Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-27

discovery that that officer had been in cor
respondence with General Francis v.
Greene for the purpose of securing infor-
nation Of advantage to the Democratic SEN
ators concerning the Philippine situation.
II was also asserted that some Of the qEes-
tions asked by the Democratic members of
the Senate Committee on the Philippines
were either inspired by General Miles or
were based upon data furnished by him.
The President and his advisers were ready
to ooncede the right of the Democrats to
make vigorous fight upon the Philippine
question, but they could not reconcile Cen
eral Miles alleged action with loyalty 10
the administration. Posi-
Right here let every man 1atteriug him
self that he can distinguish logic from
sOphistry and sense from nonsense take
issue with the President and his advisers" J."
The hippodrome department Of Roosevelt's
administration is running overtime. This
is not the 6rst time that the Strenuous One
has tread the sawdust arena and done stunts
for the rabble. The Post will recall its own
humorous editorials on Teddy while he was
connected with the Civil Service Commits
sion. In those days Teddy was local joke
and a disturbing element generally No
one could imagine him possessed with
originality along the lines of political
economy Later, as police commissioner, he
succeeded, by a series of Haroun All Raschid
performances, to friehten the New York
police into fits We can forgive and forget
past acts in the lives of our great statesmen.
When a President confounds administration
and government it is time he was presented
with a well delivered jolt. We recall an
order forbidding employees Of Uncle Sam to
submit influence that would secure them
promotion. Now we have it officially that
Miles is not loyal to the administration.
Since when has an officer been regarded
as a politician fancied till now they
were neither the one thing nor the other.
Miles has discovered certain abuses in the
army in the Philippines. He informs his
superiors Mum" say these worthless.
These abuses reflect on the honor and re-
spectability Of the United States govern
ment.
The White House replies that we have no
government-only an administration When
the administration changes according to
this mastery style of logic the government
will change. The President appoints per
sons TO Office, pardons and coerCes Congress.
That is administration. The rest is that
fixed system we call government. The
government is carrying on the war in the
Philippines, not the Roosevelt administra-
tion. Men in Congress differ on the Philip
pine question, regarded as a matter of
ststecraft Both parties are conducting the
war, both parties made the treaty, both
parties declared war. There is a disposi-
tion nowadays to regard the administration
as the government itself. This silly farce
has been played to safety. The Secretary
of War hears of outrages in the Philippines.
He deprecates and apologies profusely for
suppressng the facts. Why} Because the
actions of certain brutes in blue uniforms
disgracing the trade of war and torturing
their helpless enemies, might reflect on the
administration Then the army in the
Philippines are all Republicans. Patronage
has been Skogeied out according to this view.
General Miles, unable to stir the wrath of
the sapient administration has appealed to
the Democrats. A few Republican Senators
able to distinguish between a Government
duty and a party eXpedient, have joined
with the Democratic investigators and are
endeavoring to CLEAN the truth.
One of the beauties of the Civil Service
system is that a change of administration
does not change the workings Of the de-
partments to any great extent. Higher up
in Governmental circles, however, it seems
that a change of administration means an
entire change of the Governmental ma
chinery. The commanding general may
still inspect troops. but no report from him
must reflect upon the conduct of the war,
for it would reflect on the administration,
ergo the American army is now a Repubh-
can army Sometimes a single utterance
will reveal an entire mind. The charge
that Miles is not loyal to the administration
is proof positive that the chief difficulty in
the Philippines lies in the fact that the
whole business is considered as a matter Of
ward politics. Democrats are kept out Of
the councils Of the would-be map makers.
and men Of broad minds and commanding
are ignored for the reason
that they are anti-administration, conse-
q1ently they have nothing to do with the
Of the Government From the
first the Philippines have been treated as
dumping ground for political self-seekers.
The idea has possessed the Republican
party to subdue the Filipinos. Why?
The war began under Republican admin
istration, consequently that party deduces
that il owns and controls the Government
So far as the islands are concerned. 1t has
made intelligence, craftsmanship and the
gteatest good subservient to dismal dis
pay of partisan imbecility. Representa-
tives have been sent numberless times to
Manila only to bring back the same pre-
pared before" report that the Filipinos are
''paci6ed, " ETC., etc. Army officers, whose
mouths are either sealed or issue nanities
in fear Of political pressure have done
nothing to clear the situation. The Demo-
riats. driven from the councils of govern
nent and disgusted with speeches delivered |
BY men whose serfdom to party outweighs
heir duty to the nation, and unable longer
10 listen to carefully prepared and edited
essays on the beauties Of purposeless war,
rise up in anger and demand Investigations |
These questions Sh0Hid be settled in Con-
yress--the stump is not the place. The |
alacy that a man who opposes what the |
republicans choose to call an administra- !
ion war becomes a traitor, is ridiculous and /
ohg drawn out. The Republican party is
leeping facts from the Democrats and their |
,wn dissenting members. They have failed |
n statesmanship military efficiency and in
ieyotion to the welfare of the American
Republic
The war has accomplished nothing. Paci-
ication is as remote now as it was three
,eags ago.
Even the monarchy Of Great Britain