The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-28
Justice to Uncle Sam.

Northern Republican newspaper, IN
speaking Of the probable demands Oh
Japan upon Russia, uses this language;
"The occasional hypocrisy Of diplomacy
is proycrbial The same powers that
nov, nree japan TO be moderate have
In the past been notorious for the sever
ity Of their terms In concluding victorious
wars. They all Joined In demanding
1898 600, 900 as Indemnity from sorely as
tracted China four years ago, on ac-
count of the brief boxer uprising against
/. foreigners. Germany demanded y ,ooo,-5
900 900 from France In 1871; England did
rot hesitate to blot out utterly tho Du u
republics Of South Africa from the map
Of the world, increasing her empire $
area by territory almost equal 70 west
ern Europe. even the q Uniteo S. a!,
which went to war merely to free Cuha
from a country which had made abso-
lutely no aggression upon this country
took Porto Rico and the Philippine ar
cbipelago, thus destroying the colonial
empire of Spain. 1t is. therefore,
fact Of experience, both recent ana re-
mote that western nations make the
utmost Of their triumphs in war; and 1t
is equally certain that not one OF them'
If holding the present position OF = aPan,
would fail to exact all that It's national
interests, selfishly considered, would JUS
| tify It in demanding.
| Let us be fair, at least to our own
| country. The United States did not re-
| aure an Indemnity OF China for the
| Boxer outbreak, except SO far al China
was required to pay damages to indiyid-
ual American citizens for outrages com
mtted against them by Chinese subjects
Our recollection Is that the United States
government refused to accept anything
! from China as war indemnity, and re.
! funded its part Of the amount referred
to by our Northern contemporary.
! AS for the Philippines, 1t was abso
lutely necessary that We should take
/ them, and quite as necessary that W.
| should retain them. In the fortunes o.
| war they fell into our hands, and i
i would have been cowardly and cruel fo
us to abandon the Fiipinos to their fate
We relieved Spain OF great burden, ant
in addition paid to her the snug sum Q
$50 900, 900, which was far more than thest
possessions. as such, were worth to her.
Our conduct towards the FilIpinos ha.
/. not been above criticism. but we hav
treated them far better than Spair
treated them. and far better, in all prob
ability, than they would have beer
treated If they had fallen into the hand
Of another nation. we have not pillagc
the islanders, and We have not Above
others to pillage them. We have becom
the protector OF the Tliplnos. who ar
clearly Incapable for the present Of sell
government, and we have become ,he!
school teacher We have cstabIishe
! schools in all parts OF the islands for III
children, and have already inaugprated
first-rate public school system Profe.
Department OF the Filipino government
is In Washington, and recently gave o,
u most interesting statement concernil
the school work. He declares that Il
Filipino student has made excellent pr
gress in learning the English lsnguag
and that he IS very nearly, II not quit
: equal TO the American student In lean
ing English
THE schools arc divided" Eays b
u
= into primary. intermediate and his
! schools with three grades In each schot
Every one knows what The .,r1mar
y pupils study. The intermediate pupI
! have grammar. higher geography. h
giene, algebra, civil government and az,
8 culture. This IL all supplemented NJ u
: erary societies, with debating, which &
y ford ample opportunity for prae.te!nG
e speking English. II Is wonderful 10 ilst
If to these heated dcbtes In almost -
/ feet English. And. too. from ssle
a Intermediate schools we have eent Il npI
Der OF students to America. rhsy a,te
is the high schools here. Without con,
g, lions, and are holding their own agar
is American boys and girls With eaee, u
high schnoia r. i,iuf Ia al, tl,l. ~.