Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-21

perpetual commercial relations shall eK-
lid between us for our mutual oeneht
and for the greater progress OF our
country,
Third: That We will grant 90 the
United states whatever space Us rea-
sOuab.y necessary for C0oling stations
outside OF our established cities
"F0urih That we win not allow
monop0llss OF any kind in The Islands,
and that we will give TO your citizens
an the guarantees and protection ac-
corded fo our own citizens for The se-
urity ~ life end property
"Fuh That We are ready 20 enter
ibin Whatever terms you may desire for
yourselves. go long as they do not IN
ninga upon our individual and political
Ijbertas or uuon the integrity OF our
nat0uallty,"
These terms might be an right n the
Fiupln0s had established au indie
pendent government. n they were cap
able Of governing themselves without
being O menace for whose actions the
United states would be responsible TO
ihe world, or n their promises really
could De- accepted as In good faith. So
far as relates 10 their capablllty on the
last TWO propositions the claim Of the
address "a TO the character Of those ia
whose behalf Il Is Issued Is OF interest
II says:
1--WE. the Flplnos, are q civilized,
progressive and peace-loying people
The progressive character OF the peo-
PIE is admitted in the statement that
they are capable o. being educated 20
higher standard than they exhibit at
present AS 10 their civilized and
peaoeloyng tendencies, as 40 present
displayed. Il isa sufficient reply 10 cite
that the outbreak Of the Filipino lusur-
rectlon was IN a conspiracy by Agulnal-
Do and his followers 20 slaughter the
Americans IN the Philippines, and it
vas only American watehfuluess that
prevented Manila from being made, by
those self.styled civilized ana peace
loving Fllplnos. a worse charlel-house
than was described in Pekin in the rue
inors Of the massacre OF foreigners
there. This one incident 20 say moth
ing Of subsequent experiences. is suii-
client 10 warn the United States from
accepting Filipino lnsurgent govern
nent guarantees, either toward the
United States or others.
The claim ls made IN the address that
the Fnpinos had an established. recoe.
ulzed government IN the Philippines;
that the United States Invited AguInal-
DO to an Offensive alliance against
spain, that the Fillpinos were re-
Celyed and treated as allies" but that
now they are offered subiugaton IN.
stead OF freedom 20 be cnsayed in.
stead Of llberated-and AN by a policy
INSPIRED only by greed, by a vile thirst
Tor gold, and by the lust OF spoIlauon.'
The difficulty with this claim IN
the Filipino address IS that It is mac
curate, as recent history shows The
Filipnos never were an independent ma
tion. there was no alliance between
them and the United States. they are
not offered subjugauon as compared
With what they had before. the con-
dltion OF slavery is not extended TO
them and there is no justification for
the assertion that the United States
sovereignty over the Philippines came
from a spirit Of greed, OF thirst for
gold. OF lust Of spoliation.
The United States received sovereign
ty from Spain, which had not lost It by
tpe action OF any people other than the
Americans and It offers freedom self
government. and all the privileges Of
freemen which can be asked or exer-
cised with safety.
Filipino addresses with less extreme
statements would have a better effect
than this does. among people who read
and think. and remember history.