have an opportunity
contract with Cuba and give her something better
N ,ne plaS1 81 IL II Is a rlch co!iltt' ana ,ct [l
was a sentimental mistake. Bur uow-right now
WorA-Work that VIII set us up ana make Us uolr %
Portable and discourage gossip. We cannot co9q
troubled about our uniform II is one Of our prides
II is acquainted with honor, il IS familiar with grea
this errand it is on makes us uneasy And our Has
another pride of ours our chiefest' We have
lands-ghmpsins il Unexpectedly in that strange
sky, waving its welcome and benediction TO us-%s
and couldn't speak. for moment FOR the though,
OF what IL was TO and the great ideals 10 StooN
for Indeed we must do something about thess
things; must not have the flag out there and me
uniform They not needed there. We can manase
In some other way. England manages, as regards
the uniform. and We have TO send sol
dierS-we can't get out OF that-but can disguise
them. II Is the way England does in South AFRICA
Even Ar. Chamberlain himself takes pride IN Ills EnS
lands honorable uniform. and makes the army
down there ugly and OdNUs and appropr-
ate disguise, of yellow stun such QUARANTINE
flags are made OF. and which are hoisted to warn
the healthy away from unclean disease and Ie
pulsire death. This cloth Is called khaki We
could adopt it, IL is light. comfortable grotesqaSs
and deCeives the enemy for he cannot conceive o.
a soldier being concealed in il.
And for a flag for tie Philippine Province. u
Is easily managed. We can have a special one
our States do il: have Just our usual uas.
with the white stripes painted black and the stars
replaced by the skull and crossbOnes.
AnC do not need that Civil Commission ou-
there. Having no powers it has tc invent them t1e
and that kind of work cannot be effectively d1n-
by just anybody, expert is required. Mr.. Croks,
can be spared. We do not want the United Stal-'
represented there. but only the Game
Ey help of these suggested amendments. ProgIesS
and Civilization IN that country can have poo-,
and II will take in the Persons who are Sittln=
Darkness, and we can resume Business at ths W
stand.