The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1899, Page 24

4 THE SUNDAY CALL. (5t to the French HAecademy and an Afternoon With the f})zmorfa/ Forty 5 B == 7R ¢ d P F THE * that turn a Paris autumn into spring. Our before coming to France. Every neck in the audience was craned p 0 z footman was imposingly stiff and splen- Although only quarter-past 1, we were and the names of the illustrious were : dd; the colors of our gowns harmonized mnot at all too early. The chamber W&s yhicnered excitedly as each one appeared P to perfection In the sunlight and alto- kaleidoscopic with feminine finery and : wesi 2. Vi Tiedhi gether life seemed decidedly worth the liv- such dignitaries as the Russian Embas- 8nd was recognized. 3 : : ry B ing. The big dome of the instit: sador and Benjamin Harrison of America the president of the Academy ¢ 5 peared In the distance now had already arrived. By half-past 1 every came first, tall i th ang personal and pecullar inte seat taken, and the swir of fans re- looking in queer e sWi . this done sit the immortal verberated like the buzzing of hees. The that is part of the Academy cos . N - proached we fell in line w of the chamber is said all the world like Uncle Sam. 1 wor £ 1 procession of bound to be 1000, but one would never guess it. marched the other thirty-nine and i et 1 for our destination. My d been It is circular in form, with elevated seats, their places on the platform, all !nr them tow: right, a hackney carr uld have and secms uncomfortably small and com- imposingly solemn and most o thin been a humiliation and a disgrace. pact. The draperies, hangings and car- White-haired and d-w-rf'r-.v ? We w e We passed into the court through the pets are all green, the academy color. to look on immortality, !mi 2 more wortal 3 : lines of soldiers exactly as we had anticl- Quarter to 2 sounded and then the looking group it would be har " : pated, and after appeasing several guards interest became painful. All eyes were imagine g o - ) with a glimpse of our charmed green directed toward a certain little door. At Talk about wings, u\mnlh' '""\'Lffl" s > tickets entered the world-renowned cham- last 2 o'clock rung out clear and loud. girl as Professor Gebhardt of the Sor- afte : ber of the immortals. Th wir of the fans ceased, the little bonne missed his 1nur‘1‘n: d tumbled off m . “How little and stuffy it is,” was the door opened a Immortals appeared. from the platfo t havea't even ‘ firft remark of my friena, after we had Somehow I ti » cloc! legs.” With Rostand, Bourget. Griay{oe Py ; chosen our seats, “and how queer] burg, where a a few others who represent the Ty ociyes o . ranged for a thing of this sort, all h out at g of generation taken out of the p » wi » 2 ' r%)rr‘?E ® o OQTAL 4/4//////////,, > ) 2% THEY ARE ¢~ Bt el am | By Genevieve Green. ; 5 rr sit A mise Francalse In | I . : : " : ‘ state of affairs blen entendre, IR ral ¢ : . g that I ‘b‘ th a t . x “IMMORTAL IN HIS ot A%VOQ’TE CORNER..B . § like. Tt is your privi- hackney, with the a circus, with = 5 et or to } no car- ar and the dri v the Acade hes must Al 1t would never, they should prance ir . st ¥ no manner or s thing in style and econo- . something else. We'll do with- " ng but resign out z tea.” 5 e and the mo- t the 1 fo e Pomi ori s . » important day ar- T ample time to ts wings to me. : 5 n the idea that the will enter the, room in ternoon tea * ranks of the f the institute sound ¢ n top of the earth, quarter-j u ‘hree-quarters « ’ e it is fashionable to on this circus seat be ar an Academy seance. mences,” sighed the A i & im: at 2 bu the in in to f L pla - : door s open at 1 and swelldom arrives For the French are a shor "IMMORTALS g not later than five minutes past that hour. and no prov s AS WE exclaimed. It was a beautiful day. In the Champs public places a respec 0 GINE ' : z up be- Elysces the chestnut trees were flowering itomy. The art of tying ones MA diers in a with all that freshness and luxur NENT MEN SUGGEST PRACTICAL OUTLINES double bow-knot is a good one to pursue THEM.a FOR OUR POLICY IN THE PHILIPP Venezuela and British Gulana at a time a republic enters Into w leaders with firmness and However badly the Filipinos may handle ing the experiment of removai of a when it seemed t war could not be * \dier ¢ could have done what we plea: their o s, they can do it better abuses and a just and kindly direction of ard decad | future. This I get m than we thus far, and better self-government, should commend itself olumbia, Yale and Princeton profit in British | private conversation, not from colorless n any outside nation is likely to do it. to well-meaning men of all grades of th The : only way we can really help them is opinjon. It would take the whole matter ntroduction to hold the peace around them and over out of politics, the irst requisite to wise 1 to discuss them w v for themselves. In action, and it Would insure a satisfactory F 4 d a huge navy officlal reports. Crade, not senti- Our first mistake was In » movement, of militarism and in our re a vast commercial make imperialism ment, is the mains ith the settl pr and almost everyth once dear to matters with these people or give any hint any no region is part of the United settlement at last, for when not blinded Y concerning for- its founder made the Briton is being ed to it. Do- as to what our future purposes toward States until its people hav tually taken by partisan demands the American people pa Gilman has made it what minlon is brute force. Dependent nations them might be. At a certain period in the the duties and the burdens of American are practically a unit in opini on st are slave natlons, and the making of men history of our occu , we broke faith, citizenship. 