Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-02
had championed the cause IN the
Spanish war and Philippines showed

| ophnisn war ana philippines Showed
they were worthy descendants
Speaking of the Philippines. he said
1T is a fact that for every guilty act
oomnitted by our troops. hundreds
| OF acts of far greater atrocity have
| been committed by hostile natives
but this cannot be held as an excuse
Tor wrons- doing on our side A de.
ternined and answering effort must
be made to punish those in the amer.
lean army guilty of barbarity"
The president then spoke of lynch
lngs in this country as being more
cruel and brutalizing than anything
that has been done in the Philippines.
lie said: The men who fail to con
demn these lynchings and vet c.ar,or
about what has been done in the Phil
ippines are indeed guilty of neglect
ing the beam In their own eye while
taunting their brother about the mote
In his"
The president then went on to show
how the war department was making
every effort to crush out harshness
and create spirit of tolerance and
forbearance. qualities. he said, which
have characterized the war as n
whole.
The president said: "While we
should prevent abuses we must not
Inch from finishing the task on
which we have entered, or show our
'elves cravens and weaklines. II Is
EASY to call names. Grant was called
butcher. the army in the civil war
vas called 'Lincoln's hirelings.' Thev
we're the kind who traduce our army in
ne Philippines. Our soldiers conquer
Int not TO establish a military govern.
ment; TO abolish cruelty and bring
about peace, law and order. and giving
'uch freedom and personal liberty as
the Filipino could never dream of I'M.
'er the rule of an independent ApuI.
7aldian oligarchy. The slowly learn
ad and difficult art of self-government
cannot he grasped in day nv n peo.
ne lust emerging from a debased
condition in life, When they have
shown their capacitv for real free
'om we will decide whether thew are
20 expect independence or he knit to
Us ny common ties of friendship and
Nterest Acknowledging our duties
~ others we must not forget our duty
. our own country The shadow of
our destiuv has reached the shores
~ ASIA, the might of our people
'ooms large against the worlds hori-
ION and IT makes 1t essential that we
% not neglect interests of our moo
Die In the Pacific. To those who
nave built populous and thriving
states on the western slope of our
ointment. the Philippines question
should not be a party question. The
ian in the highest office In the Phil.
Nn'nes at present is Vice Governor
'right OF Tennessee, who gallantlv
wore the gray in the civil war. The
'e9d of the army there Is Chafrec
"ho calamity wore the blue in the
civil war. These two. and men under
them from the north and south In
'ivil and military life as teachers and
'f soldiers are laboring nightly for
hose who live at home. Here ard
there black sheep are to be found
'mong them, but as whole they rep
'aaent high standard of public ser.
vice. They are doing great work ror
civilization. great work for the honor
and interests OF this nation. and
above all. for the welfare of the ir.
9abitants of the Philippine Islands
All honor to them. and shame. thrice
ehame to us II we fail to uphold their
hands"
At the conclusion of the presidents
address. General Terrence delivered
IN address and then the assemblage
dispersed after singing America"
CANTON. o., May 30-McKinley
Post Grand Army of the Republic to-
iaY placed the customary G.. A. r.
'ablet on the late presidents casket
today, the same as on the grave any
civil war private bears. Numerous
aoral offerings sent to Mrs. Mckinley
we're taken to the Mckinley vault.
NEW YORK, May 30.-Decoration
lay was generally observed here but
partakes more of Fourth of July
holiday than memorial occasion.
There were great crowds at Grants
tomb this morning where an address
was delivered by Judge Jones, OF
Alabama. Mayor Low presided and
Governor O'Dell was to speak but he
was detained in the far west, where
he will remain on six weeks va
cation.
NEW YORK, May 30.-The princi-
pal feature of today's Decoration day
'elebration was the unvelling Of the
soldiers and sailors monument In
riverside park. The shaft cost a
quarter of a million. An impressive
parade of Grand Army posts, National
Guard regiments, regulars. blue jack
cts and marines was review by Gen
oral Miles, Admiral Barker. Generals
Howard, and Brooke and Mayor
Low.
DENVER. May 3O-Three thousand
veterans participated in today's
memorial parade, and the exercises
we're headed by Governor Orman and
stan After the parade they visited
Tairmont and Riverview cemeteries.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 30
Decoration day here has been char
ncterized by the unveilng of bronze
bust and pedestal to the memory Of
the late President Mckinley by the