Washington sentinel., 1900-03-10

the loyalty OF the American people,
Now if IN the American Philippine
question they invoke the prestige Of the
American name, the honor of its flag
and nation, think that this honor and
this prestige can only come out immac.
ulate il America give independence to
the country.
How they can invoke, with the idea
OF annexation, the mission OF civilization
OF the United States, really do not
understand.
do not understand it because those
FilipInos who elected the Deputies Tor
the Congress at Malalos, and who united
formerly against Spain and today
against America, have no need Of being
passive objects OF that mission OF civiliz.
alton, since they are more civilized than
many European independent States;
and it is only to be feared that, If the
Americans establish their domination
in the country, the Filipinos will not
progress The experience of the Amer
ican Indians, who were the natives of
the United States OF today, does not
speak in favor Of the socal lee mission
OF civilizatio n, which used lead, powder
and muskets as means Of propagation
What the commission of SchuTman
saio to the President I shall not Judge of
for today, as l do not know the verbal
text and cannot believe that what the
papers have published until today is the
exact repetition of it. However, how
could the multitude Of dialects be an
obstacle to the independence Of the
country, as the commission says2 Russia
and Austria count more dialects and
they are enjoying their independence
There are also such strange contradic.
tions in what the papers pretend to be
the message Of that commission that it
is impossible to recognize the authentic.
ity OF the text. For The supposed text
says that the United States cannot
recognize the independence OF the Phil.
ippines because complete anarchy would
arise out OF it, aud on the other hand
they say they would give the country
the most complete autonomy. do not
understand this, since autonomy means
the Government Of a country regulated
BY its HakiveS, the same as in an inde.
pendent country. Well, according to
the idea ofthat commission the Filipinos
are unable to govern themselves il they
are independent, and presently they are
able to fulfil that mission if the country
is annexed. Who can understand this9
Is that promise OF autonomy no more
than a kind OF sweetmeat which they
promise to big children TO induce them
to submit to the good Uncle Sam' Who
knOwsp
am going now 10 demonstrate that
the Americans will gain more advantages
if they recognize the independence OF
the Filipinos and defend it with their
protectorate, than by annexation.
The annexation will never be sympa-
thetic to the Filipinos because neither
the American dominion nor the Anglo
Saxon does respect those who do moi
belong TO the pure white race, anc
social intercourse with them IS avoided
as if they we're lepers, and politica
equality would never be permitted, ever
il it were warranted by written laws
So hatred Of the ruled against the rulers
will necessarily result, a hatred much
greater and deeper than that which the
most radical Fill piuos ever proiessed
against the friars. This hatred will
augment every new year Ofthe American
domination. as abuses. political sup
preston and social depreciation will be
summed up.
The Philippines will be in a state o.
latent revolution, and this state will
make it necessary for the Americans tC
keep a great army IN lhe country, ar
army which in case OF an ou:si,le confic
will be in the same situation as tbs
Spanish in the year 1898. This arm
will not defend the country agains
foreigners, being obliged to defend itsel
against the popular Instructions. Thes
predictions will be accomplished, sine
so far the Americans have been copying
the colonial politics OF Spain 10 such
degree as to laVor also the friaTs, tn
{ grave diggers ofthe Spanish dominatio
in the islands.
Another picture much more distin'
1 wilrpTesept itself il the Americans recoi
J, nize the independence of the countr,
= and recognize il under their protsctorat
e Then the political and military posltiC
n of the Americans in the extreme Oriei