The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27
DEsP0TIc AND CRUEL.
Legitimate Results Of the Govern
ment's Treatment Of the People
OF the Philippines.

oenutOr refer Is Justlned In repel-
ling the accusation that those who
condemn the cruelties which have
been perpetrated in the Philippines
traduce the American army. There
Is no denying certain most deplora-
BILE facts. They are admitted by the
very men who are charged with re-
sponsibility for their occurrence, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
AS Senator Teller says. the recital
OF these facts involve censure of in
dividuals in the army, but it does not
involve censure of the army as a
whole. Senator Lodge stated only
the other day that more than 300
officers and men had been court
martialed for wrongs done the ma
tives. Here was censure OF individ-
ual soldiers by army courts, but il
| did not involve censurc of the army
as an organization.
Mr.. Teller spoke the undeniable
truth when he said: "The very pol
icy of this government in dealing
with these people is calculated u
| make cruel and vindictive soldier
IL is not that the officers and mcr
in the army are exceptionally in
clined TO be cruel and yindictive
They are very much like the rest OF
the American people in character ant
disposition. 1t is the system of arbi
trary and irresponsible military gov
eminent in the islands that has beer
productive of cruelty and vindictive
ness.
The senator suggests the expiana
ton when he says to the republicans
"You have got to face this PROPOSE
ton. Give these people free gov
eminent or declare that they shall
never have one"
From the first there has been n
frankncss in dealing with the peopl
Of the Philippines. The republica
leaders who have shaped the polio
: have carefully abstained from ind
eating n purpose to give them FIRE
government such as other people ur
: Ter the American flag enjoy.
. SO far from indicating any sue
purpose. they have pursued cours
calculated to make them believe the
D were never to have an American FIRE
: government. Their policy has bee
such as to make enemies of the Ell
:. tire population, including those WI
u we're disposed to welcome us
:. friends.
y There is too much reason to b
j. lieve that in consequence OF this pc
4 lev the Americans in the islands WI
10 whom the natives have come mu'
in contact have fallen into the hat
= of treating all of them with co
y tempt or as enemies. with the exec
ton OF a few Macabebe heather vi
Z" are hereditary enemies Of the Taga
=, the civilized and Christianized peoT
+" of the islands.
In this way enemies have be
10 made Of the people until, Accord
. to Gen. Chaffee. they are practica
20 all hostile. The hostility thus eng'
o. dered has been reciprocal and h
seemed to our officers and men
= Justify extreme measures OF crue
n, and vindictiveness.
III we are ever w nav S>""'
peace in the islands-anything mt
u than sullen truce or submission
Z der silent protest-this policy mi
y give place to frank declaration
- purpose 20 give the people OF the
lands free American government
the earliest possible moment.
=" This declaration must he acco
panied by such course OF cond'
both civil and military. as Will $
~ isfy the people that we mean WI
~ we say and that they will he
truly free and much better on in
- cry way under the American
than they ever could expect to be
der any other.
re This is the only path 10 peace
ur honor. 1t Is the particular
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