7 vital questions. o] T ls sreater than ihe bullding of empires. with the Filipin the world and What should we do to-day? We cannot - i o say that “dominion is Inevitable” is wilh ourselves. Meanwhile the Stru eave. We cannot fight it out with glory & been presi- President David Starr not to say that it is wise or right, and which thi ie Inevitable has “assumed or profit or certainty of success. What President Daniel Coit Ortental Socie only cowards vleld their consciences be- the ugly character of a race v else remains? fore “irresistible tendencie: If weé wish to hold the Philippines we There is no value in a plan unless be- g from Yale in 1852 he took a Jordan To the annexation of the Philippines as must try, first of a]l, to stop this war. hind it is the will and the ability to push timan te OS> Horvard, sad territory on probation with a view to 1 do not believe that this can be done It to succe I fear that the war will r . . y 1 object on the by force of arms unless conciliation and outlive the authority of those now con- eled through nkin; 1 r a Europe for some of ] eland Stanford Jr. srounds ot expediency. r attention to the 1 educational affairs of 0 These people are redr allen and distant and their ideas, prac- 1 m of grievances goes along with 1’:{ ducting it, for if they were open to other Of Jolhms Hop;(ms be mistaken, but the history expedients they would have adopted tices ' other Malay campaigns ives us little them. The ople who have no power to Universlty. ours. 'fiemvxarxf:mpn?;\fimcn will always promise of ittt mide rebel- act cannot form plans of action. Universlty. ited Btates he oocu bo insignincant, ‘mainly officlals wnd llon “paciied”, by force breaks out when Still I shall risk 4 suggestion in this line. " 5 e o g drummers. ch of our strength the conqueror's back is turned. Beside: et us stop land campaigning, hold our A i it pie - { political geography at Y expansion, as the practical prob. (rUMImMETS. Much ‘of our strengih as s Lo oON o ot ConcHIStDT I8 DR warehivs da the harbor Arant the teomis AM not willing to s this time Yale for years, in the meantime lem of to-day, I understand that p,q.°h el 8 NG E O o od is with. Sible. I believe that a couple of months we can reach autonomy under our own of the circumstances h have making x contributions to the we mean the permanent occupa- in our borders we have race problems and ©f civil rule of the people within our protection, appoint a wise civillan who brought us to the present crisis. We - ure on his favorite subjeot, tion of the Philippines, holding race wars. The danger of the future lies !ines, under minor officials of their own understands the Orient as their Governor are face to face with momentous r n t P cal changes of nations land and people by force till some in the clashing of interests. It seems to choice with strict order and absolute fus; and our representative. i the miltary problems which call for calm A int t in th e vis 0 ad 2 C S by a ndly Govi . - Vi orces ac 5 de era i & ¢ 4 BE Sntecess S8 She Dxient e other method of holding them is % LnwIst 10 A e Tws Sasle mues, 0 more to weaken Aguinaldo's’ power direction not for conquest but for peace. Perienced judgment rather tha he T Su. listen to a second call to the devised. tions, those of the Spanish friars and than a year of campaigning. The policy We could count on accomplishing things Pronunciamentos. It is easy to 1 a . o pr The ultimate end might be a colony (hinése immigration in the Philippines, ©f “Telentlessly crushing” out any “nlg- far more important than victories in the 90€3 not the Governme : . ® w ruled from Washington, or a self-govern- are enough to make us think twice befors E€r insurrection” and of putting off civil fleld. Such a Governor could find out and why are we involved in thése of the ( ] « ing’ territory to be made In dus time a adopting them as our own. rule, correction of abuses and reform of what is justice between the people and ities? but such questions do not solve the or s These objections held while we thought t&Xation. Ull'this is done is one Important the Spanish friars. = As peace measures problem. " a n e As to the first, which is rightly called that annexation could be accomplished tn 14300 Why “insurrection exists. Iar he would clean up the custom offices, "My belief is that we should study the §f abou N rat, eace, and that Filipiho Eratitad | Durposes such as thesc warships are far abate the gambling houses and saloons, b ; Journa o ¢ . t “Imperialism,” its adoption would give Peace; and that Fillpino | Spie tg MoTe effective than soldlers. 