Question: Beveridge say America should not give back the Philippines to “the reeking hands from which we have taken them.“
What are reeking hands and whose hands were they?
Answer:
The “reeking hands” refer to the hands of unjust government that held them (the Philippines) captive and the hands belong to the Spanish.
More information:
According to Beveridge, Providence had a lot to do with America and the Philippines. Providence, when capitalized, it has a special meaning. Providence means God providing protective care. Beveridge believed that America couldn't back out of liberty and civilization and it couldn't let the Philippines go, because Germany, England, and Japan would gobble them up.