Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24


so Tar as they did not engage In actual
hostilities against the American troops
end selling them aud placing them In
'front.' OF the armies OF the United States
as shield TO protect them and to re-
celye the shots Of those who were seek
ing 70 defend what they conceived 10
De the right But there In the Philip
pine Islands, great God, what right
nave we TO practice these brutalitles
against those people? What crime have
they ever committed against US that
they should be afflicted with the TOP
lures or the fiend incarnate7
WHERE is THERE A PARALLEL7
Why, Mr.. President, such wrongs to
those people whom we had called TO oun
side, with weapons furnished to them
BY us, and who had marched against
the common enemy, whom they had
learned to believe was the enemy to the
human race by reason OF its ancient
practice OF cruelty and oppression.
when they had assisted us and had
brought about a glorious victory 10 the
American arms and to the American
people for the sake Of humanity and
li0erty-we turned traitor TO them, We
demanded their unconditional surren-
der; we shut the gates OF their own
city against them. We turned our arms
against them without any pretense or
excuse or Justification, we moved them
down with horrible slaughter; we swept
them away as with the bosom of des-
truction; we paralyzed them and rem
dered them helpless. They had moth
Ing In their possession with which long
er TO indulge in the luxury Of protec-
ton to their homes, their lives, and
their fortunes. We deolmated them
until one-third Of them had fallen ana
gone into the dust, and over whom we
still trample without mercy and with
out humanity.
Now these people are to be subjected
to tortures, to crueltles unspeakable
and beyond the power OF human tongue
to describe, and all In the name Of civ.
iliZation, all In the name of Justice all
to uphold the glory and the prestige of
American arms and TO strike terror 10
all the helpless peoples In the world |
and make them believe that the Amer |
lean people are in reality a great ana
honorable nation. There is a God In |
heaven, dispensing justice and right. |
what penalties must come TO us By |
reason or these fractions of all rules
both human and divine.
CABALERS AND HEROES,
fear, Mr. President, that there has
grown up In our midst little oabal.
a coterie OF military upstairs and par.
venues, all unconsciously to the great,
broad-minded, humane people consti-
tuting the American republic, within
sunshot almost OF where / now speak,
who are the authors Of all these things,
ana upon whom the responsibility OF
these lniquitles ought justly 10 be made
70 rest, l am loath to hold up to criti-
,lsm the men who take their lives In
Ihelr hands and go out and fight the
battles OF the republic, who are willing
% take upon themselves those respon-
abilities which may end only in death
u IN honori l am unwilling, without
conclusive proof OF the fact, 10 pre-
iume that anyone Of the men who |
ave gone out and have actually done
'attle In the Philippine Islands eve,
conceived this line OF policy which has
ecently been carried out there.
No, Mr. President Il Is those who re.
main secluded, those who practice In
nsolence, who devise In inluujty. who
able and scheme 60 overthrow honor.
BILE men, who would deny 10 Schlev
he rewards which properly come 10 a
IAN when he goes out TO fight in hon.
sty and In heroism the battles OF the
'epublic-the men who would drag /,
own Gen, Miles, humane and honor.
Die In ell his military career and
lace above him some military upstart. ,
no would not by reason OF his services ,
yer be commended 10 the people who
we Justice and fair dealing-I fear
,at u must be people OF this Kind who =
'r the time being, have seized Inc
'ins Of military control Of our armies
the Philippine Islands who are the
'al authors OF these infamies which
ave been there perpetrated. :
l commend senators TO read the tee.
mony relating to the various Kinds OF
,rture which have been inflicted bnt
hich the time ought 10 occupy will
IT permit me TO go into TO any great
tent have already laid before The .,
nate In my Judgment, sufficient m v
vlte attention to what still remains
disclosed. This Is but the PREMISE
e prelude, as 10 what ought 10 follow
the course Of this discussion. saw
senators upon the other side thai
rs Dill cannot pass 30 long as there
any man who, having looked into :
csc facts, and who has anything 10 q
y and desires 10 say Il. will make \
en- presentation to the American L
ople that they may be advised as 10 u
hat we are about TO do. X
An, MT President what do you pro- Is
SO to do2 Do you propose 10 Nv I'm II
q face OF these assertions made by II
N who are undoubtedly patriotic and n
10 are competent by reason OF having II
me In contact with that situation. 10
eak intelligently and wisely? -
COLONIAL POLICY. n
rhls blu inaugurates colonial poll ~
IL sets up a despotism. II pro.