The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-06-10
Abcathing Denunciation Of Imperi-
ehst Hypocrisy.
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say my because under the providence
Of God | will be here when you are
gone. How foolish, how unworthy OF
the great gentleman from Iowa to
bubble and seek to dodge behind the
facts that there is no official statement
as to the guilt of this inhuman mon,
bter Smith.
Not as Republican, but as Presi.
dent OF the United States-and pause
here to give him my unstinted com.
mendation for his manly efforts to
bring justice, not as a Republican, but
as the chief citizen of the Republic. to
this same inhuman monster that you
say 1t is unpatriotic to criticise and
condemn. loud applause.) Is he
acting without authority? Would he
disgrace his great place or subject
himself to the criticism of the delicate
consciences possessed by the gentle
man from Connecticut and the. gentle
man from Iowa by ordering court
martial to investigate this man upon
testimony so flimsy that it is unbecom-
ing for us to mention it upon the floor
Of Congress?
This is not political question. This
Is not criticism of the army, but it il
criticism of that policy which we
have warned you against, that gives
the opportunity to produce the occa.
sion for these unspeakable acts.
We point them out to you to show
Jou where you are drifting. Inhuman
ity and barbarity In the Philippines
will, as certain as God hung the sun in
gender heavens, eliminate in inhuman.
ity and barbarity in your own homes
and the Republic. 1t is against tho
system; it is against the opportunity;
II is against the occasion; 1t is against
The men that make these opportunities
and make the occasion, that we as
American citizens are protesting in
earnest terms, not as partisans, but
as patriots.
] agree with you, sir, that It is un.
fortunate that we should be required
TO air these things before the world;
but, sir, 1t serves to illustrate lesson
that all can well afford to learn. re.
member to have read with shuddering
horror when the man Kitchener. now
commanding in South Africa, was sent
along the Nile, he reached Omdurman
end when these helpless people came
in white robes and kneeled with uplift.
ed hands to pray for peace at his
hands long file of women and chill
dren knelt on that sunlit plain amidst
those adobe houses, his answer to
them was to open upon them with
grape and canister and shoot down
thousands of women and children in
order to set an example to the unfortu.
nate Egyptians and establish peace
and to accomplish benevolent assimila,
ton. And yet on the floor of the Brit
lsh Parliament men rose in their
places and defended that act,
Never did | dream that on the floor
OF the American Congress there could
be found even man from Connecticut
Or from Iowa who would be willing to
arise in his place and speak in terms
OF commentator of an order issued
by an American general under the
American flag in the American uniform
to kill all above the age of 10, whether
they be women or men.
And yet we find that men are SO
eager for partisan advantage they sti.
lie their noble impulses say noble
impulses because these gentlemen who
speak in commentator of these
crimes are gentlemen Of chivalrous and
noble impulses, patriotic and country
loving; but 1t only shows, gentlemen,
To what depths of degradation we may
descend for partisan advantage. Is
honor so dear, or national good will so
sweet that we must put beneath us
every emotion OF charity and human.
ity? Is national glory so much to be
sought in our war with the Philippines
that the American flag, thus far I'M
stained by barbarities, shall sacrifice
thousands and thousands OF lives, for
getting the traditions and teachings OF
our country? cloud applause)