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

and plumber. II Is to be the foundation
OF new instructions, new deaths. II
means, In all probability, IL we are to
follow II out in all its consequences,
what is implied In the declaration of
the FORMER chairman OF the Philippine
commissioner extinction Of that race
of people.
When you have followed to the end
the road upon which you are now about
TO enter, after you have achieved the
results which knowingly you thus set
out TO accomplish, what will they be?
An extinct race. who will remain, like
the Huron tribe OF Indians, as q tradi-
ton Of history a race OF people who
have not wronged us; a race Of people
Indigenous to the soil and the climate
in which they live, a climate to which
we cannot be Injured, land which can.
not be made the home of our people.
You want to exterminate those people
lin order to supplant them? No; you
never can supplant them. You never
Will go there for the sake of home.
for the sake Of the establishment OF q
permanent abode. You annihilate those
people for revenge, because you do not
like them, because their color is differ
allen race, because they have a differ
ent religion, because their habits and
customs are not your habits and Gus
toms.
You want to go there as II you were
carrying out the edict OF some lnscrut-
able fate, to annihilate q race of men
who never have injured us, while we
have gone and ruthiessly assaulted
a.. O.
bowling wilderness, how many will still
live In Batangas, one-third OF whom
had persisted In December last? How
many will remain in Tayabas or the
rest Of Luzon? God only knows. We
have taken no census upon that sub
ject, and It is not proposed to take any.
A MUNIFICENT END.
But all this is to secure some munlf-
cent end. This is In order to advance
civilization. This Is In order to uplift
races Of mankind This Is a humane
policy. This drastic policy, this Sc
we're and uncivillzed war is the most
humane In the end. Aye, its humanity
consists in the determination OF a peo-
pie and when they are dead they cease
But some Of our people. /
think, would follow them into the
realms Of perdition and keep them
there dancing forevermore upon the
burning mari OF hell What vengeance |
do we want TO wreak upon them7 What |
benign end do we want to accomplish? |
Tell me, tell me, you upon the other |
side, you who say you will not speak |
On this subject. say who struck you
dumb? Why viii you not utter a word |
N the face OF this great epoch in the
history OF our country? Why do you
remain silent?
ask you to speak and tell me what
Useful and human purpose you have in
low embarking upon THIS policy. Speak
md tell us. Tell the American people
FELL the American people who are
moved upon this question in q manner
'ou little dream Of. Tell the people who
will be called upon to pass on the cues
Ion whether you are acting upon some
Principle which is justihable TO your
Conscience and your God. You win not
peak. Then | infer, sir, that this Is
he Inauguration OF a scheme Of loot
nd OF plumber and Of exploitation--an
Their blowing Of q ruined Carthage,
'ou have garnered the harvet OF death.
nd now propose TO rake the stubble-
ED OF a slaughtered people. II this b.
OF true. disclose what Is true. II your
Motive be not sordid; and II you can
lstlfy yourselves, for Gods sake do Il
uickly because II seems 10 me we are
landing in the presence Of an awful
-agedy, and that we viii reap the
'hirlwind of misfortune II we do not
strace our steps.