The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-14
NOT A NATIONAL UPRISING.
sCHURMAN's SUGGESTIONS AS TO
FILIPINO GOVERNMENT.

TIPt 10 u SucCESSlUA EnN as "a Mat
ter of National Honor-FiIipinOs
Have Much to Learn.
Ithaca, n. Y, Sept. 13.-President Schur-
man returned to-day to his Office in Cor
nell University. He gave out the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press on
Philippine affairs:
"It is very important that the pubic
should know the actual facts of the situa-
ton. Things are what they are and the
American public should understand them,
whether they agree with or run counter to
the pubics wishes.
First ii requires some effort to realize
the vastness of the archipelago, which ex,
tends in a triangular form from Formosa
to Borneo and Celebes through 16 de.
grees Of latitude Never going out into the
Pacific ocean on the east nor the China
sea on the west, l made a circuit of 1900
miles all south of Manila. This gives some
idea of the difficulty of maintaining an
effective blockade, as the coast line OF
all the islands embraced in the archipel-
ago is many more thousands of miles.
Second, the multiplicity and heteroge-
neous nature of the tribes is something
astonishing Over sixty different lam
guages are spoken in the archipelago, and
though the majority of the tribes are
small there are at least half a dozen
having a quarter of a million members.
The languages of these people are as
distinct from one another as French and
Spanish or Italian, so that the speech of
any one tribe is unintelligible to its
neighbors. These tribes are all civilized
and Christianzed, but small uncivilized
tribes, among whom the Igorotes seem best
known in America, nhabit the mountains
in Luzon and form a large part of the
population of Mindanao. In this island al
so there is a large Mohammedan popula-
ton, which is independent of the Moham-
medans in the neighboring Sulu archipela-
90.
Only the TagaIOs.
Third, it is the Tagalos inhablting
some of the provinces about Manila who
are resisting the authority of the United
States. Other civilized Filipinos are neu-
trail, except where they are coerced by
armed bands of Tagalos who seized upon
4 their governments during the making and
the ratification OF our peace treaty with
"A spain. IL would be incorrect to assume
however, that these tribes are allies of
ours They are rot. Indeed, they are not
without suspicion OF the white race, of
-it~H lHSS nave nau experience only
4 through Spain. But there are
men OF intelligence and property and the
masses when not stirred up by the Taga-
.os' recognize the advantage to them of
american sovereignty and so remain neu-
lral al hough robber bands from time TO
une descend from the mountains to plum
yer ana burn the estates OF the peaceful
iuta0tahts on the pains.
Fourth, The insurrecticn. though serious
enough as experience has proven, is not
national uprising. Indeed there is no
Ailpplue nation. As l have already SAID,
mere is muldfarious collection
uHoes having only this in COM
men mat they belong to the Ma
ay race. The inhabitants of the
afcnipelaso no more constitute a ma
uo1 IMAM the Inhabitants of the continent
Of Europe do.
Annexed Responsibility"
Fifth, the United States, having as.
saLnea by treaty of peace with Spain
rS'Nteishty over the archipelago, became
eaohSi0le for the maintenance of peace
uIu order the administration Of Justice,
n m security of life and property among
"n ue trioes of the archipelago This is
au ooilsaton which intelligent FiIipinos.
' res lhan foreign nations, expect us
hl' Iuihl' Nor will the national honor
t-"t US to turn back In TAX
tle fhilppine islands we annexed
@ srea' responsibility. The fact that the re-
s,-.5lIty 99.Slo1lIty is heavier than most peofde
n1a -pPoseo II would be is no excuse for fail
~ 70 discharge IL. / repeat that the
n"ppne question is essentially a cues
ol national honor and obligation
n lepiY TO an inquiry whether anything
s" SaS no" ieft but to fight it out President
'cauiman said:
d,- - my opinion much good would le
-.e by a declaration on the part of Con-
of
Caat,ed 1"nsiled IN the islands, or better still Iet
HsFess establish a government
the Philippine Islands and have
pul IN force in all parts an1
all tribes not hostile
IIe Ohlted States This would serve sew
INV 69Ip poses II would distinguish between
m iilehds and enemies and treat the for
ie according to their deserts 1t would
~ e.Ne 10 cur enemies a demonstration
1e SoNernment on the American plan
sVl9 important point when ii is remem-
tor st lnat me Ta8alcs claim to be fighting
af,.ltr .aelr hperty. And l. had better can
I'SS.den 10 the fact that re government.
SnlGh is Wen adapted TO one tribe NAV
o considerable Modification 10 be avail
a'le for another.
4heE Have Much to Learn.
asked about the capacity Of the Fill
e peopie to govern themselves .Presi-
wy NeAurman replied that they had no
1,t'shee ia self-government except in
NlpaI aiIairs, and even then were sub
& me control OF the Spanish author
I'm, ne thought however, that each
might, subject to the supervision
wise general government, manage in
atu us own municipal and provin-
Fon,' 'Hairs. Supervision from Manila
r Wy vary with the position which the
it.i tribes occupied in The scale Of
p,iHent Schurman seemed firm in the
ION that some form Of home RUE
MatabrI or the tribes and under the
8ent '.n supervision of general govern
fob,em "a9 'he soiat!oh 10 the
D1ye great confidence in the people
cb Fhllippine Islands," he added. 'and
kco 93 inpaihy for their aspira tions. A
1 ,pouid be judged by lis best products.
,g. 54acated Filipino Of whatever ttibe
a, gn city has its educated men. wili
"parison with an educated man of
er race. Among the masses. one
"Has consciousness OF Ignorance and