Graham guardian., 1904-04-01

iSn pdIllaucut anu laws maze 1Of
the Eilipinos are made here fol-
them. And laws have been made
for the Filipinos that would moi
be tolerated here for moment
To be sure it has been asserted
that while men live under the laws
enacted for the Filipinos, but il
must not be forgotten that there
are but few white people there
and most Of them are officials OF
hangers-on for corrupt purposes
and are only temporary soiourn-
ers. The United States exercises
supreme power over the Filipinos
through a latrociny government
the laws enacted for them are
cunningly devised so as to give
every large syndicated, thieving
combination an opportunity to rob
and loot the Islands to a finish.
Besides the criminal code. provid-
ed for the Philippines is the most
abominable ever enacted by civil
lied men. They are the equal in
infamy Of those authorized for and
exercised by the ancient Persian
satyr. The freedom of speech
upon all political. questions is
throttled TO such an extent that
any person who would attempt to
read the Declaration of Independ-
ence in public would commit a
penitentiary offense, and an opin-
ion entertained against the infam-
Gus government there would con-
Wet the person entertaining it Of
treason if it could be proven, An
imperial American general there
denounced the Declaration of In
dependence as damned incendiary
document, and suppressed it, while
an editor Of newspaper who crit
icised some of the Infamous do
ings there was departed, Does it
look as if n set of men in congress
who authorize and endorse such
intamy will readily admit Arizona
into the Union as state?
1t is said by Roosevelt that the
annexation of the Philippines un,
der the Paris treaty was precisely
the same as those under Jefferson
and others that followed. But
Mr.. Roosevelt and all other inn
perialists know that their state.
ments are absolutely false. Every
treaty made heretofore tor the IN.
nexation Of territory, provided for
citizenship of the inhabitants and
statehood, But no such familiar
words appear nthe treaty of Paris
and that departure from true
American principles was forced by
q gang Of eastern boodlers and
was deliberate and intentional on
the part of the administration
The treaty of Paris was so
framed as to enable the admins.
tion to have an excuse to enter
upon a British and Spanish colon
ial system, and while our flag
had its very birth as representa-
tive Of true American principles
and constituted an en- mblem repre-
senting directly the reserve Of the
colonial doctrines Of the tyranica
powers Of the old world, it was
announced by the leaders of tn
movement that the flag the boys
were carrying in the Philippines
was the same flag they carry here.
A greater falsehood was never
uttered by mortal men. The flag
here hasa language which, when
sborn Of it, it. becomes mere rag.
AT its origin it denied the right
of colonial rule. In the Philip !
pines it represents the right to
hold people in colonial vassaIago. !
Here it has always represented |
the principle, of no taxation with
out representation. Here it has
always been supposed to represent
the freedom of speech and the
press. In the Philippines it rep
resents directly the opposite. |
Here it is supposed to represent
government by and for the people.
In the Philippines it represents
nasty latrociny government where
the people have no voice in the
government that rules over them.
Here the flag has always repre-
sented the right of citizenship to
all who were the inhabitants of
territory subject to the Jurisdiction
of the United Stated. In the
Philippines it represents the doc
trine of the divine right of Kings |
to sell and dispose Of people
against their will and to, hold |
them without recognizing Aheihit
as citizens of any power that a5ais !
mates over them. In other words,
the flag in the Philippines has
been converted into a dag ofpir4
acy, an emblem hoisted by set of
diabolical freebooters who care no
more. for the republican iustitd-
tions of this country and the
millions here than they |
do for the frogs that inhabit the
swamps of Holland A nice set
of men, indeed, to expect any
help from IN the direction off
statehood for Arizona