The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21

vices. eleven hundred and ninety-nine are
satisfied to remain American. The one
tribe Of Tagals in the single island OF
Luzon alone rosists cur authority. Shall
we quit and turn the whole business over
to that small faction, that it may Cypress,
loot and murder the rest?
80 I would reject oession Of sovereignty
which Imp5ts that sovereignty may te 1ouenl
and sod and delivered without the consent o. the
people
Then TO be consistent we ought also 10
reject the cessions of sovereignty by which
we acquired Louisiana, Florida, California
New Mexico. and Arizona. In not one OF
the cases cited was the consent Of the
governed" asked or even thought Of. We
have never. perhaps. outgrown the prac-
tees Of the Pilgrim Fathers. who, on land
ing on Plymouth Rock fell on their knees
and then fell on the sborigines' with
view 10 the acquisition Of territory
g ! would require all foreign Governments TO
keep out Of those islands.
This proposition is too impractical and
visionary to consider The United States
must keep the Philippines or leave them.
To talk Of holding them by force IN
condition Of permanent barbarism for the
benefit Of few Malay cut-throats. against
civilization by any power. would simply be
to excite the derision of Europe. OF course,
we would not be allowed to do anything Of
the kind.
~ I would oG,r to the people Of The Phhp-
pins our help ia maintaining ord,T nnh ueE
have = reasonable opportunity 10 cstahllsh e"'
eminent OF their own.
What kind Of a common government oil
their own" would the Ygorrotes, the Wis
cayans. the Suu Mussulmans. and the
Tagals be able to unite in establishing, and
how long would ii be before they would De
ready TO start it going? We often talk
about the hopeless future Of the Austrian
Empire. because it is composed Of half a
dozen distinct and mutually antipatheuc
races. creeds. and tongues. 1t is homo
geneity exempliied in comparison with
the Philippine Archipelago. In ;he latter
besides about eight more or less distinct
races. there are fifty or sixty independent
tribes. The Luzon fraction, which Senator
Hosr would endow with the entire prop
crty. probably does not exceed eight per
cent Of the total population.
IS. I would and them by advice, if they desire
it.. to set up a free and independent government
On this point we have only to remark
that Mr.. Hoar has already aided them by
advice: but they have not made any visible
efforts in the direction Of free govern
ment unless we may be permitted to
sneak of AguinaIdo's gold collar, or the
butchery Of General Luna, as evidences in
that direction.
90 I would invite an the great powers OF Eu-
rope 10 unite in an agreement that mat moe
pendence shall not be interfcTed with by US ny
themselves, or by any one OF theHi WIN nv
consent Of the others.
The great powers would reply that 1t
would be inconvenient to have the vast
stores Of precious metals gems, woods, and
all sorts Of good things with which the
Philippines are bursting permanently
buried from mankind. We should be po-
litely but firmly told that while the United
States could relinquish the archipelago II
il chose It could not exercise any ex post
J facto control over it, or the relations to IL
Of other nations.
- I would declare that the United States viii
enforce the same doctrine as applicable 10 me
4 Philippines that we declared as TO Mexico anu
Z Haiti and the South American Republics. IL Is
J tr11e that the Monroe Doctrine, doctrine oased
/ larrely on our regard for our own interests, Is
not applicable either IN terms OF IN principe 70
4 distant Asatic territory. But undouo'tuIy'
having driven out spain, we are bound ana haSe
the right. TO secure to the people We have lib
Grated an opportunity undistUbcd and in peace
/ TO establish new government for themselves
The role assigned to the American Re
public in the foregoing quotation is that
/ Of a general. all around mentor and world
bully.
IS I would then. in a not distan, future, leave
I fber1 TO WORK out their own salvation, as every
nation on earth, from The beginning Of time mas
wrought out its own salvation
The different breeds OF Filipinos in oper-
alton on the work Of their own salvation
would make a thrilling picture. The Tagas
and head hunters would meet frequently
in convention. and the Malays who run
amuck would hold camp meetings with the
NOUS adherents Of Islam. Salutary losses
of population would ensue, but hardly fast
enough to talk about salvation.
go would strike out Of your legislation the
o1th of allegiance TO rs and SUBSTITUTE an Ndth u
1 allegiance to their own country
Their own country" If the Philippine
natives can be said to have had any, was
spain. II is now the United States OF
which the islands form an integral part as
much as Senator Hoar's own State does
They do not need to have any change in th'
present style Of the oath of allegiance. Il
will continue TO remind them Of theil
.nlain duty" for centuries 10 come We
are Dleased TO think that the venerable
leader Of the few American Filipinos ha'
spoken his piece if only to show how ut
terlv doddering and empty the anti-expan
sion and mock philanthropy contention Is
he has made useful addition TO the lit
erature Of his subject. but one which VII
in no wise promote the Filipino propa
, ganda.
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