Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10
'AKNGY ACCEPTS
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group of Representatives came from the!
They assured our commissioners they
& would return after consulting with their
leader, but they never did.
As a, result of the views expressed by
the first Tagalog representative favora
BILE to the planof the commission, it ap-
pears that he was, by military order of
the .insurgent leader, stripped of his
shoulder straps. dismissed from the
army and sentenced to twelve years im-
prisonment.
set forth in thier own words;
.Deplorable aa war is,s the one in
Which we are now engaged was una
voidable by US. We We're attacked by
bold, adventurous and enthusiastic
army. No alternative was left to US eN-
ceptl ignominious retreat.
So 1t is not to be conceived of that any.
American would have sanctioned the
= surrender of Manila to the Insurgents,
Our obligations to other nations and TO
The friendly F'iiipinos ard to ourselves
and our flag demanded that force should
be met with force. Whatever the future
of the Philippines may be, there is no
course open to US now except the pros
ecution of the war until the insurgents
are reduced to submission.
The commission is of the opinion tina,
there has beer no time since the de-
struction of the Spanish squadron by
Admiral Dewey when it vas possible 10
Withdraw our forces from the islands
either with honor 70 ourselves or with
safety TO the Inhabitants
After the most thorough study of the
peoples of the archipelago the commits
sion reported, among other things:
Their lack of education and political
experience, combined With their racial
and linguistic diversites', disGualify
them, in spite of their mental gifts and
{ come site virtues. 90 Uneieatalle the task
of governing the archipelago at the
present time. The most that can be eX-
pected of them Is TO co-o operate with the
Ans1icanss in the administration Of gen
eral affairs from Manila as a center.
Y and to undertake subject to American
control or guidance cas-, may be found
necessarily the administration of pro-
vinci1l and municipal affairs.
Should our power by any fatality be
: withdrawn, the commission believes
that the government Of tbs Philippines.
would speedily lapse into anarchy,
which Would eNcl.ss. If it did not neces-
& s,ltate, the Intervention of other powers.
and the eventual division of the Islands
among them. Only thru American oe-
cupation, therefore. ia the idea of a free
s'stlf-governfng and united Philippine.
K commonwealth at all conceivable. = = =
Tins the welfare eft the F,ilipinos CO.
incdes With the dictates of national
honor in fCrbidding our a bandon ,ris.lt
of the archipelago We can not from
4 any point Of View escape the respensi-
bilitles of government which our SOW
leseisnty entails and the commission is
strongly persuaded that tbs perform
tsnceso our national duty will prove the
greatest blessing to the people of the
4 Philippine Islands,"
Satisfiedsttat nothing further could be
accomplished in pursuance of their mis-.
81 on until the rebellion was suppres setl.
nd desiring 10 place before the con-.
gress the result of their observations, j
requested the commission to return to
the United States. Their most intelligent
IND comprehensive report was submit
ted8toI congress-
Inc president then goes into the de-
falfss OF the sending Of the second Phil.
$ 1ppine or Iaf i commission and gives the
Text g his instructions 70 them. This.
5scomnisslonzsissn now engaged intransfer-s
ring the administration IF Philippines
/ a fairs from the military to She civil
government wherever practical.
Upon all officers and employees of the
4 United States, both*eivil and militarv
shou!Gt b. impress cd a " nse. t,f tfa ,,,,tv
To observe not merely the material l,,its
the personal and social rights az rba
people ofafhe is1aads and "a, -reat 1855
With the sseite esslitasss a I'd, rt.st4ast IA,
their personal dig atty Syilicf the it,eaYs
u the Gnited state 5arS. aecus stoned tt,
require from each other
las high and sacred n, lis.a n ,a,
rests upon the ~ ,.,5,,,,., 81 -, y
sIYnitesI sfafas Ia ,,,.lI.e,,,;15.,
,3ropertr af,I fie4 eix.i go IA; -
freedom. nd Wis 4i,.,,a
guidance in the l3atts n ,,eaes. .,,1;
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iI.i,ire Islands Il al, ,.,,,,,
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ann, con science ,,f th.i,. ,.5,,,,t,y i,,,ba
Arm hone thar lh,a, tl,4ff. Is hg,,s AZ ~
sinnabitants az The phi,
may Ia lf,ol. i,af, ,,.ii,
TO the aav when cod o., ,sif,,,,. =,
a rrleei,9a,, arms Al Mar,ita and ss.t ~,
slanf, ,,n,ie,. Ne s,,varszi t,,a
lection 8ef the t,eo,,l.. IL tbs. T-,,Ir,sd
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