| Show AFTER THE WAR WAK in the anxiety to save this republic from the alleged threatened imperialism some same forget entirely that the relations betar the united states and the people of the hawaiian islands and the philippine islands now impose upon us certain obligations which must be met af after ter the war it is perfectly clear that the hawaiians Hawaii ans must be placed in such a position that any spanish demand for indemnity for violation of neutrality laws has to be addressed to washington instead of honolulu national honor demands this the same may te le said of the philippines ip aguinaldo Agul naldo has placed himself at the service of admiral dewey and proclaimed a republic although the spaniards have offered a heavy re ward for his assassination what to la to become of him and his republic after the war are we going to abandon them to their fate after they bava served our turn at t manila the natives there are ground into the dust dundei the iron heal of an ignorant hierarch arch supported by the military power ol oj the oppressors shall this condition be perpetuated after the people for ont brief hour has tasted freedom he who falls fails to see in the miraculous victory of manila the hand of providence pointing out the destiny of the great american republic and its duty toward less fortunately situated fellow beings being I 1 ia not capable of reading the signs of the times As regards cuba there is a difference of opinion whether the policy set fo forth rth in the resolution for intervention lai binding upon the government the resolution expressly declared that the united states hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty jurisdiction or control over said gald island except for the pacification thereof and asserts its determination when that Is accomplished to leave aye the government and control of the island to its people this resolution solution Ve however which was alg nea by the president on april 20 it is claimed by some was superseded by the act of april 28 which declared that a state of war existed since april 21 spain by its act of war on april 21 made it impossible to communicate the terms of the resolution to the madrid government and the contention therefore to Is that the pledge contained in the declaration has haa never been given if this interpretation is correct our government has ab aa free hands in cuba as in the philippines |
