New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
PARKER ON PHILIPPINES.
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two hundred thousand lives And the waste Of
money and the sacrifice of lives are not yet eICeu
tinued fndefineIy THAT policy refuses to promise
independence for the islanders now, or at any tll-e
the door Of none The administrations rails at the
Democratic PROPOSAL TO promise them independence
gests to eighty millions OF intelligent people that
such a promise would stimulate the vicious TO oe
more vicious, instead Of encouraging the improve
desire on earth--freedom but state the RIop4SS
ton It argues itself If our people agree tnat te
silence that which it undoubtedly intends, namely.
perpetual bondaES Tor the Flpi10S ta Ge 10 Spain
number of millions, and annexed Cuba with equaI
Justice and less suspicion Of mbecllity than we
have done our duty TO Cuba. We have le1t her 70
the na GT of cviIized nations s We forbid the
vent their building up their own eivlizaHion' 9
try to eorce ours upon them? Civiization ton, Is 9
growth not disguise: every race must work out
its civilization I'm its own way.
THINKS THE ISLANDS a BAD BARGAIN.
Our duty to tho Fillpinos demands promise OF
lndependence, But if it did not our own lteISst
as soon they are reasonably PREPARED for sell
feet to Expensive wars with other nations and with
its colonies. This necCsSitateS strong gatIoS tuu
powerful nayes. and draws heavily upon the tgfS
receiving from her colonies anything Ike an zoe 2G@-
lands national debt was doubled by the revolt of
the thirteen colonies ii had cost her so much 10 Sc
The American expansionlst following European 5Pel
pines must promote progress , IoStI1 ~ ciIiIiza-
and industry and introduce the IeaVSn o. ~ a1i
denCe OF history is to the cont ~ can eYeT GET
back the money that has been taken from the
pockets of oui taxpayers and wasted on me lih4Ps
pines. and 1t is also certain that but two cases %
the Phiiippnes-the class which is always nuHi i
which seeks to make Of OH se-hoid3g means Of
livelihood. The latter class I'm the Phihppines Gun
prises some officials of whom a stuue. "a az
uonS there recently said; 'Of the tl5tdc,,t ~ =
best they have been Inc necitnt at the worst dis
honest corrupt and despotc- The Islands seem ~
people He also said: The situation in the Phil
preenson az neo 59 AT home Aecuturay the
country - for the time ruined. Land Is SONG Cut
Of cultivation. the population is Ill fed and IN some
burdened with taxation. disease is prevale.t re i
ruins whole districts in the hands = ladrones. The
opnion has 70 fTce a1rrSle6n newspapers ere
bought up or are hrowheaten into silence. men OF
eIeIf tte pays ptoanced In ne III io ~ tba
thorough system OF espionage Detectives appear
in the guse OF servants and the oath of a single
one is enough to destroy mans reputation. prop
erty. liberty. or even life itself"
This country should hasten TO the Keller OF {i1t
situation ask OF The RePuo.ica9 Paa.S SoIII Re
continued in its hands II proposes 70 undeTtSke 70
pines proper statutes regulating their affairs with
some view TO their interest? VIII it give their
regulations under which they can exist?
nr"rer stems 10 fmai tn oblgetions therein as
stunned? Are the Philippine Islands to-day sell. sell
toward acquiring such po@tion crnba raised At
every turn by the legislation We have forced upon
might have dealt with foreign nations Had We
brought them within the United Stotes OF America
do neither. Where are the Philippine market ,
Where the development II their natural resources ,
Why should not these islands asserted by all and
conceded by all To have great natural resourc oe
N r. not an unheard of proposition that an
oppressed-I uss the term advisedy-an oppressed
Tho true questions which have concerned our re-
mont OF our taking them. and which remain TO-
day utterly untouched for any good 10 the Islands
their future in other words the rea, basis on
Which TIC PhpPlne I.le3dS interest US p9iScay
announcement 10 their shipping interests. These
Philippine Independence VIII appear the in'me-
date horizon. Continue We are doing 70 cypress
that this nation has ever been called upon 70 deal
with Will confront us Unfortunately
FEAR or IMPERIALISM"
nut aside from the duty We owe the Flliptnos TO
blessed privileges We possess. We should guard
inperiallstc policy History teaches that from re-
publcsnisrn 10 imperialism the movement Is grad
progress when discovered leaves open but two
courses submission resort 20 violence That our
people may never he compelled 10 choose between
these fearful alternatives should be our prayer.
Bus We should work as well rs pray. And our
work should be guard the foundation which
our government rests. Its basic IS that OF de-
cared ideas-ide1s that stronger than battle
chips and armies. ideas which for than a
century have stimulated oEr develop nent. end
which have given promise that our world mission"
shall be- not to- sez" tho territory OF dstart peo-
pies and rule them With Fceptre % iron bur TO
establish truth. honor. justice and peace among
the nations.
We must choose whether within borders tho
basis OF government shaI continue 70 he this IDEAL
Ism. materialism which IS tho sure precursor
dissolution for nation endure a
haeis OF Inatcri1lsu however SPLENDID Prudence
requires that the choice be made ~ time. The
tima IS