The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-31
DEFENSE OF-1PHILlPPINE WAR.

The ''aunties' in the. country seem to
delight in every opportunity to malign
the American army in the Philippines.
Their organs have constantly been rolling
as sweet mcrsels under -the tongue reports
OF the dissolute and licentious practices of
the brave men who are risking their lives
for the flag in those distant isles. along
with apochryphal stories of their cruelty and
inhumanity to the natives. The latter
charges have been completely refuted in
every instance. and It has been shown that
the only instances of brutality that have
occurred are those OF cruelties practiced by
the insurgents upon captured Americans.
In the discussion of the army bill the SLAM
der OF American soldiers, direct or implied
by the opponents of the measure. have be-
come so fragrant as to lead Adjutant General
Corbin to cable to Gen. Macarthur for the
exact facts In the case. Gen: Macarthur
has promptly replied, and his testimony
should put to shame the defamers of the
nations heroic defenders. He says that
drunkenness in our army in the Philippines
is less. on the average. than in garrisons in
the United States; that the army ia in
splendid discipline and high state of eff
cheney; and that it is doing the hardest kind
OF service in the most faithful and inspiring
manner.
The charge of the "aunties' that it is
d1mcult Tor the government to get recruits,
owing to the unpopularity Of the Philippine
war, is also refuted by the fact that recruits
are being enlisted throughout the country
at the rate of 1000 men month; and as
soon as the new army bill becomes a law
and additional recruiting stations are opened
this rate will be largely increased. Word
comes from the islands that large percent
age OF the volunteers soon to be discharged
Will re enlist The proposition to pay each
$2C0 bounty for doing so is a good one as
seasoned soldier will be worth much more
at the start than a raw recruit
n fho hnto Citv
pines Is very encouraging, and the slurs
and SANDERS and lugubrious predictions of
the little Americans" should not have any
weight with intelligent and patriotic citi-
zens.-Minneapolis Farmers Tribune
The Tribune's editorials. touching on
the Philippine war qnastion should be
collected together anlpdblished in book
form. They would aKa very amusing
reading. The first dNaHEer would show
that there was no hEin the Philip
pines. that our solal$ 'fwere just sent
over there to beneXplAptly assimilate
those heather tribes,
The second chapter would show how,
the Fi'ipinos, witheM. proyocation
opened fire on our picket lines, which
resulted in nothing more than a little
skirmish, anyhow. The third chapter
would declare that the war was over
and had never been, poye than a trihins
instruction Of Aguina1do and a half,
dozen followers, and the closing chapter
would dwell upon the terrible -brutalities
practiced upon our soldiers by these
murderous savages.
These hysterical utterances of this
administration organ remind us of the
lrishman's several defenses in a mur-
der case.
Pat had been indicted for murder. and
to the indictment he pleaded the follow
ing defense:
First. The murthered man was not
murthered at all, but died a natural
death.
Second. He was not present when ne
struck the blow that killed his man.
Third. When he struck the man it
surely was in self-defense
Fourth. If his blow did the murder
it was wholly accidental
We would respectful tender the fore
going yarn as closing chapter to The
Tsibune's work in the Philippines.
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