New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-31
Mr.. CHAMBERLIN'S SPEECH.
COMPARISONS WITH FILIPINO AND
OTHER WARS MADE.

Burlington. Vt. May 80 (SpeciaD.-Frederick c.
Chamberln, Of Boston, the orator at the
Memorial Day exercises under the auspices of STAN
nard Post Grand Army of the Republic. In his
speech he proceeded show the similarity be-
tween the campaign Of the "Copperheads of the
Civil War and that of the ant-imperialists of to-
day. He maintained that the whole subject of
military authority hostile territory has been
limited by Section of The Hague second conven-
ton Article 49, which says
ally placed under the authority of the hostile army
(Article 49, The authority of the legitimate power
having actually passed into the hands of the occu-
pant the latter shah take all steps in his power
10 re-eStablish and insure, so far possible pun
lie order and safety.
He continued in part:
These principles made It necessary TO send help
70 Manila even before We could fake nas Sly ely
at once captured Manila and the Spanish garrison
liable to all nations having any of the foreigners
ESTIMATED at 10000 in Manila to protect them and
city al u '''e 'p'''''
These principles allowed the President choice.
the speaker alleged. by the terms of his oath of
office. and he kept many troops there on the
ground necessary to preserve order. and no
more. But 1t required a good many troops to do
this, Obliged to have enough on hand
to protect the city against ali of Aguinados army.
Mr.. Chamberlin next demonstrated the effect of
the anti-imperialist campaign the Fipinos
themselves, by translating from captured docu-
ments and letters from anti-imperalists TO Agui-
naido and his lieutenants. These showed that the
insurgents were holding banquets in honor of the
ant-imperialists throughout that part of the Phil
ippines controlled by Aguinaldo at the time
the Filipnos shooting soldiers. The testi-
mony Of army officers proved that the antrim
perialists really the cause of all our trouble.
The quotations exhibited the fact that the whole
plan OF the Agunaldo party from the beginning
had been to keep up sort of fighting till the
anti-imperialists could triumph in home cleo
TONS and that that their whole plan even now.
Continuing, Mr. Chamberlin said:
When | began to search for material for this
these ant-imperialists could not see. what was
ing the enemy they were striking our men a blow
from behind Within the last ten days have
discovered satisfactory The Idea struck
me Of sudden that it only those who had
never been American soldiers who stab an Ameri
can soldier in the back and apparently not realize
what they were doing It was their ignoTance Of
Anti-Imperiast League had president treas.
urer, secretary and executive committee, seven
single old soldier. and / believe that every one of
the seven was an able bodied in the time OF
presidents; cf the thirty-two there were just tive
musket. being commissioned officers. Surely I had
found my explanation at last.
the nine public meetings held by the ant-mperlal-
f seght IN Boston 5 and one in CambTdFe
6Rr OF who had sat on the
buttons We're Cheers Of the drganTation ore we're
noticed in the audience After examining their
Of the whole two hundred and three who
served in the Rebellion. and two of these
three were the two vice presidents before men
toned. and all of the three commissioned
officers. | cannot find a among them who
carried musket. and he is the man who knows
what war is. 1t seems. doesn't it, if the stay
at-hOmes when danger came were the men Of
whom to make anu-imperialists? They might
fairly he called the first in peace and the last in
war! They not only will not fight with us. but they
join the enemy.
Mr.. Chambern then cited the famous Lincoln
-Vallandigham controversy and read
statements OF anti-imperialsts almost word for
word like these words OF Vallandigham. and con-
tended that. by Mr.. Lincolns statements. the
antt-imperialists were committing crime the
American soldier. The speaker. in closing. related
the story OF Major Guy Towards OF General
Q; o, Howardl expedition in the Philippines and
MS dying words, when shot by Filipino: Never
mind what happens TO boys Never mind me!
Keep the launch going! Keep the launch gong!'-
and fell dead.