The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-02
The President and the Philip
pines.

pines.
New Orleans Picayune.
Some distinguished citizens have had Il
meeting at Lake George, y. v, where they
adopted resolutions deploring the crueties
and outrages which have been perpetrated
during the American occupation of the
islands upon the Filipino population, and
they have adressed to President Roosevelt,
letter in which they have set forth their
views on the subject. In the course of their
indictment against the treatment accorded
to the people of that United States territory
by the officials and agents of the United
States. the plaintiffs in this case, who are
Charles Francis Adams, chairman: Carl
Schurz, Edwin Burriet Smith. Moorfeld
Storey and Herbert Welsh, aver their ability
to make proof of the following criminal acts,
contrary to all recognized rules and usages
of war, the part of officers and
soldiers of the United States.
First-kidnapping and murder, under
circumstances of aggravated brutality.
Second-Robbery.
Thrd-Torture, Doth of men and women,
and rape of the latter
Fourth-The infection of death other
parties, on the strength of evidence elected
through torture.
The facts in one of these cases, the most
aggravated, early brought the
| attention of the chairman of the Senate
Philippine Committee (the Hon. Henry
Cabot Iodge), and investigation urged.
1t by him promsed but, for reasons of
the of which they unac'vised,
though presumably from tender regard
for 1.-The honor of the army no action
taken.
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Catholic church, educated, refined
and, SO far as appears, guilty only of the
possession of money, in this ease in
question. According Witnesses still
| believed to he accessible, he was foulTv
done away with by i commissioned officer of
the United states, now in New England.
In yet another CASE, they prepared to
produce evidence of outrage and torture
perpetrated on Philippine female by those
wearing our uniform and of summary death
inflicted on others upon the strength of
| evidence wrung from her by torture.
The annexation and conquest of the
Philippine islands by the United States were
grave mistake of craftsmanship, as it was
an outrage on our democraticr republican
principles and institutions. 1t brings under
the control of the Republic people who by
race. by nature, by education and by all the
conditions which go to make up their
! characteristics and peculiarities, cannot in
centuries of suhjugation be made fit to boone
American citizens.
This Philippine business is against all the
noble sentiment of the worlds greatest minds.
No poet makes it the theme of heorc
lays; patriot in the cons ummaton of Il
policy tina; converts a free republican nation
and its democratic population into tyran,s
and the agents of despotsm. This Philip
pine business is libel craftsmanship and
an outrage on the Republics free institu-
tons. Beyond this i, is an invasion of Old
World territory by nation which has
ordered ..hands Off the New World, and
: addressed this command to the Old World
nation. This is the germ from which will
eventually be Matched bloody wars and dire
calamities for all concerned. 1t would
: be wise TO withdraw, if possible, but there is
= no prospect of such wise step. What has
been started will go to the end and tina,
end will be evil one.
Dividing the Blame.
[ Cleveland Plain Dealer.
| Il see it stated that the Alps
: have cost 3O1 lives in the past ten
years.
yet it don't seem quite right
to put the blame directly on the
Alps.'
why not
because most of those people
were killed by the clim-it.''