The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-31

Well. these are precisely the objects for
which cur soldiers are fighting n the
Philippines. When there Is talk Of the
cruelties committed in the Philippines.
remember always that BY far the greater
proportion OF these crueities have been
committed by the insurgents against their
own people-as vel as against our SOL
dierS-and that not only the snrest but
the only eneetuai way OF stopping them
is by the progress OF the american arms.
The Victories OF the American army have
been the really effective means Of put
ting a stop 10 cruelty in the Philippines
Wherever these victories have been COM
plete-and sach is now the case through
out the greater part OF the islards-ai
crueities have ceased, and the native Is
secure in his life, his liberty. and his pur-
suit OF happiness Where the insurrec-
( tloR still srnoiders there is always a
chance for cruelty 70 show itself
Our soldiers conquer. and what IS
the object for which they conquer To
establish a military government Ne.
The laws we are now eudeavoring 10 en-
act for the government OF the Philip
pines are 70 increase the power ard
domain OF the civil AT the expense Of the
military authorities. and 10 render even
more difficult than in the past the cha1ce
OF oppression. The military power Is
used TO secure peace. IN order that II may
itself be supplsnted by the civil govern
ment The progress OF the American
arms means the abolition OF cruelty. The
bringing OF peace. and the rule of law
and order under the civil government
Other nations have conquered 70 create
irresponsible military rule. We conquer
to bring just and responsible civil gov
eminent to the conquered.
But our armies do more than bring
peace. do more than bring order. They
bring freedom. Remember always that
the Independence Of q tribe or COM
munity may. and often does, have moth
/ ing whatever 10 do with the freedom Of
the individual in that -~ihe or communi-
! ". There are now IN Asia and Africa
scores OF despotic monarchies. each Of
which is independent. and In no one of
which is there the slightest vcstige Of
freedom for the individual man Scsnt
indeed is the gain 10 mankind from the
..indenendeace" Of a blood-stsined tyrant
who rules over abjec1 and brutaiized
slaves But great is the gain to human
ity which follows the steady though slew
Introduction OF the orderly liberty, the
Iaw-abIding freedom Of the individual.
which IS the only sure foundation upon
" hich national independence can be built
Wherever in the Philippines the insur-
rection has been definitely and finally
put down. there the individual Filipino
already enjoys such freedom. such per-
sonaI liberty under our rule. as he could
never even dream Of under the rule Of an
independent" Aguinaldian oligarchy.
The slowly-learned and difficult art Of
self-government. an art which our people
have taught themselves by the labor OF a
thousand years. can not be grasped In a
day by a people only just emerging from
conditions OF life which our ancestors left
behind them in the dim years before his
tory dawned. We believe that we can
rapidly teach the people OF the Philip
pine Islands not only how TO enjoy but
how 10 mako good use Of their freedom
and with their growing knowledge their
growth in self-government shall keep
steady pace. When they have thus
shown their capacity for real freedom by
then power Of self-government. then.
and not till then VIII II be possible 70 de-
eide whether they are 70 exist independ-
entity OF as or be knit 10 Us by ties Of
common friendship and interest When
that day VIII come is Is not in human
wisdom 10 fortell All that we can say
with certainty is that il would be pat
back an immeasurabie distance - We
should Yield 20 the counsels Of uumanly
weakness and turn loose the Islands 70
see our victorious foes butcher with re-
voting cruelty our betrayed friends. aud
shed the blood ~ the most humane. the
most enlightened. the most peaceful the
wisest and the best OF their own number
for these are the classes who have
already learned 70 welcome our rule.
Nor while fully acknowledging our
duties to Others. need We forget our duiy
TO our own country. The Pacific sea-
board IS as much 10 us as the Atlantic;
as we grow in power and prosperity -
our Interests VIII grow iu that farihest
west which is the immemorial east. The
shadow OF our destiny he's already
reached TO the shores = Asia. The
might OF our people already looms iarge
against the worid-horizon and if VIII
loom ever larger rs the years 60 ~ no
statesman has q tight % neglect thc in-
terests ~ our people IN he faeiilc ~
terests which are important % 40 our
people. hut which aTe CO most import
rr-e 90 those II our people who have
bull; uopuloUs end thriving states on tae
western slope Of oar continent
This should no more be 3 pai qpes-
tioa than the var fo- fhe tHion should
have been q parts question 81 ;hla
moment the nan 70 hisnest offee IN the
PhnfDnine Ifisnds s. The wee governor
General Luke Wright ~ Tenassere. who
zaiiaafiy sore the gray iH the elsa Hf
ana pho g. nov Vpri-ius hart ia tarf
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irnlrea. Adra ChaEae. aho in the riFH
var calamity were the Blue. Those ft1.
a-s ths rnea under them. from fhs ra
ard from the pagth. ia ciFl he at4 ir
military lie. ~ teachers. - sdr .H-strt-
tors. as aoldierr arr i7foFine uisai.i1
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