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liuh a government thoinsolves ? What
would theu become of Mr. Bryan's pro
gram ? According to the principle that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed it
would have to he abandoned. After
Congress had solemnly declared its pur
pose to establish a stable government for
the Philippines it would be compelled to
recant. We trust that Mr. Bryan would
accept the snub in a proper spirit of
humility and meekness.
Recent events have demonstrated that
Aguiualdo and his followers would not
be satisfied with a declaration of our
purpose first , to establish a stable form
of goverumnut , and second , to give
thorn independence. As we have already
stated the simon-pure auti-imperialiEts
( and Aguinaldo is one of them ) take the
position that the Filipinos are and of
right ought to be free and independent ;
and they contend that the United States
is engaged in a war of subjugation ,
seeking to place its yoke upon unwilling
necks. To permit our nation to estab
lish any form of government in the
islands and afterward to accept indepen
dence as a boon to be granted or refused
as we see fit , would bo' in effect to
acknowledge that we are sovereign in
the Philippines and the Tagals in rebel
I lion. Such an admission would be
repugnant to the proud spirit of the
islanders. There is an overwhelming
probability that Mr. Bryan , after his
extraordinary session of congress and
the recommendations and resolutions
incident thereto , would experience quite
as much trouble in setting up a stable
form of government as Mr. MoKinley
now endures. The Filipinos would
doubtless demand the immediate with
drawal of our soldiers and commissions
and would announce their purpose of
governing themselves without the aid or
interference of a foreign power. In this
they would appear consistent , though
ungrateful ; and Mr. Bryan would have
to plunge at once into the task of rehab-
, , ilitatiug silver in order to conceal his
* ' deep chagrin and disappointment.
The protection of the Filipinos from
outside interference after we , or they ,
had erected a stable form of government
in the islands , , might develop into the
task of tremendous magnitude and
involve our nation in unending trouble.
The situation in China is fraught with
lessons of importance to our nation. li
we are sovereign in the Philippines it is
safe to say no European powers will
encroach upon our rights. If we are
merely pledged to guard the Philippines
against the interference of the other
nations , we might often find the task
impossible to be performed without
recourse to arms. Of course we should
set up a republic in the islands ; but the
natives , being the governed , would have
the undisputed right to overthrow thai
government and erect an empire on its
ruins. Suppose then that some dow
ager empress should begin a flirtation
with the Kaiser or the. Czar. Would we.
spank her and send her off to bed and
tell the gentleman that ] his attentions
are distasteful and must be discon
tinued ? Or would we gracefully retire
and let the islanders work out their own
salvation ? The entanglements of for
eign alliances may be full of danger , but
they are to be preferred to the compli
cations of the democratic program for
the Philippines.
Mr. Bryan announces an important
discovery when he declares that we are
the protectors of the republics of Cen
tal and South America and that the
Monroe doctrine pledges us to watch
over and defend the liberties of Cuba.
Our attitude toward the other American
republics has been and is purely selfish.
The Monroe doctrine has for its purpose
the welfare of the people of the United
States , not the happiness of aliens. We
object to the extension of European
power on this continent , not because we
are solicitous about the fortunes of the
South American republics , because we
are duly considerate of our own. We
recognize the fact that if Germany , for
example , should be permitted to gain a
foothold on the South American conti
nent , there might arise a power that
would prove a troublesome and dan
gerous neighbor. An ounce of proven
tiou is better than a pound of cure. We
believe in avoiding an overgrowth of
trouble by prohibiting the planting of
its seeds. Mr. Bryan may be able to
explain how the Monroe doctrine is to
be applied to the Philippines , but we
confess our utter inability to understand
the , reason or the method of its applica
tiou. How it could possibly conduce to
the welfare of Americans to establish a
stable form of government among the
Filipinos , to grant them independence
and to protect them against outside
interference is a matter quite as difficult
to comprehend as are the blessings of
free silver coinage. Levi A. Eliel , in
Reform Advocate.
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live with so small a profit. It is the
immensity of the trade that makes suc
cess possible with so meager a per
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he does is to prepare a written apology
for so doing. He feels that much is due
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