The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01
The Flipinos Not Capable Of Gov
erning Themselves.
BISHOP THosuan.s ADDRESS.
Onay One Tribe Oct Of Eighty An
the Philippines wasn't Asss.aiAo
ana lndeDenAenee-TAe Balance
WsslA War With Their Eaeny-
Peaee TArsssh Native Regiments
-whea Peace sn Earth wsM Cone

Bishop J. H. Thoburn, in charge Of
the India and Malaysia mission work. de-
ttvered lecture on missionary work in
the Philippine Islands af the First n. &.
church last night. In the course Of his
address he declared that those persons
in the United States who are antagonsstic
to the policy Of the administration in deal.
Ing with the Filipfnos were not acquaint-
ed with the facts-
Bishop Thoburn's attention was first
called 10 the Philippines In 1855, when at
singapore II was then the only country
n which missionary work could not %
done. due to the fact that during $50 years
OF possession the Spanish government had
been hostile to the spread Of the gospel
One Spanish convert. sent to the islands
TO sell Bibles. was arrested and deported.
With this incident thirteen years ago
Bishop Thoburn became convinced that the
only way to get the gospel into the ISL
asads was through Japan taking the isl-
afds from Spain. a. II was once thought
she wouic do.
He was in London on May !. 1885. when
the news OF Dewey's victory reached the
city. For the first time In his life he saw
Engsishmen celebrate with the Uaion
Jack in one hand and the stars and Stripes
In the other. England on the night OF that
DAY experienced . change or heart toward
Americana the spanish war. he declared.
semi-barbarous country to the spread OF
the gospel.
He arrived in Manila year ago at the
about i.3o islancs. Some, however, are
too small TO be or much value. There are
in all about eighty tribes on the different
islands. a majority OF whom are warriors.
The Tagals on the island Of Luzon are
supporters Of Aguina.do. and for this rea-
son alone the country could never be
turned over TO self government. II the
government OF the United States should
turn over the stands to Aguinaido he
might be able TO establish q government
on the northern end OF Luzon. but never
wep 81 sas osse1 b. tribes allow
ernmcnt Is an imposs.biiity at this time.
The Catholic church. prior to year ago.
alone furnished system OF worship. The
civilized. but the morals OF the church
were corrupt The tax OF the government.
followed by greater and heavier one by
the priests, brought on discomfort and pre-
vented the spread OF religion. Ground down
by this burden, the people were dsssatis-
fed. and rebeliions were constantly break
ing out.
the country in. After the battle OK Manila
he could not go away for lack Of coal. He
could not remain IN the bay In peace be-
cause 1000 Spanish soldiers would not
let him. One OF three things had to be
done. He must either witness the siaugh-
ter OF Spaniards BY natives; so 10 war him
Sfst1 anu CdphuTc tFf OpdHldTuS OF bsttfk
about a great war In Europe. THIS latter
Bishop Thoburn explained wo,iie have hap
pened az Germany was anxious and willing
to seize the islands while France stood
ready to give Germany battle II suca an
attempt was made. Then the weird would
have said the United States made this
condition possible. There was only one
thing 10 be done and that was well done.
God. he said, IS leading the world to civh-
ixation and the United States must bear
her share OF the burden.
10. faY-a IN, ,tSuh
In the Philippines. he said The govern
ment OF the United States must learn as
did England In India. to put native troops
IN the field, Differed by Americans. With
this done peace IL near al hand.
The time fs not far distant and will
probably he witnessed by some of the pres
ent generation. when there viii be but
five empires on earth. Tho first of these
will be the United States Of North Ameri-
ca Then the United States OF South Amer
lea. the United States of Europe. the. en-
pfre OF Russia and the empire OF Asia
When this time comes. he concluded. war
viii cease and all the world viii be at
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