Life — November 9, 1899 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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374 On the Back of Her Picture. AVE this side bare — L t cull it rich In formand lineand hue: No other aplendors Need be here, ‘Than those that wander through, Rott C. Gitmore, Class in Im- perialism. UESTION; What Is the whole doty of men and nattons ? Answen: To mind thelrown business. “Have men and nations ever done thtst™ © There ts not an Instance tn recorded history.”* ean example of & not minding their “The Americans In the Philippines. “Tut they say the Fill: Pinos are not capable of self governgnent.”* “That Is (heir business," “Is Spain a wise nation?* “The wisest in the wortd.? “Is Aguinaldo a polyga- mist “No; we would not per- mit bim to be, even should he acknowledge his allegt- ance to the United States," “ Would we permit him to hold slaves?" “No; slavery ts legally and morally wrong." “Is the Sultan of Sulu a polygamist 7”? “Ile 1s; and a@ slave- holder.” * Do we permit that?” “Oh, yes; and we give bim six thousand dollars a Year to support his twelve wives.” “ Explatn to the class this contradiction.” “It cannot be explained. It can only be sald that tn the practical detatisof mind- / yy j3 Ing other people's business all the canons of morality, c together with allthe max. Cj. ims of political economy, are reversed.” “Is the departare from. the strict habits of minding Jour own business expen- iv ; be ; It may be raid that nine-tenths of the poverty of the world are due to this cause.” HISTORICAL BITS. “ What Is this policy sometimes called ?** 1X. “ Benevolent asstmtlation.”* ~ Joseph Dana Milter. FROM CONCORD TO LEXINGTON, comicbooks.com