Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-23
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Tie Boston Herald. under the head
ing. "A flag oui Of place" gives another
variation IL its ut th-m--the rights
aud Nnoags of the filiPiuos. The article
iu question j. an Interesting exposition
oi th. vi-Ns al the author. regarding I
this ISSUE hat a. an argument M taVor /
OF relinquishiug' everything ga thu
Islands. hat the right ard duty oi
protectiun"-ii fails to couriucs-. Thc
provoking proposition in the article is
that telling Americans that they cannot
without a Sense of shame read the
DECLARATION Of Independents" until our
tiag is hauled down ia the Philippines.
Now ~hy not Wherein lies the differ
ence between the snhjnga,ion of the
original inhabitants OF this continent.
aud the similar treatment of the many
disagreeable tribes, recently the subjects
of twin tyranny. hated worse than the
/ rule Of The present administration? II
the American people could write the
| famous Declaration with the subingation
of one Inferior race to their credit, they
can read ii now with m equally clear
conscience.
How can any one tribe, or group prove
their title to a section OF the inhabitable,
because fruitful, parts of the earth =!
The superior ability to make the hest OF
the available material in the claimed
section constitutes a clear title.
The people of the United States have
both legal aud a moral right 10 "have
and to hold, for a long time TO come,
their honorable position in the Islands.
A legal right, because they paid to
Spain, when conquered nation, s2o,-
; 0O0, 900 for improvements made by her
in the Islands coded to the United States.
A moral right, because even now Out
governing force is affording very much
more beneficial system OF government tC
the people in the Islands, than could bf
instituted by any of the disappointed
natives, whose abilities are by no meant
, equal To their ambitions. These mel
could no more maintain a good system
of government in the Islands than could
Morales in Sanio Domingo.
If Old Glory were hauled down tomor
row it would not be long before th'
many tribes, following ambitious leaders
would be 80 engaged in internecine strif'
: as to necessitate interference on the par
!. of some of the powers, in the name o
e humanity. The undeveloped resource
IS of the Islands would be another induce
It ment.
II 4 premature withdrawal on the par
9 of the United States would mean tn
Is inglorious sacrifice of valuable life, am
many millions of dollars. Such detel
mnation of the issue would not show t
Us the credit of the American people in tn
n. pages of history yet to be written.
H. 1t is the duty of the American peopl
" under all circumstances to shoulder th
At irksome responsibility until such tim
n as there has been instituted the most a,
1t vauced system of education tor the ri
ID ing generation OF the natives, so thu
these may be capable to Intelligent
choose representatives. to act for them
." the councils of the government. Tri;
y by jury, and other modern ideas OF go
~ ernment--tit only for people hayiu
." attained to high degree OF cultul
~ generaly-will in due time be part {
~ the American system of government
'' the Islands. This scheme brought TO
" creditable conclusion will enable IL
Fillipiuos to maintain such home al
sa foreign policy as will entitle them to tt
protection of international law,