The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

“If we enter upon a colonial policy, we must
expect to hear the command ‘Silence!’ issuing with
increased emphasis from the imperialists. If a
member of Congress attempts to criticize any
injustice perpetrated by a government official
against a helpless people, he will be warned to
keep silent lest his criticisms encourage resistance
to American authority in the Orient.
“If an orator on the fourth of July dares to
speak of unalienable rights, or refers with
commendation to the manner in which our
forefathers resisted taxation without representation,
he will be warned to keep silent lest his utterances
excite rebellion among distant subjects.”[34]
Already this prophecy has begun to be fulfilled
against members of Congress and United States
senators in their places in the national capital; in
the exercise of a rigorous press censorship; and in
the stopping of documents in the United States
mails, which were thought to be hurtful to the
imperialistic policy. This is only the beginning.
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