The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01
rnEEDoM AND DEsArIrArSos.

FREEDOM AND DEeAP1TATtOA.
n Ii Axiamatic thar no people h en-
titled 20 seif-aoyernm~nf which Is IN
capable II self government Col. Hryan
denies IT. or, rather. ignores II. but
hixh-soundlnx phrases and bonabas-
lilo oratory cannot alter the enssn-
ttai truth and obvious common
sense Of that statement. II the
E1iipinoe AIRS unfit to maintaia q
republic. Or ofher independent govern
fneus. Il would b. eowardly and infan-
GUS for The United states to withdraw
its military power from the islands, and
20 abandon its inhabitants 10 certain
anarchy. or. At the very best, 20 inefsi-
cieni and oppressive government. The
ultimate Of The whole anti-expanslon ar
gam&nt must be a demonstration that
Che FiIipinos are Of to be free. and not
= mere declamatory abstraction that
they ought TO be free.
II In Interesting. In this Imperative
view Of the Philippine argument. 10 re-
view the information presented by the
New York Evening Post. the mo~f
prominent and intelligent OF tbs anti
expansion newspapers Its eorrespon-
dent. Capt Wells, trained journalist.
has contributed letter an the Filipino
character. II cannot be charged that.
the Pest or Its correspondent had any
motive fer colaTlag the facts against the
natives Capt. Wells says:
.sIh~ greatest sauree ~ error on The part
az Cur people il ignnraacs ~ the Filipino
character, and fren ND the officials at
Wsnhsngton are by No means exempt. All
they have learned 10 their negotiations
Win Hgsalu as "a ffuplssitys aad snsincerffy
tssss snsIst apsFfy ~ the Filirsnu. and then
nda TO II faH iNr esns There il nothing
whatever truthful ar sincere shpuf a FIJI
fpfne. lsy instinct and training he 10 nB-
truthful tricky and srsarhsroun. Ths entr
thsag 10 be- sf~pedsa apun In negotiating
with hEfn u 70 assume - certainty that
wtst ha sa1s h nnf true. and that tire
fea~aaa he AnAsgas fer his conduct are not
the real nasa This. of course makes an
ansaks anisai basis fas negotiations, hut
u - the usis hasss fusaaihse with the Fiji
ipsnas'
The anti .sfuperiaiiwts have had much
10 say about Agninalda as the Filipino
Washington. aad he has been laesiea
in prose and poetry a. the eellvsrer of
his country. The rnss correspondent
says that the promoters Of the tnsur-
rvesiaa arr ips 81 Chinese haif~hreeSs
bent upon establishing q military des-
pasisHa The saiid business men ~
Manila were the first IN take step.
towards peace By Recommending the So
eepsanee OF she propositions made By
the American commissioners. Asuinal.
do Discouraged them hy promptly cut.
ting on ssss head at ane Of The leading
men The correspondent writes:
-whsn sAe tTsiesno eanxre~s met "a san
issssru an May this element was ~ the
majority aaaeng he snssnssers. and the re-
stsst Uas th~ appointment NJ a rosamitsea
ct mevsa 80 uf-en negotiations With Gen
otis fer tssAee, san the haAss az thw prttcls.
rsasian issued ~ the Asnsrsean casafnss-
siaf-efe NJ .sssr as the fsaee essr~
fnsttse eas spenssssssi hy the Fgtiptnc cur-
gssss Luna ssek active STEPS. in the gem
utsss fisihsnu way, g conserve hts own sn-
tEtssss fse spngxusYats~i the aruzv At Tar
lar = wtsasss sssisten en ths yasssNAa sans
twenty rifles tresa Ssa FsrnAnxta, the sx-
tfsEns F~sags; ~ aue sdyaaee, ard thea ssok
active nssaeeEes 70 xws tasa hts possession
tasie eesNss@saanss commission Two -
'sesu BE ~astar~a and seav&aes: three ef
shsns telasd fsSees With hssn. ard the iva
esheEs sasis tEaeAy escape 10 Manila and
thss SAVED their hsAdss"
A q slseeaFager 81 sitss0yaity sss his
personal amsatsans. Asusaasssn 10 a pro-
found heasesss ia roe efficacy es the AK.
To continue
'.weAsssss NC msas shsns "a the eapaessv
Ser sssf government &c = people Who With.
Gsat sssa she form sc trial sxevute tAss-
fsilaw esftssas wsss sESEeg feesa tsqrs en
rsssses~ AZ sss4hFsx yssssy 4 fsses psss chang.
sss faes Snas sas@e see tsss Assas ts~e !
~ tha iasargeas leaders - STAMP esst al,
szssssssseN - shs EusarTeNttse al tss part
- ssy = sfssT sssaasTysssH. A sssaa II s.s-
ssssssse1 wase asked ssF peace wzs e@aeass.
80 shs ecssFsesa wsa os gssEssa whs ~
fsssss - tsss 50 stEss ~ hsts assd NxAs
stsA the saa&gagess Ssa sts threat est
In this wsy see srse-Fssstca ~sx rAsa
sssrsss =
Il aesa Mes sss astonishing Z the ansl
stvfs tsaarxt F@aee. ssaksnx are ~:
taksa aatss sarse es sxussssfssss ssssA-
81 fsls0wvFn szztne - TIC America. :,
lsnes sas ssssa ~ sss*aF sznsssnasx lad
er, sh@ tssspane Washington. sn a pias.
tsr.