Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-30
A FILIPINO VIEW.

The following extract from an ar
ticle IN the North American Review,
written by member Of the
Filipino Cabinet, gives the Filipino
side Of tho controversy with the Unit
ed States.
Give us the chance; treat Us ex-
actly as you demanded to be treated
at the hands OF England. when you
rebened against her autocratic meth
DDS. Deal only with facts in a ration-
al and consistent way. Leave imper-
ialism alone, and address yourselves
seriously to the work Of seeking the
solution Of the problem that shall be
honorable to both parties. We know
all the wire pullers who are Mt work.
We can tell you far more than you
know, for we know our country and
our countrymen, their past history
and what is necessary for their
good.
Now; here is an unique spectacle
the Filipinos fighting for their liberty
and the Americans fighting them to
give them liberty. The two people
are fighting on parallel lines for the
same object. We know that parallel
lines never meet.
Let US look back to discover the
point at which the lines separated
and the cause OF the separation so
that we may estimate the possibility
Of one or the other or both being
turned inward so that they might
meet again.
You declare war with Spain for the
sake OF humanity. You announce to
the world that your programme is to
set Cuba free, in coafor nity to you
constitutional principle. One of your
able It officials gave it as his opinion
that the Filipino people were far
more competent to govern themselves
than the Cubans were.
You enter into an alliance with our
chiefs at Hong Kong and at Singa-
pore, you promise us your aid and
protection in our attempt to form a
government on the principles and at
ter the model Of your government.
You send powerful fleet to Manila
and destroy the old Spanish hulks,
striking terror Into the hearts of the
Spanish garrison in Manila. In COM
bination with our forces you COMPEL
ed Spain to surrender, and you pro
Claimed that you held the city and
bay Of Manila until such a time as
you shall determine what you meant
by the word control" as applied to
the rest Of the islands. By some mys-
terous process heretofore unknown to
civilized nations you resolved" con troll"
into "sovereignty," on the pretence of
what is paid for is possession no mat
ter what the quality Of the title may
be.
Let us go into details. You went
to Manila under a distinct under
standing with us, fully recognized by
Admiral Dewey, that your object and
ours was common one. We we're
your accepted allies-we assisted you
at all points. We bebieged Manila,
and we prevented the Spaniards from
leaving the fortified town. We cap
tured all the provinces of Luzon. We
received arms from you. Our chiefs
we're in constant touch with your
naval authorities. Your consuls We'd
with each other in their efforts to ar
range matters according to the prom
Use made to US by your officials-ve
hailed You as the long prayed for
Messiah.
You will never conquer the Philip.
pine Islands by force alone. How
many soldiers in excess Of the regular
army do You mean to leave in every
town, In every province? How many
will the climate claim as ita victims,
apart from those who may fall in ac-
tual warfareH What do the Ameri-
can people, who have thousands of