Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-24
THE yUTCHERY IN THE PHILIP
PINES.

AAN AaAtA7'fNAa e. VI AAAf NAWlON IA tine
Philippines. including as it did men
women and children has not been
surpassed in it's cruelty by any Of
fetal act during a decade of the
nations history. IL is closely akin
90 the Fort Pillow massacre. which
aroused every coiored man I'm the
United States The official expIa-
nation is answered. when 80 is con
coded that the crater refuge of the
unfortunate inhabitants might have
been taken by "a siege. Rev. DIT.
Chas. "a. Parkhurst of New York I'm
speaking of the affair last sunl,y
said
Consider" ne said. "the easy
and sclf-satisfed way in whi-h we
regard the moving down of the
savage and semi-sevage i'm the Phil
ippine Islands. when they stand i'm
the way of the national purpose. OF
which, after eight years of 'benevo-
lent assimilation We have lust had
Ia most startling and heart-rendine
example in fhe bombarding 10 death
LOT six hundred men. women and
children, collected i'm Crater in
the Moro Islands.
There are two things 20 be said
about the jubiant concentrations
sent by the chief executive 40 Gen
eral Wood. The first is i'm refer
ence 90 the designation OF the per
iormauce as brilliant feat of
arms. BasinE our estimate on the
reports rendered by General Wood.
DO was mo- more brilliant feat of
arEs than smoking bees ont of
nive or rats out OF a nest
Who can fail to DE impressed
with the force OF an that Dr. Park
hurst saii2 lie continued.
But far sadder feature of the
executive communication 20 General
Wood is that 10 contained not one
word of sympathy one word or ten
der distress in view OF the indls-
criminatc slaughter perpetrateI in
honor OF the American flag
I'VE have been taught to believe.
and we like TO believe that the Pres
ident has great heart
And so 7 prefer TO think of that
cahlegram. composed as &c was IN
the presence. practically of man
eied men, torn women. armless and
headless children. 7 prefer To think
.ot TO- not as being the expression Of
the man Roosevelt. but of the Pres
ident Roosevelt I'm whom officially
the hcartlessness and the greed OF
bureaucratic nationality is func-
uonally represented. want to
find way out for Roosevelt. for
the performance on the Jolo islam
mas CHASTITY look. and the cable
gram matched t.
With the exception of the main
tenance In the South OF Negro
slavery. there has been. should
say. nothing sadder I'm our history
than the national attitude in watch
we to-day stand as toward the lit
tie brown people OF the Philippine
Islands
DIR. Parkhurst expresses the opin- |
ion Of every conservative. Justice |
loving citizen in the United States
The reference to the Man Roosevelt
and the President Roosevelt IS the
happy and fortunate expression OF /
a charitable friend. The distn-
guished occupant OF the White
House made mistake. The Amer
lean troops can find NO glory I'M
such exploits. Colored troops have |
won imperishable fame in many
wars and we have never heard il |
charged against them that they had /
the hardihood to fight women and
butcher children. When they reach |
that stage OF depravity. 1t will be /
Well for them 10 rend their uni |
forms and turn in their rifles for |
shame will have perched upon the |
banners. where eagles formerly rest
ed