'There are repeal the odious Spanish taxes still jn Problem of the government of distant pos- i I, 0 1 ow appears the lte to our whole history. A republic beg for admitionce to our Troncohie 10 no “glory hunting” officers, the men are operation and permit the people the cock 5€88lons exactly as we should study a Sus enimeratc 7 " ¥ urse of his (naugural has no machinery to control alien people {he tHeoRcticnl testione ihonion. AS t0 petter disciplined and are better re- flghts and other relatively hatmless vices Other difficult problem. sirst get to facts. pe jo. ~ N - 8 ® 2 by gorce. To the extent that it develops for '.n:?.?l«fi#e;'x'fi“(‘;;fl:i;::rz.':':; what stralned. Especlally they are kept out of which cannot be extirpated in a day. He Z}(‘g;“‘:}“;fl b o 2] sanwhile Jook up the ” . T ¥ relation o untver- ch it ceases to be a republic. No man actlon was expedi S h . - he streets at night. could make our actual policy, whatever e of clvilized peop’e v t . ghtenment of Aslatic na- ey po i as expedient. Since then we have 1t it ig ever w r annex the it is, perfectly to ever with those who come under their = . he salightenment ts work, otner man Mo race s eed soemy, s pereistently done the wrong thing, of Der- Philippines, it 1a essantiol tp OUE OWh Ihe oSt IMpOrAnt of Sl he il Tirignd ence. See what acts hinder, what acts help 1 Citi pa | ¢ ! hat Ca 2 18 BOF Tuls continvoney shoey o man s the right thing in a halting way, and tegrity that they must enter the Union absolute end (o the assaults, petty® ex: ON 1aW, order, industry, education and re- oty : ¢ rasury a for the ever held Maves withint herm to then imperialists, snnexationists and “little as' u fres commonwealth &nd the fres fortions and Indisnities froey Sris oX- ligion. A writer in t . pertal avd nere iy hout harm to them Americans™ alike as they understand tue United Btates mugr neatmt oo vejént. “niggers” have continuously suffered ever g, ', ave four centuries of experience to Journa; f 8 . d,he Or Jocts without wrong to them and injury his Al pood men st g CRis It Is mere childishness to say that we gince General Merritt took command af Hudy in the work of o B ; . . Toducts nd 1o itself. The effort to control alien na- present situation brought o a speedy end, Lave already annexed the P ilippines, Manila, and which of themselves made theirs have hees rsastrons 3% ot mural 5 theirs have been disastrous, wr that we could not help doing it, an t benefl- that conflict inevitable. Japan, Aus- tions, with its glories and its profits, n and ds of the sea are the ill this is done, discussions of ultimate w. cial. If the scholars of our American tine dad s turns the people f. thet N ) s 8 0 e cannot help going on with the war. As matters are and a: 11t - . B e me and w ; 1 of the Golden and sllows wrons to trumph at home YHLotch s effort thrown AWaY. enoring 1 the Ereat republic is so poor In re- would Approve the postpencment for fve Tyities. momd taks up o Investigation 1o sSome : £ £ hey not also look here for He reads history to little purpose who the Fillpinos as s factor in holr L8 Sources, let us pray that she may be kept or ten years of the final decision as to the would be thfown on the problem. | £t Gt - 1 und eciences aud finds in the British colonlal system a fac- destiny. Dewey understood these peopia °4% 9f all international affairs. relation of the Philippines to the United By o' from the questions of g o ! . ! 1 organized &nd for in the good government of Engiand. and handled them: witns o Pgahie It s not true that the treaty of Parls States. We shall then knaw the Orinia mBUf Aside from the questions of govern. exc well edu The prominence of Chamberlain at this respected him and accepted his word as of cur tri LliPpines “as much a part better and possibly they may know us s without question the duty of the ot an 1s fonsidered & moment ls . standing ovidence that law. It s the unsnimovs teedmony ©§ Gf,0UF ferritory as Loulsiana or Callifor- better, for they have secn our worst sids Lesiout auestion the duty of the United g, T . ey m matters ot international fomething has gone wrong in British po- army and naval officers imperialisty as :‘rlfi'm,mfifiw jeaple of the United States. only ds vet e shall then realize that men. thelr best products, thelr best | - el 1ixput own by th ol e aone ‘ . “ongress, have yet to e republic cannot “own and % 2 wly " ; ited, and Uysipn 1% be was appolnted s member ling " home Dolltics, the petty Intigues seiheity orms Ll Pad Dewey retsined Deard as regards thie. 1¢ they don't want the Ph:t:llpnl?ml unless in the same degres Hohoois, ibraries. hospltale sheulq ELo0S: o 1y B Sgement € 1 ed St n B s- end “smoldering wars” of “Greater Eng- Had hi Nodxbose Sollow: 2 3 our blunders have made the Philippines “own and possess” the tablished. Medical m tr’ o8- Ished his nc t for the fr sion that settied the dis o - s methods been followed, uad the the island ablished. edical men, trained in mod- sistene ¢ y ’ . 2 e pute between land” have steadlly degraded it. When people been treated with Justice and thelr the peoLl: '3?:1"'2'“{2&1'; 'l:th(z’;:den:mlrgf " l‘llrl')el:; -"o';’e':..cfi?".r'ffn:é’;ufi’ ::::eol'\! ar. mathods, ‘ahould be'setit, o3t able'te b ('mlfl‘lt ?)ln:ul our most treasured :ur.l-: study the treatment of tropical diseases of art,