The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-16
MONDAY. JUNE 1s. 1918.
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49,. Most people who exercise their rea-
ming powers are Inconsistent. A
Ian who Is stubborn and unreason-
pOVs z may be fairly consistent. Having
armed an opinion once he considers
q virtue to stick to it. To change
ould be a sign of weakness so he
.kes his place, waves his sword, and
les "Come one, come all; this rock
,all ny from its firm place as soon
w gre l." or words to that general effect.
a the other hand. the man who rea-
Gel - ms. and Is governed by the result
k-..l his reasoning. cannot we'll help
.angtng his mind frequently, for if
continues to investigate he will
scover facts of which he did not
IN esnnrtew before, and which have an i'm
rev of ,rtant bearing on the result. Incon-
laying .nency. therefore,, is nothing Of which
vee ana 81 .tsane man need be ashamed.
nd TrurA popular magazine writer, Melville
led thatvisson Post. in a recent article,
sc . anss sottings up this subject of inconsistency
yed in It in . captious way. but to illus
has hate an argument which he is making
Z. me another subject, and, to show what
y The Inconsistent people we are he
ties:
ne Noio Did we not encourage the most
.th here terrible general that ever lived
k. to sacrifice a hundred and
First kwenty-four thousand men =
erio,,s 10 in the advance from the Ra-
with ilpidan to Appomattox, to the end.
, r,s as snSls We are told in patriotic adj
about dresses. that a man should not be
ks ago. bought like a chattel?
OF .hre And yet within the lifetime Of
ost a nnEhe survivors Of that hideaus bar
i. har1ty did We not complacently>
his c~onnourchase the whole islands, full Of
ne ~ 44iinen, women and children. and
Eral Greaoay twenty million dollars in cash
the Can. them?
now at 10 admitted that. as Mr.. Post says
erson. NJ. are cheerfully and sublimely in
halla arasistent, but when It comes to his
ran.ion srticular illustration. We answer that
hi bound did nothing Of the sort. We sent
Conn.Ant against Lee. and cheered hin
he const, and we set the stamp Of disap-
is responval OF human slavery. but we did
tne ests: buy any islands. or any people.
ore dire, pay any money for them and Mr..
b cities 1t ought to know It. and doubtless
t. me ss know 1t. as we'll as anyone.
n laid Qs"S sO0h hHS ASAoAAoS
orthgateay from Spain, not because we
n on thented them, or had any use for them
ed az y y their people. but because we were
The new wa with Spain and had her wher-
led that : she was vulnerable. The war be-
- ""u1l' over. We held what we had taken.
nrA 7nebody had to govern the islands.
our people believed that they
ya Faruld do the work better than Spain.
Accidentally we have done so. but
Felya- N t 10 a side issue. But when our
erson, WI with Spain closed there was no
fectionarion or tribe or group Of people in
q issl &c Philippine islands capable Of per-
n the sutnins the functions Of government.
mt that OF Of oratory was spilled over that
ten mln5ect some fourteen years ago. but
l fau oeenay. after all these years have pass
Sc of his and after the work Of education
Minneapo enlightenment and the develop
istiansonat Of local self government in va
WHY - forms have brought about con-
@A0 HAons Of order and industry and in
nation undreamed Of when We took
Cpesston.-after all this, not the
ardent advocate in congress or
"a his sea.he presidents cabinet Of the ulti-
head ono Independence Of the Philippines
ner. prot say that the people Of the islands
ini,.aa today ready to take charge Of
sus FaIi.r own government.
es from till these are simple facts which ara
cannot tiers Of history. We did pay Spain
20. ran aanty million dollars, but not for the
rec himsends Of which we had dispossessed
ses to a nor for Tagalogs, or Moros, or
<, and at.ottan ar INV 40 tho o+h.- go
.cipitated 40. .u.- ~ ""-
!, striking u'oee over ~nich we assun-
only a control. During her occupancy
six chifdtn has expended large sums in
--Jic buildings and public works.
% she could not take with her.
~ Fas considered fair by the repre-
tatives Of the other nations assist
kUuvVin the negotiation of the peace
Au1ty that the United States should
e some compensation to Spain for