Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-30
Our PhIIIpnlne Emnlre.

Our Philippine Empire.
The United States controls or owns. as
you may please 20 state il. about I5oo0
square miles in the Philippine islands.
scope OF territory about as large as Ari-
zona, bought from Spain and conquered by
Dewey. To control this Philippine terri
tory General Wesley Merritt. L. S. A, de-
clares II viii demand an American army
OF a0.u00 men constantly on the islands.
General Chaffee says that number OF men
viii be required for at least a quarter OF
a century.
The average cost OF a soldier. according
20 our war department In time Of peace
(which includes his food. clothes. equip
ment. ammunition and transportation is
set down at 81 coo per snnum.
Add 50 per cent more 70 each soldier in
the Philippines.
Multiply 1900 CsoIdiers) by $3.50 and
you will get the probable annual cost Of
this Philippine army Of the United States.
That item consumes So. 600. coo every year
70 start with in this count
According 20 a speech published this
week. delivered by Mr.. Shafr0th, OF Col
orado. the chief executive or American
president OF the Philippine commission
gets $1,000 annually and Is provided with
a fine residence. All the American men,
bers OF the commission get $1,000 each
per annum-
Seven judges get 5000 each. The sec
rotary OF the commission gets $500. the
treasurer $500. the auditor $500 cOllec-
tor OF customs 5000. director OF posts
$780, chief Of education 5000. chief Of
health bureau $500. all payable in gold
American gold
How we apples do swim. And all this
outlay for a bit OF territory the size OF
Arizonat
Eight millions Of inhabitants. on tOrrid
islands IN the Pacific. require all this out
lay and all these soldiers to keep the
peacei No wonder II is that Spain sold
them OF ar 100000 and was glad to
make so good a trade for herself
And how the fortune hunters and office
seekers viii crowd in TO get in reach OF
these bloated salaries! How the Ameri-
can Adventures viii swarm. Mr.. SHAFT
frOth tells the story for US:
~There are now LIS Americans there in
the insular service. SIS in the municipal
service at Manila, g American Judges, 1O7
in the provincial service and lib in the
constabulary."
Add these salaries to those already men
toned land the fat juicy pickings may be
guessed att so we may understand what
We bought from Spain for the benefit OF
our officials.
The natives are glad 70 get 3 cents a
day for labor and IL is reported that no
American has attempted agriculture. and
most likely could not stand the hot wealth
er II he did attempt It Compare the per
diem OF the Filipino with the salaries OF
their American rulers and need not add
a single line TO the monstrosity OF the at
tempt which has been made 20 convert
these ardent Filipino lovers OF freedom
into serfs and helOts for American pap
suckers.
General Henry Lawton. who gave his
life over there as an American soldier,
said: Among the Filipinos there are
many cultured people. who would orna-
ment society anywhere IN the world ladies'
who have studied and Travelled. men who
have had a good education and fine
brain. AS many OF them can read and
write as you viii ind in many places in
America. These men are indomitable.
They have the right 10 be heard" etc.
When we recoIlect the sorts OF officials
that swarmed down on the southern states
after the civil war. when the intelligence
OF the country was disfranchfsed. we can
form a very fair idea Of the gang OF adj
venturers that has swarmed In Manila, TO
sop up the fat drippings from the strong
box OF this nation.
And this freedom-loving Filipino people
that revolted from Spanish tyranny is
now crushed down and put under an army
OF 5000 American soldiers and civil
government that IS actually plated with
the gold wrung out OF the taxpayers OF
the United States OF America
And for what2
Echo answers what
with such TAT salaries IN prospect you
may bet your bottom dollar there will be
also a swarm OF adventures over in the
Danish West Indies and Cuba and Porto
Rico. Even now a trial Is progressing 10
catch up with American swindlers in
Cuban postal matters who are a disgrace
to the nation. We are in danger Of being
devoured by the various swarms, and with
no help in sight. God pity the helpless.
And don't you know they hate US? How
can they help hating nation which mas
cueraded as a freedom-loving republic
and yet has not only bought SPANS title
10 enslave these islands. but keeps a large
standing army in their midst. that our
adventurous politicians may also keep
long, greedy arm in the money chest OF
the United States,
Fifteen thousand dollar. 5000. 5000 SAL
aries for ward Politicians and trifiing little
shysters who perhaps could not be toll
Grated where they were brought up. but
who followed in the wake OF war TO fatten
on the disorder. the decentralization and
me destruction OF human life in these
overrun islands. whose population never
harmed the American people in word.
thought or deed. or gave the slightest
provocation for an armed conflict. Retri-
button win follow Mark Il, We are SOW
Ing whirlwinds. and viii reap cyclones!