Show LITTLE BROWN BROTHER Philippines Gossip May 26 2 1907 19 During the administration of Governor Taft T The aft as civil governor of ot the Philippines he attended a banquet in Hollo Iloilo During the th e course coure of a speech at this banquet Governor G Taft made a a statement the sub substance stance st ance of whip was ws that If I the Amen Ameri Americans Amer cans ca ns did not like liSe the way oy the government was w as being run rn in the Philippines they could co uld get gt off of the islands The statement created create a sensation at the theme time ti me and was freely criticised and gener generally ally aly al ly resented by the American AmerIca contingent especially es the soldiers and who w ho had made possible the establishment of at o f civil clU government in the Philippines As a result resul of or the Incident Incent the following poem p oem was written by Mr Ir Robert F Mor Morrison Morron Morson rison ron ni son a Scotchman at the tho time an em m loye p of Smith Bell Bel Co Com Im Im I m only a common soldier solier man in the blasted Philippines They T hey say Ive ve got brown brothers here but I r dunno what it I means mens I like the word fraternity but still I draw drw the line lne He H may emay be a brother of ot William H 1 Taft but he ha aint ant no friend trend of ot mine mineI I never neer had a brother who would woud beg bg to get a drink drinko To T o keep himself from dying when he hov hey hovered ered erd on the brink And Ad A nd when my m pal had give ve it him and ad emptied empted out his sack Would W take tae the opportunity to stick him himIn himIn In the back backI I J never had a brother who could take a wounded boy And A nd bury bur him to the armpits with a most unholy Joy jO jOTen Then Ten train the red ants on him hm like some soma sm caged bubonic rat rat Thank hank T God Ive Ive got no brother who would ever stoop stop to that that t Nor N or yet have I a brother commit a nameless shame On O n a poor dead soldier lying wh whre where re he gave up hope of ot fame Who Wo could mutilate so fiendishly a a piece of ot lifeless day clay And A nd say sa his prayers ca the moment that Ut his passion died away I Im Im r m here and I 1 have seen It It so you U cant cat make game of or me med mae j I Id Id d rather be an a orphan orhan as In such sueh a fam lam ilee lee leeTe The Te L B B may suit some folks but after all al Is said The T he best beat bet one that I ever saw had an aa af over overdose overdose overdose dose of ot lead Im Im I m only a common soldier solier man m In the blasted Philippines They Tey say say rye Ive Ive got brown brwn brothers here her but I dunno what It means mes mesI I like the word fraternity but bt stilt sUI I draw the line lne I He may be a brother broter of William H Taft but he aint no friend of ot mine |