The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-01
WE WILL GIVE
VIVA? is ASKED
Filipino Constitution Out.
lined BY Schurn1an.
HE GIVES ITS DEFINITION
Forecasts Document Soon To Be Pub
lished At Washington Regarding
Philippine Government.

President Schurman, Of Cornell
university, and former head of the
Philippine commission, delivered an
address before the student body OF the
Armour institute st Chicago Friday,in
which he. forecasted the report and
recommendations Of the commission
soon to be published at Washington.
President Schurman said that he
had recommended to the president
government and constitution for the
Philippines identically the same as
that framed by educated Filiplnos,
which is practically the governmental
policy outlined by Thomas Jefferson
for the government of the vast territory
acquired Ey the Louisiana purchase.
President Schurman said further he
was happy to state that President Nc
Kinley had accepted the recommenda.
tions and was sending out second
commission to put this government IN
operation.
"To avoid any MISTAKE on the sub
iect," aid the speaker, :.,the constisu-
ton drawn up by Pedro A. Paterno,
Aguinaldo's prime minister in 1898
will be published alongside with the
constitution adopted by the commis-
sion so that it may be seen the two are
identical, with only slight elaboration
in the American form. This constitu-
ton also agrees with the request that
leading Filipinos have been making OF
US day after day.
"The newspapers have not given
publicity to the fact that we are to
give the Filipinos the very government
they themselves ask, but our govern
ment is now. striking off Is, 900 copies
Of the report that it may inform those
who have been 80 solicitous in regard
to the kind of government their
friends, the Filipinos, would obtain
from u.s."
Continuing, the speaker said that
after a careful study of the island
tribes he became convinced that the
plan of Great Britain in the govern
ment of the Malays-signing peace
pacts with the individual chiefs OF the
the tribes-was the most satisfactory
one. The results upheld bis opinion,
for in the southern row OF ISLANDS,
where this policy was followed, not q
gun had been fred and the American
flag had been held an honored EN-
blem. This policy was not adopted IN
regard to the middle islands, whlch
are inhabited by the Visayan tribe, the
largest in the group of islands, be-
cause of the fact that the most peculiar
of civil governments prevail there. e..
The influence of Spain, said Pres'
dent Shurman, permeates the entire
country, and its half million OF inhao
itants. Owing to the domination O
Spain during the many generations
that have passed chieftsins have dis
appeared and the great population Il
left leaderless by the removal OF span
ish rule. There are no chiefs IN TIM
portion of the country with whom tn
commission could have begun opera
tions to affect peace pact.
Just now it would he as much q
their lives are worth for the natives t
come forward and accept the gov
ernment offered, for the Tagals havln'
taken away their arms, would com
from the north and in ambush assas
sinate many. It is only this fear tha
keeps the Visayan tribe from unan'
mously and voluntarily becoming tn
active ally of the United States.