The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-10-25

Hut Mess Nuie by Military Power
Worse Than Wey1erism or
kitch enerism.

Imperialis SIN is still to be kept to the
front IS an issue and the unhappy Fill
ipinos are TO feel the full burden Of it.
Imperialism means the ruthless rule
Of the military, without the rules Of
civilized warfare. and yet the Filiplnos
are not savages; they have murdered
NO prisoners, they have slain no wom-
en- or children. They have inflicted no
fortunes, nor have they outraged wives
and daughters. and yet the edict has
gone forth that they are to be ruthless
ly killed.
Worse than Weylerism, worse than
Kitchenerism, Is 10 be the new policy in
the Philippine. as result Of the re-
cent disaster to the invading troops in
Samar, says the Johnson Democrat.
These things must STOP" said the
strenuous president, with a snap Of his
militant jaws. And forthwith he or
dered Gen. Chaffee at Manila to Fuse all
adequate measures to suppress the in
surgents in Samar and all other prov
inces where they become active"
What these adequate measures" are
TO be is limited at strongly in Washing
ton dispatches. They mean death to
the Filininos--a war of literal exter-
mination. From one press dispatch we
learn what the programme is likely to
be.
Gen. Corbin, in discussing the Balan-
giga affair, said the Filipinos we're
much like the American Indians and
that their complete subsection would
be delayed for an indefinite period OF
time. Those who are given to reading
between the lines of official utterances
see in this statement evidences that
the natives are to be treated by the
American forces just as were the red.
skins here.
1t will be recalled that Indian upris.
ings we're followed by swift and ter.
rible punishment and one of Clusters
exploits wherein every soul of the tribe
down to the very papooses, was put tC
the sword. remains TO this day an un'
written page of American history
Something akin to this terrible vista
ton is believed to await the revolving
inhabitants Of Samar.
Every male native within miles o.
the scene of the attack should be killed
ruthlessly." explained an officer just
returning from the Philippines, "and
their homes destroyed"
although the American public is
not aware OF it." he added, somewhat
similar me thods have been employed in
several Of the new much -heralded paci
fed districts"
This is a pleasant programme. 1t ac
cords well with our benevolent profes
Z sions. And ii ought to appeal power
fully to those lynching ministers ant
mob-inspiring pulpit patriots. who
have lately been so much in evidence
Certainly their spirits should rise in re
Spouse to so fine prospect as that sug
gested by the "officer just returned
from the Philippines"
Yet what have these Filipinos done
In the first place. they fell upon
company OF soldiers. killed them in
esperate fight in which they lost II
against the American loss of 40 TO 81
1t was surprise, but not greater on
than many another of which the Fl
ipinos were the mselves the victims. ]
was all in the way Of war. The Amer
leans were out hunting for littl
brown men whom they intended (
kill If they could. 1t happened the III
tie brown men saw them first. Blu
their slaughter of the invading fore
IS now accounted a savage crime an
II Is to be punished in a savage way b
savsgery as bad as the red Indian eve
conceived.
adequate measures" are ordere
from the white house. And thos
around the capital and in touch wit
army purposes understand that thi
phrase means, what it meant when
was applied to the Indians-wher
"every soul in the tribe, down to til
very papooses, was put to the sword
And yet the dead president almo'
with his latest breath gave utteranc
TO this lofty sentiment: "Let us eve
remember that our interest is in col
cord. not conflict, and that our RET
eminence rests in the victories {
pooca not tboSo ~ war"