Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-25
FREEDOM FOR FlLIPINOS.
ts.cOngress G. {. Adams Says United State
Are Bound 10 Give Il 10 Them.


Chicago, AUG e5.--A special 20 the
Tlmcu.lierald from shclbyyille, MS.
says:
There must be FOR the present
government for the Philippines by the
United States, because thgrg cannot.
for years to come. be "a government or
the Philippines by the Philippines Tor
the Philippines.
we are bound to givo freedom to
the Philippines. what AEuinald0 o.
lighting for 10 not Tor freedom but In
dependence
There may BIO some day indcpond.
cncc In the Philippines. The shortest
way 10 % ~ under the American aur."
with these sentences. former con.
gresham GEORGE n. Adams Of Chicago
Htrugk the keynote OF the address
which he delivered before the Llthla
Springs assembly, sort of Western
chautaquu ut Llthla Springs. Ia this
county His subject was Pending
question: and Doc had boon luI.
through "a discussion OF the possible
political issue OK the next national
campaign, 20 make u thorough anaIy-
oils OF what the United States had au-
cumpliahtd Ia the islands which have
come under itH control and OF what
the country proposed to accomplish Ia
the future. After asserting the honor
OF the motives which had led the Unit
cd States 20 intervene iu cuban Affairs
for tho benefit uf the Cubuus. Mr.
Adnmn urruyvd his reasons Tor holding
that the aims Hyt up in the policy OF
the United StutuH toward the Flllplnua
nru the same us those in tho policy to-
ward the Cubuns, although. pyrforcr.
tho methods taken 60 attain this end
are different IN the two cases.
Those who call themselves anti
impcrullHts,' he said. "connnc their
arguments 60 the Philippine Islands.
one N them said not long ago. that We
ought to treat the FilipinuH us We treat
the Cuhuns. ] believe 10 ls precisely
the same thing that We Hct out 10 do.
and are trying 10 do IN both cases. Tho
motive h the same, the policy iH the
same and tho method would have been
the same but FOR causes beyond our
control"
After telling OF this country'H aa-
sumption OF responsibility in cuba uH
result Of Intervention without rgcog-
milton, Mr.. Adams showed how tho
United States was now giving govern
All free governments must RISE Turn
ing powers 10 the Cubuns by pucuurng-
ING local self guNcrumeut from which
ms then 90 the Philippines, Dc Said
our constitutional right Co rule tho
Philippines b. admitted by nearly ALL
even among those who think 10 Is uu-
wise or unjust 60 exercise 10. Tho
question D. one % morals only.
This question OF morals ls substun-
tally tho same Tor the Philippines AZ
for Cuba There iH this difference
however, We are responsible Co tho
society " civilized nations % which
We are "a member 10 maintain order iu
the Philippines which Spain with the
assent Of the civilized world. ruled FOR
900 years ana then crdud Co us. cuba
was not coded 90 u.s. II was simply
evacuated By spain, sun, We oNcr-
else authority there, We have not
asked the consent OF the governed.
"'rhe administration has tried 10 do
In the Philippines Just what IL has tried
To- do In cuba"
MI Adams then asked what course
tho United States could have taken TO
avoid the luhprluus task uf establishing
order In the Philippines after the war.
ana found no answer The American
nag alone, he said, would bring liberty
there.
I'VE are bound" he continued, "to
give freedom 10 the Philir pines what
Aguinaldo is fighting for ls not freedom,
but Independence. independence hu
could not have even % we Withdrew
our army, our navy; ami hauled down
the stars and Stripes iu Manila. Lib
crty he can have under the American
nag IN almost me- large "a measure aa
the state ~ Illinois,
Let the people uf tho islands first
learn 10 govern themselves Ia their
several villages cities and parishes, II
then they choose 90 unite these villages.
cities and parishes into states, We
ought 10 help them 20 DO 80. II then
the several states choose 10 unite TO
form a federal republic We ought to