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Show i -. . j DEFENDS NO PRINCIPLE-ADDS NO GLORY. Tho Nebraska Legislature passed n resolution commending the valor of thu volunteer truap of that State now In. the Philippines, hut the admlnlf trillion tril-lion members had cleverly Inserted in the resolution a statement declaring the present war against thu Filipinos us 'defending the principles of our government and adding glory to our Hag." Governor Poynter promptly vetoed tho resolution and It failed of passiiro. It is to bad that th bravo Nebruska volunteers did not, recolvo lust commoiidatioti'from their State, hut we certainly bellevo Governor Poynter was right In refusing to give otllclul approval of tho statement that the war of conquest In tho Philippines Is In defense of thu principles of our Government, or is adding new glory In our flag, J'ho war now being waged ngalmt tho Filipinos Is not defending any principle of tho American government, govern-ment, but Is In detltiiioo to all ot our time honored prlnlples of. freedom und Justice. Vletnry over tho Filipinos will iidd no glory tn our flag union there Is glory In lnjutlc and oppression. oppres-sion. Tho Philippine war is rather a pccuHur termination of a war commenced com-menced ostensibly lu behalf of freedom und humanity. |