Show I IMPERIALISM AND TRUSTS DEMOCRATIC SLOGANS WASHINGTON Sept 3 The The Demora Democrat Demo Demo- crat eralic ra tic tic- congressional Ir I ea campaign book I which has made Its appearance Is a l volume of or pages the tho major majol portion of or which Is devoted de to the discussion of or Imperialism and trusts pages s being sl given n to these two topics Upon the title page pae Is the Democratic slogan Equal rights to all special privileges i ito to none The volume opens with the platform of ot H 1900 lOO OO and the resolutions adopted h by bythe bythe the Democratic members of or the house I at their conference June 1 19 arraigning the Republican party for tor or failure to to give c relict relief to Cuba and to enact proper I legislation Then follows an nn extended I criticism of the Republican book hook many of or tho the statements therein being challenged chal dial as to accuracy especially especial those dealing with the trust question Under the head of or Imperialism there i it h a l llong long general review re of ot the Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine policy polley under the following heads Attempt to divert the Issue partisan cenor censorship War nr department Investigation In tion and that of ot the Senate contrasted War department policy of oC suppression farcical Investigations a court martial stopped because it would prove provo too much court martial rm trial a farce cruIt cruelty cru cru- It elty committed and encouraged crimes of or war and not not of or soldiers American expansion erl Roman noman Imperialism colonialism and antI trade statistics n against col keep American appeal at home hom the burdens of militarism PhilIppine Philippine Phil Phil- venture beginning of or general policy polley of oC colonialism our warlike PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Philippines a 3 source of or weakness weakness weak weale- ness shall we spend peoples people's taxes at home or in distant lauds A government govern govern- ment mont for or carpetbaggers ers and spoliation Statehood for tor the Philippines This review Is lit succeeded eded by hy chapters on General Miles 1 anti and th the army disgraceful disgraceful dis dis- graceful record of oC the military authorIties authorities authorities author author- nt at both hoth ends of or the lines In the Gardner case the Smith court martial mar mar- torture as a t. t policy review of the evidence Involving the War Var ar department and certain arn army officers In the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines In violation of or the laws of war the system not the tho individual to blame Democracy temerity for barbarities fundamental objections to the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines on account of or slavery sla and too too- o- o 1 lamy under the protection of the Hag flag and vice lre and amI loathsome diseases In the Philippines The chapters on the tariff and anti trusts are crowded with statistics and figures figures fig fig- ures most of It being devoted to an attempt to show that protected trusts and anti manufacturers get the benefit of or orall all the tariff In our markets and anti FellIng selling sell Fell Ing foreign markets at greatly reduced prices Facsimiles of oC exports price lists are given and comparisons are made with domestic prices of oC lII like c ar ar- ar- ar tides A number of or big his trusts are fire discussed din din- cussed In detail to show that the they sell their products abroad much cheaper r than at home and the whole question Is summarized In a chapter on the evils c of or protected trusts which Is sub divided as fiS follows Political corruption watered stock concealment of oC export pricey prices that the manufacturers ju Juggled statistics The records of or the two parties on the trust question are contrasted Reciprocity Reel Reci generally Is denounced a as humbug The remainder Is devoted de to a a. variety of or subjects Including government government gov gov- by Injunction the ship subsidy subsidy sub sub- sidy bill hill Chinese sc exclusion foreign at- at fairs and md the Schley case |