Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-02
In Defense Of the Army.

Every American who goes to the
Philippine Islands, observes the con-
4ditions there, and returns to the
United States, as witness on the side
of the sincerity and humanity OF the
American people in their endeavor to
help the Filipinos TO good and free
government. The missionaries, In
particular, whose object is far away
from politics, who go TO the East and
the islands in obedience to the sacred
mandate to teach all nations, become
aware that we are in contact there
with great opportunity, and are ful-
filling a duty 10 the world which We
must not run away from nor shirk.
Rev. Mr.. Stuntz, who is in charge Of
the Methodist missions at Manila, has
made a statement which brings into
clear light the paeifieation BY our
arms and our conciliating and civiliz-
ing policy of more than four tlfths OF
the whole archipelago. Never ] as
there been more humanity showr,'
says this leading Methodist mission
airy, ethan In this And he declares
that this sin one and half years set
free ten millions of people from &C.
clesiastical and political slavery which
had been endured for 400 years.. On
the basis of the work of these soldier s
of ours, the foundations of a new al d
great free and enlightened common
wealth are being laid,
Rev. Mr.. SIuntz is the same mis-
sionary to whom Aguinaldo declared
that If he had known what the Amer
leans were going to do for the FIJI
ipinos, nothing could have induced
him to lift finger against them.
Rev. j. @. Goodrich, agent in the
Philippines of the American Bible So
ciety, gives his testimony on the same
side. Under peaceful American rule,
he says a vast work of education, en-
iightenment and development is be-
ing carried on.
Are these missionaries political par
tizans, whose judgment is warped by
their iidelitY TO the administration?
Scarcely They are preachers ard
Bible workers.
But it makes little difference what
a mans politics are when he goes 10
the Philippines. II he uses his eyes,
he sees the same things. DIR. Schiff-
man, president of the city council Of
ST. Paul, and one OF the most promi-
nent democrats of Minnesota, has re-
turned from visit TO the Philippines.
He formally declares that our govern
ment has treated the Fiiipinos too
leniently. In his view, we should
have adopted more stringent methods
toward them.
And Col. Charles DENLY, once a firm
democrat, appointed by Mr.. Cleve-
land minister 10 China, and since then
a member OF the Philippine commits
sion, has given the democrats OF In
diana a great shock by refusing to
affiliate with them. What he has
seen in the Philippines and the East,
and of faetious democratic opposition
to the work of Americans there, hss
led him TO declare formally that he is
q republican, and expects to CON
tinue so as long as the democrats pur-
sue their present policy.
All these men, and many more, are
witnesses for the American people
against the scandalous and disloy al
charges of tyranny and cruelty
brought againt the policy which they
have SO warmly approved.
Among the witnesses on this side
Corporal OfBrien should not be for
gotten. AS an instructive and con-
vincing exhibit OF the camp liar, on
whose testimony the charge of cruelty
against our Representatives in the
Philippines has been built up, he is OF
immense value.-Exekaage.